Accounts Payable Accounting

Tara Birkett

Email: ********@*************.***

Address:

City: Sauk City

State: WI

Zip: 53583

Country: USA

Phone: 608-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Highly motivated accounting professional and dedicated employee with high integrity, strong work ethic, and great leadership skills.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Madison Area Technical College, Madison WI 1/2001 to 5/2006 (Accounting)

High School Dipolma from Madison Area Technical College, Madison WI 1/2001 to 11/2012

Job History / Details:

Summary

Highly motivated accounting professional and dedicated employee with high integrity, strong work ethic, and great leadership skills.

Highlights

Account reconciliations

Bank reconciliations

Budget vs. actual analysis

Project management

Financial reporting

Fixed assets

Capital projects

Journal entries

Accounts payable

SOX compliance

US GAAP Principles

Knowledge of planning techniques, test and sampling methods involved in conducting audits.

Accounting Skills

Used accounting software to record, store, and analyze information

Monitored spend on capital projects to ensure budgets were not exceeded and we were compliant with tax regulations.

General Ledger Accounts

Maintained accurate accounts including cash, inventory, prepaid, fixed assets, inter-company, and accrued expenses.

Process Improvement

Managed the implementation of a travel and expense system along with a new credit card program, which resulted in more cost-effective service.

Training

Trained hundreds of employees expense systems and databases, policies and procedures while focusing on minimizing errors and generating superior results.

Streamlined policies and processes across multiple divisions.

Experience

August 2012 to Current

Covance, Inc. Madison, WI

Financial Staff Accountant

Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual account reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of the G/L.

Complete monthly bank reconciliations

Process manual journal entries, standard journal entries, accruals, and journal entry uploads

Budget vs. actual analysis

Inventory

Spend analysis for repair & maintenance, temp labor, outside services, and supplies.

Prepare inter-company and foreign currency transactions

Address and resolve non-routine, complex and unexpected variances.

11/8/2012 12:00:00 AM

Sr. Expense Systems & Reporting Administrator (Aug 2011 - Feb 2012)

Managed over 600 corporate credit cards including travel and entertainment cards and procurement cards

Completed monthly account reconciliation for all travel and entertainment and credit card accounts.

Processed vendor payments as a back-up to the accounts payable manager

Performed monthly audits of expense reports and procurement spend

Prepared journal entries

Provided training for all cardholders and expense system users

Project management, implemented many system upgrades including Gelco to Concur, SAM to CAR, and MasterCard to American Express

July 2006 to August 2012

Spectrum Brands Madison, WI

Sr. Fixed Asset Specialist (Feb 2012 - Aug 2012)

Assigned and setup asset under construction numbers and internal orders.

Monitored spend on capital projects and reviewed projects for tax compliance.

Completed monthly, quarterly, and annual account reconciliations related to fixed assets, depreciation, and operation finance.

Downloaded inventory files

Journal entries including accruals and FIFO

Monitored processes to ensure compliance with company policy and SOX

Completed physical inventories, asset disposals, asset impairments, asset transfers, and tagging

Provided reports and support for internal and external auditors

Released standard costs

Processed depreciation on a monthly basis

Completed monthly, quarterly, and annual government surveys

11/8/2012 12:00:00 AM

Program Administrator (Aug 2008 - Aug 2011)

Managed over 600 corporate credit cards

Completed monthly account reconciliations for all travel and entertainment related accounts

Performed expense report audits

Provided training for Concur Travel & Expense (formerly Gelco) users

Prepared journal entries

11/8/2012 12:00:00 AM

Accounts Payable Specialist ( Jul 2006 - Aug 2008)

Processed vendor invoices

Maintained GRIR

Answered vendor questions

Researched and resolved account discrepancies

11/8/2012 12:00:00 AM

Head Bookkeeper (May 2000 to May 2003)

Reconciled all cashier bags and prepared daily deposits

Created daily sales reports

Worked with vendor and customers to resolve account discrepancies

Processed accounts receivable

Processed accounts payable

Completed month end transactions and reports

Managed cashiers, seven to 10 people per shift

May 2000 to July 2006

D&D Foods Lodi, WI

Pricing Coordinator (May 2003 - Jul 2006)

Maintained all prices throughout the store

Created and posted all price tags and signs

Worked with department managers to organize special programs and sales

Reduced the number of customer complaints regarding incorrect pricing by during frequent audits of pricing

Reconciled DSD invoices and vendor invoices

Education

2013 Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA

Bachelor of Arts Accounting

Coursework in: Intermediate Accounting, Advanced Accounting, Not for Profit Accounting, Auditing, Federal Tax I, Federal Tax II, International Business, Business Ethics

GPA 3.8

2006 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI

Associate of Science Accounting

GPA 3.8

Graduated with honors

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