Farmington, MN
Phone 651-***-****
sfisher54@charter.n
et
Sherry Fisher
Objective Experience individual seeking a responsible
accounting/payroll position.
Professiona Accountant/Payroll
l 2006 - Present
Experience Accountemps/Sub-Contractor
Sales & Use tax 40 states, prepared & filed sales tax return.
Reconciled general ledger accounts to payroll records, analyzed
payroll reports, prepared federal, state and
local payroll tax returns, multi-state payroll tax filing.
Worked in construction, manufacturing, automotive, transportation,
non-profit and retail.
Certified payroll, EEO reporting, kept current with requirements
federal and state funded jobs, EEO and workers
compensation audits.
Payroll & expenses for 1200 employees & 400 clients, non-profit,
union and non-union employees, union reports for
several different unions, union benefits and payments, kept
current with union rules and changes.
Job costing, WIP, journal entries, financial statements, general
ledger, credit cards, bank statement
reconciliation, A/R, A/P, fixed assets, leased equipment, rentals,
and employee expenses, collections.
Federal, state quarterly returns, weekly payments, heavy highway
use tax, sales tax, property taxes.
Accountant/Payroll
2005 - 2006
Intradyn Incorporation
Coordinated and executed each monthly financial closing process.
Processed semi-monthly payroll system, managed employee's benefits,
401K, health insurance, vacation, commission payments.
Implemented Peachtree Manufacturing software, set goals for desired
improvements, assigned ownership to tasks and procedures.
Set-up new numbering scheme and polices to ensure quality audits,
designed and wrote new inventory control procedures and
guidelines.
Financial statements, month-end reconciliation, fixed assets, A/P,
A/R, journal entries, reconciled general ledger
accounts, prepared work papers, maintained records.
Payroll/Staff Accountant 1999- 2005
Wizard Transportation
Workers compensation reports, payments, audits, 401K payments,
reports, company's benefits and payments.
Compiled and entered payroll information, Federal and State payroll
reporting requirements and payments, weekly, quarterly & annual
reports, unemployment reports, W-2's, 1099's, garnishments,
answered employee's questions, updated & ensure personal files are
accurate.
Federal, State quarterly returns, heavy highway use tax, sales and
use tax.
Equipment purchases, leases, and rentals, job costing.
Bank statements for several bank accounts, A/P, A/R, collections,
expense reports, journal entries, reconciled general
ledger accounts, prepared work papers, financial statements.
Retail Accountant
1994 - 1999
Northern Tool & Equipment
Completed bank reconciliation's and consolidates bank accounts for
retail stores.
Identified cash over and shortages and late deposits.
Contacted retail stores to obtain store's sales and deposit
information, and ran the corresponding reports.
Responded to store personnel and retail customer, inquiries
regarding register receipts and disputes with charges.
Balanced cost of goods, sales report, open account report and
manager's commission's report.
Prepared and analyze merchandise accounting reports, reconcile
purchase activity and resolve issues.
Accounts Payable
Northern Tool & Equipment
Performed duties necessary to ensure the proper processing,
recording, approval and payment of accounts payable,
prepared reports of amounts due & recommend specific vendor
payments for periodic check runs.
Completed the necessary documents to ensure compliance with
established purchase authorizations, verification of
receipt of goods or services, and accurate invoicing, month-end
report of merchandise, been received but not yet invoiced to
properly cut off purchase and payable.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE SKILLS
Macola
Cheeta/Streetsmart
JD Edwards
Great Plains
Timberline
AS400
Pc/MRP
Oracle
Solomon
Report Smith
Income Tax Software
Crystal Reports
QuickBooks Pro
Excel, Word
Peachtree
ADP
Education Bachelor of Arts in Accounting
National University
Associated Degree in Accounting
Dakota County Technical College
Certified of Continuing Education
H & R Block Income Tax Course
Professiona American Society of Women Accountants
l American Payroll Association
Memberships
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