absorbed
Example: Absorbed increased costs while maintaining gross margins on par.
accrued
Example: Accrued additional profits through investment of pension funds.
accumulated
Example: Accumulated record number of gifts through long-term fund-raising efforts.
adjusted
Example: Adjusted general ledger codes to comply with new tax-reporting requirements.
allocated
Example: Allocated funds for new construction.
allotted
Example: Allotted financial and technical resources to augment staff training.
analyzed
Example: Analyzed cost variances and recommended appropriate action.
audited
Example: Audited construction, agribusiness, manufacturing, general business, service sector, and governmental entities.
averted
Example: Averted potential tax liability.
balanced
Example: Balanced bank statements for seven entities.
boosted
Example: Boosted profit margins more than 12 percent.
bought
Example: Bought materials and supplies using competitive bid process.
bridled
Example: Bridled out-of-line expenses through new purchase-order request system.
brought
Example: Brought previously outsourced accounting functions in-house, saving some $25,000 in annual CPA fees.
budgeted
Example: Budgeted seasonal workforce requirements.
calculated
Example: Calculated return on investment.
captured
Example: Captured 12-percent gain in net profit.
closed
Example: Closed books monthly.
collected
Example: Collected on accounts 180 days past due.
compared
Example: Compared five-year statistical history with current data.
computed
Example: Computed depreciation schedules.
controlled
Example: Controlled labor and operating expenses within budget.
corrected
Example: Corrected history of nonexistent budget planning, establishing detailed budgeting and cash-flow reporting process.
counteracted
Example: Counteracted increase in rental expenses with decrease in communications expenses.
cut
Example: Cut costs in primary expense category by 45 percent.
decreased
Example: Decreased operating budget five percent annually, despite rising raw-materials costs.
defrayed
Example: Defrayed costs by implementing new rental program.
disbursed
Example: Disbursed construction funds to subcontractors.
disposed
Example: Disposed of assets associated with closure of Acton office.
dissolved
Example: Dissolved partnership and restructured organization as limited liability corporation.
distributed
Example: Distributed grant money to 12 school sites.
divested
Example: Divested nonperforming assets.
doubled
Example: Doubled returns on pension fund investments.
earned
Example: Earned “gold star” on audit package from Big 6 firm, a first for the company.
economized
Example: Economized on use of contract labor without sacrificing quality or integrity of financial data.
eliminated
Example: Eliminated variances in financial data through redesign of accounting system.
estimated
Example: Estimated return-on-investment for proposed equipment purchases.
exceeded
Example: Exceeded projections for cost reductions, finishing year at 11 percent under budget.
executed
Example: Executed lending documents.
factored
Example: Factored soft costs into equations.
financed
Example: Financed aggressive expansion, providing financial savvy and tax expertise to position company for profitable mergers and acquisitions activity.
forecast
Example: Forecast line items for annual budget.
formulated
Example: Formulated financial models.
funded
Example: Funded loans, generating an average of $885,000 per month against a goal of $750,000 per month.
gained
Example: Gained significant ground in cleaning up two-year records-maintenance backlog.
generated
Example: Generated highest billable production in a seven-member public accounting firm and attracted 20-plus new clients to firm.
increased
Example: Increased average audit realization by 50 percent.
invested
Example: Invested reserve funds to perform above industry average, representing an additional four percent in profits.
liquidated
Example: Liquidated outdated stock.
locked
Example: Locked in interest rates at record low.
made
Example: Made monthly journal entries.
managed
Example: Managed finance and accounting functions, including budgeting, cost accounting, managerial accounting, financial reporting, banking relationships, and purchasing.
minimized
Example: Minimized risk and exposure.
originated
Example: Originated qualified, complete, and accurate loan packages.
planned
Example: Planned business process reengineering that led to an 11-percent rise in gross margins.
prepared
Example: Prepared comprehensive operating and capital budgets.
projected
Example: Projected returns based on various scenarios.
purchased
Example: Purchased raw materials from overseas sources.
reconciled
Example: Reconciled discrepancies in accounting records.
recovered
Example: Recovered losses associated with flooding disaster.
reduced
Example: Reduced primary expense category by 25 percent.
reimbursed
Example: Reimbursed employees for attendance at conferences.
renegotiated
Example: Renegotiated equipment service contracts, capturing a hard-dollar savings of $75,000 in first year.
reported
Example: Reported financial position and made investment recommendations at monthly board meetings.
represented
Example: Represented clients before IRS and lending institutions, as well as local and state regulatory agencies.
researched
Example: Researched incongruities in financial data.
sold
Example: Sold obsolete equipment at prices above market value.
sourced
Example: Sourced venture-capital funding.
spent
Example: Spent marketing funds wisely, generating a 12:1 return on advertising dollars.
stretched
Example: Stretched limited operating funds.
trimmed
Example: Trimmed more than 17 percent from next fiscal year’s budget.
underwrote
Example: Underwrote new venture using creative financing plan.