Beth W. Diagon

**** ********* **

Jacksonville, FL 32205

904-***-****

abgjmz@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Accomplished accounting professional with experience in the

Construction/Development, Healthcare Administration, Public Accounting,

and Property Management sectors.

EXPERTISE IN

. General Ledger, Account Reconciliation

. Journal Entries, Month-end and Year-end closing

. Financial Statement Preparation and Analysis

. Extensive Bank Reconciliations

. Budgeting and Forecast

. Property Management

. CAM Analysis for Auditing and Adjustments

. Working with Vendors and Tenants

. Cost Accounting (including Job Costing and Work-in-Process)

. Sales and Use Tax, Property Tax

. Payroll and Payroll Taxes

. Employees Benefits

. Personal family and trust accounting

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Microsoft Office including Word, Excel (charting, forecasting, linking

files, formulas), PowerPoint, Outlook, Expert QuickBooks Pro and Premier

including Contractor's Edition, AS400 (Infinium and Lynx) Paychex, Oracle,

SAP, MAS90, Empower Tax, McKesson Horizon Homecare and Hospice, Peoplesoft

HRMS and Peoplesoft Star Net Applications, EVerify, Kroll, and ACHA

Screening processing

EXPERIENCE

Heartland Hospice, Jacksonville, FL

July 2011-Present

Business Office Manager/Payroll Human Resource Designee

. Maintain and update patient census daily

. Monthly AP Accruals

. Monthly reporting of revenue to corporate making sure bill hold and

month end process goals are met

. Weekly payroll processing and close

. Interview, screen prospective employees as well as new employee

orientations

. Monthly insurance verifications, work with skilled nursing

facilities to ensure correct billing for patients on hospice for

room and board.

. Manage and assure employees are successful through inservices,

trainings, good communication, teamwork and being a good leader and

maintaining good structure and healthy boundaries

. Manage office and ensure all procedures are in compliance with

state, federal and HCR Manorcare Corporate practices

. Other duties as assigned

Convergys, Corp/ Jacksonville, FL August.,

2009-July 2011

DBA Northgate Arinso

Senior Payroll Associate/Accounting and Treasury

. Prepare daily reconciliations for Oncycle and Offcycle payrolls

for client Johnson & Johnson

. Balance funding reports

. Research and resolve payroll issues and concerns

. Prepare Garnishment reconciliations and forward to client

. Prepare reconciliations for Canadian weekly and biweekly payrolls

. Post payments to the GL and balance

. General ledger account reconciliations on SAP

. Analysis and auditing for month and year end

AccuBuild Companies, Jacksonville, FL January,

2007-January 2009

Controller/Executive Assistant/Property Manager

. Perform all accounting functions and month-end close processes,

including: balancing general ledger, bank

Reconciliations, and journal entries for Development Company and 14

LLC'S

. Prepare monthly financial statements (including P&L, balance sheet,

and statement of cash flows).

. Oversaw inter-company accounts payables and receivables

. Prepare monthly Sales and Use Tax for 5 companies for commercial

rentals

. Perform monthly internal audits (ex: accounts payable, accounts

receivable and financial reports).

. Prepare of CAM Analysis for commercial rentals

. Responsible for hiring companies to do common area maintenance for

property sites

. Extensive work with vendors, tenants, and customers

. Responsible for all personal finances for President

Software used: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, some

PowerPoint), QuickBooks Contractor's Edition.

Charles Wintz, CPA, Jacksonville, FL January

2007- April 2008

Full Charge Bookkeeper/Tax Preparer

. Responsible for monthly Bookkeeping for client accounts.

. Prepare monthly and Quarterly Sales and Use Tax

. Perform all accounting functions including general Ledger and bank

reconciliations.

. Prepare recurring and adjusting journal entries

. Prepared monthly financial statements (P & L, balance sheet)

including auditing and making any changes

. Prepared tax returns both personal and corporate (seasonal work

during busy tax season)

Software used: Microsoft Office (Word, and Excel), QuickBooks,

Creative Solutions, and Ultra Tax, SAP.

Randstad/Merrill Lynch, Jacksonville, FL

October 2006- January 2007

Accounts Payable Analyst Contract Position

. Responsible for payment runs and control reports for London, Hong

Kong and Singapore

. Responsible for auditing, balancing and researching invoices

. Indexing invoices for London, Hong Kong and Singapore

Software used: Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), Oracle and Arriba

Southern Heart Group, PA, Jacksonville, FL September

2002- September 2006

Financial Specialist

. Perform all accounting functions including general Ledger and bank

reconciliations.

. Prepare biweekly payroll for 65+ employees and handled any employee

payroll issues

. Prepare monthly financial statements (P & L, balance sheet) audit and

adjust when needed

. Prepare reconciliation for 401K allocations and send via electronic

transfer to John Hancock

. Prepare recurring and adjusting journal entries

. Administrative duties to include some benefits administration (health

and dental insurance)

. Responsible with working in conjunction with Administrative Assistant

with administering employee benefits, and new employee orientations.

Software used: Microsoft Office (Word, and Excel), QuickBooks, and

Paychex Preview

K-Force/CP Ships, Tampa, FL

August 2000- August 2002

Various Accounting positions

. Perform Accounts Payable functions, researching problem invoices and

freight bills

. Processing of port expenses, stevedoring and maintenance and repairs

. Preparing amortization schedules for real estate loans and billing

. Processing cash applications, prepare sales and use tax returns,

accounts receivable and general ledger reconciliations

Software used: AS400, Lynx, Microsoft Excel

Fresenius Medical, Tampa, FL

March 2000- August 2002

Accounting Assistant

. Perform heavy reconciliations with month end closings, deadlines and

ancillaries

. Closing of books for 28 Dialysis clinics

. Good working knowledge of Excel, creating spreadsheets and working

with formulas and conversions

Software used: SAP, Medical Manager, Microsoft Excel and Hyperion

DeFreece Landscape Service, Snohomish, WA 1995-

1996

Office Manager/Bookkeeper

. Accounts Payable, accounts receivable, some collections and filing

liens

. End of month closings, preparation of Business and Occupation Taxes

. Preparing monthly financial statements

. Interviewing and hiring of perspective employees

Software used: Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)

Volunteer Experience:

Spokane Mental Health Ombuds Office 1997-1997

. Patient advocate working with mentally ill patients and their families

. Worked with adolescents and homeless families

. Case file management, monthly and quarterly reports

. Participation in quarterly meetings and attended conferences and

trainings relevant to mental illnesses

and patient advocacy

Additional Professional Activities:

Conferences and additional education courses

. Quickbooks beginning and intermediate seminar

. Payroll Management course

. Akerman and Senterfitt employment law seminar

. Medical Group Management good communicating in the workplace

Certificates Held:

. Certificate of completion for Tax Preparation course from Jackson

Hewitt 2008

. State of Florida Notary Public

. Certified Income Tax Preparer (PTIN) updated with IRS for 2011 tax

year

. Working on getting my CPP (Certified Payroll Professional)

EDUCATION

Spokane Community College, Spokane, WA 1996-1999

Associates in Business with emphasis in Marketing and Management

References Available Upon Request

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