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Seattle, Washington, United States

Oversee the accounting department including the GL and AP teams in an evolving environment focused on process improvements and efficiency, amidst managing the challenges presented by COVID-19.

Renton, Washington, United States

Contract position to manage the accounting process successfully through a private equity sale of an aerospace parts manufacturing organization. It required the oversight of 7 transitioning accounting staff, process improvements/development/documentation, and coordinated financial reporting from several manufacturing facilities to produce consolidated financial statements. Cash flow management was a critical component of this role including creating AR analysis tools to focus on collections that generate the greatest ROI and analyzing AP while working with vendors to extend terms. This also required streamlining processes to generate management reporting tools faster with more accuracy utilizing new software and excel macros.

Tukwila, Wa

Financial Stmt preparer including (incl.) reconciliations, prepare/review JE's, and consolidate 3 separate accounting (acct.) systems. (Incl. different software and foreign currency). Using Trend and Ratio Analysis and Research to report accurately.Subbed as Controller for 1 month incl. month-end close, Managing an acct. team of 13 incl. 5 senior level accountants. Responsible for cash mgmt, payroll & GL coding approval, and check signing authority. I work directly with Insurance brokers, bankers, Board of Directors, CFO/CEO/CIO, auditors, and tax preparers.Implementation lead for multinational, multistate, Fixed Asset Depreciation (Depr.) Software. Established Capitalization and Depr. policy, procedures, processes, and controls. Established depr. books for GAAP, Federal/IRS, AMT, ACE, California, CA AMT, Florida, Misc. States, and County Personal Property Tax. Prepared Personal Property Tax filings for 20+ locations across the US.Developed Excel workbook for tracking 40+ Construction in Progress account projects. Incl. forecasting features, data validation checks, vendor spend analysis, project/budget/completion ratios, project lead updates, etc.CPE sponsor for Fixed Asset training. + Individualized training at Staff and Controller levels. Developed Excel VBA Macros to reconcile very active accounts. Time savings for the acct. department was 4-6 hours per day. Promoted and expanded its use company wide.Restructured Excel based Sales Reporting tools and Sales person Compensation Calculators to minimize reporting errors, simplify updates, and build confidence. (Distribution (50+) included all executives, sales department, and board members).Responsible for Acct. System maintenance/refresh related to the Month/Year-End close.Power user in querying data and acct. system functions. Company-wide go to person for tech assistance with acct. software.Thriving in a rapidly changing environment.

Bellevue

Prepared fixed-asset entries, depreciation schedules, and reconciliations.Performed month-end, annual close duties, ad hoc review, research, reconciliations, and report preparation.Requested and reconciled tenant reimbursements according to their lease agreements.Prepared supporting revenue schedules for quarterly SEC 10-Q and annual 10-K reports.

Seattle, Wa

I provide accounting services to a variety of business types specializing in the printing and manufacturing industries.As an accounting generalist in public accounting my responsibilities involve the technical aspects of audit, tax, and financial accounting. On a day to day basis I am involved in preparing compilations, payroll (Quickbooks, ADP, Payckex), local and federal tax filings, business and personal tax returns, analysis reports, accounting procedure development, and accounting research.The role also involves training others to provide internal accounting assistance and some supervisory tasks in reviewing supporting work papers.

Seattle, Wa

Deliver packages and legal documents via bicycle.

Seattle

Buenos Aires

Seattle

Seattle

Seattle, Wa

Assist in the production of large prints. Lamination, trimming, vehicle wrapping, and shipping were a few of the projects I worked on throughout my time at BigInk.