Full Charge Bookkeeper

Louis J. Hinton

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Truman, Mn 56088

507-***-**** (Home)

OBJECTIVE:

To become associated with a growth oriented company while expanding my business expertise. SUMMARY FOR QUALIFICATIONS:

Accounting: Insurance Premium Auditor, Full Charge Bookkeeper, Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements for SEC reporting, 10Q’s & 10k’s, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Bank Reconciliation’s and Data entry@11,000 ksph. Word Processing: Office 2010 and WordPerfect. Spreadsheets: Lotus 123 and Excel. Payroll: Manual and Computerized systems to include: ADP and Paychex. Accounting Software: Oracle, Quickbooks, JD Edwards and Peachtree. Customer Service, Collections and Computers: Mainframe and PC’s. EXPERIENCE:

Telephone Premium Auditor - Truman, Mn May 2011 - Present Position: Phone Auditor

Duties: Complete Worker’s Compensation and General Liability/Garage audits on Visual Audit software.

(Also have working knowledge of many other audit software programs. Schedule audit by phone or by mail. Call the Insured on scheduled appointment date, Complete audit interview, request payroll information, audit questionnaire and verification forms. Complete the audit by Carrier’s deadline. Companies I contract with are NEIS, Inc. and US Reports, Inc as a Virtual Insurance Auditor. Independent Contractor. FL, PA, NY, NJ, MD and VA. January 2006 to Present Position: Insurance Auditor

Duties: Completed Worker’s Compensation, Garage and General Liability Audits for a variety of fee audit companies such as US Reports, Inc., FARA, Regional Reports, ISI Insurance Services, Wilkinson Insurance Services, Inc. and Accu-Audits, Inc. I have completed audits for Carriers: Erie, Markel, Cincinnati, Zurich, Nationwide, State Farm, Church Mutual, FCCI, Scottsdale, Western Heritage, Penn America, Main Street America and many more. Monthly inventory averaging 90-100 audits. Sanibel Harbour Yacht Club. Fort Myers, Fl. October 2006 to May 2007 Position: Full Charge Bookkeeper

Duties: SHYC operates a gourmet restaurant and marina for the benefit of its Owner/Members. The members have purchased dockominiums from a developer. We utilized QuickBooks Premier 2006 & 2007 for general ledger accounting, journal entries, month-end close and financial statements, assisted CFO on the year-end audit. Everyday duties included in house weekly payroll (Later transferred to leasing company), billing for over 500 owner members and social members combined, Accounts Payable and Receivables - (cash application and management). In charge of Internet, computer problems, Network and upgrades, Also in charge of Human Resources for 38 employees (401K, BCBS and Dental). Training was in progress to become a Condo Association Manager (C.A.M.). The position included working with a P.O.S. system (billing of member charges from the clubhouse) and balancing cash, credit cards and inventory daily. The association installed Watch Caption (The Marina Program) for billing purposes and to track boat inventory, launches and daily fuel sales. Overland Solutions, Inc. Fort Myers, Fl. January 2006 to Oct. 2006 Position: Insurance Premium Auditor

Duties: As a Premium Auditor in Ft. Myers/Naples/Bonita Springs and in the surrounding areas, I worked from my home office and traveled locally to the client sites. I completed audits that relate to Property & Casualty Insurance. General Liability and Worker’s Compensation, for example, conducting audits by matching payroll & sales records to worker’s compensation codes and classifications. As a Premium Auditor, I became proficient and versatile in the usage of several accounting software and reports required to complete the audit. The Audit was completed on Audit trac software and transmitted on a company issued laptop, once complete. Completed

Encounter.com, Inc. Las Vegas, Tampa & Fort Myers Beach, Fl. June 2000 to January 2006 Position: Full Charge Bookkeeper and Office Manager Duties: Responsible for overall management of the business office for public company. Duties include Full Charge Bookkeeping (Payroll, A/R, A/P,) financials, SEC reporting, 10K, and 10Q’s. Reported and compiled all financial data to company CPA. Provided administrative assistance to the President and CFO of the Company. Utilized Office XP & QuickBooks PRO. Assisted in the production of the company's Business Plan and Private Placement Memorandum documents. Developed a new PIM software database for the company.

Northwest Airlines, Inc. St. Paul, Mn. November 1998 – June 2000 Position: Payroll Representative

Duties: Responsible for biweekly and weekly payroll for 27,000 unionized Ground Payroll employees. Daily duties included Multi-State tax issues, processing payroll discrepancies, leave of absence and return to work or off/on payroll. This required calculating sick and vacation accruals as governed by the union contract book. Worked with 4 main payroll software packages at a time (MSA, D & B, Access and PACE) to pay each employee group on a timely basis. I utilized Paybreeze to figure payroll tax when cutting a Manuel check. I was in charge of assigned stations within a region and paid attention to detail with the different pay rates, shift premium pay and O.T. rates that the computer might pay in error. Used Office 97 for reporting purposes and assisted in the distribution of checks to stations in the US. The Benham Group St. Paul, Mn. March 1998 – October 1998 Position: Accountant Assistant

Duties: Accounts Payable, Payroll, Expense Reports, Billing and Collections for this Oklahoma based engineering firm. Worked as the go to person for corporate accounting at the St. Paul branch to ensure proper billing of projects such as 3M and other clients. The Accounts Payable function tied to the particular projects we worked on in regard to invoice coding and recapture of funds paid out thru the billing process. I kept detailed records on Excel supporting A/P invoices for each individual project. Expense checks were screened approved and checks cut on a weekly basis. I watched for duplicate expense reports submitted and paid according to guidelines setup in the company handbook. I also exported Payroll timecards to the corporate headquarters on a weekly basis. Assigned new project numbers as needed. Used BST software for engineering firms.

Extra Equity, Inc. Discovery Bay, Ca. October 1990 – December 1997 Position: Bookkeeper/Customer service

Duties: Responsible for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable for this financial services firm, provided customer service functions to clients, reconciled general ledger accounts, payroll support, used computerized accounting software, negotiated payment terms with subsidiary companies and collected on past due accounts.

Amador Valley Savings & Loan. Pleasanton, Ca March 1990 – October 1990 Position: Accounts Payable Clerk

Duties: Performed all accounts payable functions, including coding to the general ledger, check for accuracy, met strong deadlines, balanced several general ledger accounts and maintained ATM. Processed DDA checks and submitted to FHLB, processed return item and travelers check accounts on a daily basis, utilized Lotus 123 DOS for reporting purposes.

B. Dalton Bookseller. Minneapolis, Mn. March 1988 – February 1990 Position: Accounts Receivable/Bank Reconciliation’s Clerk Duties: Handled western region receivables, coded payments on account, posted to general ledger, collected on past due accounts. Later I was responsible for reconciling 300+ individual store bank accounts Per month to the general ledger and also special projects for the director of accounting. EDUCATION:

Diablo Valley College – San Francisco Bay Area – Business & Accounting 2Yr. – 1985 University of Nevada, Reno – Reno, Nevada – Accounting 1986-87

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