Anita Cardero
Prairie du Sac,WI
Summary
Results-oriented accounting professional with expertise in accounting, financial analysis, and audit. Demonstrated ability to identify process improvements to enhance quality, accuracy, and efficiency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
The Bruce Company of Wisconsin
07.2022 - Current
- Assists in month end closing procedures and reconciliations
- Prepares various general ledger reconciliations and analysis
- Prepares and posts journal entries as needed
- Reconciles bank statements
- Prepare and Submit Sales and Use Tax
- Assists with Corporate Audit and Tax preparation
- Updates, adjusts and Reconciles Inventory and prepares reports for physical inventory for inventory control
- Daily and Weekly Cash Flow review
- Prepares and Reviews Credit Applications
- Oversight of credit card program (adds, deletes, download monthly reports)
- Involvement in annual budget process and help with reporting monthly budget analysis
- Project based work (integrations, process improvements, etc.)
- Both Accounts Payable Specialist & Accounting Assistant report to Staff Accountant, back up positions if needed
- Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor/manager
AP Associate
Chartwell Midwest WI dba UW Health Care Direct
11.2019 - 07.2022
- Recently played an intracule part in asking, initiating and training employees on new workflow system called File Bound
- Created Standard Credit applications form to use instead of filling out applications
- Audits, analyzes (noting discrepancies) and codes invoices to department manager for approval for payment
- Enters invoice data in the NetSuite A/P system to assure proper payment to vendors
- Performs processing of weekly payments to vendors; checks & ACHs
- Communicates information to vendors and employees
- Reconciliation of credit card, bank statement and vendor accounts
- Creates A/P reports for management as needed
- Prepares weekly cash snapshot for company president
- Responsible for requesting IRS form W-9 from applicable vendors and for ensuring we have those forms on file
- Prepares UWHCD credit applications requested by vendors/creditors
- Assists Inventory Management Specialist (IMS) with all accounts payable responsibilities; including coding and verifying the coding on all invoices; entering invoices into NetSuite, posting invoices for payment
- Assists Controller and/or Accountant with month end closing by updating benefit bills in NetSuite, reconciliation of Aged Payables, Prepaids, other receivables, in NetSuite, p and other designated tasks
- Aids in the preparation and posting of monthly journal entries
Staff Accountant (Temp to Hire Position-Was hired and company closed in October)
Midwest Family Care
02.2019 - 11.2019
- Processed weekly payroll & payroll tax forms
- Entered both accounts receivable & accounts payable invoices
- Entered cash receipts, daily deposits & maintain daily cash flow
- Reconcile monthly bank statement
- Processed all AP invoices which included inventory and expense, generating weekly vendor payments, posting and monthly tie-out to the general ledger, respond to vendor inquiries, issues, and relations, maintained and updated supplier sites in Oracle
- Helped in month end closing
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contracted Employment)
Foremost Farms, Baraboo, WI
11.2018 - 02.2019
- Reviewed, coded, and processed accounts payable invoices to include PO, Non-PO, and freight
- Responsible for all vendor set-ups in system and online bank
- Monitored all bank accounts
- Processed and recorded journal entries
Accounts Payable Specialist
Standard Imaging, Inc., Middleton, WI
07.2017 - 11.2018
- Reviewed, coded, and processed accounts payable invoices to include PO, Non-PO, and freight
- Responsible for all vendor set-ups in system and online bank
- Monitored all bank accounts
- Processed and recorded journal entries
- Reviewed, coded, and processed employee expense reports
- Reconciled all company and employee monthly credit cards
- Maintained various spreadsheets related to expenses, process yearly 1099
- Maintained, documented, and reconciled fixed assets
Accounts Payable Specialist II
Exact Sciences, Inc., Madison, WI
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Performed day to day processing of accounts payable transactions ERP software and electronic workflow for US and foreign currencies, to include complex invoices and situations
- Understand procure to pay process and able to help with troubleshooting
- Prepared and processed payments, including international foreign currencies
- Researched and resolved invoice and payment discrepancies
- Responsible for the monthly review of goods received but not yet invoiced
- Prepared account reconciliation for payables related account in Blackline Software
- Assisted with 1099 reporting
Business Manager (Contracted Employment)
Taliesin Preservations - Spring Green, WI
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Reviewed and processes A/P, A/R, Daily deposits, and Bank Reconciliations
- Processed and recorded journal entries
- Prepared, calculated and filed payroll taxes and sale and use taxes
- Processed bi-weekly payroll, process employee changes and process payroll liability payments
- Other list of duties upon request
Accounts Receivable Specialist/Collections Specialist
Clasen Quality Coatings, Madison, WI
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Monitored customer accounts for non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities, make collection calls
- Processed cash receipts & deposits and credit card transactions
- Investigated and resolved customer queries
- Invoiced all customer orders & routing them using Zetadoc system and EDI portals
- Processed accounts receivables credits and debits as needed
- Entered check run and ACH payments as well as send check file to bank
- Completed credit applications, sales and use tax exemption forms
- Helped in month end closing
- Entered accounts payable freight bills
Staff Accountant
Springfield Welding & Manufacturing, Co. Inc., Madison, WI
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Processed weekly payroll & payroll tax forms
- Entered both accounts receivable & accounts payable invoices
- Entered cash receipts, daily deposits & maintain daily cash flow
- Reconcile monthly bank statement
- Complete Sales & Use tax forms, W9’s and credit applications
- Created and maintained various spreadsheets and schedules relating to expenses, account analysis, fixed assets, and other items as requested
- Processed cash receipts: generated journal entries as needed for A/P and A/R
- Helped in developing new procedures for Oracle AP practices and Oracle Fixed Assets
Education
Associate Degree in Accounting - Accounting & Business Administration
Madison College
Madison, WI08-1994
Skills
- Microsoft Dynamics-ERP
- SAP-ERP
- Oracle-ERP
- Oracle Fixed Assets
- Zetadoc-workflow software
- QuickBooks
- Non-Profit QuickBooks 2016
- POS QuickBooks
- Google Search Engine
- Zerve Software
- Stripe Software
- Microsoft Office Suite
- OnBase workflow software
- File Bound workflow software
- General ledger accounting
- Statement Reconciliation
- Data Management
- Bookkeeping
- Cash Flow Management
- Account Reconciliation
- Expense Tracking
- Bank Reconciliation
- Financial statement preparation
Timeline
Staff Accountant
The Bruce Company of Wisconsin
07.2022 - Current
AP Associate
Chartwell Midwest WI dba UW Health Care Direct
11.2019 - 07.2022
Staff Accountant (Temp to Hire Position-Was hired and company closed in October)
Midwest Family Care
02.2019 - 11.2019
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contracted Employment)
Foremost Farms, Baraboo, WI
11.2018 - 02.2019
Accounts Payable Specialist
Standard Imaging, Inc., Middleton, WI
07.2017 - 11.2018
Accounts Payable Specialist II
Exact Sciences, Inc., Madison, WI
01.2016 - 01.2017
Business Manager (Contracted Employment)
Taliesin Preservations - Spring Green, WI
01.2016 - 12.2016
Accounts Receivable Specialist/Collections Specialist
Clasen Quality Coatings, Madison, WI
01.2012 - 01.2016
Staff Accountant
Springfield Welding & Manufacturing, Co. Inc., Madison, WI
01.2010 - 01.2012
Associate Degree in Accounting - Accounting & Business Administration
Madison College
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