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Red Wing, Minnesota, United States

Ensure accuracy of financial transactions from point of sale by reconciling seventy eight company owned retail store cash accounts.Analyze variances from the point of sale transactions and reach out to the store's for explanations.Prepare and post journal entries for month end.Prepare weekly sweep entry to get daily deposit transactions into general ledger for the retail stores.Provide scorecard on paid outs to selected stores to ensure compliance with company policy.Prepared flux commentary ( month over month ) on selected accounts from accounting manager. Provide information and support to the retail stores. Participated in scrum / sprints to improve internal controls/ process improvements/ and operational execution on cash reconciliations.Participated in getting company owned retail stores cash reconciliations from excel spreadsheets into Blackline / Blackline matching.Participated in annual financial audit by preparing schedules that support GL balance. Process month end close for seven dealer owned stores to prepare monthly financial statementsReview accounts / reports from upload of disbursement journal and complete reconciliation process of cashPrepare and post journal entries Answer questions from owners and or third party CPA's on financial statements.

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Helped centralize and transition role from plant location to corporate office Prepared month-end accruals for four facilitiesProvided month-end account analysis on various accountsCreated a utilities matrix for online billsEnsured that all non purchase order invoices are coded properly prior to payment of invoicesResearched internal issues with accounts payable invoices, proper approval, quantity received, quantity ordered and price variances Analyzed goods received not invoiced issues (Inventory and Non - Inventory) Reviewed and analyzed accounts payable on hold report

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States

Set-up new process and reconciled fifteen new cash accounts that were brought in from mergerCreated cash matrix and developed an AR aging for the open bank reconciliation items for better analysisResearched reconciling items and prepared journal entries as necessaryReconciled inter-department transfer (IDT) accounts at month-endReviewed and made recommendations to OOI's (organization operating instructions)Income statement and balance sheet tie outs at month-end before sent off to external reportingReconciled other balance sheet accounts as needed

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Reconciled nine sub-ledger accounts in JDE for the Amplifon Hearing Healthcare cash account Identified posting errors from the POS system into JDE which resulted in overstated Accounts Receivable and cashWorked with IT to set up sub-ledgers in the POS system to correctly match the bank deposit sub-ledgers data in JDE as transactions are processed Established a dedicated work day during month-end for all Accounts Receivable to be posted Reconciled thirteen corporate owned stores for Miracle Ear Canada and recommended a new a procedure to make the process more efficient Created improvements for the cash applications and reconciliation processes for the Canada location which reduced time

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Senior Accountant in Bank and Tax area supporting Independent Foreclosure Review project* Reconciled weekly bank accounts for fifteen mortgage servicer's* Reconciled escrow accounts* Researched 1099 tax reviews for claimants and reissued when necessary.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Accountant supporting the revenue department:Engaged and Individual contributor providing month end close activities, monthly deferral journal entries, re-class journal entries, recurring entries and the preparation and review of account reconciliations to the general ledger.*Introduced customer amortization table promoting proactive rounding and end of life dates, increasing process efficiency.*Reduced errors by performing monthly due diligence related to customer contracts to prepare monthly deferral,recognizing cancellations and amortizations.*Increased productivity by compiling data on all customers and efficiently analyzing billing lines for deferrals, recognizing cancellations and amortizations.*Guaranteed SOX controls compliance reviewing assigned contracts for add-on accuracy, categorize deferral status if necessary, confirming evaluation, assessment and due diligence with agreement sign off.*Generated revenue and or decrease monthly expenses analyzing average customer life cycle, reducing amortization tracking and increasing reconciliation rates.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Accounting and financial support for informational services providing month end close processes, general project analysis,accruals,re-classes for business support and supported MIS team with forecasting and various expense research and analysis. Managed monthly management financial and metrics reporting.*Increased report expense accuracy condensing general ledger codes with design and Implementation of telecommunications expense reporting process.*Improved accuracy and awareness developing purchase order training for Informational Services business units and Business Technology management teams and educating I.T. operational assistants.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed daily financial operations including forecasting,cash flow monitoring, cash flow tax planning,sales and tax reports in compliance with all local, state,and federal legal and regulatory laws*Streamlined and improved efficiency of invoicing,reimbursement,accounts payables,payroll,cash deposit and tax filing processes projecting an improved organizational outlook.*Increased earnings by conducting vehicle usage and acquisition policy analysis related to depreciation, converting to car leasing versus purchase.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Associate'S Degree, Accounting