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Beth McGowan

Gillette,WY

Summary

Results-oriented accounting professional with several years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, and audit-related settings. Quick and eager learner with acute attention to detail and a consistent track record of identifying process improvements to drive quality, accuracy, and efficiency.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Full Charge Accountant and Business Manager

Deluxe Harley-Davidson
Gillette, WY
07.2019 - Current
  • Responsible for all aspects of the accounting cycle for two Harley Davidson stores.
  • Supervise 1.5 accounting clerks.
  • Oversee the full accounting cycle and prepare applicable financial statements to transmit monthly to Harley-Davidson Motor Company in a timely manner.
  • Review accounts receivable and payable, reconcile bank statements.
  • Review daily cash receipt reconciliation, recording, and bank deposit.
  • Compile monthly sales tax returns.
  • Reconcile intercompany balances and eliminate differences in a timely manner.
  • Analyze balance sheets for mistakes and inaccuracies. Research and make correcting entries.
  • Train and assist with general ledger reconciliations to ensure they are completed on a timely basis.
  • Submit payroll information to external CPA for processing. Review check stubs prior to check printing to ensure accuracy of employee data.
  • Coordinate with external CPA during the annual audit process by providing requested documents and responding to inquiries in a timely manner.
  • Train and assist the F&I person on how to properly process the paperwork needed to finalize motorcycle sales and obtain funding.
  • Train the F&I person on the sale of Extended Service Plans, Planned Maintenance, and GAP Insurance.
  • Oversee the title work processing and assist with funding delays.
  • Manage the store in the absence of the owner and general manager.
  • Assist other staff members with questions about how to process tricky transactions.

Part-time Income Tax Preparer

Bruce Brown CPA
Gillette, WY
02.2019 - Current
  • Assist CPA in preparing individual and company tax returns during tax season. February to April each year.

Staff Accountant

L&H Industrial
Gillette, WY
10.2017 - 02.2019
  • Reconcile high-volume, Depository, Operation, and Line of Credit accounts to the industry-specific accounting system.
  • Project cash flow for future AP and Capital Expenditures.
  • Monitor AR and coordinate collection efforts with four assistants.
  • Reduced customer account balances over 90 days from $3.5 million to $250,000 from July 2018-February 2019
  • Performed credit analysis of new customer accounts.
  • Filed monthly, quarterly, and/or yearly sales tax reports for 14 states.
  • File quarterly IFTA (heavy duty trucking) reports
  • Review and reconcile various accounts monthly. Identify any discrepancies, research, and correct.

Senior Auditor

State of Wyoming Employment Tax Division
Gillette, WY
04.2013 - 10.2017
  • Schedule and conduct 26 Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Workers’ Compensation (WC) audits per year
  • Auditing includes reconciling employer general ledger payroll accounts, federal payroll reports, and reported wages on tax returns to as reported UI/WC wages.
  • Review entire general ledger and bank statements to ensure all payments to individuals are properly reported, per statutes and regulations.
  • After completing the audit, compiling a comprehensive audit report, and explaining the findings to the employer.
  • Educate employers and payroll tax preparers on Wyoming Statutes.
  • Collect delinquent UI taxes and WC premiums.
  • Work with employers experiencing financial difficulties with payment plans to assist them in bringing their accounts current.
  • Assist employers in filing missing quarterly reports.
  • Research accounts with bad addresses to obtain correct mailing addresses.
  • Research employers that are no longer in business with open accounts, and obtain the proper supporting documentation to close those accounts.
  • Educate the new employers on the statutes requiring UI and WC coverage, and the protections these programs afford the employer and employee.
  • Answer general questions regarding UI and WC account from employers in my field district, which consists of approximately 1,500 employers based in NE Wyoming, Texas, Indiana, Georgia, and the District of Columbia.

Office Associate

University of Wyoming Outreach School
Gillette, WY
11.2010 - 03.2013
  • Administratively supervise office operations and two support staff
  • Create semester classroom schedules
  • Field questions from students and research answers
  • Assist in yearly budget planning
  • Prepare monthly regional expense analysis
  • Coordinate administrative activities with University of Wyoming personnel in Laramie
  • Help plan the yearly all Outreach School employee retreat.

Executive Assistant/Accountant

Bill Barth Automotive Group
Gillette, WY
10.2005 - 10.2010
  • Assist the CFO/CPA with the support of several automobile dealerships' accounting offices, including year-end payroll reporting, general ledger, and W-2/W-3 reconciliations.
  • Assisted in the conversion and installation of industry-specific automotive accounting software and training in its use.
  • Was the first line of support for two automotive accounting systems.
  • Assisted in training the new controller in the Mandan, ND dealership.
  • Assist in the sale and/or purchase of dealerships.
  • Responsible for all cancellations and collection of extended warranties, credit life, and GAP insurance contracts upon the sale of any individual dealership.
  • Was responsible for all aspects of accounting, including financial reporting, for seven investment entities using PeachTree, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Office software programs.
  • Assist with the 401(k) record keeping, reporting and compilation of information to meet audit requirements and comply with IRS regulations.

Education

BS in Accounting -

National College now known as National American Universities
05.1986

General Diploma -

Campbell County High School
05.1982

Skills

  • Learn new procedures and computer programs quickly
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Products
  • Payroll Administration
  • Financial Reporting
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Financial Analysis
  • Auditing
  • GAAP Accounting
  • Tax Preparation
  • Cash Flow analysis
  • Full-cycle accounting
  • Analytical research
  • Financial Statements
  • Customer Relations
  • General Ledger Management
  • Administrative Support
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Fiscal budgeting knowledge
  • Internal Controls
  • Payroll Management
  • Account reconciliation expert

Affiliations

  • Member and Past Queen of Daughters of the Nile a philanthropic organization of women that raise money to help support the Shriners Hospitals
  • Member of High Plains Community Church and help in the Nursery during Sunday services

Certification

  • Gold status certification in office procedures issued by the Department of Work Force Services
  • Notary Public

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Full Charge Accountant and Business Manager

Deluxe Harley-Davidson
07.2019 - Current

Part-time Income Tax Preparer

Bruce Brown CPA
02.2019 - Current

Staff Accountant

L&H Industrial
10.2017 - 02.2019

Senior Auditor

State of Wyoming Employment Tax Division
04.2013 - 10.2017

Office Associate

University of Wyoming Outreach School
11.2010 - 03.2013

Executive Assistant/Accountant

Bill Barth Automotive Group
10.2005 - 10.2010

BS in Accounting -

National College now known as National American Universities

General Diploma -

Campbell County High School

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