Paula Koch

Staff Accountant at Garven, LLC
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, US
Languages
  • English -

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Experience

    • United States
    • Construction
    • Staff Accountant
      • Nov 2016 - Present
    • United States
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Staff Accountant
      • Aug 2011 - Nov 2016

      Process and submit sales and use tax for 34 warehouses across the country. Maintain compliances for Corporate and warehouse facilities. Assist all warehouses with daily functions, cash applications, tax-exempt situations and customer relations. Support of District Managers, Branch Managers and Salespersons. Bank reconciliations for Corporate and combined warehouse transactions via Great Plains software. Converted sales and use tax to be processed by CCH. Set up and maintain process for collection of credit cards and checks to be processed at each warehouse with Elavon and US Bank. Show less

    • United States
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • Staff Accountant
      • Oct 2006 - Apr 2011

      Management and maintenance of inventory for over 250 sites in the United States Support for the creation of a POS system including automation of inventory transactions Reconciliation of Pass-Through Expense accounts for over 450 sites Creation of a process for the collection and payment of sales tax Maintain PPE via FAS software Provision of support for the Accounting & Financial Departments Management and maintenance of inventory for over 250 sites in the United States Support for the creation of a POS system including automation of inventory transactions Reconciliation of Pass-Through Expense accounts for over 450 sites Creation of a process for the collection and payment of sales tax Maintain PPE via FAS software Provision of support for the Accounting & Financial Departments

    • Staff Accountant
      • Jan 2002 - Sep 2006

      Processed monthly reports for two lines of business using Crystal Reports and Excel Maintained Accounts Receivables for the Farmowner's Multi-Peril line of business Filed premium tax returns for all 50 states Prepared prepayments for state premium taxes Maintained multiple Crystal Reports for EAS and AIS Provided back-up for accounting staff Processed monthly reports for two lines of business using Crystal Reports and Excel Maintained Accounts Receivables for the Farmowner's Multi-Peril line of business Filed premium tax returns for all 50 states Prepared prepayments for state premium taxes Maintained multiple Crystal Reports for EAS and AIS Provided back-up for accounting staff

    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Staff Accountant
      • Jul 1999 - Jan 2002

      Coordinated month-end, quarter-end and year-end financials Created general ledger journal entries for Statutory and GAAP Created reports from EAS software using Crystal Reports Maintained Crystal Reports Maintained EAS software program Used team-working skills to accomplish monthly and quarterly deadlines Coordinated month-end, quarter-end and year-end financials Created general ledger journal entries for Statutory and GAAP Created reports from EAS software using Crystal Reports Maintained Crystal Reports Maintained EAS software program Used team-working skills to accomplish monthly and quarterly deadlines

    • Staff Accountant
      • Jan 1998 - Jul 1999

      Assigned 4 of 12 facilities Reconciled 10 accounts, including the main cash account that averaged over 10 million dollars in transactions monthly. Conducted random audits at all of the 12 remote facilities Audits consisted of observing the food and beverage aspects as well as physical count of the money rooms Accrued for outstanding expenses and compared budget numbers to actual expenses Assigned 4 of 12 facilities Reconciled 10 accounts, including the main cash account that averaged over 10 million dollars in transactions monthly. Conducted random audits at all of the 12 remote facilities Audits consisted of observing the food and beverage aspects as well as physical count of the money rooms Accrued for outstanding expenses and compared budget numbers to actual expenses

Education

  • Metro State University
    Accounting
    1985 - 1990

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