Sales Manager

Katherine Spiegel

Experience ****-Present Impact Group, LLC

St. Louis, MO

Tax and International Accountant

Oversee all International accounting and reporting

including monthly close utilizing QuickBooks

Enterprise Solutions accounting software.

Conduct day-to-day Treasury responsibilities to

maximize cash flow including review of all bank

accounts which included domestic and international

banks.

Prepare tax projections for external CPA for

quarterly tax payments for United States, United

Kingdom and Switzerland operations.

Research and review federal and over 20 state tax

returns with external CPA for two companies.

Prepare and disseminate financial information

(profit/loss, cash flow, bank reconciliations,

balance sheet and financial analysis) on a timely

basis, in accordance with agreed reporting needs.

Conduct weekly meetings with international employees

to review accounts receivable and other financial

reporting issues.

Prepare annual sales forecast and expense budget

through working with the CFO, Vice President of

International Business Development and various

department heads.

Prepare monthly variance analysis and provide

ongoing support to the CFO for planning and

strategic decision making.

Develop written financial policies and procedures to

govern and support control of key areas:

collections, capital expenditures, travel and

entertainment, accounts receivable, order entry,

etc.

Support external CPA with timely preparation of lead

schedules and other documents to facilitate an

efficient audit and perform quarterly review of

balance sheet reconciliations.

Support CFO in core company close.

Created a tax payment schedule which resulted in

significant reductions in tax penalties from

previous levels.

Developed daily cash flow report, budgeted balance

sheet, budgeted cash flow and budgeted yearly

statement of cash flows which resulted in reduced

interest costs by projecting to see if the line of

credit would be needed throughout the year.

Review all company insurance policies, contracts and

bankruptcy notices. Major project was recovering

over a $1 million from GM bankruptcy settlement in

2009.

Organized and led United Way campaign which exceeded

the stated annual participation and contribution

goal in 2009.

2007-2008 Popular Equipment Finance

Ballwin, MO

Tax Manager

Management of all tax functions for over 11,000

assets on a daily basis.

Supervision and training of staff on the preparation

of sales, use, and property taxes in all 50

states plus Canada and Puerto Rico.

Preparation of bank reconciliation on a monthly

basis.

Reconciliation of tax ledger accounts on a monthly

basis.

Implemented a monthly sales matrix which covers all

50 states.

1998-2007 International Marketing Group, Inc.

Wildwood, MO

Accounting Manager

Management of accounting and finance functions on a

daily basis.

Preparation of financial statements, account

analysis, sales and use tax forms, personal

property tax forms, and bank reconciliations which

help upper management with financial decisions.

Supervise inventory counts to reduce losses and

obsolete inventory.

Review company's financial investments and make

recommendations that result in higher returns on

investments.

Forecast cash flows and budgets that result in

reduced expenses for the company.

Control credit analysis preparation for potential

vendors and clients to allow the company to expand

and grow.

Collection on overdue accounts resulting in fewer

uncollectible accounts.

Execute and prepare annual audit and corporate tax

returns with company's CPA firm.

Implemented, tested, set up, and trained staff on

new inventory and purchasing system, and Great

Plains Dynamics accounting software.

1997-1998 Contemporary Group, Inc. Brentwood,

MO

Staff Accountant

Prepared monthly journal entries, accruals, and

financial statements for three corporations on job

cost system.

Analyzed general ledger accounts that lead to

reduction of errors on financial statements.

Managed and reviewed accounts payable and receivable

entries to streamline job tasks.

Forecasted annual budgets and projections.

Balanced and reconciled monthly bank statements for

five divisions.

Assisted in the annual preparation of corporate

income tax information.

Administered and coordinated internal audit review

for corporate divisions.

1994-1997 Great Rivers Home Care St. Peters, MO

Medicare Billing Specialist

Supervised and administered monthly billing

processing cycle.

Reconciled general ledger accounts and assisted in

accounting functions.

Resolved inquiries on Medicare and insurance issues

to reduce loss of revenue.

Prepared Medicare Cost Report for upper management

in timely manner.

Effectively trained and supervised staff in Medicare

billing department on a daily basis.

Created Medicare Billing Training Manual that

implemented procedures for the department.

Education Maryville University St. Louis, MO

Emphasis Area: Accounting Coursework for CPA Exam,

1997.

Bachelor of Science in Business May 1989, Cum Laude.

Sat for CPA Exam, May 1999 and currently enrolled in

CPA review course and plan on taking CPA test in

Fall 2010 and Winter 2011.

References Available upon request.

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