Accounting Accounts Payable

Naomi Wolf

Phone: 952-***-**** Email: *****.******@*****.***

Corporate Accountant

General Ledger Accounting/Payroll Benefit Accounting

Summary of Skills

• Over 25 years of diverse corporate accounting experience including 8 years of supervisory experience

• Ability in handling priorities for short-term and long range goals

• Able to coordinate multiple projects and meet deadlines under pressure

• Equally effective in working on self-managed projects or as a team member

• Able to adapt quickly to challenges and changing environments

• Experience with a variety of data sources and systems

• Self motivated, creative, and practical problem solver, with advanced analytical skills

• Ability to handle personal, sensitive and confidential information and documentation

Experience

1998-2010 Land O Lakes, Inc Arden Hills, MN

Payroll Benefit Accounting Coordinator

• 35 general ledger account reconciliations using Excel and Blackline.

• Maintain frozen PTO banks within the HRIS payroll system and reconcile to the GL liability account.

• Allocated Direct Bill and Payments file (COBRA/RETIREE) from Hewitt to the proper general ledger liability accounts.

• Initiate relocation payments to outside vendor, coding expenses to general ledger, responding to internal/external inquiries.

• Reconcile 401k employee deductions working with the outside administrator to correct any errors.

• Monitor medical union plan accruals and initiate premium payments monthly. Maintain GL reconciliations ensuring a proper balance in all accounts throughout the year, working with plant personnel and vendors in all aspects of billing and eligibility.

• Assist in annual benefits plan changes or implementations, tracking accrual changes in the HRIS payroll system

• Create standard payroll and benefit reports and ad hoc reporting via Discoverer, previously Business Objects.

• Monitor Hewitt Chargeback files for proper fees/premiums.

• Set up new gl accounts in Oracle financials/ JDEdwards in the implementation of new benefit plans.

• Identify work that can be stopped or streamlined with an efficiency-mindset on an ongoing basis.

1996-1997 Various Temporary Accounting Positions

HMN Mortgage Services – Accountant

Miller & Schroeder Inc. – Loan Servicing Supervisor

Residential Funding Corporation – Funding Administrator

MVE, Inc – Accounts Payable Technician

Asset Marketing – Chargeback Clerk

1979-1995 United Mortgage Corporation Bloomington, MN

General Ledger Accounting Supervisor

• Approved all prepared daily GL entries by accounting personnel

• Approved daily ACH and wire transactions, Accounts Payable check runs, and Trust Accounting transactions

• Approved all cash applications and monitored daily transactions in the operating account.

• Implemented the banking ACH software, and trained the proper staff to initiate and approve transactions.

• Prepared GL entries for the sale of monthly GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC pooled loans.

Education

South Central College Mankato, MN Accounting Clerk Certificate

Employers Association Golden Valley, MN Basic Principals of Leadership

Dakota County College Rosemount, MN Various Computer Classes Windows, Excel Beginning & Advanced

Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania - Certified Employee Benefit Specialist Health & Welfare Course

Technical Experience

General Ledger Software

Oracle, Financial Management System, Peachtree, JDEwards, Platinum, Peoplesoft

Spreadsheet Software

Lotus 3.0, Excel(Various versions), Quattro Pro, Paradox, Access

Word Processing software

Professional Write, Word, Lotus Notes

Payroll Software

Cyborg, Ceridian, Humanic, Oracle

Report Writing Software

Business Objects, FMS Reporting, Discoverer, Vista

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