ELIZABETH COLE

*** ******** ****., #**, ******, IL 60134

630-***-****

ac7onc@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-cole-758013b

OBJECTIVE

To continue to grow my knowledge base and skills within my career. To continue to expand on my interpersonal awareness and progress. I want to progress myself to a higher level of Accounting.

EDUCATION

BS - Finance California University of PA

JANUARY 2003 – DECEMBER 2006

Maintained being on the Dean’s list every semester. My GPA was 3.452 out of 4.0.

Accounting California University of PA

JANUARY 2003 – DECEMBER 2006

EXPERIENCE

AP/AR Manager Mercola Consulting Services

JULY 2017 – PRESENT

Reviewing and Posting PO (3-way match) and Non-PO invoices for 2 Companies

Reviewing and Posting manual AR check posting payments for 2 Companies

Reviewing Monthly Utility Report (currently to only maintain not submit)

Review and Maintain Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable

Monthly Reconciliation of Advances to Suppliers

Monthly Employee Benefits Breakdowns – AP Breakdown & Bi-weekly Payroll

Accruals for 4 Companies

Credit Card Payment Processing Authorizations & Monthly Reconciliations

Weekly Check Run Authorization and Processing for 8 Companies

Vendor Correspondence & Inquiries

Quarterly Consignment Reconciliation & Payments

Vendor and Customer Contracts

Tracking W-9’s and Certificate of Insurance

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable invoice flow & processes

Drop Shipment Reconciliations for payment processing

GL Adjustments as needed

Processing and Reconciling Daily Payment Processing & Monthly Reconciliations (PayPal, Amazon & Authorize.net)

Managing credit card distribution, new cards and cancelation

All 1099’s for 6 Companies

Handling all B Notices from the IRS

Managing all intercompany monthly invoice entries, payment processing, scanning and deposits

Training on AP/AR processes and AX System

Processing and Managing donations for NHRF

Managing 3 Direct Reports and Assisting with Managing 2 Financial Reports and 1 HR Report

Handling Monthly Close Processes and Reports

Training All New Hires for Accounting, Assisting in Ongoing Training for Accounting (Operations/Financial)

Training on all Accounting Software

Assisting with HR as needed, upon request

Special Projects as needed.

AP/AR Supervisor Mercola Consulting Services

MAY 2014 – JULY 2017

Managing Daily Payables

Overseeing Customer Accounts

Setting Credit Limits

Monthly Accruals

Inventory Analysis

Monthly Analysis Projects

General Ledger Review

System Issue Research and Testing

Scheduling weekly vendor payments

Reviewing daily customer payments

Training

Hiring & Employee Reviews

Contract Reviews & Implementation

Accounts Payable Clerk Mercola.com Health Resources

SEPTEMBER 2012 – MAY 2014

Processing PO and Non-PO invoices

Tracking Vendor W-9’s

Consignments

Check processing

Special Projects as needed

Temporary Assignments Select Staffing

JUNE 2012 – SEPTEMBER 2012

Temporary accounting assignments

Administrative Assistant Apollo Eyewear

SEPTEMBER 2011 – AUGUST 2012

Bank Deposits

Customer Service

Order Placement

Product Organization

Shipping

Travel Arrangements

Administrative Assistant American Coach Limousine

APRIL 2011 – JULY 2011

Bookkeeping

Taking Reservations

Organizing

Assisting in Creating Policy and Procedures

Assistant Controller Randall Industries

MAY 2007 – AUGUST 2010

Coding and entering Accounts Payable Invoices: quantity range 500-1,000 invoices minimum monthly.

Reconciling monthly bank statment to cash sheet and general ledger.

Salesmen Commission Reports: analyzing and calculating to determine each salesmen’s true monthly number and payment for payroll.

Administering Bi-Weekly Payroll: gathering bi-weekly payroll time cards and entering them onto a spreadsheet I created to calculate weekly & bi-weekly hours, making sure management approves the hours, entering into ADP system, and administering paychecks.

General Ledger Entries for Payroll: taking bi-weekly ADP reports and doing spreadsheet calculations and then G/L entries into the system.

Monthly Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable Variance Reports: running, maintaining and correcting monthly A/R and A/P variances.

Maintain employee personnel files.

Maintain employee garnishments.

Twice a month reconcile bank statement to cash sheet and correct any errors or additions as needed.

Remove and track new and old Purchase Orders, Warehouse Receipts and Work Orders.

Verify new employee paperwork and create start-up packets (i.e. applications, resume, W-2, I-9, drug testing, etc.).

Do yearly searches for updated forms – W-2, I-9, W-9 – to make sure we are using the most current.

Analyze and implementation of both Union Contract and Employee Handbook.

Make sure all Union Employees become part of the Union.

Analyze and account for all leased equipment on loan documentation.

Maintain in-house employee Flex Plan.

Create necessary forms to log requests (i.e. expense reports, vacation request, etc.)

SKILLS

Strong working knowledge with Microsoft Office (several versions)

Strong working knowledge of all Accounting aspects

Ability to learn new software quickly

Strong communication skills

Extremely organized and detailed

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