Cari Jones Email & Phone Number

Woodinville, Washington, United States

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Charlotte, NC, US

Buffalo, NY, US

• Enter all POS sales data in Daily Sales Report (DSR) Excel spreadsheet after Kraken/ Storm games, concerts, events and caterings.
• Run all sales reports for all concessions, clubs, suites and caterings from Micros, Appetize and Caterease programs for data entry.
• Import DSR into Finance Manager and enter all catering, suites and CPA/Kraken data to produce invoices.
• Train A/R Clerk and assist with A/R collections and reviewing Aging report weekly.
• Train A/R Clerk and assist with printing all A/R invoices and backup receipts for Climate Pledge Arena, Kraken and Ownership Group and email to all clients after events.
• Train and assist A/R Clerk with providing customer service to guests with receipt backup, questions about refunds and overcharges.

Seattle, US

Monitored A/P email inbox, assigned emails to A/P staff and forwarded emails to other departments as needed. Assisted vendors with research utilizing SAP to lookup payments, discounts and ensured invoices were received via EDI.Researched vendor invoice quantity discrepancies and holds with the Inventory Accounting team.Researched vendor invoice pricing.

Owned month end closing duties - Member statement processing, ran month end reports, tracked monthly A/P and Payroll accruals and processed monthly house accounts.A/R - Contacted members monthly at 30, 60, 90 days, processed credit card payments, processed check payments with Panini check scanner and set up/run auto pay in EZ Suite.Entered A/P invoices.

US

• Prepared daily Executive Summary: reconciled daily bank account, line of credit and inventory/backlog.
• Entered A/P invoices, matched up with inventory and POs and ran checks weekly in Syspro.
• Credit card reconciliation, month end journal entries as needed.
• Processed A/R payments, sent daily invoices, sent monthly statements and processed credit memos.
• Processed expense reports in Expensify and prepared 1099 forms.

Seattle, WA, US

• Bank statement reconciliation
• Prepared monthly journal entries using Hedberg system
• Reviewed and ensured accuracy of balance sheet account reconciliation
• Prepared variance reporting and expense analysis of financial statement
• Oversight on cash management transactions: reconciled daily bank account and line of Credit
• Ad hoc financial reporting and other accounting duties as assigned

Seattle, Washington, US

• Bank Reconciliations in Great Plains for all store and restaurant locations and corporate accounts
• Compared bank reconciliations in Blackline to verify G/L accuracy
• Prepared all cash, Deposits In Transit, and vending reports in Excel for bank reconciliations
• Reviewed daily bank balances and compared with all G/L balances

Boston, MA, US

• Assisted Controller in preparing and managing year-end audit and other ad hoc projects and reporting
• Reviewed and approved monthly banking spreadsheet
• Reviewed and approved AP inventory invoices
• Reviewed and approved cash receipts in Great Plains

Portland, Oregon, US

Reconciled daily cash in the restaurant/hospitality industry for a 72 room hotel, 6 bars, 3 restaurants, gift shop, movie theater and catering event space for the entire property at McMenamin's Anderson School in Bothell, WA. Prepared monthly Financial Projections in Excel, as well as all COGS and labor, general journal entries for monthly sales.

A/R – Responsible for billing all classes, meals and donations, prepared and mailed monthly statements for all 800+ Members, and received and processed all payments. Helped Club Members with billing or payment inquiries and payment arrangements. Reduced number of 90+day delinquent accounts by over 50%. Worked with Membership Trustee regarding all new and.

Managed and developed bookkeeping systems for 45+ small business clients until 2013 and assisted 2-5 clients from 2013-2016. Generated P&L reports; assisted in month-end (and quarterly) tax filings for City of Seattle and Washington State Department of Revenue. Posted and reconciled monthly income/expenses for both bank and credit card accounts. A/P.

Assisted with event proposals and inquiries for Tom Douglas Catering in a timely manner, using Total Party Planner software. A/R – Prepared event invoices, crosschecked cash bars and deposits for events, reconciliation of each event within 3-5 business days. Owned A/R of outstanding invoices. Entered payroll information into Aloha system for onsite and.

Tacoma, WA, US