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Julie Dougherty Experienced Bookkeeper and Accounting Assistant

Location:
Lansing, IL
Posted:
May 13, 2026

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Resume:

JULIE A. DOUGHERTY *********@***.***

708-***-****

EXPERIENCE

Digital Media/Marketing Co. 10/21 - 3/26

Accounting Assistant

Process independent contractor’s payroll, accounts payable & accounts receivables with Quickbooks.

Follow up on collections and calling clients regarding past due accounts.

Invoicing clients through Quickbook and recording receivables, scanning checks into check scanner

Print checks for vendors.

Update various spreadsheets for marketing team and owners.

Reconcile bank and credit card statements monthly.

Prepare for year-end reporting for accountant and independent contractors.

Use Asana, Slack, Bitwarden, Aidz, Google email and caldendar.

1st Chicago Accounting 9/13 – 10/21

Accounting Assistant/Accounts Payable/Payroll

Enter payroll hours for various clients, set up companies/employees in payroll system, pay monthly and quarterly

payroll taxes, file monthly/quarterly Federal payroll reports and state payroll reports

Enter invoices in Quickbooks, process accounts payable checks manually and through Quickbooks Online Bill Pay. Reconcile bank statements and credit card statements monthly.

Assist CPA’s with all other matters that are necessary for timely submissions.

Knightway Services, Inc. 2018-current (part time)

Reconcile bank and credit cards in Quickbooks and Quickbooks Online

Review year end reports

Prepare 1099 and 1096

Accounts Payable/Receptionist 09/2012 - 08/2013

Valcore Business Solutions, Schererville, IN

Enter all invoices in QuickBooks, process checks and recorded in register

Reconciliation of bank statements

Month End report

Invoice clients

Reviewed and totaled timesheets before sending in to outside payroll company

Prepared payroll reports and made journal entries in computer

Made bank deposits

Record receivables in computer

Accounts Payable/Purchasing 05/2002 – 01/2011

Flexeon Rehabilitation, Munster, Indiana

• All aspects of accounts payable functions including review, entry, process checks, record in register and file

• Reconcile bank balances; record general ledger entries

• Balancing month end accounts receivable

• Review all invoices for discrepancies and rectify any issues, check processing and recording

• Maintaining all clinic finances (13 clinics)

• Communicate with partners/owners/managers on monthly expenditures

• Purchasing supplies/office equipment for clinics or on a need basis

• Negotiating prices on equipment, supplies and services with vendors

• Manage all petty cash and expense accounts

• Research any past due/duplicate invoices

• Place/receive calls to equipment companies, IT specialist when problems arise with equipment, telephone and int.

Data Entry Clerk, 1987 to 1996

Continental Freight Data Systems, Glenwood, IL

Data entry of all freight claims, processing overcharge/duplicate claims, mailings

Entry of acknowledgements, tracing, sending statements to freight carriers

Entry of payments received

Administration duties as needed

COMPUTER SKILLS

QuickBooks 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013 through 2024versions as well as Microsoft Word, Office, Excel (basic knowledge) and WordPerfect. Quickbooks Online using since January 2025.

EDUCATION

South Suburban College, South Holland, IL 1983 - 1986

Associates in Applied Science Degree

Continued Education Classes and Seminars:

Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial People (Fred Prior Seminar)

Sales and Use Tax Seminar (Rockhurst University)

Mistake Free Grammar and Proofreading (Career Track)

Organizing and Managing Accounts Payable (Rockhurst University)

How to Handle Difficult People (Rockhurst University)

Management and Leadership for First Time Managers (Rockhurst University)

REFERENCES

References furnished upon request



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