Catherine C. Hillan
513-***-**** cell
812-***-**** home
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
********@***.***
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Professional Profile
Skilled professional accountant with 18+ years of experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, month and year end closings, payroll and benefit administration. Seeking a position with an organization where my extensive experience will be further developed and utilized.
Areas of Strength
Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable General Ledger Accounting
Reconciliations Payroll Benefit Administration
Professional Experience
Parkway Products Incorporated
Florence, KY April '98 – December ‘11
Corporate Accountant
• Supervised 4 employees.
• Benefit administration for approximately 250 employees.
• Participated in quarterly and annual meetings with the President, brokers and benefit vendors.
• Developed the company HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Developed the company Affirmative Action Plan with the attorneys.
• Responsible for EEO maintenance and filling.
• Implemented changing the payroll software twice.
• Negotiated with ADP a 48% discount off of their normal rates with a three year price guarantee.
• Processed ADP and Ceridian Payroll for approximately 250 employees.
• Processed all wage garnishments and liens.
• Liaison with brokers and benefit vendors.
• Worked with the implementation team at Fidelity to successfully transfer the plan from Prudential to Fidelity.
• Worked with attorneys on disciplinary actions of “key” employees.
• Interviewed several candidates for Vice President of Operations.
• Coordinated new hire paperwork for corporate new hires.
• Processed approximately 150 – 200 accounts payable invoices weekly.
• Implemented and maintained the corporate purchasing card program, which generates on average an annual rebate for the company of $25,000.
• Processed approximately 100 accounts receivable invoices monthly.
• Made commercial collection calls to keep average days outstanding on track and collected on any tooling invoices that were due upon receipt.
• Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements for subsidiaries and consolidated entity.
• Performed comprehensive variance analysis and determine root-cause for each significant variance.
• Performed account reconciliations and adjusting general ledger entries.
• Participated in annual audits.
• Developed and maintained report to forecast cash position for recently acquired joint venture.
• Contributed to monthly meeting between Vice President of Operations and plant managers to discuss financial statements and review operational performance.
• Prepared and reviewed monthly and quarterly Officer/Board reports.
• Calculated commissions for outside sales representatives.
JR McDade
Phoenix, AZ ‘93 – March’98
Accountant
• Prepared monthly financial statements for subsidiaries and consolidated entity.
• Performed account reconciliations and adjusting general ledger entries.
• Processed ADP Payroll for approximately 100 employees.
• Benefit administration for approximately 100 employees.
• Processed weekly subcontractor payroll.
• Processed wage garnishments and liens.
Education
Thomas More College May ‘92
Crestview Hills, KY
Bachelors of Arts, Accounting
Associates in Arts, Business Administration
Computer Skills
• TMM Accounting Software
• MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• ADP Software
• Ceridian Software