Experience

Arete Living

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Silver Falls Dermatology

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Apr 2021 - Sep 2022



Multnomah Athletic Club

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Staff Accountant

  • Apr 2018 - Apr 2021



TEC Equipment

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Inventory Accounting Supervisor

  • Dec 2016 - Apr 2018

  Ensure monthly vehicle sales are costed and posted accurately. Review monthly commissions approving adjustments as required. Prepare executive reports for management to summarize monthly sales, commissions, and floor plan liability. Analysis of yearly parts physical inventory. Coordinate yearly vehicle inventory with branch managers and auditors. Direct, train, and support career development for three inventory accountants. Ad hoc reporting and analysis as required.

• Senior Accountant

  • Feb 2015 - Dec 2016

  Monthly reconciliation of all vehicle accounts. Set up and prepared recurring and reversing journal entries. Assisted in reviewing branch income statements to ensure accurate posting of sales and expenses. Closed the month and year in CDK software system. Created and maintained documentation for general ledger team. Created branch summary reports of vehicle accounts for review by branch managers.



Cengage Group

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Systems Analyst

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2015

  Monthly analysis and reporting of Capital Expenditures, Deferred Revenue, Royalty Expense and PP&B Expense for inclusion in the Financial Report. Provide support for acquisitions and divestures including Balance Sheet creation. Support Controller’s group through Ad Hoc reporting and large data set analysis. Prepare monthly recurring and non-recurring journal entries. Reconciliation of Prepaid Accounts to allocate to appropriate cost centers.

• Senior Cost Accountant

  • Feb 2010 - Jun 2012

  Served on the ERP implementation team. Tested, researched, and clarified requirements related to Cost Accounting and Accounts Payable. Documented new ERP procedures and trained Cost Accounting staff of ten. Developed or modified reporting after implementation. Manage batch posting in ERP system and verify completion for month end close. Generate month end reports in ERP system to facilitate month end close. Prepared monthly Inventory Variance Analysis and Unbilled Liability for Vice President of Finance to ensure accuracy in the financial statements. Assisted and directed two Cost Specialists and four Cost Accountants with daily tasks and training. Develop ad hoc reports for special projects and reconciling of inventory. Provide required documentation for Financial and SOX audits. Show less

• Cost Accountant

  • May 2008 - Feb 2010

  Maintained inventory reconciliation for $3 million at 15 Depository locations. Maintain reconciliation of Drop Shipment billing averaging $300,000 a month. Analyze paper inventory to ensure accuracy in financial statements. Analyzed variances in Inventory for our UK division regarding the Balance Sheet to ensure accuracy in the financial statements. Coordinated with Depository team to established electronic communications of sales and inventory into our ERP system. Established the process to reconcile the Houghton Mifflin consignment, working as the facilitator between Houghton Mifflin, Depositories, Sales, General Ledger and Cost Accounting to ensure Sales and Inventory are reported correctly for $1 million in sales monthly. Show less

• Junior Cost Accountant

  • Nov 2002 - May 2008

  Reconciled $200 million in inventory between the Financial ERP system and the Inventory system to maintain a weekly variance below $50,000. Developed a company-wide Manual Order process document to maintain balance between the financial system and inventory system. Collaborated with IT department to implement the document to the company wide website. Revalued product unit cost based on variances between purchases orders and vendor invoices to ensure inventory is relieved at the correct unit cost. Analyzed SOX compliance documentation to ensure department responsibilities were recorded accurately. Show less

• Inventory Specialist

  • Sep 2000 - Nov 2002

  Assisted Accounts Payable in resolving discrepancies between purchase orders and vendor invoices. Reduced the discrepancy from $1.3 million to $500,000 in three months. Redefined the solution to maintain a weekly variance under $100,000. Collaborated with our Traffic department and freight vendors to obtain proof of deliveries electronically. Established processes to reconcile drop shipments and Invoicing for the Custom Publishing Group to relieve inventory.



O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Co.

• Accounts Payable Administrator

  • Oct 1998 - Sep 2000

  Process vendor invoices for payment. Maintain vendor relations. Create and print check runs. Complete bank reconciliations. Complete bank deposits. Send wire transfers via the EWS system. Support in compiling month end reports. Process vendor invoices for payment. Maintain vendor relations. Create and print check runs. Complete bank reconciliations. Complete bank deposits. Send wire transfers via the EWS system. Support in compiling month end reports.



Standard Textile

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Database Coordinator

  • Oct 1997 - Oct 1998

  Maintain the company's Product Management database in Microsoft Access. Assist Product Managers and Contract Department with special projects. Maintain the company's Product Management database in Microsoft Access. Assist Product Managers and Contract Department with special projects.