Diane Dodge
Daytona Beach,FL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. With hands-on Finance Analyst experience and consolidated accounting skills.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Analyst
ABB International Installations
05.2023 - Current
- Month end closings in LX vs SAP and reconciliations and ad hoc reporting for manufacturing firm.
- Payroll JE and monthly accrual accounting, with emphasis on fixed assets. CAPEX reporting and reconciliations.
- Experience Cost Accounting and Daily Conversion Costs and Kronos clock use. Create all payroll JEs and reconcile labor costs. Advanced Excel and large workbook creation.
- Use of exterior websites and IDF reporting along with using public utility domains to extract.
- Experience in SharePoint, GRNI Reports, ISAL and Intercompany reconciliations.
- Audit and exam difficult tax situations and prioritize workload with planning and forecasting tools.
Senior Accountant and Special Project Manager
Robert Half Inc
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Analyze, consult and examine the needs of contractual obligations for Robert Half. Performed month-end close for manufacturing companies and consolidated 28 entities and created new P&L for staff to follow.
- Used investigation skills with professional confidentiality and took on 'emergency' accounting moments with grace and agility.
- My 5 assignments vary from hands-on to managerial tasks in all areas of private and corporate environments.
Senior Accountant and Special Projects
Robert Half - Assigned To NASCAR
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Reconciled dual general ledgers and multi-company banking transactions dating back 3 years.
- Worked with Financial Management team and FPA/Budget teams to help expedite deliverables.
- Reconciled and updated capitalization of fixed assets.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
- Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
Sr. Accountant
Brown And Brown Insurance
11.2020 - 05.2021
- Reconciled cash on Workday, re-class corporate downstream JEs and provided backup for multiple staff members.
- Reconciled balance sheet and analyze P&L for re-classes.
- Streamlined EIB downloads for bank uploads and supported AP and AR teams
- Proficient in Workday, HCIM, MS Office
- Assist Controller in month-end closes and provide clean P&L's.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Evaluated and improved financial records to make important business decisions.
Accounting/Payroll Consultant
LGPA International
03.2020 - 11.2020
- Contractor for maternity leave staff member. Stepped in without training and entered payroll and hourly journals, reconcile and create formats to download into General Ledger- Paychex. Created new Excel reconciliations.
- Multi-state tax expert.
- Reconcile all benefits in modules and in client portals
- Reconcile and manage all payroll, onboard and benefits
- Re-structuring LPGA payroll reconciliation for benefits and payroll.
- Streamlining JEs directly from Paychex Payroll Journals and Cash Disbursement Journals.
- Experienced with SAP Concur migration to uploads.
- Capture scrub and enter AP into Sage via MAS 90 and Visual Integration.
- Using AP Tool and reconciling their payables by eliminating need for data entry and check writing from Sage 100.
Controller /Accounting/Human resources
Barbara Brennan School of Healing
01.2000 - 01.2018
- Managed college accounting with QuickBooks; Excel; Budgets; Forecasts; ADP Workforce Now/Payroll.
- Managed 2 million in inventory of books sales using Random/Penguin and Hay House Publishers for Best Selling Author and owner Dr. Barbara Brennan.
- Managed internal and external audits -Commission on Independent Education.
- Increased revenue of books sales with 'Print on Demand' publishing in 8 countries and negotiated Intellectual property right deals for book sales in 9 languages.
- Negotiated contract with Hay House Publishing and managed IP.
- Set up a new 401K plan & 5500's; Managed all Health, Life & Supplemental Insurances; Retirement Strategy.
- Developed job descriptions for recruiting and exit strategies for employment terminations.
- Right hand to famous author and public figure.
- Managed personal finances and protected her privacy and assets.
Property Manager
Van-Court LLC
01.1989 - 01.1999
- U.S Department of H.U.D Private Contractor for Housing – Owned and operated real estate management company
- Set up centralized disbursing system at every HUD owned property in Connecticut for seven years
- Managed team of 30 property managers to oversee construction, unions, budgets and employees for eleven years
- Attended countless BOD meetings and presented forecasts, financials and compliance manuals.
- Kept properties in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
Education
Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting -
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT01.1989
Skills
- Workday
- QuickBooks
- LX & IDF
- Advanced Excel
- Salesforce
- SAP/Oracle
- MS Office
- QB Pro/Online
- Account Reconciliation
- Corrective Actions
- MS Office Suite
- Financial Forecasting
Websites
Associations
- Florida Association of Post-Secondary Colleges
- EWGA Amateur Golf Association
- LPGA Amateur Golf Association
Golf
I am an active and competitive amateur golfer.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
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friday
saturday
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morning
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evening
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Quote
Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Finance Analyst
ABB International Installations
05.2023 - Current
Senior Accountant and Special Project Manager
Robert Half Inc
06.2022 - 05.2023
Senior Accountant and Special Projects
Robert Half - Assigned To NASCAR
06.2021 - 12.2021
Sr. Accountant
Brown And Brown Insurance
11.2020 - 05.2021
Accounting/Payroll Consultant
LGPA International
03.2020 - 11.2020
Controller /Accounting/Human resources
Barbara Brennan School of Healing
01.2000 - 01.2018
Property Manager
Van-Court LLC
01.1989 - 01.1999
Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting -
Quinnipiac University