Experience

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  Senior Accountant

  • Accountant

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  Senior Accountant

  • Lynnwood, WA

  • Accountant

    • May 2013 - Present
    • Lynnwood, WA

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  Aqua Star

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Senior Accountant, Treasury Accountant, Cost Accountant

    • Jun 2005 - May 2013
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Costed inventory that totaled an average of $100 Million.Maintained Excel schedules for reconciling and balancing USD cost accounting accruals.Assisted in reconciling In the Warehouse inventory warehouses that averaged $75 Million.Processed month end journal entries for accruals, Line of Credit and Cash Balancing.Created worksheets that were utilized for costing and Treasury payments.Prepared month end reports for A/R, A/P, Inventory and Ineligibles for the Bank.Monitored and funded the Line of Credit that averaged between $50 and $100 Million.Monitored and reconciled all inventory vendor A/P accounts.Created Daily Borrowing Certificates to pay inventory vendors that averaged $30 Million.Prioritized inventory vendors according to vendor terms.Monitored and Funded all Domestic and International Cash Accounts.

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  Independent Consulting and Accountemps

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Senior Accountant

    • Apr 2002 - Jun 2005
    • Greater Seattle Area

    As an independent consultant, assisted with the preparation for the external audit by Deloitte & Touche.As an employee of Accountemps, assisted Safeco with a reconciliation project and reconciled and prepared workpapers for external auditors.

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  Medisystems Corporation

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Accounting Manager

    • Jun 2000 - Mar 2002
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Managed the day-to-day activity in the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Fixed Assets Systems.Coordinated the preparation of the internal consolidated financial statements and assisted the Controller in the preparation for the year end audit. Worked with Deloitte and Touche for the development, organization and review of the audit schedules.

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  Rosanna Imports, Inc.

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Controller

    • Jul 1994 - May 2000
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Organized and implemented an efficient accounting department in a previously unstructured environment.Prioritized Accounts Payable allowing credit terms to be established and reducing days to pay from 75 to 45 days with limited funds.Trained and supervised Collections Specialist to aggressively manage Accounts Receivable thereby reducing aged receivables by 25%.Reviewed all the major accounts and verified proper timing, approval and amount for all accounts. Analyzed the variances from the budget and took appropriate action to ensure compliance with the original forecasts.Utilized, selected and converted the company from AccPac to MAS90.

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  APM/EIS

  • Redmond, WA

  • Senior Accountant

    • May 1991 - Jun 1994
    • Redmond, WA

    Managed the timing and the controls for the Accounts Payable that averaged $1 Million.Supervised the Accounts Receivable process from invoicing to collection for the aging that averaged $1.5 Million .Analyzed all budget variances and created procedures to reduce future variances.Assisted in the closure of a subsidiary of the parent company.Assisted the Controller in the preparation of the monthly financial statements.

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  Contract Positions

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Full Charge Bookkeeping

    • Mar 1990 - Apr 1991
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Provided Full Charge Bookkeeping and Accounts Payable services to three clients.

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  U.S. Bank of Washington

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Auditor & Proof Operator

    • Jul 1977 - Feb 1990
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Worked with Deloitte & Touche to develop, organize and review audit schedules.Applied organizational skills to write the audit work paper procedure portion of the Audit Department's manual.Developed and maintained the budget for the weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for the Audit Department.Trained and supervised new proof operators while ranking within the top five operators.