Balance Sheet Accounting Associate

SHERYL NOWDEN

Houston, TX *************@*****.*** 216-***-****

Objective: Experienced accounting professional with over 20 years in the industry, seeks an opportunity within an organization to leverage strong leadership, expertise, and problem-solving skills. Committed to contributing to the financial success of an organization aligned with my values.

Professional Experience

My Salon Suite 9/2023-Present:

Houston, TX

Sr. Accountant: Perform a variety of accounting tasks associated with preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Assist with month-end close procedures including: bank reconciliations, intercompany journal entries, A/P Aging reports, recording accruals, and reviewing GL accounts with the Income Statement and Balance Sheet to analyze proper reporting and recording of expenses. Ensure payments for rent, bank loans, and property taxes are paid in a timely manner. Review and update deferred rent schedules for changes in CAMM. Set up vendors and verify W-9, COI, and signed contracts and agreements are received for EOY 1099s. Liaison for vendor communications regarding invoice charges and payments. Assist with ERP conversion from QuickBooks to Oracle NetSuite.

Checkpoint Surgical, Inc 3/2023-9/2023

Independence, OH

Accounting Associate: Enter cash receipts into Oracle NetSuite and perform daily bank deposits.

Verify and enter ACH/Wire deposits and apply receipts into NetSuite. Process credit card payments.

Generate customer invoices and credit memos. Determine whether sales tax and shipping cost should be added to customer invoices according to state and exemption status. Vendor setup and requesting

W-9’s. Enter bills based on invoices and PO’s. Perform check runs bi-weekly. Perform month-end, sales

tax, Benefits, A/R, & Balance sheet reconciliations. Quarterly review of A/R Aging for write-offs

Enter month-end closing & payroll journal entries. Use of Concur for employee expense reimbursements.

Javitch Block. LLC 2/2022-3/2023

Cleveland, OH

Accounting Specialist-Process remits for daily, weekly, and monthly client billing according to schedule.

Use of pivot tables for balancing and determining wire/ACH payments. Verify and set up vendor payments via company bank account. Create excel spreadsheets itemizing details of remittances.

Prepare and mail remittances along with checks sent via USPS, FedEx, and UPS.

Process EOM & EOY remittances and statement. Access client portals to Upload & Import payment information. Research discrepancies and client inquiries. Ensure payments, costs, & fees are applied correctly. Issue refunds when applicable.

South University (online) 10/2019-2/2022

College Student Accounting Major

National Enterprise Systems, Inc. 3/2009-10/2019:

Solon, OH

Payment Processing Supervisor-Monitor and assign the daily workflow of the department. Process Daily ACH/NSF files received/sent to the bank. Process refund request via check, credit card, or EFT. Responsible for Daily EOD balancing of all clients to the Daily Deposit Sheets and Artiva System. Verify ALL Backup is balanced before forwarding Daily Deposit Sheets to Corp. Acctg. Dept. Run EOD collector Stats and forward to Executive Management Team. Assist with quarterly and annual audits of clients and firms for compliance. Manage and approve staff time and vacations. EOM and EOY client closings/postings.

Payment Processing Clerk-Verify and enter ACH Check by phone payments into ECSI software. Import electronic encrypted payment files received from various clients that post to multiple accounts simultaneously, then converting to an Excel spreadsheet for balancing and backup. Import ACH NSF’s files received from the bank and apply to the appropriate accounts. Daily EOD balancing of posting reports and bank deposit scanners. Import and convert electronic files to Excel spreadsheets. Ability to be a problem solver and research transaction history on accounts. Perform monthly reconciliations and balance discrepancies.

Education, Training, and Awards

Bachelor of Science / Accounting / Cum Laude GPA 3.79 2022

South University Online

Honors/Awards:

Delta Mu Delta Honor’s Society 2019

Additional Skills

Microsoft Office Software (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, NetSuite, MESH, PlateIQ, Avalara, Artiva, ADP, Solomon, Counterpoint, 10-key by touch

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