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Polk City, Ia, Us

Polk City, Ia, Us

United States

Process daily cash functions, and compare to daily bank statements. Create and entry journal entries to align accounts with bank statements. Research differences between the bank and financial statements. Entry daily activity in ODM and/or Open Twins system to have both accounts agree the next business day. Run daily credit card reports to tie out with ACH receipts.

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Working with multiple apartment complexes throughout Iowa. Month end reports and accounting month end closures. File for HUD replacement reserve request for the complexes. Process and post semi-monthly payroll for over 50 employees. Payroll monthly and quarterly reports.

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Ames, Iowa

Do physical insurance audits for worker's comp and general liability insurance audits.

Work on Sox and other audits, direct assistance with external auditors, TPA audits.

Perform testing and research for SOX auditing.

Grimes, Ia

Assist with A/P, A/R and sales. Process weekly payroll for hourly employees including withholding payments and 401k deposits. Prepare budgets to compare to estimstes for various projects for Fire, Wind, and Water damages. Started direct deposit for the company to make it easier for both the employee and employer. Paid off multiple loans to save money for the company.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Auditing nonprofit organizations and nursing homes, prepare 990s for nonprofit clients, and prepare cost reporting for nonprofit organizations

Ankeny, Ia

Reconciling general ledger accounts, analyzing items for the general ledger and costing reports. Preformed quarterly and some monthly fixed assets inventories to get file up to date.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Company audited Farmer Co-ops for inventory, financial audits, and reports (40 employees)Using various formulas, calculated the total tonnage of grain in large bins. Also spot checked the inventory of bagged seeds, fertilizer, general merchandise, etc. Subsequently would do the financial audits of all asset, liability, debt, inventory, and selected expense accounts; prepared reports on findings for the partners.

Urbandale

National Insurance Broker Company that was the middle man for over 23 large insurance companies.Processed 1,500 page monthly reports including pulling copies for customers, computing month’s commission rate, and making check requests accordingly. Helped other department with Excel programs.

Bondurant, Ia

District employed 133 including support staff, teachers and administrators. Budget: $30 million.Responsible for payroll, tax payments, insurance payments, setting up Board meetings and agenda preparation and processing. Saved district over $50,000 by spotting error in an as yet unsettled prior year negotiation  Recommended and implemented new time-saving HR and negotiation software

Des Moines, Iowa Area

An international seller and installer of tanks and parts on tanker trucks (Annual sales: ~$35 million)Oversaw all financial operations for the corporation including cash balancing, inputting invoices, processing A/P, etc. Spot-checked income on sales, did ~ 50 monthly journal and bank reconciliation entries for 6 bank accounts, year-end inventory counting, etc. Approved and set up new customers. Prepared monthly and year-end income statements and balance sheet. Computed and made tax payments for 7 states in addition to Federal Excise Tax on new trucks sold. Also handled the insurance claims and policy changes and renewals. Supervised two employees. Saved $144,000 per year by paying off $1.4 million in short- and long-term loans within 18 months. Captured an additional $80-$100 thousand by setting up early payment terms with vendors. Donated $12-$18 thousand per year to local charities using company’s American Express credit card points. Net income rose from $700k to $1.8 million during my tenure and corporate savings to $1.3 million free and clear Awarded significant year-end bonuses for bottom-line achievements.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

A regional seller of cell phones and cell phone service using T-mobile. Performed daily and monthly reconciliations of 6 retail stores and purchases done over the phone or online. Helped stores do their month end inventory count. Also assisted collections staff and tested some computer program changes

Newton, Ia

An 8 person firm that audited school districts and not-for-profit organizations. Member of team that audited all fund accounts in 97 Iowa school districts including General, Management, PPEL (Physical Plant Equipment Levy), Debt Service, Activities, Nutrition, Trust and Agency, Capital Projects, and miscellaneous activities such as payroll, property tax, and payroll taxes. Additionally, ensured that all purchases were duly approved, accounting was done in accordance with Iowa laws. Helped schools finish their Certified Annual Report. Also helped schools set up the new fixed assets accounts and number for depreciation. Also audited labor unions, city groups, and YMCAs. Personal and Corporate tax returns.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

A golf products store with $750k to $1.3M in salesPerformed daily cash balancing, A/R, A/P, payroll, inventory, and month end journal entries. Paid monthly sales tax and wrote payroll reports. Created financial reports for the CPA’s office to use for tax returns. Helped supervise 10 store employees. Assisted customers. Helped owners with financial and accounting aspects of a new restaurant.

Ba, Accounting/Finance

Bachelors Of Arts Degree, Finance And Banking

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