Manager Accounting

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Marsha R Kennedy

Career Goal: Accountant/Financial Analyst

Knowledgeable, dedicated Accountant with solid experience in building and maintaining effective accounting functions and financial reporting

and analysis in order to enhance strategic decision making. Adept at implementing financial systems and accounting processes and controls that

improve back office efficiency and performance. Computer proficiency in PeopleSoft, QuickBooks, Business Objects, Recon Plus,T-Recs,

Lawson,JDA System, Merlin, EPCOR, Payroll deduction and MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

Experience/Accomplishments

Rush University Medical – Chicago, IL

Accountant/Assistant Manager, 7/2009 to 7/2011

Assigned to special project tasked with streamlining, centralizing and automating general accounting and transaction processing

activities for the Gift shops.

Managed day-to-day accounting functions including payroll deductions, A/P, A/R, G/L close, journal entries and financial reporting and

analysis in accordance with GAAP and company policies.

Led a staff of 6 employees, maximizing opportunities to coach, develop and train team in order to achieve the objectives of the finance

department and Gift shops sales.

Successfully converted a manual general ledger to QuickBooks, GL.

Maintained appropriate financial procedures and internal controls in order to ensure the accuracy, reliability and timeliness of financial

statement information.

Automated manual payroll deduction process to Quick Charge System.

Planned and executed annual physical inventory.

Prepared Sale Tax for payment to the state.

Prepared annual external audit schedules for all general ledger account reconciliations.

Follet Higher Education Group – C hicago, IL

Accountant, 9 /2008 to 12/2008 – (Consulting through LaSalle Network)

Updated monthly reconciliation spreadsheets.

Reconciled daily credit cards transactions.

Resolved technical errors discrepancies with various banks and issuing systems.

Prepared journal entries to support month-end-close.

Made recommendation on streamlining reconciliation process.

Assisted management in special projects.

The Warranty Group – Chicago, IL

Accountant, 7/2008 to 8/2008 – (Consulting through Jackson Wabash)

Assigned to special project tasked with streamlining, centralizing and improving departmental operations.

Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and reconciled monthly receivable accounts.

Instrumental in identifying problems, trends and implementing process to migrate to financial reporting.

Instrumental in training staff on bank reconciliations procedures.

Adhoc reporting – (updating monthly reconciliations to produce management control reports).

Omnic Insurance – Chicago, IL

Senior Accountant, 4/2008 to 6/2008 – (Consulting through Flex Execs Solutions)

Reconciled monthly bank reconciliation.

Maintained Fixed Asset Database.

Prepared journal entries.

Reconciled Prepaid Expense accounts.

Balanced monthly stock report.

Issued stock payments redeemed by customers.

Reviewed financial statements for accuracy.

Maintained and analyzed monthly investments report.

Run monthly general ledger queries for investment analysis.

CNA Insurance – Chicago, IL

Accounting Manager, (Premium Receivables), 3/2005 to 10/2007

Act as liaison between Billing & Collections, TPA Vendor Management, and Corporate Finance.

Managed day to day operations for Premium, Claims, and TPA ledger reconciliations.

Responsible for 150 accounts to ensure reconciliations are completed timely.

Prepared monthly Corporate Finance Report of reconciling differences.

Identified problems trends and implement processes to mitigate risk to financial reporting.

Performed Sarbanes Oxley quarterly testing.

Maintained Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Controls.

Performed companywide premium balancing and report on any anomalies.

Worked with various departments to resolve reporting issues.

Documented new general ledger procedures and programs.

Facilitated reconciliation training of new accounts for new hires.

Prepared premium accounting quality presentation for monthly business review.

Managed a staff of 9 individuals. 4 remote

Reconciled TPA Suspense Account.

Staff Accountant – (Expense Processing), 12/2001 to 2/2005

Performed account reconciliation of three main corporate payables accounts which averaged 12,000 issues per month;

Analyzed and investigated reconciling items identified by monthly account reconciliations of corporate payables checking accounts.

Performed monthly account reconciliations of the expense processing accounts.

Prepared Officers’ Perquisite Program annual report for tax reporting.

Provided daily backup withholding data to IRS, vis-à-vis AP vendors, identified via PeopleSoft GL query;

Resolved check exception issues for corporate payables checking accounts, providing ok-to-pay approvals to Banks;

Determined outstanding check totals for DDA accounts, providing quarterly reports to GAAP Reporting group;

Tracked specific G/L liability accounts, investigating out-of-balances and anomalies;

Prepared and booked journal entries to Ledger as needed.

Recommended and assist in the streamlining departmental procedures.

Trained personnel on new or revised processing procedures.

Assisted Management in special projects.

Staff Accountant – (Commission Accounting), 7/1998 to 11/2001

Analyzed and investigated out-of-balance items on Intercompany A/R Aged Report;

Analyzed and investigated reconciling items identified by monthly account reconciliations.

Performed monthly account reconciliations for Commercial and Personal Lines commission payable accounts.

Applied daily cash received from agents’ for premium due CNA.

Monitored agents’ debit report for collection of payment.

Trained new hire on day to day operations.

Provided daily backup withholding data to IRS, Agents’ Commissions, identified via People soft GL query.

Reported Agents Commission reportable income to the IRS.

Issued annual 1099’s for Commercial Lines, Personal Lines Agents.

Performed Backup Withholding for Agents’ Commissions.

Trained both internal and external employee on the agent’s commission process flow.

Prepared journal entries.

Revised and implemented new daily and monthly procedures.

Accounting Specialist – (Corporate Treasury), 4/1985 to 6/1998

Reconciled monthly bank accounts to the People soft GL.

Resolved technical discrepancies with various banks and issuing systems.

Involved in new implementation of systems and reconciliation projects.

Trained new employees, business units and field offices on reconciliation system.

Made recommendations for streamlining and improving departmental operations.

Maintained Abandoned Property and Escheatment Database.

Reconciled monthly unclaimed funds accounts.

Analyzed and investigated reconciling items identified by monthly account reconciliations.

Reconciled TPA ledger accounts.

Cleared TPA Suspense transactions.

Compiled and reported unclaimed funds by the specified deadline to the State Treasury Departments.

PROFESSIONAL COURSES: Insurance Accounting, Accounting at CNA, 1099 Seminar, Fraud Seminar, Tuesday Morning Leadership,

Situational leadership, Coaching and Feedback Training, Career Development Planning Workshop, Writing for Impact, T-Rec Reconciliation

Training Class, Recon Plus Training Class, Excel Training, Time Management

Education - 6/1982, High School Diploma Earned, George W Collins

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