Freight brokerage that has been in operation for over 30 years and maintains a strong reputation in a very competitive industry. Satellite Specialized Transportation handles over 10,000 freight shipments annually, with shippers and receivers across all of the US and Canada.•Responsible for the management of the accounting department, whose primary goal is to support the company's sales team reach their targets and improve profitability. •Prepare and post monthly balance sheet reconciliation journal entries, complete monthly checking account reconciliation, prepare and analyze financial statements that are presented to ownership on a monthly basis.•Regularly review contracts presented by both clients and vendors to ensure our company is legally protected against issues that may arise through our operations. This includes editing specific contract language, and negotiating terms with the other party.•Assist with day-to-day accounting functions such as AR, AP, and debt collections. This includes gathering and organizing shipping documents necessary to bill our customers, process suppliers' invoices to ensure prompt payment is made in order to maintain positive working relationships, and contacting clients who are delinquent on their payments.•Solely responsible for monthly company payroll preparation. This involves utilizing our freight software to review monthly shipments for each sales agent to accurately calculate monthly commission payments.

Provider of quality fuel and lubricants to farmers, businesses and individuals in Eastern Washington and North Central Idaho. Operates under same ownership as Sunset Mart convenience stores located in Washington and Idaho.•Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations for both Busch Distributors and Sunset Mart, which includes reconciling all bank accounts, reviewing AR and AP aging reports, and verifying inventory figures. This is completed to ensure accuracy in financial statements given to management.•Prepare adjusting journal entries, and compile documents to act as support for all general ledger entries. This requires communication within the accounting department as well as reaching out to the operations team in order to obtain the necessary information. •Work with both AR and AP employees to make certain expenses are posted correctly, payments are processed, and customer accounts are correct. This involves assisting the accounting specialists and credit analyst periodically to verify all appropriate postings and adjustments have been made.

Award-winning operator of over 20 Seattle-area pizza delivery kitchens and pizzerias responsible for producing the city’s best pizza. Operates under same ownership as other Seattle brands Macrina Bakery, and Delaurenti Specialty Foods.•Responsible for the daily maintenance of long-term cash forecasting model for all three companies, which is used by management as basis for financial decision making. This requires consistent communication with location managers to address issues related to cash handling procedures and deposit discrepancies.•Prepare and analyze periodic balance sheet and income statement in order to evaluate company performance, identify and investigate account abnormalities, and to offer numbers driven input on how to improve overall profitability. Accomplished through collaboration between the accounts payable department, food cost accountants, and location managers. •Conduct periodic bank account and quarterly balance sheet account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and to satisfy established loan covenants. This requires the production of supporting balance sheet account schedules qualifying quarter and year-end balances. •Worked closely with company CFO and Controller to establish annual cash flow and operating budgets. This involved reviewing prior year sales, labor, and expense activity in order to produce schedules detailing projected future performance. These documents act as the baseline of actual annual company performance.

Operator of over 40 restaurant locations nationwide, including recognized brands such as Kincaid’s, Palomino, and numerous other specialty restaurants.•Responsible for the daily maintenance of long-term cash forecasting model used by management for financial decision-making. Also, responsible for producing and submitting weekly report to company owners, which detailed a quarterly forecast of company’s cash standing.•Prepared journal entries in Microsoft Great Plains to account for cash deposits from each restaurant, accounts payable transactions, and miscellaneous ACH payments processed during month.•Maintained relationships with personnel at three separate banks in order to achieve highest level of financial service and efficiency. This included the ordering of banking supplies, uploading Positive-Pay files to the bank for accounts payable transactions, and making corporate deposits at the local bank branch.

Multi-billion dollar Publicly Traded Entertainment Company and Leader in the Amusement Park Industry. Internal Auditor: Cedar Point Amusement Park, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cedar Fair.•Evaluated the design and operational effectiveness of the internal controls for all departments at Cedar Point by performing various audit programs. Developed audit memos to explain the objective, process and result of each audit. Developed recommendations to address identified control weaknesses and identified mitigating controls.•Performed walkthroughs and tested the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting to support compliance with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act. Assisted Deloitte & Touché LLP with their evaluation of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting as part of their integrated audit. •Developed and maintained relationships with employees, managers, directors and senior management from different departments within the organization to successfully implement recommendations to improve internal control processes, procedural efficiency and to determine root causes of control weaknesses and to identify or develop mitigating controls.