Accountant / Office Manager / Payroll Manager / HR Manager

LAURA R. JONES

**** ***** ****** ***** **. Louis, MO 63129 314-***-**** **************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging managerial position with an established professional organization where knowledge and experience can be exercised through leadership, initiative and direction.

EXPERIENCE

South County Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep/Ram, St. Louis, MO

Automobile Dealership – Sales, Service, Body Shop

Payroll Manager / Human Resources Manager: April 2013 to present

Key Accomplishments:

• Updated processes and procedures to improve efficiency

• Implemented additional reporting procedures to assist managers and owners

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintains payroll information; directs the collection, calculation, and entering of data.

• Updates payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job titles, and department/ division transfers.

• Reviews weekly timecards, makes any corrections necessary before payroll is processed.

• Pays employees by directing the production and issuance of weekly paychecks.

• Prepares and processes weekly payroll tax payments.

• Monitors payroll bank account.

• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.

• Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; schedules management conferences with employees; hears and resolves employee grievances; counsels employees and supervisors.

• Maintains employee records; keeps track of past and current records. Gathers and prepares information as needed for managers and owners.

• Gathers and submits 401k information for 3 plans – Machinists, Teamsters, and Non-Union employees, on a weekly basis.

REACT Environmental Engineers, St. Louis, MO

Rapid response and remediation services for environmental and hazardous contamination problems.

Office Manager / Project Accountant: May 2008 to April 2013

Key Accomplishments:

Trained Project Manager and Operations Manager on how to more effectively utilize the in-house project software.

Streamlined Finance & Administration Department to increase efficiency and cut overhead costs by 50%.

Primary Responsibilities:

Effectively communicated with Project Managers regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services-related to billing.

Prepared final invoice package for all billable projects.

Assessed and pursued opportunities for maximization of client billing; communicated with the Operations Manager as to observations and actions taken.

Researched any unbilled issues to optimize the billing possibilities for the billing period.

Maintained the database for all projects

Provided the Project Managers with advice on client billing, relative to consultant invoicing and reimbursable expenses.

Generated weekly payables/receivables reports and monthly profitability reports.

Set up new projects, made transfers of employee billable hours and/or expenses, opened and closed time classes in company system.

Reviewed weekly time sheets and processed payroll.

Daily reconciliation of bank accounts and cash flow

Prepared monthly balance sheet and income statement

Recommended and implemented agreed process improvements to the billing cycle.

Prepared special project analyses for Operations Manager and Project Managers.

Prepared local property and business tax returns.

Provided year-end support of auditor requirements.

Continental Research Corporation, St. Louis MO

Manufacturer and distributor of specialty chemical products and durable goods to industrial, educational, institutional, commercial and governmental accounts.

Assistant Controller/

Financial Accountant: July 2006 to May 2008

Key Accomplishments:

Trained new Accounts Payable and Payroll employees after being employed for only two months with the company. Received “Employee of the Month” award.

Reduced monthly closing processes by 50%

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead and managed three staff responsible for the monthly accounting and reporting of financials. Assistant to controller.

Generated monthly reports including P&L, working capital, cash flow, and performance measurements.

Monthly reconciliation of multiple bank accounts.

Financial Manager of Federal Floor Care – a division of Continental Research. Responsible for payables, receivables, payroll and all financial reporting.

Performed special projects and ad hoc reporting requests as needed.

Maintained the integrity of the general ledger.

Major Brands, St. Louis MO

Distributor of fine wines, beers and spirits.

Financial Analyst: September 2003 to July 2006

Key Accomplishments:

Assisted with implementation of new accounting software program.

Improved efficiency with invoicing processes.

Received award for most accurate inventory reporting.

Primary Responsibilities:

Reconciled accounts receivable and supplier banks.

Coded receivables for processing and prepared payables for payment.

Generated invoices and mailed to appropriate suppliers.

Posted payments to general ledger.

Analyzed monthly depletion allowance schedules and entered changes into database.

Analyzed employee expense reports and payables to determine chargeback amount to appropriate suppliers.

EDUCATION

University of Missouri -- Columbia, MO

B.S. Finance & Accounting

University of Phoenix -- St. Louis, MO Campus

MBA -- Accounting

REFERENCES

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