Emily Schaefer Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

• Onboarding Accountant Collective’s technology takes care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services and access to a thriving community, with an all-in-one integrated platform..
• Explain to Collective members, in detail, both US Accounting concepts as well as Collective software and services.
• Answer member’s email, troubleshooting member’s software and process questions, submit engineering tickets, collaborate with other departments, and solo bookkeeping work.
• Use accounting expertise to create Profit & Loss Reports and Balance Sheets for members who have comingled business and personal transaction.
• Train business owners in running payroll, understanding payroll taxes, understanding quarterly federal estimated taxes related to an S-Corp, documentation maintenance and storage, etc.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Princess Cruises is an American cruise line owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. As of 2021, it is the second largest cruise line by net revenue. www.princess.com Key Responsibilities
• Verify pre-cruise and onboard Point of Sale System pricing, sales tax, correct redemptions of prepaid items, and general ledger integration across several apps for any new product line or pricing changes
• Variance research for general ledger discrepancies using advanced Excel techniques including vLookups, pivot tables, and a variety of data validation techniques
• Create new policies and procedures for new initiatives and train any staff
• Prepare documents for SOX compliance audits
• Point of sale software implementation and extensive financial testing of the systems on the new cruise ship builds

Austin, Texas, United States

• Full-service bookkeeping firm that provides remote bookkeeping, tax services, and general consulting services to individuals and small businesses. Also provides personal finance bookkeeping services and education..
• Full-cycle on-site and virtual bookkeeping (Xero and QBO) for firms of various sizes and complexities
• Prepared City, County, State returns, and assisted with Federal tax returns
• Managed general ledger, payroll (Gusto & ADP), sales tax (Avalara), and statement reconciliation
• Drafted financial reports for management, board review, audits, and ad hoc reports as requested
• Implemented complete cloud filing systems (Hubdoc & GDrive) for multiple clients

Greater New York City Area

• TLDR - Tech support for CPA's, Bookkeeper, and other financial advisors for Xero bookkeeping software.Key Responsibilities
• Assisted both the New York and Washington D. C. Senior Account Managers to recruit new accountants and bookkeepers to use the Xero accounting platform in their sales territory.
• Provided extensive training to bookkeepers and accountants including Xero Certification, verified custom settings for integrated applications, taught clients how to customize reports and use the Xero CRM software to.
• Worked directly with accountants and bookkeepers to integrate the Xero platform with additional applications (app stacks) in order to best meet client needs often greatly reducing manual data entry.
• Hosted multiple outreach events each month including Xero Happy Hours, taught educational segments at multiple conventions, and visited accountants and bookkeepers at their office for individual training and events.

Greater Seattle Area

• TLDR - Lots of high level Excel stuff like Vlookups and Pivot tables (data out of GP) to make reports and calculate monthly and annual AJE'sKey Achievements
• Updated and enhanced several weekly financial reports for management.
• As liaison to the bank, analyzed bank fees and renegotiated account structure to minimize fees.Key Responsibilities
• Extensive use of Excel with high level functionality such as Vlookups, Pivot Tables, etc. to compile daily, weekly, and monthly data for various reports and journal entry calculations.
• Sent wire payments through the bank portal as well as several vendor portals.
• Month end close activities including calculating and posting adjusting journal entries and reconciliation of 15+ operating bank accounts using Great Plains software.

Greater Seattle Area

• TLDR - Full charge onsite & virtual bookkeeping for Non ProfitsFull-service non-profit firm that provides full-charge bookkeeping, tax services, and general financial consulting services to other non-profits, as well.
• Restructured the Virtual Finance Department to better serve our clients by reorganizing job descriptions and workload.
• Hired, trained, and supervised virtual bookkeeping staff (3 employees) to increase department capacity.
• Helped to implement a new ticketing system for our department, ConnectWise.
• Created internal policies and training documents for new employees as well as an external financial training for clients to ensure deliverables and expectations are being met in a timely fashion.
• Served on the hiring committee to choose several new staff members for the financial department, including subordinates, peers and the new Finance Program Manager.Key Responsibilities

Inside Passage, Alaska

Big Sky, Montana

Katmai National Park Alaska

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Waitstaff for special events and catered parties.

Austin, Texas Area

• TLDR - Full Charge Bookkeeping and VCFO work for small local businesses Full-service bookkeeping firm that provides bookkeeping, tax services, and general consulting services to individuals and small businesses. Key.
• Created multiple onboarding and general business procedures for clients and internal staff in order to optimize the time spent working on any individual client.
• Created a referral network of high quality, local professionals that can help a community of business have access to critical services at reasonable prices.Key Responsibilities
• Created budgets, analyzed and helped optimize cash flow, and reviewed all financials with management and other stakeholders such as board members and investors.
• Assisted with loan applications, helped create Angel Investor/Venture Capital pitch meeting slide decks, and created business plans.
• Full-cycle on-site bookkeeping for firms of various sizes and complexities.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Worldwide provider of new and remanufactured pumps, motors, hydrostatic drives, and cylinders. The company sells to customers in the agricultural, industrial, construction, marine, oil field, and offshore industries..
• Led the strategic and financial planning process for a company that grew from $500,000 to $1.4 million in annual revenue in one year.
• Developed a unique dashboard for analyzing financial performance on a bi-weekly, monthly, and annual basis.Key Responsibilities
• Performed all general accounting duties including preparing financial statements, tax reporting forms, payroll, AP/AR, bank reconciliations, inventory, charge-backs, and preparation of daily bank deposits.
• Analyzed all financial data to make recommendations to ownership on cashflow, adding additional products, hiring staff, and offering credit to customers.

• Spectrum is full service accounting firm that also handles investments and estate planning with approximately $3.5 million under management including securities and trust assets. Staff AccountantResponsible for.
• Established more than 75 new S-Corporations and LLCs in the State of Oklahoma including articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, supporting documentation, and obtaining Federal Tax ID numbers.
• Created more than 20 Living Trusts including all supporting documentation.
• Worked one-on-one with clients with emphasis on education for tax planning, small business, trusts, and investments.

Externship, Financial Planning

This virtual, asynchronous 8-week program took approximately 20 hours per week. Gained hands-on experience in the main areas of financial.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Entrepreneurship

Bba, Finance