Facilitate payroll budgeting and forecasting processes, including variance analysis to drive business decisions. Prepare and review schedules of capital expenditures for compliance with company policy.Calculate, prepare, and post payments to international suppliers on a weekly basis.Assisted in implementation of Concur to improve travel and expense reimbursement process.Manage key aspects of 401(k), including biweekly deposit, loans, and year-end audit for compliance.Process full-cycle biweekly payroll through ADP Workforce Now for 250+ employees.Implemented various cost and time saving measures processes related to HR and Finance.Manage company benefits, including reconciliations, ADP carrier connections, qualified events, and COBRA.Assist in benefits renewal and managed open enrollment for 2019 plan year.Manage maternity meetings and ensured compliance with FMLA/FLA regulations.Implemented various cost and time saving measures processes related to HR and Finance.

Prepare sales and gross margin reports for Heritage brands to analyze margins by customer, season, and style.Calculate and report available to sell inventory levels to work with sales team on selling excess.Tested aspects of SAP as part of implementation and transition from Lawson GL.Manage markdown analysis for Heritage brands to incorporate in estimate.Collaborate with operations team in preparing inventory schedules and projecting intake units.Complete returns reserve analysis and book entry.Maintain Bass Royalty sales reporting to provide corporate licensing support for quarterly royalty payment calculations.Prepare preliminary and final budgets for inventory and variances.

Prepare and process payroll semi-monthly for approximately 50 employees.Analyze employee benefit accounts, including 401(k), medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.Manage the company’s accounts payable, processing, and purchase orders.Verify invoices for adherence of expense policy, coding of general ledger, and cost centers.Review contracts against incoming invoices and confirm level of service and rate billed.Audit of large vendor invoices.Interact with vendors, respond to inquiries, and resolve discrepancies.Prepare cash disbursements by way of ACH, wire transfer, and cutting checks on scheduled and needed basis.Assist in managing of 1099 reporting.Participate in audit of travel and expense reports for compliance with company policy, tax regulation, and sunshine act.Perform balance sheet account analysis.Prepare journal entries for monthly activities, including accrued expense.Participate in grant committee as finance team member to provide guidance on budgets and spending.Perform year and quarter-end analysis, including accounts payable accrual analysis.Utilize software to perform tasks: Paychex, SAP Business One, Concur, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.

Calculate fixed asset and depreciation roll-forwards.Prepare the University's National Collegiate Athletic Association reporting schedule.Prepare bank reconciliations and resolve outstanding items.Assist in the closing and reconciliation of the University’s financial systems; prepare schedules and analyses for auditors. Assist in preparing the University’s annual financial statements. Create and post routine to complex journal entries, including recurring and non-recurring entries. Research general ledger account discrepancies, process appropriate transactions, and follow up to ensure proper resolution.

Reconcile student loans using excel to comply with federal regulation.Post, analyze, and verify the authorization of student payments to provide accurate student information to the entire department of student services.Analyze the University's daily wire report to reconcile student loan returns debited and provide relevant information to the Director of Student Finance.Support the accounting department by reconciling student account transactions to Lawson transactions.Utilize RightNow and Banner customer resource management software to provide timely and relevant information to students.Process stop payments and reissue, loan returns, canadian tax forms, health insurance waivers efficiently.Update and add new department processes to procedure manual to facilitate interteam understanding in the absence of a department member.

Satisfied tax deadlines for clients by preparing and filing Federal Form 990s, Organization Exempt from Income Tax.Conducted high quality and efficient audits by contributing inquiries in audit planning meetings.Reduced the risk of material misstatement by creating walkthrough narratives and risk assessment charts.Assured the absence of unrecorded liabilities in all material respects, by auditing accounts payable.Trained in entry-level staff accountant course.