Client (3)As an accountant for a county government, my primary responsibility was in managing the General Ledger. In this role, I:• Performed all General Ledger related duties.• Processed the Month-End and Year-End close.• Created, entered, and posted journal entries.• Prepared monthly allocations.• Verified the accuracy of payroll related journal entries.• Reconciled various General Ledger accounts.• Reconciled the main operating bank account, the payroll bank account, and one other bank account.• Monitored all EDI bank transactions on a daily basis.• Prepared quarterly grant reports and submission of grant data to government agencies.• Updated and maintained the financial and budget information on OpenGov.com• Created new documentation for accounting procedures and updated existing procedures.• Trained new employee in how to perform the General Ledger accounting duties.• Prepared and filed Minnesota sales and use tax on a monthly basis.• Software: Infor Lawson, iNovah reports, Excel, Access

Client (2)In my role as an accountant for a Coo-op Electrical Utilities company and their other nine business entities, I:• Reconciled the General Ledger accounts for the Coo-op and three of their other business entities. • Prepared and entered General Ledger related journal entries for the Coo-op and their nine other business entities.• Assisted with Month-End close.• Headed the finalization for a sales tax audit for the Coo-op and one other business entity.• Researched tax law, gathered documentation related to sale tax audits, and worked directly with the sales tax auditor.• Managed the sales tax audit appeal and prepared all documentation in relation to the appeal.• Assisted with general Microsoft Excel training.• Created new documentation for accounting procedures.• Software: ATS accounting software, Sedona accounting software, ExcelClient (1)In my role as a financial specialist for a marketing solutions company, I: • Created invoices for intercompany transactions.• Prepared documentation used in chargeback for internal services on a quarterly basis.• Assisted with Capital Asset related transactions.• Utilized Excel for various data analysis projects, weekly reports, and tracking of internal services.• Prepared and monitored internal service requests.• Created and updated charts and reports that were utilized in quarterly operation reviews.• Created and maintained procedure documentation.• Utilized MS SQL to run queries and to update database tables.• Software: Excel, MS SQL 2012, MS SharePoint

Accounts Payable: Maintain vendor database and file system. Maintain the payable email inbox. Work with vendors and internal staff on payable related issues. Work with management for invoice approvals. Review expense accounts on a monthly basis. Assist our accounting manager with expense analysis. Vendor invoice entry. Payments made via EFT and checks ona biweekly basis. Work with our CFO and accounting manager on payable batch approvals.Common job duties: Bimonthly payroll journal entry. Monthly expense accruals. Other journal entries as required. Use of 1099 Connection to generate 1099's for our vendors. Reconciled the 5 year value of all orders between our sales and finance department on a monthly basis. Reconciled deferred revenue on a monthly basis.Billing: Reviewed contracts for accuracy and to verify compliance with pricing and product policies. Worked with our sales department on any order related issues. Generated customer Invoices. Assisted customers with billing inquiries and payments.Commissions: Reconciled the total sales of each sales representative between our sales and finance department on a monthly basis. Used Excel to calculate commissions and sales based bonuses on a monthly basis. Worked with the sales management and sales reps with any commissions related issues. Used Excel to generate commission statements and distributed statements. Assisted sales management and sales reps with commission related inquires. Submitted commission reports to payroll.Payroll: Used ADP's online payroll system. Made payroll entries on a bimonthly basis. Worked with Human Resources on payroll reviews and submissions. Worked with HR on employee information updates and payroll related items. Submitted payroll related documents to the finance department. Reviewed time cards and worked with management on time card related issues. Assisted employees with payroll related issues and requests.

Managed a small staff.Performed employment reviews.Worked with contracting agencies for new employees.Accounts Payable:Maintain vendor database and file system.Work with vendors and internal staff on payable related issues and invoice approvals.Vendor invoice entry and payments.Billing:Reviewed orders for accuracy and to verify compliance with pricing and product policies.Worked with our sales department on any order related issues.Generated customer Invoices.Assisted customers with billing inquiries and payments.Payroll:Used Paychex Pachex for Preview software.Made payroll entries on a weekly basis.Reviewed time cards and worked with management on time card related issues.Assisted employees with payroll related issues and requests.Assisted outside accounting service with the preparation of quarterly financial statements.Worked with the owner and VP of the business on special projects.Maintained proper accounting records.AR collections of past due accounts.MN Sales and Use TaxBank ReconciliationExpense analysisTrial balance analysis Expense and payroll accrualsBank related journal entriesOther Journal entries and accruals as needed.Made the adjusting entries that were provided by the outside accounting firm.Human resource and benefit management duties.Updated employee handbook.Obtain quotes, and researched 401K plans before moving the company to a new 401k provider.Worked with a benefit broker to find a benefit plan that benefited both the company and the employees.A member of the 401K investment committee. Held annual employee benefit and policy update meetings.Researched HIPPA rules and regulations and created HIPPA documentation for the companies medical reimbursement program.Researched and setup credit card payment system.Provided basic computer related technical support and security system technical support.Provided copier and printer related technical support.Built and helped to maintain the companies computers.

Reviewed orders for accuracy and to verify compliance with pricing and product policies.Worked with our sales department on any order related issues.Generated customer Invoices.Assisted customers with billing inquiries and payments.

Retail customer sales.Customer product orders.Reviewed orders for accuracy and to verify compliance with pricing and product policies.Worked with our sales department on any order related issues.Generated customer Invoices.Assisted customers with billing inquiries and payments.Assisted Accounts Payables.Assisted Accounts Receivables.Made daily bank deposits.Assisted customers and worked with product suppliers for warranty returns.Scheduled customers for install and repair appointments. Basic troubleshooting for product related issues.Provided training for retail customer sales.