Cari Reeder
Columbus,NE
Summary
Professional payroll specialist with strong expertise in payroll administration, compliance, and reporting. Excel in team collaboration, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing while adapting to evolving organizational needs. Known for reliability, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities. Adept at leveraging payroll software and managing data integrity.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting and Payroll Coordinator
Loup Power District
11.2009 - Current
- Payroll/Payroll Analysis
- 125 Plan Administer
- Prepare Purchase Orders and Send out Bid Requests
- Work up quotes and bids when received in
- Balancing of General Ledger & Preparation of Journal Entries
- Handles all transfers between bank accounts
- Monthly and Quarterly Payroll Tax Filings
- Review Invoices for Entry by A/P Personnel
- Financial Statements Preparation
- Handles bank wires sent out
Billing Clerk/Cashier
Dept. of Utilities
02.2005 - 11.2009
- Complete accounts payable/receivable
- Handle general ledger
- Finalize bank reconciliation and monthly financial reports
- Provide excellent customer service
Business Manager
The Schuyler Sun
10.2004 - 02.2005
- Complete accounts payable/receivable
- Handle general ledger and billing
- Edit ad layouts and proofread copy
- Provide excellent customer service
Receptionist
Duo-Lift
08.2004 - 02.2005
- Set up excel spreadsheets to track trailers produced and sold
- Provide excellent customer service
Licensed Insurance Agent/Bookkeeper
Anderson Insurance Agency
01.2004 - 07.2004
- Licensed to sell Crop, Life & Annuities, Sickness, Accident & Health, LTC, and Property and Casualty Insurance
- Handled general ledger and bookkeeping
- Provide excellent customer service
Insurance Specialist
Butler County Clinic
03.2003 - 10.2003
- Submitted Medicaid and Medicare Part B billing
- Answered telephone and set-up appointments
- Filed medical records
Reconciliation Clerk
Carneco Foods, LLC
01.2001 - 08.2002
- Tracking/costing/reporting of all raw material throughout the plant
- Prepared daily and weekly yield reports for Plant Manager and Director of Operations
- Reconciled raw material with finished product
- Participated on the Mock Stock Recovery Team
Administrative Assistant
Mead Lumber Co., Inc.
11.1996 - 01.2001
- Completed accounts payable/receivable
- Handled general ledger
- Finalized payroll for 300+ employees and completed payroll tax reporting
- Prepared financial statements
Education
BAS - Business Administration-Management with a minor in Accounting
Peru State College
Peru, NE01.2011
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Central Community College—Platte Campus
Columbus, NE01.2007
Skills
- Bi-weekly payroll processing
- Leading teams
- Data entry
- Recordkeeping skills
- Employee relations
- Project management
- Payroll auditing
- Benefits administration
- Documentation requirements
- Due diligence
- Recordkeeping requirements
- Compliance
- Tax compliance
- Accounting
- Reporting expertise
- Tax law
- Garnishment processing
- Payroll software proficiency
- Internal audit procedures
- Year-end activities
- Reporting
- Coordinating W2s
- Telephone and email etiquette
- Financial reports
- Accounts receivable
- Journal entry preparation
- Exceptional Microsoft Excel skills
- Accounts payable
- Exceptionally organized
- Meeting deadlines
- General ledger
- Processing garnishments
- Processing wage withholding orders
- Data reconciliation
- Analytical skills
- General ledger posting
- Ten-key operator
Certification
- General Accounting-Professional Certification 2013
- First-Time Supervisor-Professional Certification 2013
- Human Resources Generalist-Professional Certification 2013
- Human Resources Specialist-Professional Certification 2013
Timeline
Accounting and Payroll Coordinator
Loup Power District
11.2009 - Current
Billing Clerk/Cashier
Dept. of Utilities
02.2005 - 11.2009
Business Manager
The Schuyler Sun
10.2004 - 02.2005
Receptionist
Duo-Lift
08.2004 - 02.2005
Licensed Insurance Agent/Bookkeeper
Anderson Insurance Agency
01.2004 - 07.2004
Insurance Specialist
Butler County Clinic
03.2003 - 10.2003
Reconciliation Clerk
Carneco Foods, LLC
01.2001 - 08.2002
Administrative Assistant
Mead Lumber Co., Inc.
11.1996 - 01.2001
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Central Community College—Platte Campus
BAS - Business Administration-Management with a minor in Accounting
Peru State College