Tracy D. Patterson
Romulus, MI
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Summary
● Over 20 years of Accounting (both receivables and payables)
● Credit Analysis, Cash Budget, Cash Flow Analysis, Projections
● Benefits, Payroll, Customer Service
● Responsible for granting access to the cash budget system
● Prepare various reports, spreadsheets, charts to organize and effectively explain information
● Comfortable with generating and analyzing reports
● Prepare monthly GL, Journal Entries and Account Reconciliation Education
B.A. – Business Administration, concentrated in Accounting Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
Technical Skills
● MS word, Excel, Power Point, Google Docs and sheets, ADP, PeopleSoft, QuickBooks Work Experience
Bookkeeper/ Mentor, Rock Island, IL
Sedona-Fresh Films/ Augustana College (2018-2019)
● Maintain the entire Quickbooks system
● Send invoices out, Input invoices and pay vendors in a timely manner
● Pay and reimburse actors for their expenses and roles in various short films
● Pay all interns and employees including co presidents
● Mentor accounting interns who are selected to work in the Fresh Films program
● Prepare and file annual statements
● Receive all payments, donations, send appreciation letters and receipts
● Send letters of appreciation and receipts.
● Record and balance QB to bank statements
Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper
Patterson Designs, LLC Ypsilanti, MI (05/11-Current)
● Answer phone calls
● Set up appointments and interviews
● Create monthly expense reporting
● Prepare monthly estimated tax payments
● Assist with research as needed
● Assist with various other functions as needed
Reader-Test Evaluator (M.E.A.P) Michigan Evaluation Aptitude Placement MI Measurement (10/13-04/15 Seasonal)
● Apply good written and grammatical capabilities
● Follow rubric set up by state for scoring
● Produce consistent scoring results for each grade level
● Constantly maintain a sharp attention to detail even with continuous repetition of tasks Volunteer Co-Treasure East Arbor Academy (NHA)
EABoosters-Non Profit (09/11-08/12)
● Create forms as needed
● Develop process and procedures for disbursements and reimbursement forms
● Prepare cash receipts and disbursements
● Balance and maintain petty cash
● Research and procure best pricing for goods and services
● Work directly with all committee heads and principal for various fundraiser and events Avfuel Corp, Ann Arbor, MI
Fuel Tax Accountant ( 06/08-12/09)
● Prepare fuel tax returns
● Follow regulations and guidelines set by the state
● Follow strict deadlines to avoid late penalties
● Process prompt payment requests for AP
● Communicate with all assigned point of contacts to ensure timely returns
● Work to resolve issues from prior year as time permits Adaptive Materials, Ann Arbor, MI
AP Accountant QuickBooks (06/07-03/08)
● Enter and maintenance POs and receiving of merchandise
● Pay vendors (Accounts Payable)
● Perform weekly check run
● Perform Payroll entries
● Monitor and maintain various GL accounts
● Meet and Report on accounts payable, open purchase orders and agings
● Communicate with vendors and management
● Review and audit cash and credit expense reports
● Monitor and reconcile all bank and credit card statements-online Severstal NA, Dearborn, MI
Benefits Analyst (2006-2007)
● Maintain and reconcile all healthcare accounts (BCBS, Midwestern and Vision)
● Generate all weekly check and wire requests for Mercer and taxes withheld
● Prepare monthly journal entries and month end account reconciliations
● Provide monthly tax expense report
● Assist with fringe and cash forecast
● Assist in payment process for healthcare benefits, Unicare and workers comp
● Prepare month AISI Reports
● Assist in the payment for AD&D and all health care payments
● Assist when necessary with any check run procedure Cash Budget Analyst / Financial Analyst (2004-2006)
● Correspond with all levels of management to provide budget and cash flow analysis
● Investigate and explain over expenditures
● Perform weekly check run uploads to compare budget to actual data
● Perform manual feeds to cash budget system
● Prepare accurate budget summary and projection reports
● Explain variances with management including Directors and CFO
● Release of all daily wires via the online banking system
● Assist in all maintenance and clean up to the system
● Responsible for granting access to the cash budget system
● Assist as backup to Treasury Analyst (receipts, disbursements, payroll funding, wires, banking
● and borrowing)
● Balance to all Treasury Analyst bank correspondence, assist with external auditors. Comerica Bank, Detroit, MI (2001-2004)
● Credit Specialists -International Finance-Lati ( 2001-2002)
● Reports Analyst -Internal Reporting ( 2003-2004)