Kenneth Mueller

*** ******* ** . ***** *******, MN 55397

612-***-**** Cell . abh7ki@r.postjobfree.com

Accountant with 14 years experience in the Manufacturing and Distribution

industry with solid knowledge of all aspects of Accounting, Finance and

Information Systems Management.

EXPERIENCE

Controller, Williams Steel and Hardware/S&S Welding, Minneapolis, MN, May

1996 - present.

. Prepare all sales and use tax returns for 6 states and 3 companies, as

well as automating the process for each.

. Responsible for all aspects of Accounts Receivable and Accounts

Payable, including fielding calls from both Vendors and Customers and

resolving any and all issues that arise.

. Responsible for all Payroll functions including tracking personal

time, transmitting hours and wages to an outside processor, and

verifying accuracy of employees wages and withholdings. I have

created spreadsheets and procedures that have affectively eliminated

all errors in payroll and reduced the time needed to process by over

75%.

. Assist in portions of Human Resources that relate to benefits and

retirement withholdings.

. Prepare all financial statements and supporting documentation for

monthly and yearly consolidation of the corporate entity, as well as

monthly management financials for the parent company.

. Coordinate all yearend audits and tax return filings with our

accounting firm as well as prepare all spreadsheets and supporting

documentation that the auditors and tax preparers use for completing

their tasks. Examples include preparation of all Schedule M's for the

tax return and all variation and analysis sheets to prior years for

the auditors.

. Analysis of any discrepancies in inventory value and quantity, and

determine what the issue is and best course of action to resolve the

issue.

. Responsible for banking relations in conjunction with our working

capital line of credit and all of its reporting functions.

. Increased the knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and

procedures for those that I supervised.

. Key member for implementation, testing, and training of all accounting

and management software that was installed. Created and documented a

fair number of the procedures that were and are being used for all

areas of the software.

. Provided assistance and expertise on any other special projects that

arose.

SPECIAL SKILLS

. Proficient with Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks, Global Shop

Solutions, Great Plains, E2, FACTS, ADP, and various fixed asset and

auditing software.

. Adept at Microsoft Access having created various databases for

tracking employee time and attendance as well as one used to verify

incoming shipments meet preset standards.

. High level understanding of Microsoft Excel having created numerous

management specific spreadsheets for analyzing a wide range of issues.

. Ability to adapt to new environments and situations.

. Notary Public

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Southwest State University

Major: Accounting

Central High School, Norwood/Young America, MN

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