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Christina Taylor

Lebanon,OH

Summary

Accomplished hard working employee, adept in analytical analysis with a strong foundation in customer service skills . Excelled in leadership and communication, significantly enhancing financial reporting processes. Demonstrated expertise in streamlining operations and improving accuracy, contributing to strategic decision-making and continuous improvement.

Demonstrates strong ability to collaborate within teams and adapt to changing business needs while consistently achieving results. Skilled in customer service, accounts payable/receivable, financial reporting, and reconciliation. Known for reliability, efficiency, and strategic problem-solving in financial operations.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Preschool Teacher

Miami Valley Christian Academy
Newtown, OH
08.2020 - 05.2024
  • Work with other teachers, aides, parents, and administration to ensure the
    needs of students are met.
    •Lesson planning, organizing, and setting up creative educational activities
    for students.
    •Assisted Preschool Director in improving processes such as parent
    communication and office documentation.

Preschool Teacher

Liberty Heights Preschool
Liberty Township, OH
08.2016 - 12.2018
  • Worked with teachers, parents, and administration to ensure that the needs of students were met.
  • Assisted the teacher in the classroom during instruction and scheduled play times.
  • Assisted Preschool Director and office Staff with improving Teacher Payroll Timecards and carpool process.

Bookkeeper

Orcutt and Company
West Chester, OH
02.2008 - 08.2015

Responsible for maintaining the financials for several clients on a monthly basis.

  • Work with the clients to ensure their financial statements are accurate and correctly stated each month, quarter, and year.
  • Perform reconciliations of bank statements by reviewing all checks, bills, and invoices processed throughout the month.
  • Record journal entries monthly into Creative Accounting Solutions.
  • Review client’s Quick Book Financial Statements to validate all information was recorded correctly.

Accounting Analyst

Cengage Learning
Mason, OH
11.2011 - 11.2011

Temporary Assignment

Created a process to capitalize pre-publication costs and assign expenses to the correct project cost center.

  • Built standardized time sheet to be completed weekly by employees working on active projects.
  • Macros in Microsoft Excel were created to expedite time sheet submission process by the employee.
  • Control checks were placed within time sheets to make sure that employees were using correct cost centers on active projects.
  • Responsible for presenting process and new uniform time sheet to direct supervisor that would be used by employees throughout the organization.

Accounting Analyst

Cengage Learning
Mason, OH
06.2009 - 04.2010

Temporary Assignment

Responsible for projects that involved developing processes to reconcile a general ledger account to determine the liability owed and to improve month end reporting by Department.

  • Continuously working with individuals throughout the organization to determine the type of information needed monthly to ensure the proper reconciliation of the account going forward.
  • Several databases in Microsoft Access were designed to extract information.
  • Microsoft Excel Workbooks were enhanced and created to present information in a more clear and concise manner.
  • Analyze data from several accounting systems in order to create monthly reports and reconciliations.
  • Meet with direct supervisor daily to discuss objectives to be completed.
  • Present progress of projects to the Director along with supervisor on a weekly basis.

Staff Accountant

Fifth Third Bank Processing Solutions
Cincinnati, OH
09.2007 - 09.2008

Responsible for working with FTPS Finance to ensure financials are stated correctly each month through the reconciliation of accounts and the recording of journal entries.

  • Work with Financial Analysts of FTPS to book journal entries for the department.
  • Assist FTPS Finance in determining how entries should be booked as related to Merchants, Financial Institutions, Agent Banks, Affiliates, or Bank Card.
  • Provide customer service to the Finance team by facilitating questions on a timely basis to ensure financials are recorded correctly in the general ledger.
  • Supply appropriate information as needed to assist in decisions that affects the credit card business.
  • Perform reconciliations each month during close to validate account balances.
  • Analyze Financial Institution Charge Comparisons to identify large and/or unusual fluctuations.
  • Participate in Sarbanes Oxley Testing each quarter by testing policies, procedures, spreadsheets, and entries of other accounting departments within the bank.
  • Continuously working with Accounting Manager and Senior Accountant to document all policies and procedures within the department to ensure standardization and documentation.

Accounting Manager

Kroger Corporate
Cincinnati, OH
05.2007 - 09.2007

Responsible for the accounting of various areas including stock options, restricted stock, debt, and coupons.

  • Reconcile and track all debt and interest payments. Forecast interest expense and interest income for the assistant controller of the company.
  • Perform reconcilement of all stock activity for The Kroger Co.
  • Analyze multiple schedules that summarize the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Income Statements for the 10-Q and 10-K. Summaries are seen by all of Finance and the Board of Directors.
  • Manage corporate accounting of coupon promotions.
  • Assisted in the design of new system (Target Coupon Application) to help the set up coupon promotions.
  • Supervise the counting of Kroger’s coupons by working directly with vendors.
  • Assist accounting clerks in department with completing all assigned tasks.
  • Perform audits on a periodic basis of all accounts that are assigned to the clerks.
  • Direct supervisor of Finance Interns.
  • Responsible for filling all finance intern positions by working with the University of Cincinnati to recruit and interview all qualified candidates.

Staff Accountant

Fifth Third Bank Affiliate Group
Cincinnati, OH
05.2006 - 05.2007

Responsible for managing relationships with 10 of the bank’s 19 affiliates and performing various functions.

  • Work with CFO’s, Controllers, and analysts to book account entries for each affiliate
  • Help affiliates prepare for the future by forecasting expenses and revenue.
  • Provide customer service to the affiliates by answering questions and concerns on a timely basis.
  • Manage 210 different accounts each month and utilize affiliate relationships to ensure that accounts are accurately represented and stated within set deadlines.
  • Perform reconciliation statements each month during close to assure balance amounts.
  • Analyze income statements and balance sheets for the affiliates and research accounts with fluctuations.
  • Collaborate with department manager to improve processes by implementing standardization to spreadsheets in order to upload journal entries more effectively.
  • Assisted department in implementing a new program for Sarbanes Oxley Testing.
  • Worked with manager to determine risk of spreadsheets, entries, and accounts.
  • Tested procedures, polices, spreadsheets, and entries of other departments.
  • Help hourly associates with guidance on daily functions and miscellaneous projects.

Finance Intern

DMAX Ltd. (GM-Isuzu Joint Venture)
Moraine, OH
05.2005 - 08.2005

Assigned various tasks and projects as delegated by the Controller.

  • Completed Cost Analysis project by analyzing and forecasting data from SAP (DMAX’s ERP). Trends were determined concerning budgeting and cost controls. Findings and Recommendations were presented to CFO and Controller.

Responsible for co-leading an Internal Control Audit for General Motors Corporation. Accountable to CFO on a weekly basis to present updates on the progress of the Internal Control Audit and recommended corrective actions when results were non-compliant.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Cedarville University

Skills

  • Customer relations
  • Leadership
  • Verbal communication
  • Customer service
  • Analytical thinking
  • Data management
  • MS office
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Good Telephone Etiquette

Timeline

Preschool Teacher

Miami Valley Christian Academy
08.2020 - 05.2024

Preschool Teacher

Liberty Heights Preschool
08.2016 - 12.2018

Accounting Analyst

Cengage Learning
11.2011 - 11.2011

Accounting Analyst

Cengage Learning
06.2009 - 04.2010

Bookkeeper

Orcutt and Company
02.2008 - 08.2015

Staff Accountant

Fifth Third Bank Processing Solutions
09.2007 - 09.2008

Accounting Manager

Kroger Corporate
05.2007 - 09.2007

Staff Accountant

Fifth Third Bank Affiliate Group
05.2006 - 05.2007

Finance Intern

DMAX Ltd. (GM-Isuzu Joint Venture)
05.2005 - 08.2005

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Cedarville University
Christina Taylor