Customer Service Assistant

Patrick Ballweg

*** ***** ** ** * Denver, CO* ***03

Cell: 608-***-**** * E mail: **************@*****.***

Objective

I am a recent transplant seeking to leverage my education and experience into a career in accounting.

Education

Marquette University Graduate School of Management: MSA Accounting 2009 (3.33 GPA)

University of Wisconsin LaCrosse: BS Economics with distinction (Dean’s List 4 times) 2006 (3.38 GPA)

Experience

Tax Intern, SVA Certified Public Accountants, S.C. (January 2011 Tax Day 2011): Prepare income tax returns

for individuals, partnerships, and s corporations. Prepare adjusting journal entries. Prepare fixed asset

schedules and prepare personal property tax returns for partnerships and corporations. Organize a file of

supporting documentation for tax engagements.

Financial Analyst/Staff Accountant, Air Cargo Carriers Inc. (May 2009 – January 2011): Perform account

reconciliations and analysis. Prepare monthly accruals. Prepare daily cash journal entries across entities.

Work with engine shop and mechanics to prepare monthly inventory and WIP entries. Work with AP to

prepare voucher packages. Prepare monthly AP invoices and ACH payments. Perform bi weekly AR

reconciliation and investigate variances. Resolve both customer and vendor conflicts, identify and

implement solutions for at risk accounts. Manage, monitor, and forecast collateral base and cash across

entities. Assist with preparation of the financial statements. Work across departments to implement and

perform new strategies, controls, and procedures. Set up and configure customers, vendors, the bank, and

loan in the company’s accounting system. Serve as the internal point of contact for all corporate card and

banking activity.

Key Achievements

Serve as liaison to the bank management as the company transitioned its entire loan.

Serve as liaison to the bank management as the company transitioned credit cards for over

250 employees.

Work on transition team that mapped G/L codes for interim post acquisition accounting

system.

Reconcile three inventory accounts and four different bank accounts pre acquisition.

Cross Functional Achievements

Review, design, write, and implement revenue cycle internal controls and accompanying

forms, policies, and procedure manuals.

Implement WIP reporting processes with mechanics in the company’s Engine Shop.

Negotiate for automated online credit card account management system and transition newly

acquired company to proficiency in utilizing it.

D esign, write, and implement company wide credit card policies and procedures.

Write policies and procedures, set up, and trained human resources department with

bookkeeping procedures for insurance and flex plan payments (100% accuracy)

Other Experience

Graduate Assistant Marquette University Accounting Dept.

Spring 2009. Assistant to Dr. Michael Akers

Office Assistant Marquette Wired Office

February 2008 May 2009. Customer Service and Records Management.

Office Assistant/HR Assistant Residential Living Services

Fall 2007. Administration, Payroll, and Hiring Interviews.

Manager Chicago’s Beef & etc.

2003 06. All activities that kept the store operating.

Office and Courthouse Intern Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office

Summer 2005. Administration, defendant intake, and bond interviews.

Certification

CPA Exam: FAR 82, BEC 87, REG 89, AUD 88. License applied for.

Activities

Beta Alpha Psi – Member,

Performed an internal audit of accounts payable for Marquette University

Food for Families

IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)

Computer Skills

GoSystem Tax RS, Prosystem Fx Engagement, Go File Room, GruntWorx, QuickBooks, Fixed Assets CS, FAS

Asset Accounting, CPASS, Microsoft Office, SAP, Microsoft Outlook, Pentagon, Peachtree, SPSS, Concur

Expense Reporting

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