Melissa Crouch Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, Us

Manage and nurture day-to-day portfolio of client relationships Establishes new controls and procedures as needed to enhance accounting control environment by streamlining the recording of client’s day-to-day financial transactionsReview, validate and post revenue data through various online point of sales. Prepare manual sales adjustments when needed.Responsible for daily cash management, review and record daily credit card, cash and 3rd party deposits through point of sales data. Monitor daily banking activity and approve positive pay.Oversee monthly closing process, post closing journal entries (deferred revenue, inventory, accruals, prepaids, management fees based on sales percentages, amortization schedules) and maintain the general ledger.Perform bank account and credit card reconciliationsPerform monthly account analysis and review trial balance reports, compile, reconcile and adjust balance sheet accountsMaintain fixed asset records for asset additions, disposals and depreciation.Prepare, analyze and deliver client’s monthly income and balance sheet financial statements, ensuring accuracy and sufficiently providing detailed information to support decision-making, reporting of financial results, and forecasting of future results.Coordinate, prepare tax schedules and ensure timely filing of sales use, mixed beverage and gross receipts tax in compliance with all required state, and local taxes. Ensuring the timely processing of accounts payable to mitigate operational risks, improve cash management and recording of period cost are accurate.When needed, administer and manage communications with vendors to ensure accounts payable are accurate, proper authorization to pay is received, and invoices are paid timely. Audit and reconcile corporate employee Amex credit card statementsPrepare year-end tax preparation and filing of 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC reporting.Assist in year-end audits, including gathering supporting documentation

Create prepaid, accruals and payroll entries for Month End Closing for 18 locations.Produced Profit and Loss Statements for 18 locations on monthly basis.Review, research and reconcile Balance Sheet accounts at month end for 18 locations.Analyzed and validated daily sales for revenue recognition from POS and posted daily. Responsible for supporting the day to day operations of 18 store locations. Communicating daily with general managers regarding cash over-short, cash deposits and POS discrepancies. Importing/Exporting high volume of credit card payments and AP automated and batch transaction processing. Perform weekly high volume of Accounts Payable including reviewing expense accounts, reconciling statements and processing check runs.Processing daily store-level customer refunds and chargebacks. Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure data integrity and support, adhere to, and help maintain strong internal control policies and procedures.Followed and adhered to GAAP guidelines.Assist CPA and Controller with any Ad Havoc projects.

Financial and Accounting:Create prepaid, accruals and payroll entries for Month End Closing for 4 locations.Produced Profit and Loss Statements for 4 locations on monthly basis.Review, research and reconcile Balance Sheet accounts at month end for 4 locations.Analyzed and validated daily sales for revenue recognition from POS and posted daily. Reconciled and prepared intercompany billing on a monthly basis and maintained profit sharing schedule.Implemented ACH payment processes in Restaurant365 for efficient payables process. Obtained monthly sales reports using Focus (POS System) to prepare and process Sales and LBW monthly tax reports and submit payment online.Daily monitoring of seven bank checking/savings balances. Process bank transfers, as needed.Worked with Director of Operations and President to prepare the annual fiscal budget.Communicated and coordinated via telephone or email correspondence with bankers, tax attorney and any other parties involved in financial or accounting aspects.Followed and adhered to GAAP guidlines.Cost and Supply Chain Management:Implemented, maintained and oversaw food and supply cost reducing initiatives such as Simple123 and Restaurant365 platforms which created a more centralized ordering, cost and accounting control processes.Led, conducted and trained restaurant GM’s and executive chefs on any new or improved ordering procurements. Hosted monthly training and review sessions on Simple123 online ordering platform for all chefs and management.Worked with kitchen managers and executive chefs on implementing recipe cost management.Surveyed, implemented and managed inventory cost management.Established and maintained excellent relationships with existing vendors and brought all vendors onboard to new ordering platform, Simple123. Sought new vendors in order to compete for the best prices using Simple123.

Houston, Tx, Us

Create prepaid, accruals and payroll entries for Month End Closing for 7 locations.Produced Profit and Loss Statements for 7 locations on monthly basis.Review, research and reconcile Balance Sheet accounts at month end for 7 locations.Analyzed and validated daily sales for revenue recognition from POS and posted daily. Prepare monthly bank reconciliation for multiple entitiesReview inventory trial balance each month for accuracy and research any inventory discrepancies.Monitored fixed asset purchase approval and finalized for payment.Closely monitor and analyze utility usage and trends for multiple entities.Research and approve customer credit card refunds, customer credit card charges, and customer credit card chargebacks (due to fraudulent activity).Coordinate and effectively communicate with General Managers/Executive Chefs to request documentation, inquire about petty cash purchases, cash on hand, purchase (invoice) discrepancies, or any abnormal business transactions.Review accounts payable for documentation and approval.Handled vendor inquiries/discrepancies and submit new vendor account requests along with W-9’s.Followed and adhere to GAAP guidelines.

• Worked closely with Vice President in preparing, processing and transmitting semi-monthly payroll for +/- 135 employees.• Reconciled payroll on a semi-monthly basis and entered payroll general entries in GP for closing of books.• Processed payroll garnishments and benefit deductions such as HSA, FSA and 401K payments.• Reviewed and approved employee expense accounts and amounts for payment.• Worked closely with Controller and prepared journal entries and recurring entries for month-end close. • Reconcile general ledger accounts at end of month.• Researched account variances for monthly close.• Reviewed asset retirements and additions on a monthly basis and booked depreciation expense for monthly close.• Processed and entered accounts payable on a weekly basis.• Created special project to have payroll general entries exported into Great Plains from our 3rd party payroll service.• Handled vendor inquiries/discrepancies and setting up vendor accounts.

Assist in preparing monthly finance reporting and finance result analysisAssist in preparing and monitoring budgetEmployee expense accounts and reportsA/RA/PPrepare Journal Entries and Recurring Entries for month end close and execute a monthly close per scheduleManage intercompany accounts

Houston, Texas, Us

PayrollFederal Reporting & ObligationsFiling Corporate Tax ReturnW-2's & 1099'sHuman ResourcesNetwork AdministratorPurchaserHealth Plan AdministratorAssistant to President

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting

Associate, Applied Arts