Experience

Austin Adventures

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Controller

  • Feb 2020 - Present



Billings Gazette Communications

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Controller

  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2019

  • Supervise 5+ employees performing financial reporting, accounting, billing, collections, and accounts payable • Coordinate and direct the forecasting, financial planning, weekly budgeting activities for the organization • Prepare financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets and reports to be submitted to corporate for internal audit review. • Process month end journal entries, reconciliations, reviewed and explained variances and inventory • Monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as promotions and dismissals • Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and efficient control and utilization of financial resources• Requested approval of capital projects and placed in service. Maintained fixed asset reconciliation• Process payroll and maintained paid time off (PTO) • Led team that implemented conversion of paper time-cards approval to an electronic time keeping system with approval flow and trained staff on new system • Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures• Fiscal year-end close-balance and clear appropriate general ledger accounts in financial system • Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets• Accounts payable, new vendor set up and process 1099’s • Led conversion of paper invoice approval to an electronic imaging system with approval flow and trained staff on new system • Contract/rate building – built price rates in advertising system that were specific to a customer contract. When the sales representative keys in an ad order, the rate will default for them Show less



3G's Convenience Store

• Billings, Montana Area

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2002 - Jun 2004

  Accounting, office work. Accounting, office work.



Diversified Transfer & Storage

• United States
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Accounting, office work. Accounting, office work.