Pam Hostler Email & Phone Number

United States

Greater Seattle Area

Prepare and record monthly cash transactions from multiple bank accounts.Prepare and record monthly journal entries for payroll, employee expense reports, and recurring budgetary expenses.Improved cash processing efficiency by 10-15 hours per month by automating the identification of recurring transactions within the bank statement through Excel.Prepare.

Managed team of 5 employees servicing 2 clientsVerified imported tax data matched original source data before return preparation beganReviewed, on average, 300 returns monthly and 500 returns quarterly for completion and accuracy before filingReleased average of $15m in tax payments per month for 2 clients and their entitiesCreated client-specific reports.

Part of team of 6 responsible for preparing and filing an average of 20,000 returns annually with $1.3b in paymentsReviewed sales and use tax returns for 18 clients for accuracyHelped to review ACH Credit and check payments before submitting to treasury for release Created and maintained Excel worksheets to assist in review of sales tax returnsCommunicated.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Performed work in several different accounting systems as needed, including TaxSolver and Microsoft Dynamics Prepared up to 6,000 sales and use tax returns annually for assigned clientsCreated check requests and initiated ACH payments for all returns as neededProcessed ACH credit payments through client-owned bank accountCreated and maintained Excel.

Performed work in several different accounting systems as needed, including TaxSolver and Microsoft Dynamics Prepared up to 6,000 sales and use tax returns annually for assigned clientsCreated check requests and initiated ACH payments for all returns as neededProcessed ACH credit payments through client-owned bank accountCreated and maintained Excel.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Assisted in recording cash and recognizing revenue from all United Way partners nation-wideCreated and maintained weekly general ledger upload for United Way award letter revenue recognitionPart of weekly team calls to review award letters and determine revenue recognition processCreated ad-hoc reports from Oracle to help reconcile accounts for all Red.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Filed yearly property and sales/use tax forms for 15-20 Indiana counties and helped resolve any issuesResearched and resolved client questions in a timely fashionUpdated and maintained database of over 1,300 customersCreated and maintained schedules to assist in daily processing and monthly reconciliationsCompiled and sent various reports to off-site.

Created an easy to use system for accounting.Recorded previous years' transactions to update records and record new transactions when needed.

Community Impact TeamOversaw implementation of two projects working with high school and community members.

Campus representative for CPA and CFA exams.Provide students with information about the exams and review courses.

Tutor students at all levels in several business classes.

Trained and certified in tax preparation. Greet and build relationships with clients.Use proprietary software to prepare taxes. Ask probing questions to gather information for deductions and clearly explain fee structure.

Provided outstanding customer service to all who dined at the store.Interacted with customers in store.Displayed flexibility by helping other servers run food or covering shifts when needed.

Interact with the public creating an atmosphere of trust and comfort while assisting with tax preparation. Explain concepts clearly and answer questions in a way that people can understand.Able to elicit personal financial information needed to insure that clients receive all appropriate deductions.