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Aurora, Il, Us

Arlington Heights, Il, Us

■ Successfully implemented automated garnishment processing and electronic payment program for a 2500 employee payroll resulting in a decrease of processing labor by 75%.■ Conducted extensive research of multi-state use tax liabilities and reduced tax liabilities while improving compliance.■ Automated the sales and use tax filing for 125 offices nationwide resulting in improved accuracy and lower costs. ■ Participate in accurate and timely month-end close preparation, journal entries, review, analysis, reconciliation and reporting.■ Worked with Accounting team to transition from privately held corporation to publicly traded multi-national corporation to achieve proper compliance and control requirements.■ Responsible for processing and payment of all employee payroll liens, garnishments and tax levies.■ Reconcile general ledger accounts including payroll taxes, benefit premiums and payroll deductions.■ Lead and manage all sales tax audits for 35+ states. Participate in year-end audits including documentation and schedule preparation.■ Participate in year-end audits including documentation and schedule preparation.

■ Posted, reconciled and deposited daily sales and cash receipts. Customer billing and collections.■ Reconciled general ledger, customer accounts and credit card statements.■ Prepared Accounts Receivable month-end closing and reports.■ Managed and trained staff to achieve proper procedures and reporting compliance to prevent fraud.

■ Supervised accounts receivable clerks, performed daily banking activities and generated customer billing.■ Performed daily maintenance required for updating databases.■ Prepared weekly revenue forecasts, analysis and month-end close.■ Procurement including sourcing, negotiating and vendor management for large publication company.■ Expedited shipments, reconciled invoice/receipt discrepancies and managed office installations.

Bachelor’S Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences, Psychology & Sociology

Associate’S Degree, Accounting