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Cynthia Goist
Accounting Specialist / Payroll Specialist
Indianapolis,IN
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workDesired Job Title
Payroll Specialist & Certified Payroll SpecialistAccounts Payable & Accounts ReceivableWork Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
RemoteHybridLocation: Indianapolis, IN
Open to relocation: Yes
Salary Range
30/hr - 1000/hrImportant To Me
Work-life balanceFlexible work hoursWork from home optionHealthcare benefitsPaid time off401k matchPaid sick leaveSummary
Accounting and payroll specialist with experience in payroll administration for over 400 employees. Expertise in regulatory compliance and data analysis, ensuring efficient payroll processing. Proven ability to manage payroll complexities, guaranteeing accurate withholdings and enhancing financial operational efficiency.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Specialist & Certified Payroll Specialist
Frontier Door & Cabinet, Inc
Lakewood, WA
05.2022 - 03.2026
- Processed weekly and bi-weekly payrolls for 400+ employees (union and non-union) via ADP Payroll Services, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Ensure accurate withholdings and submission of Payroll taxes and other deductions through ADP.
- Managed payroll and compliance processes for company and subsidiaries, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.
- Ensured regulatory compliance for FLSA, garnishments, certified payrolls, union dues, prevailing wage, levies, payroll taxes, and local leave laws.
- Review all Payroll reporting to ensure accurate and timely filing with appropriate governmental authorities.
- Process Prevailing Wage certified payrolls.
- Prepared amendments and followed up on tax resolution issues.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Specialty Products
Lakewood, WA
04.2017 - 05.2022
- Managed A/P phone inquiries, processed invoices via fax, mail, and email, set up new vendors, entered credits, researched discrepancies, performed data entry, reconciled monthly credit card statements, and processed weekly check runs and wires.
- Specialty Products Sold to Versaflex and later sold to PPG. Worked solely remote for Versaflex and PPG.
- Processed vendor invoices for timely payments and accurate record-keeping.
- Managed accounts payable ledger, ensuring data integrity and compliance.
- Reconciled supplier statements to maintain accurate financial records.
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
A-America, Inc.
Tukwila, WA
05.2014 - 03.2017
- Answered phones for A/R, processed incoming payments via check, credit card, ACH, or wire, set up new vendors or customers, entered credits, researched discrepancies, managed data entry, generated monthly statements, and executed bank and post office runs.
- Furniture Wholesale
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
Administrative Assistant & Accounting Assistant to the Owners (President & CFO)
VETrans, LLC
Auburn, WA
06.2012 - 05.2014
- Answered phones, quoted freight, greeted visitors, invoiced, managed A/R & A/P, handled collections, processed B&O taxes (cash accrual), conducted bank and post office runs, filed, copied, scanned, maintained vendor and customer relations, purchased supplies, investigated discrepancies.
- Coordinated transportation and delivery logistics to ensure timely product availability.
- Managed scheduling and calendar coordination for executive team at VETrans, LLC.
- Organized and maintained office files and documents for efficient retrieval.
- Assisted in preparing reports and presentations for internal meetings.
Accounting Manager
Allflight Corporation
Kent, WA
08.2008 - 06.2012
- Managed aerospace repair processes to ensure efficient service delivery.
- Facilitated management meetings, created PowerPoint presentations, and analyzed profit and loss/sales data monthly.
- Handled phone inquiries, processed sales, managed picking/shipping, greeted visitors, invoiced clients, handled A/R, collections, A/P, conducted bank runs, filed documents, copied, scanned materials, maintained vendor relations, purchased supplies, processed credit requests, and investigated discrepancies.
- Coordinated complex assignments and weekend projects between office and remote locations.
Education
High School Diploma -
06-1991
- Additional Coursework in Business, Business Law, and 2 years of Accounting
- 3.8 GPA
Skills
- Payroll administration
- Communication under pressure
- Payroll processing
- Expense tracking
- Account reconciliation
- Bank reconciliation
- Task prioritization
- Financial statements
- Financial reporting
- Sales tax reporting
- Excise tax compliance
- Statement preparation
- Statement reviewing
- Commission calculation
- Invoice processing
- Collections and invoice processing
- Data analysis
- Reporting analysis
- Attention to detail
- Task prioritization and execution
- Time management
- Data entry
- Recordkeeping skills
- Intercompany transactions
- Analytical decision-making
- Problem-solving
- Critical thinking
- Practical judgment
- Effective communication under pressure
- Team collaboration
- Adaptability to complexity
- Continuous learning attitude
- Instruction interpretation
- Auditing procedures
- Manufacturing accounting
- Data entry
- Collections and invoice processing
- Continuous learning
Timeline
Payroll Specialist & Certified Payroll Specialist - Frontier Door & Cabinet, Inc
05.2022 - 03.2026
Accounts Payable Specialist - Specialty Products
04.2017 - 05.2022
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable - A-America, Inc.
05.2014 - 03.2017
Administrative Assistant & Accounting Assistant to the Owners (President & CFO) - VETrans, LLC
06.2012 - 05.2014
Accounting Manager - Allflight Corporation
08.2008 - 06.2012
Juanita High School - High School Diploma,