Emily Birkenbuel (she/her)
Missoula,Montana
Summary
As the Accounts Manager at Hockey-Lacrossewolf, my expertise lies in navigating the complexities of payroll and accounts payable with meticulous attention to detail. I ensure the financial integrity of the company by managing expenses, reconciling invoices, and maintaining tax compliance across multiple states. My role encompasses a comprehensive approach to financial stewardship, from overseeing payroll for over 60 employees to safeguarding against discrepancies and fraud.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Manager
Hockeywolf-Lacrossewolf-Headquarters
02.2024 - Current
- Completion of payments and the control of expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices and vendor accounts.
- Effective performance in a self-directed work environment, managing day-to-day operations and decisions.
- Optimization of internal communication by rolling out Slack company-wide.
- Streamlined processes for better organization and time management.
- Increased profitability by identifying areas for cost reduction.
- Overseeing all aspects of payroll and benefits processing, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely payments of employees of over 60 salaried and hourly employees.
- Monthly and year-end reconciliation of multiple bank accounts and other assets, vehicle loans and other liabilities, and employee credit card accounts.
- Monitoring activities of the company's bank and credit card accounts for discrepancies, fraud, and unauthorized transactions.
- Management of sales tax compliance and timely submission of payments across multiple states.
Salesforce Consultant
Cognizant
02.2020 - 03.2024
- Allocated to a project team of 40+ associates in delivering multiple Salesforce CPQ verticals, collaborating with an enterprise client team to verify project requirements and facilitate user acceptance testing and integrations testing.
- Mentored junior consultants, sharing knowledge and expertise in order to foster professional growth within the team.
- Generated and executed functional test cases and end-to-end test cases, tracked backlogged tickets in Jira, and prioritized critical tickets with the project team.
- Conducted a SFDC CPQ User workflow demo for a large client audience, documented and tested system functions, and performed weekly client demonstrations.
- Collaborated with client stakeholders as Project Manager to ensure timely and adequate access for data migration team in each environment.
- Created daily and weekly status reports for client and internal stakeholders, tracked and managed project budget forecast and actuals.
- Delivered weekly project status updates to program-wide client team, facilitated morning stand-up meetings with the internal team, and coordinated ad-hoc with the client and the internal team.
Revenue Accountant
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
06.2019 - 11.2019
- Timely and accurate entry of receipts, credit memos, adjustments and other transactions for memberships, major gifts, and chapter event packages.
- Practiced effective communication and collaboration with the organization's members, the membership services department, regional directors, and the accounting staff.
- Assisted in the customization of the implementation of a new organization-wide membership management software platform.
Director of Operations
Dolce Canto
10.2018 - 07.2019
- Administration of donor income, ad sales, accounts payable, and the generation of reports in Quickbooks.
- Managed donor gifts, sponsorships, ad sales, appeal letters, and report generation through a nonprofit donor management database.
- Planned and executed event production by monitoring progress with appropriate board committees, constituent outreach, and partner collaboration.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring seamless coordination and efficient execution of tasks.
- Monitored budget and utilized operational resources.
Office Manager
Hero Coffee Works
10.2017 - 11.2018
- Oversight and execution of the business's payroll, account receivable/payable, bank reconciliation, and budget in Quickbooks Online and Quickbooks Desktop.
- Development and implementation of standard operating procedures in a start-up business.
- Provided exceptional customer service when addressing client inquiries or concerns via phone calls or email correspondence.
Education
Master of Science - Environmental Studies
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT08-2006
Skills
- Accounts Payable
- Account Receivable
- Payroll Management
- Quickbooks Online
- Tax return preparation
- Reconciliation
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- Smartsheet
- Communication
- Teamwork
Timeline
Accounts Manager
Hockeywolf-Lacrossewolf-Headquarters
02.2024 - Current
Salesforce Consultant
Cognizant
02.2020 - 03.2024
Revenue Accountant
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
06.2019 - 11.2019
Director of Operations
Dolce Canto
10.2018 - 07.2019
Office Manager
Hero Coffee Works
10.2017 - 11.2018
Master of Science - Environmental Studies
The University of Montana
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Montana State University
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