Accounts Payable Receivable

Michelle Riggs

Seattle, Washington *****

206-***-**** – ********.*****@*******.***

Professional Summary

Highly effective Controller with over 28 years experience leading all aspects of accounting, including reporting, banking, payroll, cost controls, auditing compliance and tax. Proven decisive leader looking for a position where I can utilize my knowledge and skills.

Skills

Financial Planning, Reporting &

Analysis

Planning and Development

Vendor Management

Hands on Senior Leadership

Payroll Management

Revenue Recognition

Multi-State Taxes

Human Resource

Planning and Development

Internal Controls Management

ERP System Conversions

Expense management

Work History

1/2025 to Current

Payroll Manager

Alpha, Inc

Successful management of the Payroll team.

Key contributor and business stakeholder in implementation of a new Payroll system, converting from Altres which is a PEO to UKG Ready

Collaborated with other internal and external teams to drive process improvements and efficiencies in rapidly growing business.

Work with our internal technology team to improve technology surrounding timecard entry and payroll process, as well as general employee recordkeeping.

Certified Payroll and Prevailing wage knowledge, filings and compliance

Successful leader in a Small company vibe, Start-Up environment, bringing key knowledge and experience to lead process improvements, changes and implementations to set the company and team up for future success. Including but not limited to redesign of the payroll process and flow from timesheet entry to paycheck distribution, doing key research to ensure compliance, revamping policies and procedures, writing SOP’s, spreading knowledge

7/2023 to 1/2025

Senior Accounting Manager

Group 14 Technologies

Successful management of the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Staff Accountant roles.

Lead the close process from a 30+ day close to a 10 day close

Key contributor and business stakeholder in implementation of a new ERP, converting from Quickbooks online to SAP by Design

Collaborated with other internal and external teams to drive process improvements and efficiencies in rapidly growing business.

Worked with the internal team on system clean-up and process flow to ensure accurate financial reporting

Successful leader in a Start-Up environment, bringing key knowledge and experience to lead process improvements, changes and implementations to set the company and team up for future success. Including but not limited to transaction accounting processes, purchase order flow and process, un-invoiced receipts, tax, reconciliations and reporting.

10/2007 to 03/2023

Controller

Zonar Systems

Successful management of three teams of high-volume transactions, Payroll (2), Accounts Receivable (9) and Accounts Payable (3)

Leading to expedited month end close of 3-4 days.

Key leader from Tech start up through successful acquisition by a global fortune 500 company.

Promoted three times, starting as Accounting Supervisor, to Accounting Manager, to Assistant Controller, to Controller

Main contact for accounting operation functions with parent company, as well as tax, intercompany transactions, and banking relations

Managed and approved multi-state payroll and sales tax, as well as calculated apportionment for the annual income tax.

Successfully managed all tax audits, internal controls audits and external financial audits.

Full general ledger responsibility from preparing monthly journal entries to bank reconciliations, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.

Responsible for Revenue Recognition process

Key decision maker with Senior Leadership Team

Expense controls management, including design and implantation of P-Card and T&E card Program, Concur expense reporting system and multi state payroll processing.

Key contributor and business stakeholder for three ERP system conversions, from Peachtree in 2007 to Navision is 2009 to Business Central in 2023

Setup, managed and maintained Avalara Tax systems for tax calculations and filings.

11/2006 to 10/2007

Accounting Operations Supervisor

First Mutual Bank

Supervise, Train and Mentor Accounting Personnel

Supervise all aspects of payroll process.

Determine work procedures, prepare work schedules, and expedite the workflow of staff in the department.

Assign duties and review work for exactness and conformance to policies and procedures.

Work with auditors and regulatory agencies and assist with examinations and audits.

Perform departmental hiring, terminations, and review functions.

Monitor and regulate cash position of Bank.

Monitor and maintain proper internal control procedures.

Prepare various regulatory reports for several different federal and state agencies.

Financial Reporting, Reconciliations, and Journal Entries.

Lead Month, Quarter and Year End Closing

Ability to work under strict deadlines with accuracy and a good attitude.

05/2001 to 11/2006

Accounts Payable and Payroll Supervisor

Safeworks, LLC

Supervised Payroll Processing and Accounts Payable for 27 locations in US, and 1 in Canada

Verified all payroll tax and benefit payments.

Supervised Certified Payroll and Union reporting.

Fully managed accounts payable process from entering invoices to payments to auditing.

For efficiency and cost saving, initiated and executed centralizing all input of AP invoices to be done at the corporate office.

Management of yearend tax processing, including W-2's and 1099's

Initiated and executed a Purchasing Card and Travel & Entertainment card Program.

Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts

11/2000 to 05/2001

Junior Accountant & HR Assistant

Digital Harmony Technologies

Monthly Financial Statement Preparation, general ledger account reconciliations and financial analysis

Payroll and related tax and benefit payments

Assisted with reception, benefits, and HR administration.

Processed all facets of AR and AP functions

04/1994 to 11/2000

Accounting Manager

Wasser High Tech Coatings, Inc

Prepared audits, and maintained records and procedures for accounting department.

Prepared audits and maintained commission reports.

Management of full Accounts payable process

Management of General ledger, journal entries, reconciliations, and audits

Performed and managed outside audits, as well as communication with final institution.

Performed Month End and Year End Closing Procedures

Assisted in preparation of cost center budget.

Calculated and filed State Excise and State L&I taxes.

Technology

Peachtree Navision Business Central Binary Stream JD Edwards Quickbooks Slack Jabber Microsoft Teams Confluence Paychex ADP Excel Word Outlook Zoom

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