Denise Fosket
Grand Island,NE
Summary
Knowledgeable senior accounting professional offering over 25 years of experience in financial operations. Extensive knowledge of general ledger functions, accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchase orders, GAAP, fixed assets, depreciation, and cost accounting. Proven record of performing work ethically while maintaining integrity of all financial data.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Kappa Ethanol
12.2023 - 04.2024
- Daily banking activities and bank reconciliations
- Accounts receivable
- Generated co-product invoices for ethanol, dry, and corn oil
- Federal and state government reporting
- Prepared monthly journal entries
- Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances
Senior Accountant
Vertiv Corporation
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Costs analysis and general ledger coding on invoices
- Daily reporting AP trade transactions to corporate office
- Provided management with financial and accounting reports
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances
- Reconciled balance sheet accounts
Office Manager/Accountant
Bauer Underground
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Daily entry and posting of accounts payable and credit card expenses
- Weekly invoicing of a major fiber optic customer
- Payroll entry for sixty employees
- Set up interviews for potential new hires
- Orientation and onboarding of new employees - Omaha and Lincoln locations
- Provided support to customers via phone calls and walk-ins
- Ordered office supplies and company brand employee clothing
Tax Accountant and Auditor
Schulz & Associates, P.C.
12.2021 - 08.2022
- Prepared individual and partnership tax returns
- Assisted with field audits at city and county levels
- Conducted thorough reviews of payroll tax reports, W2s, and 1099s from other departments
- Monthly bookkeeping for clients
Senior Accountant
Commonwealth Electric
05.2020 - 12.2021
- Analysis of job costs, cash flow, and profitability for invoice payment selections
- Reconciled general ledger accounts
- Journal entries for revenue and expenses
- Bank reconciliations
- Setup new contract jobs and closed completed projects
- Payroll entry support, approval of I-9s, and unemployment claims
- Reconciliation of multiple bank accounts
- Assist/backup AP Manager
Construction Cost Accountant
Perry Reid Construction
11.2018 - 04.2020
- Accounts payable and credit card receipts
- Monthly bank reconciliations
- Project costing of construction jobs
- Issuing lien waivers and COIs
- Compilation and issuance of AIA pay applications
- Payroll, W2s, and 1099s
Senior Cost Accountant
Chief Industries, Inc.
03.2006 - 10.2018
- Updated general ledger monthly with latest entries
- Analyzed and reconciled general ledger accounts
- Updated material cost standards and project costing
- Managed fixed assets and depreciation
- Month-end and year-end closing procedures
- Provided management with financial and accounting reports
- Analyzed purchase price variances and performed adjusting entries
- Inventory and standard costing input
- Supported year-end audit process
- Gathered, analyzed, and reported financial information
- Assisted in preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
- Assisted with yearly budget preparation
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics Education, Mathematics
University of Nebraska At Kearney
Kearney, NESkills
- Bank reconciliation
- Intercompany transactions
- Variance analysis
- ERP systems proficiency
- Cost accounting
- Auditing
- Financial statements
- General ledger management
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Month-end and year-end closing process
- Microsoft Office Suite
Timeline
Accountant
Kappa Ethanol
12.2023 - 04.2024
Senior Accountant
Vertiv Corporation
01.2023 - 12.2023
Office Manager/Accountant
Bauer Underground
08.2022 - 01.2023
Tax Accountant and Auditor
Schulz & Associates, P.C.
12.2021 - 08.2022
Senior Accountant
Commonwealth Electric
05.2020 - 12.2021
Construction Cost Accountant
Perry Reid Construction
11.2018 - 04.2020
Senior Cost Accountant
Chief Industries, Inc.
03.2006 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics Education, Mathematics
University of Nebraska At Kearney