Michelle Hovde Email & Phone Number

Spokane-Coeur D'Alene Area

• Provide comprehensive assistance to the Accounting Supervisor, actively contributing to the timely completion of critical projects while proactively managing high-priority tasks on a daily basis.• Assist in project planning, execution, and monitoring, ensuring smooth workflow and adherence to established timelines.• Prepare and audit month-end general ledger journal entries and perform reconciliation of general ledger accounts, and analysis on balance sheet and income statement accounts to discuss profits and royalties with franchise managers monthly.• Process weekly and semi-monthly payrolls for 33 franchise companies, print payroll checks, send ACH payments and upload Positive Pay files to multiple bank accounts.• Serve as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expert, managing the annual filing of ACA forms to the IRS for over 20 companies, ensuring accurate and timely submission while maintaining compliance with government. • Collaborated closely with internal teams and stakeholders to develop and implement streamlined processes and systems for ACA compliance, resulting in significant reduction of errors and penalties.• Provided comprehensive expertise and training for technical inquiries in the accounting department, providing guidance on accounting software, timekeeping systems, Excel, and tax websites.• Conduct training sessions to onboard new employees and provide ongoing training to improve colleagues' proficiency in software applications.Develop thorough user guides and documentation to assist franchise company employees and colleagues in utilizing accounting software effectively.

Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, United States

• Managed the accurate and timely processing of paying between 200 to 400 vendor invoices totaling over $500,000 a month for a busy and growing company established in 1953.• Opened new accounts with precise attention to detail and ensuring all required information including a unique vendor or customer number, appropriate contact and billing information with proper tax code, resale certifications, W-9, Certification of Liability Insurance, etc.• Obtained customers credit card information and confidentially disposed of sensitive data.Accomplished at administrative duties such as printing, faxing, filing, answering and transferring calls on a multi-line phone system, emailing customers and fellow employees with Gmail.

Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, United States

• Boosted total annual profit over $37,000 in less than 10 months to $59,000 by being knowledgeable on high volume items and high margin profit items, having high standards on product quality and being a leader with a refreshing point of view.• Reviewed invoices and provided reports of weekly figures for sales to purchase and supplies needed to run and operate bakery.• Responsible for counting and inputting data for inventory of approximately $15,000 monthly.• Youngest manager at company, repeatedly recognized for top performance through promotions and personally selected for business seminars.• Participated in weekly sales meetings with team members to establish merchandising, sales and profit objectives.

Associate Of Science - As, General Studies

Accounting