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Las Vegas, NV, US

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

As a general ledger accountant, worked with the general ledger, investigating, creating and batching entries. Reconciled both bank and balance sheet accounts, during month-end close worked to enter accruals, payroll, and other general ledger items in order to close and balance the ledger for all Nevada properties.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

As a staff accountant, worked with the general ledger, investigating, creating and batching entries. Reconciled various balance sheet accounts, during month-end close worked with the accounting team on accruals and other general ledger items to effectively balance and reconcile all accounts for various plants and entities across the United States.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

• As a direct report to the general manager, owned all accounting processes to support operations, sales, marketing, and client accounts valued at up to $500K during a transitional period at this destination management.
• Freed President and operations staff to focus on upcoming programs by dramatically reducing historical and recently uncovered errors in program closeout
• Facilitated challenging transition from a franchise to a corporate office by liaising between HQ and PRA Las Vegas to drive seamless integration and keep all stakeholders up to speed on upcoming changes
• Streamlined payroll accounting by choosing a new payroll company with enhanced functionality and automating scheduling and tracking of functions
• Handled general ledger, AR / AP, payroll, employee benefits administration, financial statement preparation, and QuickBooks reconciliation in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Chicago, Illinois

• Promoted from Bookkeeper in June 2011 to handle routine accounting and long-term strategic financial planning for a leading nonprofit provider of economically inclusive childcare and youth and senior enrichment.
• Saved thousands in annual costs by thoroughly researching utility providers and other vendors and recommending improvements for financial arrangements
• Drove organization-wide efficiency and confident independent decision-making by improving internal controls, streamlining workflow, reducing manual processes, and developing P&L targets / strategies for each area.
• Collaboratively implemented new accounting software with enhanced automation functions and maintained a computerized accounting system and a parallel paper filing system; simplified use of the new system by identifying.
• Supported internal and external company audits by preparing materials and financial reports; led most audit preparation activities as needed
• Cut costs by analyzing each spending area and identifying opportunities to streamline and reduce waste; eliminated thousands in over-ordering expenses by consolidating ordering across departments

Chicago, Illinois

• Managed all routine and ad hoc bookkeeping and other financial tasks for an organization dedicated to supporting women studying the arts. Monitored employee benefits and time off, maintained archives, and prepared.
• Delivered a precise, holistic picture to the executive director and board by creating a comprehensive financial policy and procedure document, which became the basis for all adopted policies
• Streamlined financial processes by improving internal controls, eliminating / automating manual processes, and setting up an easily accessible financial system for use across all departments
• Transformed 90 years of disorganized archives into a clearly organized system for easy research and access to the organization’s historical records