Sales Accounting

Diana M. Havitz

**** ******* **** #* ● Stevens Point, WI, 54481 ● 715-***-**** ● *****.******@*****.***

Profile

Master’s degree-holding accountant with two years of corporate accounting experience seeking to begin a financial accounting career.

Adept at general accounting, journal entry preparation and financial report creation. Capable of interacting and communicating well with

team members, other professionals and external customers. Knowledgeable about U.S. GAAP, IFRS and governmental/not-for-profit

accounting, and will begin the CPA exam process after hiring. Willing to relocate.

Technical Skills: Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook; Oracle’s PeopleSoft

Work Experience

Accountant, Sentry Insurance (December 2010–April 2013)

• Worked in the Finance Support Systems department, which included cost accounting and miscellaneous financial accounting tasks

that are not assigned to other financial departments.

• Prepared and reviewed multiple journal entries on a monthly basis. Monitored various accounts for unexpected or erroneous activity.

Communicated issues and trends with management.

• Assembled reports on a monthly and quarterly basis for management regarding direct writer expenses.

• Documented various job processes for multiple departments.

• Maintained the PeopleSoft accounting system, including creating and modifying system-generated reports as requested by various

departments.

• Worked with multiple finance departments to verify entries and assist with assorted issues. Facilitated inter-department

communication to resolve issues when necessary.

Sales Intern, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (January–December 2009)

• Researched potential customers using online and company databases and other assorted methods.

• Conducted cold calls with prospects to obtain basic operating information regarding the company.

• Communicated with other interns and employees to effectively meet new and existing customer’s needs.

• Assisted with training for two new sales interns.

Student Aid, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (February 2008–June 2009)

• Assisted sociology professor with grading exams and organizing class material, such as printing and preparing handouts and storing

student essays and homework.

• Compiled student information and grades in Excel spreadsheets and an online database.

• Assembled the National Alliance on Mental Health monthly newsletter.

Related Experience

Assistant Treasurer and Vestry Member, St. John the Evangelist’s

2006–Present (Assistant Treasurer), May 2011–Present (Vestry Member)

• Assists standing treasurer with donation counting, bookkeeping and documentation for weekly offerings and donations.

• Coordinates fund-raising efforts, such as annual concession stands and pie sales.

• Manages Scrip fund, including the purchase and sale of gift cards for fund-raising purposes, reconciling bank statements and

maintaining documentation for annual audit.

• As Vestry Member, researches and votes on maintenance and budgetary issues, facilitates communication of issues between church

officers and lay people, and participates in bi-annual review of investment funds.

Educational History

Master of Professional Accounting

University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (December 2010)

3.4 / 4.0 GPA

Bachelors of Science

University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (December 2009)

Accounting major, Business Administration minor

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