Customer Service Accounting
Resume:
Kelly Elizabeth Kershner, CPA
Evansville, IN 47710
CAREER SUMMARY
• One year experience teaching junior/senior level college accounting
• Over fifteen years experience in audit and accounting in both manufacturing and service industries.
• Over a year as direct report management and over 8 years as lead management.
• Passed CPA exam in May 1997
• CPA certified as of March 2001
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Temporary Work
Masterbrand Cabinets 3/12 – 5/12
Sourcing Contract/Commitment Inventory Project
• Research and develop the requirements for a tracking system for documented commitments
• Create Top 25 direct/indirect report and cross-reference with tracking system
• Analyze commitments for financial and sourcing exposures
Home Depot 3/12-present
Cashier (part-time)
• Provide excellent customer service
• Perform tasks accurately and timely.
Oakland City University 8/10 - 5/11
Lecturer of Accounting
• Instructor of Intermediate Accounting 1 & 2, Income Tax 1, Advanced Accounting, Principles of Accounting 2, Managerial Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Accounting Information Systems
• Preparation of all class materials
• Advising students on class selection
Xcel Energy 4/05 – 8/10
Senior Financial Auditor
• Lead Auditor for three Sarbanes Oxley sub-processes
• Performed financial, operational, compliance audits and consulting projects for the Field Operations and the Meter to Cash function of the company
• Analyzed the risks, prepare the program, complete the field work, write the report and review all follow-up requirements for each audit or consulting project
• Presented a Sarbanes Oxley controls presentation to the Capital Asset Department
Vistar VSA 9/04 – 4/05
Senior Internal Auditor
• Project lead for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Supported operational Senior Internal Auditor
Leprino Foods Company 10/00 – 8/04
Property Accounting Manager (7/02 – 8/04)
• Manage over 1 billion dollars’ worth of fixed assets for both tax and book purposes
• Reconcile property, plant and equipment, depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, work-in-process, and gain/loss accounts monthly
• Prepare monthly Cash Flow Statement related to PP&E accounts
• Create and analyze depreciation budgets of corporate departments and 9 plants
• Supervise three analysts
• Acquire and sell company vehicles
• Assist tax with the analysis of bonus depreciation and mid-year convention application on construction projects
Senior Internal Auditor (10/00 – 7/02)
• Participant of (Team Lead) interim and year-end audits with external auditors consisting of approximately 100 hours of external audit programs under PriceWaterhouse Coopers
• Performed departmental and plant audits
• Communicated, both written and oral, findings with Senior and Plant Management
• Managed staff auditor and exchange participant during plant audits
Chateau Communities 9/98 – 10/00
Internal Auditor
• Performed A/P and A/R audits including confirmations
• Implemented new cash management system
• Assisted in implementing a new accounting software system
• Facilitated with acquiring and disposing of land lease communities
• Assisted external auditors as required
CB Richard Ellis Investors 9/96 - 6/98
Property Operations Analyst
• Audited financial reports and annual CAM reconciliations submitted by the management companies
• Periodic on-site audits of management companies for compliance
• Assisted with the due diligence for acquisition and disposal of properties for the funds
The Codman Company 1/95 – 8/96
Entity Accountant
• Prepared financial reports for 18 commercial properties
• Processed accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, and cash/accrual journal entries for the 18 properties
• Assisted managers with monthly variance explanations, audit preparation, and special projects as requested
EDUCATION
Indiana University Bloomington, IN
BS in Accounting May 1993
Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN (on-line)
MS in Career & Tech Education July 2011
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