Accounting / Finance

Objective - To bring new and innovative ideas that will enhance the goals the company has set in order to remain the leader in the industry.

Work experience

**/** ** ******* ***** Inter Lake Kalispell, MT.

Accounts Receivable / Payable Specialist

Responsibilities: Oversee all accounting functions of the subscription department for seven newspapers, compile daily accounts receivable reports and enter into Great Plains financial software, gather accounts payable for entry into Great Plains, compile year end 1099 information, billing of subscriber and dealer accounts, collections of past due accounts, resolve customer complaints, corporate trainer for subscription software.

Accomplishments: Successfully set up accounts payable procedures for six newly acquired newspapers. Maintained a past due accounts receivable of less than 10%. Handle customer complaints with ease.

Circulation Information Systems Manager

Responsibilities: Oversee data extraction and manipulation during software conversion, maintained two databases simultaneously until new software was working correctly, trained all circulation employees at seventeen properties on new software and was the main contact for any questions, worked with corporate IT professionals with enhancements to software,

Accomplishments: Point person as main contact for knowledge regarding software operating procedures, successfully extracted data and transferred to new software in less time than any other property, successfully maintained two databases simultaneously during conversion, eliminated unneeded overtime within department decreasing payroll expense by 50%.

Assistant Business Manager

Responsibilities: Training and development of staff, accounts receivable / payable, payroll, budget preparations, advertising billing, maintain company benefits as directed by corporate.

Accomplishments: Transformed all manual recordkeeping to digital format with 20/20 spreadsheets. Organized office procedures allowing for better teamwork.

Circulation Office Manager

Responsibilities: Training and development of staff, accounts receivable / payable, budget preparations, customer and dealer billing.

Accomplishments: Transformed all manual recordkeeping to digital format with 20/20 spreadsheets. Compiled collection reports to staff responsible for collections, which provided 100% of all receivables collected monthly.

Education

2007 - Present University of Phoenix Online Arizona

Graduated

Completed my AA in Accounting with a 3.86 GPA.

Currently enrolled in B.S. Finance Program

Volunteer experience

United Way of Flathead County

References

Pauline Crouch 406-***-****

Lisa Fleming 406-***-****

JoAnn Peterson 712-***-****

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