Detail-Oriented Accountant
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DETAIL-ORIENTED ACCOUNTANT
Michelle M. Tolin
Burton, MI 48519
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OBJECTIVE Ultimate Goal: CPA
Immediate Goal: Assistant Controller/Accounts Payable Specialist or Manager/Staff Accountant
TARGET JOB Desired Job Title: Employee
Desired Status: Full-Time
Desired Salary: 35,500/negotiable
Description of my ideal job: It would be to work for a well-managed staff that is goal and team oriented.
Date of Availability: Immediately
TARGET COMPANY Company Size: No Preference
Description of ideal company: A financially stable company with room for personal and economic growth.
TARGET LOCATIONS US-MI-Flint/Surrounding Areas
Relocate: Yes
WORK STATUS US I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.
EXPERIENCE 03/2008-10/2008 E.L. Hollingsworth & Co. Flint, MI
Assistant Controller
*Staff Training and Direction (Accounts Payable, Bank Reconciliation, Payroll, and General Ledger Accountant)
*Auditing
*GL Analysis
*Financial Statement Preparation
*Ineligible Report
*Payroll, A/P, A/R, General Ledger, and Bank Reconciliation Assistance
*Daily Borrowing Report
*Fixed Allocations
*Fixed Assets and Depreciation
* Spreadsheets/Queries – Data Analysis (Data Sorting, Filters, Pivot Tables, V-Lookups)
*Commission Calculations
*Streamlining
*Procedure Write-Ups and Maintenance
01/2008-03/2008 Accretive Solutions/Tec Foods, Inc. Pontiac, MI
Accountant
*Accounts Payable Full Charge
*Cash Receipts
*Check Disbursements
*Bank Reconciliations
*Preparation of Financial Statements and Year End Processing
* Spreadsheets/Queries – Data Analysis (Data Sorting, Filters, Pivot Tables, V-Lookups)
*Voucher Fund Maintenance
*General Ledger Maintenance
03/2007-11/2007 United Solar Ovonic Auburn Hills, MI
Accounts Payable Coordinator
*Data Entry with Great Plains/3-way matches, Receiving Transactions, and Transaction Entries (100 invoices/wk)
*Expense Reports
*Vendor Relations
*Auditing
*Reconciliations (Statement vs. Purchasing Activity)
*Check Runs
*Smartlist Query Production
*Filing
*Spreadsheets/Queries – Data Analysis (Data Sorting, Filters, Pivot Tables, V-Lookups)
*Streamlining
*Purchasing Correction Forms (Quantity Overages, Price Discrepancies)
*Receipt Clearance and Error Resolution
*Procedure Modifications
*Payroll Conversion to ADP Assistance
05/2005-03/2007 Accountemps/Eastman Outdoors Flushing, MI
Accounts Payable Full Charge
*Date Entry with Epicor/Allocations (100 invoices/wk)
*Expense Reports
*Commission Calculations
*Vendor Relations
*Auditing
*Reconciliations (Statement vs. Purchasing Activity)
*Disbursements
*Check Runs
*Spreadsheets/Queries – Data Analysis (Data Sorting and Filters)
*Royalties
*Intercompany (4 companies) - created an allocation system for A/P that simplified change in percentage for P & L's @ year end and other procedural modifications.
*Recurring billing approval
*Company Savings of $10,000/month
*Allocations
*Streamlining
*Accounts Receivable and Receptionist Assistance
*Projections/Forecasts
02/2004-05/2005 Entrepreneur Burton, MI
Online Store Manager
*Product Pricing, Research, and Shipping
*Purchasing
*Packing Slip/Order Matching
*Worked Closely with Distributors and Post Office
*Negotiating
*Follow-up with backorders
*Customer Relations with 5,000 transactions within a 2-year period with 99.1% feedback maintenance
*Reconciliations
10/2003-02/2004 Manpower Professional/Genesee Co. Water & Waste Services Flint, MI
Accounts Receivable Clerk
*Processed Billing in Open Systems.
*Reconciled Contract Accounts, A/R Account, Depreciation Account, Revenue Account, Due To Account, etc…
*General Ledger Maintenance
*Sales Journal Analysis
*Accounts Payable, Payroll, Finance, and Phone Assistance
10/2002-09/2003 Citizens Banking Corporation Flint, MI
Accounts Payable Clerk
*Data Entry with SmartStream
*Check Runs
*Auditing
*Research
*Vendor Relations
*Check Authorization
*Bank Reconciliations Assistant
8/2000-10/2002 Citizens Banking Corporation Flint, MI
Accounting Clerk I & II (Bank Reconciliations)
*Reconciled Affiliated Bank Accounts (Federal Reserve, Comerica, Bank One I and II, Bank of Royal Oak and LaSalle)
*Michigan Loss and Teller Over/Short Report
*General Ledger Discrepancy Resolution
*Monthly Balancing Reports (MBR’s)
*CheckFree Conversion Assistant
*Payroll, Accounts Payable and Profit Management Assistant
*Transferred to Accounts Payable
10/1999-8/2000 Entech Personnel Inc. /Citizens Banking Corporation Flint, MI
Human Resources Assistant/Accounting Clerk I
*Spreadsheets – Data Analysis and Creation
*Query Research
*Mailing
*Filing and Copying
*Patient Account Data Entry i.e. Benesoft, Delta Dental, Blue Cross
*Receptionist Assistance
*Picture Taking for Employee Badges
*Transferred to Bank Reconciliations
EDUCATION 1/2002 University of Michigan Flint, MI
Credits Earned
Related Major Subjects
*Business Law
*Organizational Behavior
5/1996 West Shore Community College Scottville, MI
Associates Degree of Applied Arts and Sciences
GPA: 3.5
SKILLS Skill Name Skill Level Last Used Experience
Microsoft Excel Proficient Currently Used 11 years
Microsoft Word Proficient Currently Used 11 years
10-key Calculator Proficient Currently Used 10 years
Accounting Proficient Currently Used 10 years
Buying and Selling Intermediate Currently Used 5 years
Epicor Intermediate 1 year ago 2 years
Great Plains Intermediate Currently Used 3 years
Smartstream Intermediate +4 years ago 2 years
Check Free Intermediate +4 years ago 1 year
Marketing Intermediate Currently Used 5 years
Merchandiser Intermediate Currently Used 5 years
REFERENCES Dale Loewen Citizens Banking Corporation Bank Reconciliation Manager
Phone Number: 810-***-****
Email Address: ****.******@****-***.***
Reference Type: Professional
Sharon Reitz Citizens Banking Corporation Corporate Benefit Specialist
Phone Number: 810-***-****
Email Address: ******.*****@****.***.***
Reference Type: Professional/Personal
Diana Mall Entech Personnel Temporary Placement Support Specialist
Phone Number: 810-***-****
Email Address: *********@***************.***
Reference Type: Professional
Nadine Gillette Harvard Resource Group Accounts Payables Coordinator
Phone Number: 248-***-****
Email Address: *********@***-*****.***
Reference Type: Professional/Personal
Cindy Ackner United Solar Ovonic Accounts Payable Manager
Phone Number: 248-***-****
Email Address: *******@***-*****.***
Reference Type: Professional/Personal
Brian Huffine Atlas Copco– Mechanical Design
Phone Number: 810-***-****
Email Address: *************@*****.***
Reference Type: Personal
Diane Balkner Homemaker
Phone Number: 810-***-****
Reference Type: Personal
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