Diana M. Schmitz
*** ***** **** ** ********, OH *5377
937-***-**** **********@*****.***
Fifteen plus years experience in accounting. Strong attention to detail with the ability to complete
projects ahead of deadline with minimal supervision. Excellent interpersonal skills and effective
written and oral communication.
ACCOUNTING AND SOFTWARE SKILLS
Microsoft Office 2013 (Excel – Advanced (v-Lookup & Pivot Tables)
JDEdwards
Cognos
Quickbooks
CostPoint
DelTek
Concur
SAP
Audit
Microsoft Office 2013 Word, PowerPoint, Access
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Month-end closing
G/L reconciliation
Payroll
Purchasing
Year-end closing
Expense analysis
Windows 7, 8, 10
MS Outlook 2013
Adobe Acrobat
LotusNotes
Peachtree
Account research, analysis, and problem solving
EDUCATION
Masters Degree of Accounting and Financial Management with CPA Emphasis, Keller Graduate School of Management, Dayton, OH
Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting, DeVry University, Dayton, OH Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 2016 - Present
Guild BioSciences (GBS) DBA Guild Associates Inc. (GAI) – Dublin, OH, Accountant / Controller
Take on an active role in the conversion from Deltek GCS to Deltek CostPoint to make sure the accounting modules are setup and computing correctly. This includes new accounts, new financial statement structure,
Setup and implement new processes including internal controls and procedures for GAI and GBS due to implementation of a new accounting system. Create and update policies as needed.
Prepare, review, and provide PBCs that are required to perform the annual audit. Work with the auditors to provide additional documents and make correcting journal entries.
Prepare, review and provide documents for other audits (state sales tax, worker’s comp, DCAA)
Prepare, review and submit financial statements to the COO and the financial institution.
Accounting duties for GBS – accounts payable, billing, financial reports, month-end and year-end closing, reconciliation of GL accounts
Purchasing, project setup, time and expense reports administrator in CostPoint,
Process payroll, vendor payments, accounts receivables, and 1099s as a backup to GAI.
July 2014 – September 2016
BWI North America – Kettering, OH, Financial Analyst – Accounts Payable/Expense & Travel Report Auditor
Researched and resolved payment issues by working with the vendor and PC&L – quantity/pricing issues, invoice (s) not receipted
Process $8 million dollars in vendor payments (ACH, Checks, Wires) three times a month
Prepare and enter month-end and year-end journal entries
Prepare year-end audit workbook, provide documents to auditors and explanations
Bank recons – 5 bank recons in USD and 1 bank recon in Euro
Special projects – converted the travel expense report submission for payment to paperless; established a new payment method and updated our euro vendors to process payments from our euro bank account
Tested accounts payable scripts for an SAP upgrade
Process $500,000 in accounts payables on a monthly basis
Prepared 1099’s
March 2014 – July 2014
Yamada North America (Accountemps), South Charleston, OH, Accounts Payables Coordinator
Established processes and procedures to voucher 90% of weekly vendor invoices
Established resolution process on unvoucherable invoices in a timely manner.
Process $10 million dollars in accounts payables on a monthly basis
Process $2 million dollars in vendor payments weekly (EFT, checks)
Prepare and enter month-end and year-end journal entries
September 2008 – November 2013
MacAulay-Brown Inc, Dayton, OH, Accountant/Financial Analyst
Month-end year-end closing journal entries
Accounts receivable / cash application / expense analysis
G/L and subsidiary ledger reconciliation
State unemployment taxes (SUTA)
Account research, analysis, and problem solving