ELIZABETH COLE
*** ******** ****., #**, ******, IL 60134
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