Aimee Baker
Cabot,AR
Summary
Resourceful Accounting professional with 8 years of experience. Highly organized and dependable Staff Accountant with background in bookkeeping and financial analysis. Successful history of streamlining accounting processes, identifying cost savings opportunities, and improving accuracy and efficiency. Skilled in using various accounting software programs and technologies. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist
Buffalo Builders, LLC
02.2023 - Current
- Contributed to producing and interpreting improved finance related methods to establish consistency with accounts payable prerequisites.
- Registered transactions and data on accounting database to track history and safeguard information.
- Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
- Developed client rapport by efficiently addressing incoming correspondence and resolving 10 A/P inquires per day.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
- Oversaw 2 bookkeeping and accounting systems and entered data into systems accurately.
Staff Accountant
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, Inc
03.2020 - 02.2023
- Managed GPS tracking and reservation applications for 68 vehicles and trailers
- Created and Disposed of Fixed Assets
- Performed monthly depreciation of and journal entries for Fixed Assets
- Fixed Asset roll forward spreadsheet maintenance
- Completed the Sales & Use tax return process monthly for Goodwill Industries and quarterly for the Excel Center and submitted payments
- Created Sales & Use tax journal entries
- Prepared monthly reconciliations and suspense journal entries for 39 bank accounts
- Verified amounts deposited by 38 retail locations
- Adjust cash and check amounts in POS system to reflect amounts deposited
- Prepared 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC forms for 132 vendors
- Processed bank deposits from main offices and created journal entries
- Processed invoices for Salvage department, prepared journal entries, composed, and submitted monthly statements to customers
- Collected monthly copier and postage usage allocations and prepared journal entries
- Tracked utility expenses of owned property for tenant billing
- Created invoices which were submitted to tenants
- Created journal entries for tenant payments
- Coded and reconciled 600 credit card transactions monthly across 24 individual cards
- Created 25 CSV files to import online transactions from Excel into accounting system
- Downloaded, coded, and entered monthly fuel card transactions
- Assigned employee fuel card PIN numbers
- Formatted Excel versions of credit card and fuel card monthly statements for leadership review
- Annually audited vehicles and trailers for addition to or removal from insurance policies
- Renewed and distributed vehicle registration and insurance cards
- Maintained vehicle title and registration copies
- Tracked utility usage monthly for each location to aid in recognizing unusual fluctuations
- Reconciled healthcare billing to remove termed employees
- Requisitioned from AT&T and distributed company cell phones when needed
- Maintained bi-weekly spreadsheet of Expense and Mileage Reports for import to PayCom
- Maintained and mailed deposit books to stores as needed
- Created new accounting training materials
- Trained new Accounts Payable clerks and interns when applicable
- Assisted with Accounts Payable duties as needed
- Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into MIP Fund Accounting financial management system.
- Executed financial reporting, managed prepaid accounts, schedules, reconciliations, event settlements and month-end accruals.
- Assisted VP of Finance with year-end financial audits.
- Completed end-of-year financial audits by collaborating with various coworkers.
- Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize operational success.
- Promoted continuous workflow and issue resolution through communication and identification of conflicts.
- Created training protocol and mentored new accounting and senior staff on best practices and procedures.
- Monitored indirect expenses and overall revenues to create documentation and allocation tables.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, Inc
05.2018 - 03.2020
- Managed leases for 32 properties
- Coded and entered 500 invoices per month to ensure payments were made in timely fashion
- Processed online payments for various items
- Filed hard copies of checks and invoices
Accounts Payable Clerk
Perfect Vision Manufacturing
05.2016 - 05.2018
- Processed invoices and payments for company doing in excess of $600,000,000 in annual sales requiring attention to detail and good time management
- Scanned in and created digital files on local server to store and assist with locating copies of all checks and invoices
- Processed payments received from customers and ensured funds were credited to correct accounts
Accounts Payable Clerk
Crain Automotive
05.2015 - 05.2016
- Oversaw Accounts Payable for 7 dealerships
- Processed incentive programs for 4 manufacturers
- Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Arkansas State University
State University, AR05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Arkansas State University
State University, AR05.2015
Skills
- Account and Ledger Reconciliations
- Automated Systems and Procedures
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Account Reconciliation
- Accounting System Design
- Data Research and Analysis
- Fund Accounting Software
- Sales Tax Reporting
- Month-End Closings
- Data Imports
- Microsoft Office
Software Competencies
Proficient: Reynolds & Reynolds, Axapta, Microsoft Dynamics ERP, RedTeam Flex, Verizon Fleetmatics, AT&T Fleet Complete
Confident: Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc), Quickbooks Online Advanced, MIP Fund Accounting (Abila)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
Thomas Edison
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist
Buffalo Builders, LLC
02.2023 - Current
Staff Accountant
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, Inc
03.2020 - 02.2023
Accounts Payable Specialist
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, Inc
05.2018 - 03.2020
Accounts Payable Clerk
Perfect Vision Manufacturing
05.2016 - 05.2018
Accounts Payable Clerk
Crain Automotive
05.2015 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Arkansas State University
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Arkansas State University