Kirsten Jill Knutson (Jayasinghe)
**** **** **** **** ? Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 ? 219-***-**** ?
*******.****.*******@*****.***
Cost Accountant
Team-oriented, detail-oriented with all-embracing experience in
organized management. A background in accounting. Thrives on office
skills including computer skills, developing charts thru spreadsheet
server or financial database. Have exceptional background experienced
in Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Over 18 years manufacturing experience.
SKILLS
FINANCE
? Notary? Month End Closing ? J.E. ? Analysis? Financial Reports ?
Payroll ? AR? AP ? Inventory ? Petty Cash? Standard Cost? BOM
? Mileage Claims ? Employee Reimbursements & Expense Reports ? Trend
Reports ? Assets ? Capital & Projects? Inventory management
EDUCATION
Major - Accounting
Bachelors Degree
DeVry University - Chicago, IL Graduate 03/01/2010
Associates - Business Administration
Purdue North Central University Graduate - Westville, IN (GPA 3.45)
EXPERIENCE
WorkOne, IN
Employment Service Industry - Center Manager (7/09-8/13)
? Administered reports and budgeting
? Prior Supervise staff of 2 different offices/ currently
supervising 16 staff
? prior Handled daily operation functions of 2 offices
/currently handling full service major office
? Payroll for staff
? Conducted and develop meetings including staff
? Develop and designed high level reports and projects
? Develop and managed office budget
Achievements
? Regional trainer for staff training / administrator for region
on scheduling system
KVWORKS, IN
Employment Service Industry- EEOC Officer/HR./Finance (8/08-
7/09)
Responsibilities
? Assists Financial Director with everything
? Assists in writing & managing all contract files
? AP, AR, various financial reports, Purchasing
? Office Manager
? Reports, W2'S, auditing
? Manage all Vendor
?Maintain all personnel files
? Orientation for all new hires
? Insurance and Benefit Administrator
Achievements
? streamlined and developed annual financial payroll/ledger reports
? Developed & Implemented Safety & Emergency
Procedures
? Job postings, Hiring, Interviews, Exit Interviews,
Terminations
? Developed Performance Reviews/Standards/Disciplinary
Procedures
? Maintain all attendance records/ including sick, vacation,
FMLA
UGN, IN
Manufacturing Industry- Junior Accountant (9/04-7/08)
Responsibilities
? served as an assistant Controller for over 4 years
? Prepared & presented analysis of account reconciliations
at month end
? Extensive month end posting transactions, Posting of
journal entries, & month end accruals
? Prepare & assist in annual physical inventory Audit
? Maintained capital expenditures & assist in asset review
? Resolve financial transaction & report discrepancies.
? Assisted in budgeting for payroll & expenses
? Prepared monthly Waste Flow Management statements
? Managed accounts payable & various reports using BPCS
? Responsible for Plant payroll including schedule & check
distribution
including for 300 employees
? Produce various reports, internal reports, labor reports, trend
reports, inventory turns report, financial reports
? Responsible for maintaining accrual schedules every month
? Analyzed leases, capital leases, & capital expenditures
? Organized and managed an AP employee
Achievements
? Designed and developed weekly and monthly financial labor reports/charts
out of database
? streamlined the month end closing process and developed SOP
? Prepared and Maintained monthly SEED report for Corporate Headquarters
Federal Mogul (formerly ANCO/COOPER), IN-Manufacturing Industry-
Various
Responsibilities
? trained and coordinated 10-20 employees on fast pace production line
? Assigned employees daily work, monitored production, quality
? handled and processed monthly return goods &
monthly charge back reports and updated inventory
Achievements
? selected out of 2500 employees to develop, test and
debug new product line
? Promoted to Trainer / Leader position based on
outstanding skills & performance levels (25 series line)
? selected for Inventory Auditor based on aptitude &
accuracy & customer order Auditor to ensure counts,
parts, & customer verification