Daylene Castle
Summary
Detail-oriented Accounting Manager skilled in financial reporting and compliance. Successfully managed accounts receivable and payable functions, ensuring accuracy and timely processing while fostering collaborative relationships across departments.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Manager
GS Moving Services LLC
Seattle, WA
08.2014 - 05.2026
- Reduced outstanding accounts receivable through more effective policies and communication strategies with customers.
- Managed accounts receivable and payable functions, optimizing cash flow management across the organization.
- Worked directly with the COO on monthly financial closing processes, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance with accounting standards.
- Oversaw payroll processing, ensuring timely and accurate employee compensation in compliance with regulations.
- Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
- Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
- Managed relationships with external vendors, ensuring timely payments and accurate recording of expenses.
- Tracked business revenue and expenditures and reconciled accounts to maintain high accuracy.
- Developed and implemented various procedures to improve accounting process.
- Generated monthly and quarterly financial statements for executive review.
- Streamlined month-end closing procedures resulting in reduced processing time.
- Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
- Coordinated efforts between the accounting team and other departments to ensure accuracy in interdepartmental transactions recording and proper cost allocation.
- Ensured compliance with tax regulations by preparing accurate federal, state, and local tax filings on time.
- Created and maintained financial databases for data entry, tracking and reporting.
- Led a team of business professionals in achieving department goals while fostering a positive work environment.
- Optimized cash flow management through careful analysis of accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory levels, and working capital requirements.
- Streamlined monthly closing process, significantly reducing time required for financial reporting preparation.
- Checked payroll, vendor payments, commissions and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
- Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
Administrative Assistant
Sno King Youth Club
Edmonds, WA
10.1998 - 07.2014
- Coordinated scheduling for programs, ensuring optimal resource allocation and participant engagement.
- Managed communication between staff, parents, and community partners to enhance operational effectiveness.
- Developed and maintained filing systems that improved document retrieval efficiency by 30%.
- Assisted in the planning and execution of events, fostering community involvement and participation.
- Implemented data entry procedures that increased accuracy in tracking participant information and attendance.
- Trained new administrative staff on organizational policies and software tools to streamline onboarding processes.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Delivered excellent customer service through prompt responses to client inquiries, addressing concerns effectively, and building strong relationships.
- Promoted a positive work environment through effective communication skills and fostering professional relationships among colleagues.
- Coordinated office supply inventory management, proactively ordering necessary items before depletion to avoid workflow disruptions.
- Assisted with human resources tasks such as updating employee files or submitting time-off requests per company policy guidelines.
- Assisted in onboarding new employees, providing training materials, and coordinating orientation schedules to ensure a smooth integration into the team.
- Organized office events such as holiday parties or team-building activities, promoting a positive company culture and boosting employee morale.
- Streamlined invoice processing procedures to ensure timely payment of vendors while minimizing errors in financial records.
- Managed expense reports for executive staff members, ensuring accurate documentation of spending for budgeting purposes.
- Maintained inventory of office supplies and placed orders.
- Monitored office supplies inventory, ensuring availability of essential items without overstocking.
- Streamlined office operations, implementing digital file management systems to reduce paper use and increase efficiency.
- Assisted in preparation of financial reports, gathering data that contributed to budgeting accuracy.
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
- Created and maintained detailed administrative processes and procedures to drive efficiency and accuracy.
- Processed payroll
Education
High School Diploma -
Meadowdale High School
Lynnwood, WASkills
- Account reconciliation
- Accounts payable and receivable management
- Attention to detail
- Bank account reconciliations
- Bookkeeping
- Billing/invoicing
- Collections
- Closing procedures
- Customer service
- FInancial auditing/reporting
- General ledger accounting
- Invoicing
- Journal entries
- Microsoft office/Google Suite
- Month-end reporting
- Quickbooks
Timeline
Accounting Manager
GS Moving Services LLC
08.2014 - 05.2026
Administrative Assistant
Sno King Youth Club
10.1998 - 07.2014
High School Diploma -
Meadowdale High School