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Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Handle all Accounts Payable, entering and submitting invoices Designs and implements new formats, programs or procedures, and revises existing ones, to improve application and process for accounting, budgeting and the preparation of financial statements and reports.Maintains both general and special ledgers of the divisional receipts and expenditures. Computes and bills specialized accounts, and initiates collection procedures on delinquencies. Conducts internal audits and prepares reports which support budget requests.Provides input for, and assists in, annual budget preparation. Prepares periodic closing statements and various reports for management and outside agencies. Develops and completes annual financial reports.Audits concessionaires and other agencies with which the city has contracted agreements. May submit billings to such agencies.

Midvale, Utah, United States

As an Accountant, key responsibilities include balancing daily cash reports with the City’s general ledger, preparing financial reports, creating a sales tax revenue dashboard for department heads, assisting with billing, payment adjustments, and bank reconciliation, preparing financial statements, budgets, and forecasts, and developing a General Ledger Application for internal controls using Power App. In Accounts Payable, the role involves overseeing all accounts payable, maintaining a list of active vendors and their 1099’s, creating an approval process for invoices, handling stop payments, submitting unclaimed property to the State of Utah, and conducting quarterly GL reconciliation reviews. Within Utility Billing, the duties include generating utility bills for residents, calculating monthly bills, identifying high water consumption, mailing bills, managing delinquent accounts and notifications for water shut-offs, modifying account setups between property owners, and analyzing and updating water consumption records.Key Achievements • Cross-training with Utilities, Building License, and Accounts Receivable (AR).• Created a dashboard to run analytical analysis for High Water Consumption.• Created multiple Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for internal controls.• Update Utility Billing Procedural Automation from a 3-day process to a 6-hour process. • Prepared and Reviewed all Travel and Reimbursement Expenses.

San Francisco Bay Area

Manage the performance of the outsourced Cash App Team by providing training, guidance, direction, and delegation of tasks. Ensure the proper application of cash receipts to invoices for all entities. Oversee the team to identify the root cause of unapplied cash payments and promptly investigate for adequate payment application. Coordinate month-end close efforts for financial statement preparation and manage the cash application team.Key Achievements • Participate in financial reviews with auditors (Deloitte).• Update and maintain cash application policies, procedures, and internal/external control.• Assist the AP, AR, and Payroll Manager with open and pending items.

Remote

Review and audit payment applications in each of the company's 25 profiles to ensure that all team members post cash accurately and with minimal errors. Conduct weekly reviews of GL transactions and refund requests. Oversee daily activities to ensure the team meets deadlines. Implement a new checklist and bank reconciliation process to track daily postings and variances.Key Achievements • Coordinate the full month-end procedure review and audit of all AR statements and posting. • Provide daily/weekly updates on AR posting.• Manage and Support the AR team in daily activity and provide feedback.• Monitor Non-AR Transactions and create a report for R2R (Record-to-Record).• Create SOPs for the team to review new processes and procedures.• Handle over $100 million in revenue.

South Jordan, Utah, United States

Perform Daily Cash Entry for Checks, Wire Transfers, Credit Cards, and ACH Payments, Review Bank reconciliation, and accuracy entry for all cash posting. Process payment remittances, reconciled accounts receivable, and addressed payment issues like refunds, double payments, and rejected payments. Key Achievements • Manage and maintain all cash posting with minimal errors using a Key Performance Indicator (KPI).• Created new procedures and forms to help track internal transactions.• Successfully trained new employees on Salesforce and created new groups for different departments.

Reno, Nevada

Perform Daily Cash Entry and Generate daily invoices (10,000 +). Review weekly and monthly accounts; reconcile all GLs for the AR & AP department. Organize and gather information for SOX Compliance for external audit. Work closely with the CFO, Controller, and Senior Accountants with all cash flow, office supply, and inventory. Provide operational coverage as needed in the AP or AR department. Key Achievements• Manage all internal requests, such as Credit Hold and Credit Review and approval of all refunds. • Managed all Salesforce cases for new customers, created new accounts, and helped the sales department with further inquiries.• Implement a new process to handle all refunds ranging from $1 to $10,000. Set limit approvals.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Perform all financial activities (Payroll, AR, AP, and Office Manager). Complete bank reconciliation, create invoices, collect tenant rent, and prepare monthly deposits. Work closely with the Federal, State, and County with financial requirements to receive funding. Interact with clients and vendors regularly cultivated strong professional relationships. Create monthly financial packets for internal and external use. Key Achievements • Create expense reports for Local, county, and state-level reporting. • Apply, prepare, maintain, and track grants.• Handled large grant packets ($100,000 to $500,000), organized all filing paperwork, and uploaded all financial packets.• Prepared and handled all travel expenses.

Murray, Utah, United States

Develop and maintain a staff that provides hospitable, professional service while adhering to policies and business initiatives. Prepare and process revenue-related invoices through DASH/POS system. Maintain, update and verify all documents in the Team Member hiring system. Assists in daily monitoring all working cards and licenses to ensure that all are in compliance within the state.

Price, Utah, United States

Built Sales forecast and create schedules to reflect desired productivity targets. Managed AR, AP, and payroll. Work closely with GM and the Owner of the restaurant. Developed and maintain a staff that provides hospitable, professional service while adhering to company policies and business initiatives.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Integrated Studies Bs

Associate Of Science - As, General Studies