Part-Time Accountant/ Bookkeeper

JENNIFER HOLLENBECK

*** **** ***** ******* ****, Lombard, IL 60148

(H) 630-***-**** (C) 630-***-****

**************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Dedicated, proven accounting and finance professional with strong analytical, systems and communication skills seeks part-time position in accounting and finance to achieve better work/life balance. Committed to providing management with actionable data to use in making sound business decisions. Known for cheerful internal customer service approach among “customers.”

EXPERIENCE

American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois 01/2006 – present

Staff Accountant II

• Execute all functions within monthly financial close including journal entries, allocations, reconciliations and analyses

• Manage and maintain Hyperion Essbase and Planning systems; perform line item variance analyses by department for multiple entities within the AMA. Manages annual reforecast and budget process.

• Create reports for all aspects of annual financial reporting cycle for all levels of management.

• Manage monthly accounting close as part of Financial Systems, Reporting & Analysis department, ensuring that close is completed on time or ahead of schedule; complete recurring entries, accruals and allocations

• Self-taught Hyperion Financial Reporting Studio expert

• Act as liaison between AMA staff and Financial Reporting department to improve the efficiency & accuracy of monthly close by emphasizing communication

• History of bringing forecast/budget in ahead of schedule

• Implemented Hyperion Essbase and Planning

• Act as Planning/Essbase admin

Bally Total Fitness Corp., Chicago, Illinois 07/2001 – 12/2005

Capital Asset Analyst

• Managed the accounting of $1 billion in fixed assets spread over 400 locations. Responsible for approving the accounting of purchases as capital or expense.

• Prepared monthly analysis of P & L line item trends and exception reporting for executive review. Coordinated fixed asset portion of annual and restatement audits.

• Reduced unreconciled fixed asset cost variance from $200,000 to less than $1,000 on a consistent monthly basis.

• Supervised Fixed Asset Data Clerk

• Wrote and implemented fixed asset policies and procedures for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

• Improved and implemented decision criteria and procedures for reclassifying expenses vs. capital

• Revamped the reporting of capital expenditures leading to a more meaningful and actionable reporting package

• Developed and implemented procedure for fixed asset accounting of club closures; improved accuracy of asset inventory at all clubs affected by the closing

Berlin Industries, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 06/1998 – 06/2001

Cost Accountant

• Managed $120 million in fixed assets in 5 manufacturing locations. Reconciled all fixed asset and depreciation functions and accounts

• Analyzed and reported capital costs to upper management, balanced these costs to finalize and prepare financial statements

• Prepared and posted monthly journal entries, reconciled and analyzed accounts for month-end closing

• Analyzed outside purchases for job costing and fixed expenses for month-end close

• Created fixed asset database for new manufacturing location, consolidated assets through disposals and transfers, following closure of two locations

• Streamlined and documented Capital Expenditure approval process to improve timeliness of new asset implementation

• Led preparations for Cost Segregation following $16 million new facility construction project

EDUCATION

Wheaton College

Bachelors of Arts: Business/Economics, 1998

Northern Illinois University

Masters of Business Administration: Finance, 2003

SYSTEM SKILLS

Hyperion Essbase/Planning administrator, Lawson user, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Power Point, and BaaN Finance user

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