Accountant

KAREN DEWITT

*** ********, **********, ** *****

219-***-**** ***************@*****.***

Resourceful, organized, and self-motivated accounting professional with over 20 years of experience possessing strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills. Strengths include financial auditing, critical thinking, and account reconciliation. Works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary staff across all lines of business to ensure enterprise-wide compliance with laws, regulations, and standards.

EXPERIENCE

ACCOUNTANT

Crema Coffee Products

3/2021 – 4/2025

Responsible for all accounting functions such as accounts payable, payroll, financial statements, inventory forecasts and led the integration to QuickBooks and manages inventory control for a 3-million-dollar e-commerce business. Leads vendor relationships to ensure timely shipments from international manufacturers. Possesses leading internal and external communication skills.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CONSULTANT

Assignment at CL Coatings

9/2019 – 4/2020

Acted as a subject matter expert for the company to aid in resolving months of backlogged invoices and in doing so was able to develop and create new procedures to ensure timely processing of invoices to prevent future backlogs and increase overall efficiency of the process.

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Prime Real Estate

7/2017-9/2019

Managed all accounting affairs for this real estate firm with $2 million in annual revenues. Scope of responsibility included profit-and-loss management, financial statements, month-end closings, quarterly/annual audits, bank reconciliations, payroll, cash control, benefits support, accounts payable, journal entries and all general ledger accounting.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR

Al-Min Brothers Transportation

9/2011-6/2017

Independently processed a large volume of bi-weekly invoices for this LTL refrigerated foods transportation company with $10 million in annual revenue. Responsible for accounts payable, payroll, bank reconciliations, account reconciliations, customer relations and month-end closings.

OFFICE MANAGER

Gerber Collision (formerly Cars Collision)

2019 – 2020

Coordinated daily administrative affairs for this full-service body shop, including records systems, general ledger accounting for accounts payable and receivable, oversaw budget controls, managed month-end closings, billing and cost analysis.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR

Ticor Title

10/2006-7/2009

The scope of responsibility included full-charge processing of payables/receivables, bank reconciliations, reconciling general ledger codes, month-end journal entries, financial records security, expense/cost controls and assigning payments to proper accounts. Balanced accounts daily on the general ledger, including accounts payable and customer deposits for this real estate title company. Worked through internal audits that resulted in policy improvements and cost savings for the company.

OFFICE MANAGER

All Seasons Realty

6/2005-10/2006

Managed accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, audits and financial statements using QuickBooks for four business entities. Coordinated real estate closings, reconciled company checkbooks, and obtained sworn construction statements for vendors and lenders. Prepared lien waiver for construction draws.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST

Franciscan Commu7/2002-1/2004

Analyzed and approved payments for three community-based companies and four internal nursing home departments. Prepared new employee packages, ran background checks and audited employee files. Successfully regained “good” credit standing with 50+ vendors. Implemented a new purchase order approval system, successfully eliminating wasteful spending via management controls. Gained knowledge of Medical Groups while helping out billing department when time allowed.

EDUCATION

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE - ACCOUNTING

Davenport University

SKILLS & TECHNOLOGY

MS Suite: Word, Excel, Access

Audits & Management Consultation

Financial Statements & Reporting

Quickbooks

Bookkeeping

Exceptional communication

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