Shari A. Egebrecht

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Thornton, IL 60476-1061

Cellular 708-***-****

acvnj1@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Extensive experience and knowledge in the management of a high volume accounting office

Able to set valuable priorities to complete urgent and long-term goals and meet operational deadlines

Quick learner; open to change and new learning opportunities

Detail oriented, skilled problem-solver with excellent analytical abilities

Full breadth of accounting skills including financial statement, audits, and payroll, A/P, A/R, and Finance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in MS Office, Great Plains, QuickBooks, Enterprise, Property Boss, Creative Solutions and ALS; working knowledge of Sage.

Proficient with Reynolds and Reynolds, Auto Soft, ADP, WebSuite, Frazier, DealerTrack, and Drive; including ADP payroll services

CAREER PROFILE

Bradley Bourbonnais Chevrolet-Hyundai-RV, Bourbonnais, IL

Sullivan Chevrolet-Chrysler-RV, Terre Haute, IN

Controller / Senior Accountant, July 2015-Present

Supervision of office team for both locations. Perform bank and credit card reconciliation daily. Reconciliation, analysis and review of GL accounts. Perform month end duties and generate timely filing of monthly financial statements. Monitoring and reconciling floorplan statements to new and used inventory. Paying off floored units in timely manner, having pristine floorplan audits. Posting of parts statements, incentive statements, and factory warranty payments. Preparation and submission of Indiana and Illinois sales and use tax, tire tax, yearly and quarterly payroll tax returns. Assistance to external auditors in the performance of year end audits. Protect assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting. Entering of all electronic transactions and reconciling to daily bank statement.. Maintaining all schedules and reconciliation posting of cash sales daily. Handled weekly payroll processing of over 100 employees, including 401k, weekly payroll tax payments, child support and garnishments, for both locations. Handled all HR duties.

Jidd Motors, Des Plaines, IL

Controller/ Senior Accountant / Finance Manager (when needed), December 2012-May 2015

Supervise office team. Extraction of all data from Frazier DMS and recreate all accounting data into DealerTrack DMS. Creation of two new company chart of accounts, sales chains and linked to financial statement. Responsible for coordinating and performing duties that consist of review, audit and tax work. Handling weekly processing of payroll for 100 plus employees including all hourly, salaried and commission based staff. Handling of all H/R duties from new employee enrollment and orientation to termination and exit interviews. Prepare monthly Financial Statement and maintain accurate and complete bank and financial documents. Floorplan administration including flooring of new and used vehicles and payoffs of new and used vehicles as necessary. Processing, posting and reconciliation of all bank transactions and statements on a daily basis, including inbound and outbound ACH and wire transfers, both inter-company and intra-company. Preparation and completion of all sales tax, and payroll tax filings and payments

Second City Leasing/Transit Funding Associates/Taxi Affiliation Services/Yellow Cab, Chicago, IL

Controller, June 2012–October 2012 (Temporary, to cover for someone on Maternity Leave)

Processing, posting and reconciliation of all bank transactions and statements on a daily basis, including inbound and outbound ACH and wire transfers, both inter-company and intra-company. Posting and finalizing all of the monthly business into ALS accurately and generating transfer of data into Great Plains. Perform monthly reconciliation of various Balance Sheet and Income Statement accounts which may require in-depth analysis and research. Responsible for maintaining internal and external audit records and providing necessary information to auditors. Track and ensure that payments for payables, leases, loans and other financial are made in a timely manner. Confirm purchases and invoices are verified, recorded and distributed to accounts correctly, as well as processing disbursement within Great Plains. Processing of all license, title, and sales tax work for all States. Reviewing, processing, and filing of all monthly sales tax, use tax, excise tax, lease tax for all States. Generating timely and accurate monthly financial statements. Creation and implementation of custom excel templates used as primary documents for the entire funding workbook used by Finance Team. Identified and corrected procedural breakdown within office which created significant delay in funding. Ensured excellent customer service to current and prospective clients.

Paige Personnel, Schaumburg, IL

Temporary Assignment positions

Staff Accountant/Payroll Accountant/Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable/Finance Manager

December 2011-April 2012

Processing bi-weekly and special payrolls using ADP Payroll. Preparation of special reports for management. Assured proper processing of fixed and voluntary deductions as well as liens, garnishments, and direct deposit requests. Enrolling new employees. Reviewing time sheets for accuracy and rectify mistakes, if any.

Ensured use of correct account payables factors. Reconciled bank and credit card accounts. Reviewed general ledger and made adjustments for internal management transactions. Assist the accounting team to prepare financial budget of the company. Calculating and making payments of sales tax returns. Analyze investments and expenditures of the company. Responsible for entry of data in the balance sheet and ledger. Preparing audit reports of the company. Correcting errors in the quarterly audits.

Gibson Chevrolet, South Holland, IL

Controller / Senior Accountant, March 2006-November 2011

Supervise office team. Perform reconciliation, analysis and review of G/L accounts. Analyze, prepare, and post journal entries/adjustments to G/L. Perform month end duties and generate timely filing of monthly financial statements, as well generating customized financial reports and analysis. Managed all aspects of Billing, A/R and A/P G/L postings, and Payroll processing. Preparation and completion of all sales tax, and payroll tax filings and payments. Recruitment and staffing for accounting office, new hire setup, as well as all HR administrative duties. Providing assistance to external auditors in the performance of year-end and interim financial audits/reviews, including the benefit plan audits. Develop, implement and control cash management operations. Protect assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems. Provide status of financial condition to Owners by collecting, interpreting and reporting financial data, including preparation of special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information. Reconciliation of bank statements. Posting of parts statement, and incentive payment reports. Stocking new, used and wholesale units into inventory. Reconciliation of floor plan on weekly basis, monthly reconciliation of physical inventory comparison to accounting report versus Floor plan report.

Thomas Dodge of Orland Park, Orland Park IL/Thomas Nissan, Thomas Toyota, Joliet, IL

Office Manager / Senior Accountant, January 1998-March 2006

Entering of all electronic transactions and reconciling to daily bank statement. NVDR’ing and UVDR’ing through DaimlerChrysler DealerConnect system. Monitoring and reconciling floorplan statement to new and used vehicle inventory schedules on weekly basis. Posting of parts statement, weekly dealer statement and all incentive payment detail reports. Initiating weekly receivable meeting with GM and Finance managers for outstanding receivables follow-ups. Maintaining of all schedules and reconciliation posting of cash sales and credit cards on daily basis. Responsible for office staff recruiting and interviewing as well as providing human resource needs for all employees. Filling in and/or assisting other desks as needed. Implementation of complete cross-training program for all office employees. Calculation of sales commission and payroll for finance department, including possible chargeback calculations. Assistance of customers with concerns or complaints in a timely, courteous manner. Management of billing, payables, and receivables of all municipal and governmental fleet.

**7 Additional Years of Dealership Experience available upon request**

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Accounting & Finance

Purdue University - 2004

LICENSES

Illinois Notary Public, 2001-Present

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