Customer Service Accounting

Kelly L. Scheiman

**** *********** ***** *****, **** 44129

440-***-**** ********@***.***

SUMMARY

I am a responsible, ambitious, and well-organized professional with ten

years of experience in the accounting field. I am currently seeking a

Senior Accountant or Assistant Controller position.

Special skills and knowledge include:

* Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, Powerpoint)

* Personnel management experience

* Notary Public

* Qualified candidate for CPA examination

* Working knowledge of 'Quickbooks' software

* Oracle Financial software (A/P & G/L)

* Knowledgeable in Creative Solutions/UltraTax software

* Extensive work with annual audits by outside accounting firms

* SOX compliance

* Ecometry software

* ADP Payroll software

* Proficient user of Markview software

EXPERIENCE

READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION--WORLD ALMANAC EDUCATION DIVISION

1/06 TO 6/09

Accounting Supervisor - Finance Department

(Division closed as of June 30, 2009)

* Complete month-end closing - running reports, journal entries, account

reconciliations, financial statement preparation and analysis

* Approval of invoices to authorize payments by corporate office -

includes both inventory and non-inventory items

* Complete payroll processing for 60+ employees - processing, submitting

to corporate office and reconciliations

* Extensive audit request preparation for annual audits by outside

accounting firm

* Assist in the preparation and planning for the taking of annual

physical inventory

* Fixed asset tracking and calculation of depreciation for all company

assets

* Responsible for the completion of standard reports, including, but not

limited to, daily dashboard report, monthly analysis of overtime hours

and dollars and analysis of temporary labor cost

* Supervision of one to two employees - Accounts Receivable Specialist

and Junior Accountant

* Oversee calculation of monthly commissions for payment to Inside Sales

and Customer Service representatives

* Calculate FIFO inventory layer cost adjustments for an over 12,000 SKU

inventory

* Special projects as needed

OFFICEMAX, INC.

4/05 TO 12/05

Financial Analyst II - Inventory Control

(headquarters relocated to Chicago)

* Monthly general ledger account reconciliations

* Consignment vendor account reconciliations and payments on consignment

goods; conversions from owned inventory to consignment inventory

* Monthly accruals for financial statement preparation

* Monthly monitoring of store usage of inventory

* Semi-annual physical inventories of all stores - reporting,

corrections, adjustments, etc.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

8/04 TO 4/05

Director of Financial Services (Left

due to company downsizing)

* Monthly Billing of residents - Input of resident information into

internally created software: move-ins, move-outs, ancillary charges,

billing corrections, apartment transfers, etc.

* Monthly financial statements prepared with corporate office personnel:

adjusting journal entries, analysis of general ledger, explanations

of deviations from formally prepared budgets, etc.

* Annual budgets for the entire community by department and monthly

rolling projections for a three-month period

* Entry of all cash receipts to the retirement community and monthly

bank reconciliations

* Mid-month reporting to the corporate office of all department expenses

and occupancy percentages.

* Prepare credit applications for new vendors

TEMPORARY CONTRACT POSITIONS 4/03

TO 8/04

CARDINAL FASTENER & SPECIALTY CO., INC.

Accountant/Human Resources

* Input payroll data for approximately 50 employees via internet to

Paychex, Inc. for completion

* Track all attendance issues for employees (i.e. absences,

tardiness, vacation time)

* Introduce benefit package to employees upon eligibility - health,

dental, short-term disability and life insurance

* Weekly collection calls to customers based on Accounts Receivable

Aging Report

* Special projects as necessary, including: business credit card

analysis, change of business banking institutions, competitive

comparison of company services for minimization of monthly costs,

etc.

THE NRP GROUP, LLC - GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO

Staff Accountant

Daily cash transfers for commercial bank managed accounts

* Preparation of weekly cash report summarizing cash flows from

construction projects, accounts receivable on current construction,

incoming management fees, and summary of all commercial bank

account activity including Money Market and Commercial Line of

Credit

* Monthly construction draws based on percentage of completion and

all documentation required by lending institutions and other fund

sources

* Monthly closing journal entries including depreciation, accruals,

prepaid expenses, etc.

* Monthly bank reconciliations of business accounts

NEWCOMB & COMPANY, LLC - WESTLAKE, OHIO

12/99 TO 4/03

Staff Accountant (Left due to

break-up of partnership)

* Monthly accounting functions for small business clients - including

bank reconciliations, monthly accounting closes, tracking of payroll

and other tax payments, and extensive inventory valuations

* Quarterly and annual compilations for numerous clients: service,

manufacturing and retail businesses

* Quarterly payroll tax returns; including semi-annual Workers'

Compensation returns

* Various business tax forms including, but not limited to, federal,

state and local returns, personal property, franchise, sales and use

taxes, and real estate tax

* Individual tax returns - federal, state and local levels

* Special projects as required by clients: personal financial

statements, forecasting, loan vs. lease analysis, etc.

* Complete restructuring of accounting system for manufacturing entity

to incorporate new divisions within the business: new chart of

accounts, general ledger, formatting of financial statements onto

new accounting system, preparation of numerous spreadsheets for

inventory valuations and expense allocations related to new

divisions, etc.

EDUCATION

Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts

Major: Business Administration

Emphasis: Accounting

GPA: 3.37

AFFILIATIONS

Member of the Parma Area Chamber of Commerce

Elected to the Board of Directors for 2009 - 2011

Elected Treasurer for 2009 & 2010

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