MICHELLE POTTS
*** *. **** ***., ***** Falls, WI 54022
*****.*********@*****.***
Cell: 612-***-****
EMPLOYMENT
Gurstel Chargo, PA, Golden Valley, MN. Jan 2010 - Present
Accountant:
. Responsible for setting up the Rapid Remittance Process in CLS
(Collection Legal Software)
. Maintaining the formatting and sending 70 remittances a month.
. Researching problem checks
. Created a LSA (Legal Sales Agreement) Binder and verified that
clients are set up properly
. Posting co-counsel payments, debtor payments
. Handle client remittance and invoice issues
The Mentor Network (formally REM Inc), Edina, MN and Middletown, CT. May
1999 - Oct 2008
Senior Accountant in Connecticut:
. Maintained 10M in billed and unbilled accounts receivables
. Lowered the unallowable expenses for Dept of Social Services
Cost report from 26K to 3K
. Worked on multiple workgroups with the State of Connecticut Dept
of Developmental Services
. Created different worksheets for proposal budgets for new waiver
clients, waiver billing tracking
. Prepared state cost reports and state budgeting reports
. Reviewed and analyzed financial statements with program staff
. Maintained compliance with State and SOX guidelines
. Prepared all clients personal taxes
. Reconciled fixed assets to GL, Transfer & Disposals, Capital
Expenditure requests
Senior Accountant in Minnesota:
. Trained and assisted Staff Accountants
. Assisted in creating and updating the accounting manual
. Completed various projects from management
. Continued work as Staff Accountant
. Researched and reconciled multiple aging issues.
. Created a process to record revenue based on how we were paid
from Maryland to make it easier to tie to the audit letters and
for cost reporting
. Reconciled with my supervisor all REM Colorado Clients Funds due
to suspicion of fraud
Staff Accountant in Minnesota:
. Prepared and reviewed three companies' financial statements
ranging from 10-20M in Revenue
. Prepared in house budgets as well as state budgets
. Assisted with the yearly audits
. Analyzed all accounts for accuracy
. Maintained daily cash, amortization, & depreciation schedules
. Reconciled bank statements, prepared payroll tax, sales tax,
personal property tax returns, annual reports, & census reports
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-River Falls - AACSB, River Falls, WI. Bachelors of
Science in Finance Dec 2009
. Best in Industry Certificate - Glo-Bus Simulation
. Preparing to sit for CMA Exam
. IFRS - 5 part - webinar training by IMA/Deloitte
. Financial crisis & Future of ERM: More or less - webinar
training by IMA
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT. Classes in Finance,
Jan 2006-May 2008.
Alexandria Technical College, Alexandria, MN. Associate in Applied Science
in Accounting, May 1996.
SOFTWARE
High-level experience with Oracle, ADI, Kronos, Excel, Word, and CLS.
Intermediate level experience QuickBooks Pro, JD Edwards, and Hyperion.