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Golden, Co, Us

Golden, Co, Us

2550 Crescent Drive, Lafayette Co 80026

Lafayette, Colorado, United States

Accountant IBrought on as a full-time employee at Blue Canyon Technologies. This role has a large emphasis in accounts payable work with some focus on data integrity:- Organize, vouch, and process invoices from vendors- Manage and reconcile the employee credit card program- Collaborate with purchasing team and AP department to solve problems in workflow and apply processes to eliminate bottlenecks - Develop KPI matrix for AP workload capacity- Reconcile general ledger accounts during month-end and year-end process (Capital, In-process assets, accrued property tax, and credit card clearing accounts)- Prepare journal entries- Collaborate with project managers to create reports outlining costs incurred on projects- Assist with the preparation of EAC’s (Estimate at completion), project forecasting, and revenue recognition- Track labor, material, ODC, and burden on projects

Boulder, Co

Received opportunity to work closely with accounting and finance to perform the following tasks:- Reconcile Capital and In-Process asset accounts at month-end, prepare journal entries- Develop weekly labor reports for project managers- Maintain PTO per bi-weekly pay period and adjust company records- Verify credit card expenses from employees and apply payment- Audit expense reports by verifying GSA per diem rates and travel receipts- Create Financial Summaries for projects and attend meetings with project managers- Communicate with project managers to determine budgets and enter ETC's into Visual- Meet with Custodians to tag, verify, and gather information on Capital Assets- Enter all information gathered on Capital Assets into Asset Tiger Software- Determine OEDIT pricing for government-funded projects and adjust applicable depreciation- Pull Invoices and PO's to verify total costs of projects, capital depreciation, and labor- Aid in the seamless transition to new asset tracking software - Use SQL coding to create reports from Visual- Track labor, material, ODC, and burden on projects

Boulder, Co

Started in preparation and quickly demonstrated responsibility for a shift leader. Rated highly by peers and management. In a fast-paced environment, my position required the following:- Delegated tasks to other workers and maintained operations without supervision- Managed, recorded, and deposited daily earnings into BRINK accounting system- Recorded all safe and register transactions- Filed daily manager forms to assess personnel performance and informed upper management- Documented labor consumption and sent coworkers home if necessary - Recorded par sheets using the FIFO method to account for expired items- Ordered produce through third party vendors, monitored product consumption to reduce waste- Prepared for morning shifts by setting them up for success, making sure store is clean and stocked- Assisted in hot prep, cold prep, juices, dressings, and the preparation of salads- Interacted with Customers in friendly and considerate manner- Reported gross income, labor percentage, and evaluations of coworkers to upper management

Over the 2017 winter break, returned to NEON to assist the administration and accounts payable group by performing the following functions:-Verified invoices from operations and compare per diem rates with expenses from travelling employees through the process of matching receipts with inputted values- Verified vendor identifications, invoice numbers, and amounts on checks and receipts- Used the Dynamics program to confirm receipts and evaluate checks being sent out to other organizations electronically or physically-Transferred packing slips to be verified with invoices- Used Excel to input information about Fedex, Fedex freight, and UPS transactions- Scanned documents into the N:) drive for future use and then filed them- Alphabetically organized and filed scanned invoices- Created templates for safety operation protocol for sites nation wide- Reclassified assets in Maximo (physical asset managing software)- Pulled invoices for December Construction ( code 3010) audit

Boulder, Co

Worked over the 2016-17 summer and winter breaks by assisting NEON warehousing staff with high volume requirements to meet National Science Foundation construction deadline goals. Specifically, worked as a team member to supply instrument deployment teams to outfit terrestrial and aquatic sites with infrastructure and instrumentation. -Assembled highly sensitive instrumentation for shipping to various site deployments.-Packed items to be shipped or stored on shelves in warehouses and loaded and packed PODS for safe transport.-Performed inventory activities according to property and equipment transfer policies and procedures, including data entry into NEON inventory system.-Entered and verified inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock and investigated discrepancies or adjusted errors.-Ensured hierarchies are correct for assemblies that are being kitted into subsystems. -Stored items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.-Marked items using identification tags, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.-Examined and inspected items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.-Performed housekeeping in the warehouse (e.g., cleaning, sweeping, dusting, organization).-Followed NEON Inc. and warehouse safety protocols.-Experienced handling sensitive electronic equipment and with Electronic Static Discharge (ESD) procedures.