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Jill Lawson ***** Knoll Trail Drive, #***, Dallas 817-***-****/****.******@***.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Critical Project Services; Dallas, TX Business Manager July 2016 - Current

Full-cycle Accounting for 2 companies, including Monthly and Year-End Close, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, Maintain General Ledger and prepare journal entries

Bank reconciliations; 8 accounts, 3 companies

Process Payroll for 2 companies across 7 States

Create & analyze financial reports, weekly presentation to the principals and monthly financial review

Benefits coordination for 2 companies; health and ancillary insurance, workers’ comp, P&L, and E&O, etc.

401k Fiduciary

Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, QuickBooks Online, Deltek Ajera, and Paylocity

Plano Children’s Theatre Group Interim Director of Business Operations, and January – July 2016

Catherine Reams, CPA Seasonal Bookkeeper, Respectively

LaCore Labs; Carrollton, TX Comptroller June 2015 – January 2016

Handled full-cycle accounting, processing PO and non-PO invoices

Handled Cash Applications, Billing and Collections responsibilities

Created and analyzed financial reports

General Ledger; prepared journal entries

Performed Bank Reconciliations

Payroll functions for Regular part-time and full-time employees and contract employees

Handled all purchasing, logistics, supply chain management and inventory control responsibilities

Utilized Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, QuickBooks Enterprises in the cloud, and FISHBOWL

CALAB, Inc.; Grand Prairie, TX Financial Manager/Assistant Director 2006-2013

Produced and analyzed all financial reports and projections

Handled full cycle accounting

Maintained General Ledger, prepared journal entries

Payroll for 80 employees including contract employees

Researched, secured and managed contracts and contract labor

Oversaw the insurance administration for 60 vehicles with varying coverage, 88 company-owned properties, 10 personal properties, the partially self-funded health insurance, and occupational accident coverage for 450+ employees

Acted as the fiduciary for the 401k plan.

Scheduled appointments and coordinated all the travel arrangements accommodating as many as 25 people from 5 different locations, including their pets.

Utilized Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, and QuickBooks Pro Online

Progressively; Benefits Coordinator, Billing Specialist, and Financial Manager/Assistant Director

EDUCATION

Brookhaven Community College, Business Management

Quickbooks Certificate

US Army Soldier Support Institute; Graduate, Executive Administrative Assistant

Wexford-Missaukee Career Center, 2-year Business Services Certificate

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