Ben Degroot Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Assist in month-end close to ensure accurate and timely reporting of US GAAP financial statements• Prepare and oversee the preparation of monthly journal entries and account reconciliations• Analyze revenue and expenses to ensure they are recorded accurately monthly• Mentor Staff Accountants to teach accruals, deferrals, and reconciliations• Review AR, AP, T&E and monthly credit card entries and reconciliation process• Ensure payroll is processed timely and accurately in multiple payroll systems• Collaborate with and support leaders in Finance, Sales, and People on compensation and reporting• Provide support to assist with the annual financial statement audit• Implemented a new payroll platform for international workers, along with integrations • Created new accounts for variable compensation and built out reporting and reconciliations• Established new AR processes to improve DSO 50% in first 3 months

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Assisted in month end process to prepare Profit and Loss Statement, Balance Sheet, and other reports• Maintained unearned revenue, prepaid expense, and accrued expense accounts with Excel support• Processed bimonthly payroll in ADP for entire company with benefit deductions• Calculated monthly commissions for sales team and supporting accruals and deferrals• Tracked projects for Labor Capitalization and created required journal entries• Created and implemented new processes to make month end close and reporting more efficient• Assisted with the annual financial statement audit

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Responsible for all AR, AP, T&E and monthly credit card• Filed quarterly Sales and Use Tax for multiple states• Tracked fixed assets and made associated journal entries and reconciliation• Transitioned ERP from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online

Middleton, Wisconsin, Us

• Prepared ad hoc and monthly journal entries in SAP• Reconciled fixed and merchandising asset accounts monthly using excel• Updated PPE statement of cash flows monthly and provided fluctuation analysis• Created capitalization process for merchandising assets, including instruction and new excel files• Rewrote processes and redesigned files for month end to make close more efficient

Toronto, On, Ca

• Completed substantive analytical procedures in excel to look for material misstatement• Tested payroll and accounts receivable samples from client to ensure completeness and accuracy• Agreed bank and debt confirmations to client prepared documents

Madison, Wi, Us

Onalaska, Wi, Us

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