Susan Schultz, Cb Email & Phone Number

Chicago Illinois

Chicago, Il

Accounting/ Bookkeeper General bookkeeping, monthly bank reconciliation, worked with customers to resolve account issues, verified and entered vendor invoices and expenses into system, generated checksAccomplishments:• Researched prospective credit card processors & negotiating fees• Instituted new security measures for receivables and payables

Electronically retrieved up to 10,000 daily payments, reconciled to banks, and created journal entries. Generated multiple daily journal entries, and balanced to GL at month end.Accomplishments:• Consistently meet monthly closing deadlines.• Developed methods to track transactions and deposits. Enabled us to quickly and easily identify and reconcile imbalances.• Identified formula needed to balance credit card fees and transactions in the database. Saved three to four… Show more Electronically retrieved up to 10,000 daily payments, reconciled to banks, and created journal entries. Generated multiple daily journal entries, and balanced to GL at month end.Accomplishments:• Consistently meet monthly closing deadlines.• Developed methods to track transactions and deposits. Enabled us to quickly and easily identify and reconcile imbalances.• Identified formula needed to balance credit card fees and transactions in the database. Saved three to four hours per day in balancing.• Designed a checklist / recorder for retrieving and processing incoming payment data files. The process kept track of missing items and was invaluable in balancing. Show less

Aon Center, Chicago

Downloaded and recorded daily bank activity; processed six monthly bank reconciliations and corresponding G/L entries; transmitted ACH funding to bank, and resolved discrepancies; balanced PeopleSoft entries to monthly financial activity.Accomplishments:• Implemented monthly reconciliation of credit card statements and receipts.• Identified previously unknown missing bank deposits.• Identified and reconciled previous monthly GL imbalances.• Instituted spreadsheets for… Show more Downloaded and recorded daily bank activity; processed six monthly bank reconciliations and corresponding G/L entries; transmitted ACH funding to bank, and resolved discrepancies; balanced PeopleSoft entries to monthly financial activity.Accomplishments:• Implemented monthly reconciliation of credit card statements and receipts.• Identified previously unknown missing bank deposits.• Identified and reconciled previous monthly GL imbalances.• Instituted spreadsheets for each bank’s adjustments to ascertain that all were received and handled completely. Show less

Goose Island, Chicago

Performed weekly EDI reconciliation and verification for billing of national chain customers; maintained weekly and monthly reconciliation spreadsheets; assisted in the implementation of new cash apply system by forming and leading a committee for testing and decision-making.Accomplishments:• Designed a Procedure Manual for Cash Apply – old and new systems.• Created Policy and Procedure Manual for statement processing.• Designed a Procedure Manual and created spreadsheets… Show more Performed weekly EDI reconciliation and verification for billing of national chain customers; maintained weekly and monthly reconciliation spreadsheets; assisted in the implementation of new cash apply system by forming and leading a committee for testing and decision-making.Accomplishments:• Designed a Procedure Manual for Cash Apply – old and new systems.• Created Policy and Procedure Manual for statement processing.• Designed a Procedure Manual and created spreadsheets for three step EDI verification process involving multiple entities and customers. Show less

Chicago And Suburbs

Directed all aspects of departmental operations; coordinated and advised managers of nine stores and one subsidiary; coordinated all banking activities, including monthly bank reconciliations; oversaw journal and computer entries.Accomplishments:• Implemented departmental efficiency and increased productivity through the introduction of higher work standards, which eliminated two positions and reduced operating costs.• Streamlined the job training process. Saved the company… Show more Directed all aspects of departmental operations; coordinated and advised managers of nine stores and one subsidiary; coordinated all banking activities, including monthly bank reconciliations; oversaw journal and computer entries.Accomplishments:• Implemented departmental efficiency and increased productivity through the introduction of higher work standards, which eliminated two positions and reduced operating costs.• Streamlined the job training process. Saved the company many hours in training time.• Proficient with bank reconciliations. Reduced accounting costs by in-housing nine bank reconciliations previously done by an outside accounting firm.• Reviewed subsidiaries accounting system – merged multiple accounting journals into two streamlined journals. Saved company from needless duplication of information. Show less