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Diana Shipe

Diana Shipe

Kannapolis,NC

Summary

Senior Accountant / Accounting Manager Financial Operations | Inventory Accounting | General Ledger Adept accounting professional with extensive experience in the manufacturing and healthcare industries. Proven abilities in inventory management, system and control optimization, cost analysis, and payroll due diligence. Work well under pressure and take pride in employing accounting best practices in all activities and interactions. Eager to contribute to a dynamic organization and grow global business operations in a Senior Accountant capacity with a customer-focused team.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Corporate Staff Accountant

ACUITY HEALTH CARE
Charlotte, NC
07.2018 - 11.2021
  • Daily cash transactions download and completion of cash forecast
  • Month end and account reconciliations
  • Track Stop Loss payments due for insurance claims
  • Bank Deposits and Bank statement reconciliation
  • Benefit invoicing for all carriers
  • AP backup
  • Payroll backup
  • Numerous Ad hoc reports and projects
  • Track all LOA employees to ensure premiums are paid (recovered over $75,000)
  • Reconcile check register to verify that all benefit premiums deducted accurately
  • Payroll upload into GL
  • Fixed Assets: Depreciation and reconciliation
  • Assist with annual audit
  • Conducted detailed technical and analytical review of federal/state corporate, partnership and S corporation tax returns, FAS 109 provisions, and quarterly estimates prepared by associates

Payroll/AP Coordinator, Staff Accountant

Acuity Healthcare LLP
Charlotte, NC
12.2014 - 07.2018
  • Ensure financial integrity of paid-time-off (PTO) and leave-of-absence (LOA) accruals by tracking unpaid benefit premiums, consulting with HR at each hospital under assignment, and collecting payment (or deducting PTO when available) from employees resulting in company-wide savings of $30,000
  • Utilize ADP software for human resource (HR) related activities pertaining to new hires and terminations, benefits enrollment and provider reconciliation, taxes, levies, direct deposit accounts, and payroll for 800+ employees
  • Remain in compliance with Federal and State laws regarding employee confidentiality, salary information and wage garnishment
  • Process 1099 tax forms, bank wires, transfers, deposits, and audit FSA and HAS accounts and journal entries for BCBS claims.

Senior Accountant

COLORADO BOXED BEEF COMPANY
Auburndale, FL
04.2014 - 08.2014
  • Appointed oversight of special projects by upper management to ensure best accounting practicing were in place
  • For example, assigned monthly journal entries after discovering and resolving errors in general ledger system that went otherwise unnoticed; investigated whereabouts of rebates missing from general ledger, corrected journal entries, and trained AR to post future rebates to correct accounts
  • Performed daily cost analysis and prepared weekly P&L to assess achievement of KPIs set forth by management
  • Assured accuracy of entries posted, balance sheet and intercompany accounts, and uploaded weekly payroll to complete month-end closing procedure.
  • Developed and implemented effective accounting systems

Senior Accountant

HESCO
Waverly, FL
05.2004 - 03.2014
  • Prevented $50K loss via daily margin report analyses which revealed inflated cost prices on big-ticket ($200-$500 value) and returned items; collaborated with software to adjust errors and trained sales team to process future returns at true cost value
  • Achieved desired average cost of annual physical inventory by applying Gross Profit Method of Inventory and daily cycle counts, for 5,000+-item inventory
  • Centralized and quality-checked key components of business operations within Epicor, new ERP software, and led company-wide launch
  • Delivered high-quality financial reports, profit analyses (invoiced $60,000 day), facilitated year-end audits and managed banking activities including Positive Pay and PayPal Verisign, reconciled company credit cards to general ledger and expense reports, and spearheaded month and year end closing procedures.
  • Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize operational success

Education

FPC - Payroll

American Payroll Institute
Charlotte, NC
03.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

University of South Florida
2006

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

Polk Community College
2003

Skills

  • Report Preparation
  • Discrepancy Reconciliation
  • Amortization Valuation
  • Payroll Management
  • Asset Utilization
  • Attention to Detail
  • ADP Payroll
  • Month End Close
  • Assist with Audit
  • Physical, cycle count
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Profit & Loss
  • Credit Card Reconciliation
  • Epicor, Lawson HCS, QuickBooks
  • Forecasting
  • Account reconciliation specialist
  • Account reconciliation processes

Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Documented and resolved LOA of employees which led to recovery of over $80,000.
  • Achieved recovery of Stop Loss monies of $100K by completing spreadsheet to track each employee's claims with accuracy and efficiency.

Work Availability

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Quote

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire

Timeline

Corporate Staff Accountant

ACUITY HEALTH CARE
07.2018 - 11.2021

Payroll/AP Coordinator, Staff Accountant

Acuity Healthcare LLP
12.2014 - 07.2018

Senior Accountant

COLORADO BOXED BEEF COMPANY
04.2014 - 08.2014

Senior Accountant

HESCO
05.2004 - 03.2014

FPC - Payroll

American Payroll Institute

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

University of South Florida

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

Polk Community College

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