Senior Accountant Accounting Assistant
Resume:
PAULA COLLINS
Accomplished Senior Accountant with over 20 years of experience
working in a demanding manufacturing environment, looking to apply my strong analytical skills and knowledge of Accounting principles in a new industry.
E M P L O Y M E N T
December 27, 2010 – SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Present Northern Star Industries, Inc. Iron Mountain MI March 27, 2001 – ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT
December 26, 2010 Northern Star Industries, Inc. Iron Mountain MI
Compile data and file annual 1099-NEC forms.
Electronically file sales tax returns to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual deadlines.
Maintain Sage Fixed Asset database for Tax depreciation.
Conduct year-end Payroll closing including W-2 processing and state withholding returns.
Compile data and file annual 1094-C and 1095-C health forms.
Assist team members with weekly duties including Payroll, A/R invoicing, and A/P processing.
Provide data and support annual Physical Inventory including posting of variances with tie-out to Ledger.
Assist internal customers, including IT Department, with ERP software questions and data issues.
Coordinate with Accounting team from sister company in Iowa on Intercompany sales and inventory transactions.
Complete monthend reviews and adjustments to meet financial reporting deadlines.
E M P L O Y M E N T
( C O N T I N U E D )
Apply ASC 606/POC principles for monthly revenue and COGS recognition.
Maintain Bills of Material for standard-costed assemblies.
Assist FP&A team by uploading annual budget data into ERP system and maintaining manufacturing labor and overhead rates for Production.
Provide data to external auditors and tax agencies for annual audit and income tax filing.
Additional Benefits Administrator duties [2010-2019] including medical insurance and voluntary benefits (Blue Cross, Assurant, Lincoln Financial).
Supported Due Diligence efforts for sale of company divisions in 2014, 2018, and 2023, including Asset Sale to Public Entity, Asset Sale to Private Equity Firm, and Stock Sale to Public Entity. E D U C A T I O N
1992 – 1996 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 3.74 GPA
S K I L L S
- Adept at learning software applications.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
- Skilled in data mining using Microsoft SQL Server Tools.
- Task oriented with excellent attention to detail.
- Hardworking and an asset to my team and to other departments.
C O N T A C T
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