DUANE MEINEN

**** *** ****** ***** • Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 • 763-***-****• ac845m@r.postjobfree.com

Staff Accountant

Strategic / Organized / Focused

Accomplished accounting professional with exceptional overall business perspective, demonstrated ability to meet and exceed goals, and a proven history of providing valuable financial advice and direction. Resourceful and creative self-starter who takes initiative to complete projects within tight deadlines. Proven ability to resolve key issues, communicate pivotal concepts, and develop innovative solutions:

General Ledger

Bank Reconciliations

Job Cost Accounting

Financial Analysis

Fixed Asset Accounting

Cost Controls

Budgeting and Forecasting

Payroll

TECHNICAL TOOLS

Proficient in JD Edwards, Excel, Windows Operating Systems, Data Stream (MP-2) Work Management System, Quick-books, Ops Technology, One-Site Accounting, Peoplesoft, and Lawson. Spartannash – Accounting Clerk

9/2013- Present

• Processing wires for National Customers Accounts:

(Dollar General, Amazon, and Wallgreens) applying over several million dollars, and over 10,000 invoices to their accounts, analyzing the process to correct issues when they happen.

• Prepare Aging/Trend analysis for National Accounts and contact them on past due invoices. New Life Family Management – Accounting Clerk

1/2012-7/2013

Analysis and prepare Replacement Reserve requests for Capital Expenditures monthly.

Record monthly journal entries for monthly activity, bank activity, and auditor requests.

Allocate monthly bank service charges for corporate to properties based on usage and line of credit interest based on property loan amount.

Accounts payable – entered between 200-400 invoices per week into company system software program.

Reviewed invoices and check requests for correct price and quantity against the purchase order.

Account Analysis - Petty cash and Banking control.

Utility billing for electric, gas, water, and sewer for over 17 properties between 200-400 invoices per week.

City of Richfield – Accounting Clerk

4/1985-3/2009

Create and implement a new cost accounting system (Data Stream MP-2 Work Management System), meeting the needs of the public works divisions, while complying with the accounting standards of the Finance Division.

Process job cost accounting reports that included; allocation of labor, equipment, and material expenses for departments and city projects using a cost accounting system

Prepare monthly labor, equipment, and inventory journals that allocate related costs to their proper division, department, and city projects in the City of Richfield Expenditure reports. Prepare and analyzed the yearly budgets for the Public Works Department for 10 divisions.

Fix asset accounting by preparing depreciation schedule for the Central Garage Motor Fund.

Prepare and monitor monthly expenditure and cash flow statements.

Determine equipment usage rental rates from our equipment cost register to allocate the costs of operating and maintain equipment costs to proper departments and city projects.

Yearly prepare a cash flow statement, based on historical records and future expenditures or other changes that could affect cash flow of the Central Garage Fund.

Process payroll for the Public Works Department from daily work sheets and time cards to a bi- weekly time cards determining from the data, determine what kind of pay based on union contracts, or city personnel policy for about 50-70 employees.

Maintain insurance information of the city vehicle fleet for our insurance company.

Prepare reports for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Association for storm damage to city property. During these storms reports were processed to receive reimbursement of over $1,000,000.

Work with auditors from the Federal, State, Hennepin County, and big four auditing firms during the auditing process.

Grace Lutheran Church – Treasurer

2008-2014

Prepare monthly payroll for church staff based on work performed.

Paying by e-filing the church’s monthly payroll taxes.

Yearly prepare and file tax forms for both the churches tax reports and employee tax reports. EDUCATION

District One Technical Institute • Associate Degree in Accounting • Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan State University • Bachelor’s Degree- Accounting • St Paul, MN

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