Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Financial Analyst
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
06.2025 - Current
Responsible for risk related account reconciliations on the balance sheet
Prepares monthly journal entries related to risk accounting, many of which the data is supplied by the actuary team
Maintain bookings and balances of programs within risk accounting that often deal with activity from prior years
Ensure settlements are booked under the proper programs within their respective years
Work with other teams throughout the organization (outside of accounting) to ensure data is received accurately and timely, while following up for payment information
Ensure journal entries for allocations are entered into the correct segments for reporting purposes
Risk/Non-Claims Benefit Expense: Moved into this position due to organization restructuring
Responsible for administrative & trade payable/receivable transactions, settlements, and reconciliations for BCBSM
Reconciled BCBSM & multiple legal entities intercompany accounts monthly to support the trial balance
Prepared monthly settlement transactions for administrative and trade costs between the many legal entities that BCBSM owns.
Presented settlements to management monthly to explain variances and detail balances for material amounts
Presented balance sheet account amounts to the enterprise accounting group and leaders monthly on day 4 close to explain any variances or issues at hand
Served as a liaison for both Oracle and non-Oracle entities which included manually invoicing some of the entities and preparing manual journal entries for intercompany activity
Posted monthly cash journal entries for all non-Oracle settlements on a strict close deadline
Tracked and ensured payments were received from the non-Oracle entities
Collaborated with other teams and entities to resolve issues and ensure accuracy of account balances
Streamlined the settlement process by incorporating a template backed by formulas to save time from manual work during settlement preparation.
Responded to all internal and external audit requests
Assisted other departments with their workload during times of need
Assisted in building and maintaining the intercompany procedure documentation
Accounting Coordinator
Little Caesar Enterprise
12.2020 - 06.2022
Managed international & corporate department profit & loss statements
Managed movement of expenses in the P&L and balance sheet accounts to recognize expenses in the proper period
Completes monthly trial review process to close out the accounting period in a timely manner
Records journal entries regularly for expense & revenue recognition along with movement to proper departments & accounts
Records weekly international currency rates for our international country’s royalty payments
Enters payroll for the Canadian business unit monthly
Reconciles select Asset & Liability accounts on the corporate balance sheet
Reconciles all asset & liability accounts on our Canadian balance sheet
Responsible for a portion of our corporate store bank reconciliation for the retail business unit
Assists with audit requests from external auditors for both corporate and Canada
Processes payables for the departments assigned to the position
Supports multiple departments within LCE on accounting related issues
Meets tight year end deadlines by creating the necessary prior year adjusting journal entries
Manages intercompany payments for the accounts receivable balance sheet account
Accountant
Sushi Kabar
11.2019 - 12.2020
Managed all outgoing payments to vendors
Managed the assistant accountant to ensure our department is working efficiently
Analyzed invoices to ensure the quality of our product is of a high standard
Handled all expenses of our licensees for their monthly commission statements
Analyzed our licensee commission statements during month end for accuracy and timely payments
Ensured all LLC insurances are up to date and paid, including registering new businesses for insurance
Controlled the company profit & loss statement in QuickBooks
Processed payroll into our Ledger monthly
Assisted tracking variances when planning corporate budget
Created LLCs throughout different states for our licensee chefs
Complied with different state laws to ensure our licenses and renewals were taken care of to operate our business
Monthly credit card reconciliations
Supported the team by completing various projects as requested from Operations/President
Monthly journals / bank reconciliation for month end
Financial Analyst
TMD Friction Inc.
06.2019 - 11.2019
Responsible for tracking and reporting daily cash from plant to group in Germany
Monthly netting process with our intercompany entities through group treasury
Deposited our AR checks and paid our vendors weekly through ACH, Check, and international wires
Forecast plant cost centers monthly and reported the forecast to group
Built our profit and loss statement, as well as balance sheet at month end to analyze and send to group
Responsible for uploading KPI’s (Sales and HR count) to group
Worked with foreign exchange rates (GBP & EUR) for intercompany payments and our international vendors
Built manual journal entries for our accruals, which were entered in SAP at month end
Enter payables and receivables daily
Upload our fixed asset spending/forecast monthly
Work with our intercompany entities in Germany and Mexico to recharge costs accordingly
Reconcile our monthly AMEX credit card statements
Staff Accountant
Fortis Energy Services
01.2018 - 06.2019
Administer payroll for all field employees on a biweekly basis, with weekly tracking & calculation of wages & per diem
Reconcile each payroll report to balance the amount of cash paid out from the bank & accurately classify the amounts to the proper class code
Reconcile company fleet cards monthly by inputting data, assigning costs to account numbers, balancing totals, and inserting the financial data into our Profit & Loss Report
Distribute monthly financial reports to various departments in support of their own projects
Update and balance the monthly company budget & report variances by region
Assist with financial reporting of our main expense accounts
Assist with the tracking & preparation of capital expenses on a quarterly basis
Collaborate various accounting projects as assigned
Education
Master of Business Administration - Accounting
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO
02.2025
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan
12.2017
Skills
Microsoft Office- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Oracle - Experienced in accounting & finance features
QuickBooks- Experienced in payroll, finance, and accounting functions
Customer Service Advocate at Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan & Blue Care NetworkCustomer Service Advocate at Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan & Blue Care Network
Team Leader II – BCBSM & BCN Individual Membership & Billing at Blue Cross Blue Shield of MichiganTeam Leader II – BCBSM & BCN Individual Membership & Billing at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan