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[ FUTURE CPA ]

John Lackey

Hockey captain by day, accountant by trade. I've reconciled financials for a nonprofit in Sydney, served guests at one of the Hamptons' top luxury resorts, and I'm on track to sit for the CPA by 2027.

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Professional Experience

Accounting Intern

The Ethics Centre, Sydney, Australia

September 2025 – December 2025

Accounting Assistant

Coker University, South Carolina

2026 – Present

Hospitality Intern

Gurney's Montauk Resort Group, Hamptons, NY

May 2025 – August 2025

Core Competencies

Account Reconciliation

Reconciled PayWay settlements, membership payments, donations, and bank deposits to maintain accurate general ledger reporting.

Audit Preparation & GAAP Compliance

Documented reconciliation and data cleaning procedures to support audit preparedness. Applied nonprofit reporting standards during going concern analysis.

Accounting Software

Proficient in Xero and MYOB with hands-on migration experience via JetConvert. Excel MOS Certified.

Financial Data Management

Cleaned and validated 1,000+ financial records in Excel and MYOB, flagging duplicates, inconsistent naming, and missing data prior to system migration.

Academic Foundation

Bachelor of Business Administration — Accounting

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA — Expected May 2027

Major GPA: 3.49 | Dean's List 2024–2025 | Relevant Coursework: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Essentials of Finance, Business Law, Statistics, Operations Management, Intermediate Accounting I

Let’s Connect

johnrlackey@gmail.com

+1 (732) 894-6598

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