Accountant
Resume:
KIMBERLY G. KERSTING
Panama City Beach, Florida
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Professional Summary
Strong analytical and detail oriented accounting professional with a drive to exceed expectations. Enthusiastic team player with a strong work ethic and exceptional customer service skills. Work Experience
Cigna (Express Scripts, Inc.) June 2019 – current
Accounting Director
Develop and maintain all the accounting processes and procedures for Forsyth Health, a subsidiary of Express Scripts
Ensure all general ledger activity for Forsyth is recorded by day 3 of the monthly close and review all transactions to confirm accuracy of financial statements
Partner with Forsyth’s CFO and provide all analysis and reports as requested
Record all monthly and quarterly journal entries for Forsyth
Prepare all balance sheet reconciliations monthly to ensure the accuracy of Forsyth’s balance sheet
Compile and distribute Forsyth’s standalone financial statements monthly
Prepare annual financial statements with footnotes for external auditors
Coordinate annual external audit and prepare all requested documentation and schedules as needed
Complete all new vendor setup activities and serve as the liaison regarding all accounts payable related inquiries from Forsyth’s customers
Submit monthly and quarterly invoices to customers
Review the timing of revenue recognition as new data license agreements are executed
Coordinate quarterly tax distribution payouts to Forsyth’s investors Accounting Senior Manager
Oversaw and led the team that handled all the accounting for Ascent, a subsidiary of Cigna
Reviewed 50+ journal entries each month related to payroll, cash activity, bonus accruals, outstanding invoice accruals, pharma rebates, and manual rebate accruals
Reviewed 40+ account reconciliations monthly to ensure the accuracy of Ascent’s balance sheet
Explained month over month fluctuations in balance sheet accounts for management
Verified that intercompany transactions tied out and all ending interco payable and receivable balances between Ascent and Cigna tied
Collaborated with Ascent’s finance team overseas to explain financial statement fluctuations and all margin activity
Created and generated monthly and quarterly reports to be distributed to FP&A, Financial Reporting, Compliance, and various other teams
Hussmann Corporation St. Louis, MO May 2016 – June 2019 Finance Manager
Managed accounting for payroll, benefits, incentives, pension, and risk management
Monitored incentive accruals for 8 different companywide bonus plans
Prepared annual 5500 for Health and Welfare plan
Oversaw annual audit of 401k and pension plans as well as reviewed and tied out 5500’s
Assisted VP of Human Resources with preparing quarterly and annual forecast updates in addition to serving as liaison between HR and Finance Departments Work Experience (continued)
Hussmann Corporation (continued)
Finance Manager (continued)
Reviewed journal entries and account reconciliations for freight costs averaging $5M per month
Performed annual audit requirements for external auditors timely Lead Financial Analyst
Calculated incentive accruals and annual incentive play payouts
Supervised Financial Analyst who processed payroll journal entries and analyzed freight invoices
Calculated annual volume discounts for over 50 customers
Oversaw accounting of health and welfare plans
Created template used to calculate bonus payouts for sales team
Recorded journal entries and performed account reconciliations for pension, incentives, benefits, and risk management
Senior Financial Analyst
Maintained health and welfare accounts by recording monthly accruals and analyzing medical accrual balances monthly to determine if balance is adequate
Recorded companywide weekly payroll to the 3 general ledger systems
Prepared monthly account reconciliations related to payroll, benefits, risk management, pension, and incentives
Recorded commission accrual monthly based on updated sales data as well as calculated the commission payouts quarterly for 50+ salespeople
Prepared quarterly forecasts and performed monthly analysis of Legal and Expat cost centers Express Scripts, Inc. St. Louis, MO December 2014 – May 2016 Senior Accountant – Guarantee Accounting December 2014 – May 2016 Schnuck Markets, Inc. St. Louis, MO May 2009 – December 2014 Insurance Analyst and Accounting Specialist May 2014 – December 2014 Senior Staff Accountant – Corporate Accounting April 2012 – May 2014 Staff Accountant – Payroll June 2010 – April 2012
Staff Accountant – Corporate Accounting November 2009 – June 2010 Finance Intern May 2009 – November 2009
Education
University of Missouri – St. Louis January 2010 – May 2015 GPA 3.94 Master of Accounting
University of Missouri – St. Louis August 2007 – December 2009 GPA 3.96 Bachelor of Science in Accounting
St. Charles Community College June 2005 – May 2007 GPA 4.0 Associate of Arts Degree
Technical Skills
Advanced with Microsoft Excel and Word. Proficient with Microsoft PowerPoint and Access. Experienced with Oracle, Virtual Trader, Business Objects, BlackLine, Hyperion Essbase, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, ARCS, and PeopleSoft.
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