Marilyn Cole Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge, LA, US

Fixed Assets and Foundation

Geismar, Louisiana, US

• Performed account reconciliations across multiple bank accounts; reconciled general ledger accounts to ensure a successful month-end close; prepared monthly financial report package for holding company; assisted with.
• Aided in the creation of standard operating procedures for accounts payable (Prepaid expenses and Corporate Credit Cards), and accounts receivables (cash receipts, and bank reconciliations).
• Created a set of standard operating procedures for the senior staff accountant position to include bank entries and reconciliation, journal entries for prepaid expenses, and depreciation.

• Promoted May 2011. Maintained Accounts Receivable records; prepared statements and invoices; prepared journal entries, revenue, and cost adjustments; processed and applied customer payments including credit card.
• Aged Receivables Improvement: Reduced aged receivables by $200K. Researched customer billing issues and resolved problems to facilitate receipt of overdue monies and promote good customer relationships.
• Document Retention Process Improvement: Designed and implemented an improved electronic document retention process for all sales documents reducing the cost of office supplies needed during the year.
• Credit Card Fee Report Improvement: Created and implemented a database using Microsoft Access to streamline the collection of credit card fees to be charged against the salesmen's commission.
• Monthly Close: Delivered accurate and on-time monthly financial reconciliations for end-of-month closings including the reconciliations for multiple bank accounts.

Multi-entity environmentAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableMonth-end closingsGeneral ledger reconciliationsFinancial Statements