Accounting Accounts Payable

JULIE DYKSTRA, CPA

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

Loves Park, IL 61111

815-***-**** (cell)

abl4jw@r.postjobfree.com

KEY SKILLS

. Extensive financial reporting background including month end close,

consolidations, and SEC reporting.

. EXCEL power user, ACCESS intermediate level user, experienced in

system conversions.

. Knowledgeable in the field of investment accounting.

. Experienced in the many aspects of corporate accounting from journal

entry prep and account reconciliation to accruals and financial statement

creation to variance analysis.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

AMCORE Bank (now Harris Bank), from 1996 to present

Corporate Accountant and Officer

Automated the consolidation process for a publicly traded company.

Designed general ledger (G/L) imports and EXCEL templates that produced the

elimination entries and reconciled the G/L accounts with minimal manual

input. Quickly identified out-of-balance situations, thereby shortening

month end close process.

Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and conducted

variance analysis. Monitored deadlines and assigned report workload within

department. Provided audit work papers and on-going support to internal

and external auditors as well as OCC and FED examiners.

Coordinated 10-Q and 10-K SEC filings and performed detail review of notes,

tables and MD&A. Prepared large portions of the Proxy Statement.

Coordinated with printer regarding timing, file transfer, proofing and

editing, proxy cards, and mailing of documents to shareholders.

Researched new accounting standards and was heavily involved with

subsequent implementation. Developed and documented procedures for new

accounting processes and for preparation of related footnotes, tables,

and/or disclosures.

Reduced the level of manual work in report preparation though utilization

of ACCESS databases. Analyzed trends and created reports by region, line

of business, loan type, industry concentration, tenure, customer size, and

payment status. Distributed reports for use in SEC/regulatory filings, at

Board of Directors' meetings, and for internal use including employee

performance assessment.

Initiated procedural and software changes in investment accounting.

Evaluated new software, designed system setup with vendor, coordinated

conversion and training, performed data verification, and read entire

software manual before installation. Supervised accountants and performed

yield analysis.

Managed Accounts Payable department and oversaw the transition to

centralized processing. Absorbed processing from eight locations without

increasing A/P staff at corporate headquarters. Compiled list of common

errors/omissions and developed a check-box response form to save time when

inadequate documentation was submitted.

EDUCATION AND DESIGNATIONS

University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, B.A. with high honors in

Business Administration.

Passed CPA exam at first sitting.

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