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Elizabeth Young

Pierz,MN

Summary

Deadline Driven Accounting Professional with 15 years experience effective tax management and reporting. Organized, dependable and successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.


Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Online Auction Coordinator

Young Auction Servive
04.2014 - Current
  • Use Auction Flex to create catalogs and booklets describing items for sale.
  • Create on-line auctions.
  • Research items to determine value and set up opening bids.
  • Complete sales paperwork for items sold.
  • Coordinated packaging, shipping and transportation of sold merchandise.

Sales Tax Specialist/Payroll Specialist/Supervisor

Coborn's Inc
09.2013 - 03.2023
  • Gather sales tax data, format files for transmission per state guidelines and file multi-state sales and use tax returns for nine entities with over 100 retail locations.
  • Research and maintain current tax rates and provide updates to internal departments.
  • Created changes in sales tax procedures to be more efficient and reduce the time it took to gather sales tax data.
  • Processed payroll for over 8,000 employees.
  • Supervise day to day work of the payroll specialist.
  • Quarterly Wage Reporting which includes 941, 940, multi-State withholding and Unemployment Filings.
  • Preparing and filing W-2's
  • Partner with the General Ledger team to comply with monthly accounting close process, and year end sales tax and payroll audits.
  • Reconciled 97 sales tax and payroll general leger accounts monthly
  • Lead on new business filings when new acquisitions occur.
  • Responded to state and federal tax notices .

Staff Accountant

B Johnson & Assoc. Ltd.
06.2012 - 06.2013
  • Responsible for sales tax filing, accounts payable, invoicing and bookkeeping for multiple companies.
  • Prepared and submitted payroll taxes and reports to regulatory agencies
  • Prepare monthly financials which include Profit and Loss Statements and Balance Sheets for the CPA assigned to client.
  • Prepare payroll, quarterly and annual payroll tax returns, sales tax returns for multiple companies.
  • E-file forms 940,941 and W-2s for multiple companies
  • Prepare Individual tax returns.
  • Assist customers and answer phones.
  • Perform any miscellaneous duties that are asked of me
  • Completed and filed returns with tax departments at local, state, and federal levels.
  • Prepared tax returns for clients in various industries according to government regulations and requirements.
  • Prepared tax returns, extensions, tax planning calculations, and write-ups for organizations and entities.

Staff Accountant

JH Accounting, Inc
12.2007 - 06.2012
  • Prepare sales tax, payroll, quarterly and annual payroll tax returns, returns for multiple companies.
  • Prepare individual income tax returns and assist with preparation of corporation and partnership tax returns.
  • File corporate, partnership, and individual tax returns and extensions. Assist customers and answer phones.
  • Perform variety of miscellaneous duties that may arise.

Education

Accountant Diploma - Accounting

St. Cloud Technical College
St Cloud, MN
12.2006

High School Diploma -

Holdingford Secondary
Holdingford, MN
05.1994

Skills

  • Multi-State preparation and tax filing for multiple operating entities
  • Detail orientated and deadline driven
  • Strong ability to manage multiple competing priorities
  • Maintains a positive attitude through stressful situations and persistent at finding a solution
  • Building internal and external relationships come easy for me
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office Products
  • Strong general ledger and account reconciliation experience
  • Sets high standards and will put in necessary work to meet standards and timelines

Timeline

Online Auction Coordinator

Young Auction Servive
04.2014 - Current

Sales Tax Specialist/Payroll Specialist/Supervisor

Coborn's Inc
09.2013 - 03.2023

Staff Accountant

B Johnson & Assoc. Ltd.
06.2012 - 06.2013

Staff Accountant

JH Accounting, Inc
12.2007 - 06.2012

Accountant Diploma - Accounting

St. Cloud Technical College

High School Diploma -

Holdingford Secondary
Elizabeth Young