Sales Accounts Payable
Resume:
KURT RADDANT
Woodbury, MN *5129
******@*********.***
SUMMARY
Detailed accounting and finance professional with experience and proven
track record in delivering accurate reports and analysis. Innovative, well
organized employee that has proven trustworthy through various projects and
promotions. Hands on experience with:
Mainframe and PeopleSoft GL Sales/Use, Personal Property,
& Premium Taxes
Fixed Assets, Other Subledgers Budgeting and
Forecasting
Cost Benefit Analysis Banking & Insurance Regulatory
reporting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SCHOOL SPECIALTY, INC., Greenville, WI
2009-2010
Sales Tax Administrator
Manage sales and use tax collection and reporting for 6 US entities and 1
Canada entity. Answer customer and internal questions related to billings
and tax. Work with auditors from various states.
. File 100 to 200 returns depending on if month-end, quarter-end, or year-
end
. Supervise 1 other person that files 100 to 200 returns also, which I
review and approve
. Added another entity to our monthly filings. Set up all the check
requests, EFT forms, and working folders for these 40 plus states.
. Implemented changes to eliminate redundant set-up of customer and
exemption certificate data
. Eliminated double entry process for ACH payments. Centralized with one
person to make the process more efficient and reduce potential errors.
AMEX ASSURANCE, INC., Green Bay, WI
2007-2009
Financial Analyst
Provided cost benefit analysis for President, Claims Department, and Call
Center. Detailed cost allocations by product and monthly reporting.
Insurance State regulatory reporting.
. Analyzed and filed annual premium tax returns for all 50 states, most due
within a 3-week window. Worked Saturdays as needed to file without late
penalties or interest.
. Validated $500K to $1M of inter-company transactions monthly to ensure
correct expense recognition.
. Researched and cleared hundreds of entries from one inter-company account
that had not been reconciled for at least a year. Implemented procedures
to maintain its clean status.
. One revenue and cost per call analysis led to closing the call center 2
hours earlier each night. Projected to save the company thousands each
month.
. Entrusted with a confidential cost benefit analysis to identify other 3rd
party-serviced products to bring in-house, which also included adding
another service site.
. Wrote procedure documents and trained replacement, as the company moved
the operation to Phoenix.
NICOLET NATIONAL BANK, Green Bay, WI 2004-
2006
Accounting Analyst
Managed Bank's daily borrowing or lending position. Completed regulatory
reports for the Bank and Holding Company and Subsidiaries. Prepared
account reconciliations for Bank and Subsidiaries.
. Monthly closing of all entities, consolidation and elimination entries,
financial reporting
. Wrote management reports into Asset Liability software to eliminate their
manual creation in Excel.
. Converted Rate versus Volume report from another source to provide
management with the separate drivers of the Net Interest Margin actual
and budget variances.
. Filed Personal Property Tax returns - saved expense previously incurred
from outside accounting firm.
Kurt Raddant
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THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS, Appleton, WI
1999-2004
Accounting Analyst, Thrivent Bank 2002-
2004
Responsible for monthly accounting, closing, and reporting process.
Special projects and analysis as assigned.
. Implemented policies and procedures for Goodwill Impairment analysis and
Mortgage Servicing Rights Asset impairment, to keep the bank in
compliance with new FASB pronouncements.
. Investigated suspicious expense reimbursements and found that an employee
was stealing from the bank.
. Worked on 5 Year Plan with outside consulting firm. Results contributed
to the Bank's strategic plan.
Accounts Payable Manager, AAL Corporate (now Thrivent)
2000-2002
Managed 4 accounts payable processors and 1 sales & use tax accountant.
Processed in excess of $30 to $40 million dollars of expense vouchers and
purchase order payments annually and filed tax returns in all states.
. Cross-trained employees in all aspects of the department - able to
eliminate 1 full time position
. Reduced complicated list of 20+ tax category codes in the requisition
system down to 4 simple choices, which eliminated ongoing confusion. Met
with and communicated to all applicable departments.
. Trained the Minneapolis staff on the PeopleSoft Accounts Payable system
after the merger.
Sales and Use Tax Accountant, AAL Corporate 1999-
2000
Filed sales and use tax returns and assisted with improvements to the
systems that collected the tax data.
. Completed and filed quarterly and annual returns for all states.
. Integral member of PeopleSoft testing team to ensure continued tax
compliance.
CITIZENS BANK, NA, Shawano, WI
1993-1999
Greenwood, WI Branch Manager 1997-1999
Managed staff of 5 tellers and 2 personal bankers. Also worked the teller
line and opened accounts.
. Created good public image by joining board of Greenwood Chamber of
Commerce and being involved in Dairy Days and Breakfast on the Farm.
. Led the transition to Associated Bank after Citizens Bank was purchased.
Addressed customer and employee concerns.
Accounting Clerk and Staff Accountant 1993-
1997
Responsible for accounts payable, fixed asset accounting, month-end
reporting, budgeting, and regulatory reporting in increasing levels in the
department.
. Entry level accounting, subledgers, payables, budgeting as Accounting
Clerk - May to December 1993
. Promoted to Staff Accountant December 1993. Responsible for reconciling
and reporting for 15 Wisconsin Finance Company branches and 2 branches in
Illinois. Regulatory reporting, balance sheet and branch budgeting,
interest rate budgeting for the Bank and Holding Company.
. Confidential analysis project presented to the Board and Examiners, which
led to the sale of 2 branches.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting
University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Public Accountant ACT National Career Readiness
Certificate
State of Wisconsin Department Level: GOLD
Certificate # Q25PZDTQBHVF
of Regulation & Licensing Validate Cert# at
http://www.act.org/certificate/verify.html
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