Accounting Specialist,AP,AR,Payroll, Bookkeeping
Resume:
BETH A. NARR
******@*****.***
Areas of Expertise:
• Financial Statements Publication/Analysis/YE Audit • GL/AR/AP/Payroll (Oversight, review, & entry)
• Account Reconciliations / Year-End Audit • Loan/Debt Analysis
• Cash Flow/Treasury Management • Tax Filing: Monthly/Quarterly/Year-End
• Office Organization / Internal Customer Service • Office Management / Team Building
• Intercompany Accounting • Interviewing/Hiring/Training
• Sales & Use Tax, Personal Property & RE Assessments • B2B Collections and Customer Service Highlights:
• Key role in integration of new financial reporting system for three affiliated companies; actively participated in migrating existing data into new system, testing migration success and reviewing the new system for compliance with GAAP.
• Instituted use of FAS Asset Accounting software to manage property, plant and equipment with aggregate value in excess of
$25 million
• Successfully lowered monthly closing time from 15 days to 5 days across all three companies through effective introduction and coordination of improved financial closing procedures
• Strong time management skills; manage competing priorities with ease
• Proficient at championing new initiatives that improve financial operations
• Experienced in navigating through difficult business cycles
• Impeccable state and federal compliance record
• Solid leadership and interpersonal communication skills; adept listener
• Maintain professionalism and composure under pressure; flexible
• Highly organized and focused; welcome challenges
• Methodical, thorough and accurate with keen attention to detail
• Skilled in communicating technical information in understandable terms
• Work well in both self-directed and team environments
• Effective B2B collections and establishing customer limits Career History:
Accounts Payable Lead
Olympus Group September 2023-Present
• Process vendor invoices accurately; ensure proper coding, apply dates, necessary approvals
• Apply sales tax law for multiple plant locations to properly remit sales tax on all vendor invoices
• Process weekly payments to vendors; increase supplier vCard spend
• Perform detailed discrepancy research, resolve aged invoices, respond to AP inquiries
• Ownership of AP automation software (DocStar/ECM) including mapping and support tickets
• Build accounting staff to execute AP functions timely and accurately
• Monitor PO received not invoice report and Non-PO recurring activity for timely A/P closure
• Prepare monthly journal entries and reconcile general ledger accounts
• File and track freight claim submissions, oversee freight analysis
• Provide front desk and phone support to office manager
• Additional accounting operations and projects as assigned Financial Supervisor
Dodge County Highway Commission April 2019-July2023
• Provides leadership in attracting, retaining, and developing an engaged workforce in the delivery of superior services to County residents and businesses.
• Plans, prioritizes, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of the support staff for the Department.
• Participates in the selection of assigned staff; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline procedures.
• Directs employee work and assignments, trains, evaluates work, and provides feedback to performance evaluations.
• Schedules staff to maintain levels and adequate coverage while allowing for time-off. Manages all time-off requests.
• Monitors training requirements of staff members for completion.
• Monitors work activities to ensure compliance with established financial policies and procedures; makes recommendations for changes and improvements to existing standards and procedures to the Finance Director.
• Oversees the preparation of analytical and statistical reports on operations and activities, as assigned. Ensures the maintenance of all reports, and transmittal of all documents within required timeframes.
• Responsible for oversight of payroll process for the department. Ensures staff members are completing processes timely and accurately.
• Reviews and audits accounts payable, cash receipts, inventory and other accounting records and transactions; analyzes and audits transactions for proper account classification.
• Prepares and enters journal entries for recording in the accounting system.
• Accounts Payable invoice coding and entry
• Accounts Receivable invoicing
Controller
Weather-Tek Windows & Doors (Company Closure 1/30/19) Jan 2018-Jan 2019
• Developed and maintained systems of internal control for cash disbursement and receipts, general ledger preparation, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll
• Implemented the use of Concur expense reporting with the executive and sales teams
• Publish and analyze financial statements
• Implementation of daily treasury management applications
• Participated in the software, banking and payroll conversions
• Track loan activity and long-term debt balances
• Review weekly accounts payable and accounts receivable activity
• Prepare monthly state tax filings
• Prepare journal entries and general ledger account reconciliations
• Supervise accounting staff with open management style that fosters positive team environment
• Interview, hire and train personnel; conduct performance reviews including goal setting and mentoring
• Assisted with vacations and medical leave coverage in accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll Corporate Accounting Manager
Steel Craft Corp Jan 1993-Jan 2018
• Primary contact for providing supporting documentation, reconciliations and analysis for quarterly and year-end audits. Prepare supporting documentation, analysis for sales, fixed assets and AR/AP
• Developed and maintained systems of internal control for cash disbursement and receipts, general ledger preparation accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll
• Routinely develop clear analysis and reports that identify opportunities for cost savings throughout the joint- ventured companies
• Identified best practices and incorporated them throughout affiliated companies including intercompany accounting processes
• Publish and analyze financial statements
• Implementation of daily treasury management applications
• Participated in the software, banking and payroll conversions
• Track loan activity and long term debt balances
• Review monthly accounts payable and accounts receivable activity
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end state and federal tax filings Corporate Accounting Manager
Steel Craft Corp (continued)
• Prepare journal entries and general ledger account reconciliations
• Supervise accounting staff with open management style that fosters positive team environment
• Interview, hire and train personnel; conduct performance reviews including goal setting and mentoring
• Assisted with vacations and medical leave coverage in accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll Staff Accountant
Godfrey & Kahn S.C. Jan 1988-Oct 1992
• Prepared journal entries and published financial statements
• sponsible for maintaining all records relating to fixed assets, capital acquisitions and depreciation
• Perform monthly account reconciliations
• Assist the controller with special projects as assigned
• Accounts Payable invoice coding and entry
• Accounts Receivable invoicing
Staff Accountant
The Milwaukee Company Jan 1984-Jan 1988
• As a department lead, supervised and supported accounting staff and their responsibilities as assigned
• Prepared journal entries and published financial statements
• Responsible for maintaining all records relating to fixed assets, capital lease acquisitions and depreciation
• Assisted with ADP payroll processes
• Supervised accounts payable and treasury activity
• Completed monthly account reconciliations
• Back-up to all areas of the accounting department Education:
Completed the core courses (33 credits) towards a Business Accounting Associates Degree Milwaukee Area Technical College
Waukesha County Technical College
Advanced Microsoft Excel Certification
Moraine Park Technical College
Computer Applications:
AS400, Epicor/Vantage ERP, SAGE Fixed Asset, QuickBooks (Desktop, Online & Enterprise), Concur Expense Reporting, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and Teams, Adobe Acrobat, ADP, iSolved HCM Payroll, UKG Kronos, Tyler Munis, WIDOT CHEMS and MPM
References:
Bill Frederick Weather-Tek - CFO 262-***-****
Kelly Wendorff Steel Craft Corp – Controller 262-***-****
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