Experience

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  Wellpartner

  • Accountant

    • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Gigaphoton USA, Inc.

  • General Ledger Accountant

    • May 2012 - Oct 2013

    •Maintained company books, reporting and records in compliance with GAAP, IRS, Oregon and related State agencies and statutes•Responsible for month, quarter and year-end closing activities and reconciliations•Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements along with associated docume...

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  Schnitzer Steel Industries

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Account Receivable Specialist Canadian Entities - Temporary

    • Aug 2011 - Mar 2012
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    •Special project – reconciled eight million dollars unapplied cash to acquired accounts receivable from two recent Canadian acquisitions•Posted cash, credit card, and wire deposits in both US and Canadian currencies•Month-end balancing of Canadian accounts receivable to Treasury bank reports

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  Pope & Talbot

  • Corporate Accountant

    • Jan 1990 - May 2008

    •Monthly and quarterly closing process including journals, various analyses, allocations, audit schedules and financial statements•Fixed asset management and accounting for the corporate location and six lumber and pulp mills using the GEAC fixed asset system•Significant work responsibility for prepaid accounts, accrual accounts and allocations•Assisted in preparation of 10-K, 10-Q, Annual Report and supporting footnotes•Backed up Cash Manager and worked with Treasury on banking issues•Responsible for investments, debt, inter-company loans and interest accounting•Monthly and quarterly reconciliations of selected accounts including all bank accounts using domestic and foreign currencies•Prepared collateral and compliance reports for lenders and various government reports for the U.S. Census Bureau•Prepared budget proformas for corporate cost centers, responsible for budget development and management for certain cost centers, calculated allocations and provided analysis for management budget presentations•Assisted in the review and improvement of processes in the corporate accounting and reporting functions•Worked directly with external auditors•Trained new staff members

  • Sawmill & Log System Accountant

    • Apr 1986 - Dec 1989

    •Monthly and quarterly closing process for the Oregon Sawmill and US Logging operations•Responsible for the monthly reconciliations and payments of Federal timber contracts•Team member for the implementation of the US Log Management System•Performed internal audits at the sawmill locations•Reconciled general ledger accounts using sub ledgers such as timber and road schedules

  • Wood Products Accounting Administrative Assistant

    • May 1983 - Mar 1986

    •Provided administrative help to the Wood Products Controller, Accounting Managers, and the Payroll department•Responsible for balancing all inter-company accounts•Other responsibilities included data entry, record keeping, reconciling accounts, event and meeting planning•Backed up the logging clerk processing invoices and payments

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  D R Johnson Lumber Co.

  • Admin Assist / Inventory Clerk

    • 1980 - 1983