Emily Eckert
Puyallup,WA
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented Accounting Professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
New Sound Transportation LLC
11.2024 - Current
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, including general ledger, accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Receive, verify and process carrier invoices and resolve any subsequent matters
- Reconcile accounts payable statements and transactions
- File yearly 1099s and monthly excise taxes for all entities
- Monitors, reviews and verifies accounting records and transactions for accuracy, timeliness and adequacy of supporting documentation
- Oversees daily billing process including distributing invoices, collaborate with customers to resolve billing discrepancies and disputes
- Succeeded in invoicing prior year's unbilled orders from $170K to $4K
- Effective communication in obtaining all required freight documents and building working relationships with external and internal customers
- Document and maintain accounting procedures
- Assist in driver payroll cycles
Staff Accountant
Thriftbooks
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Reconciled bank accounts and payment processor accounts daily
- Reconciled balance sheet accounts
- Participated in month-end close activities including journal entries and reconciliations
- Supported Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions
- Entered and verified book and freight information into receiving/shipping system
- Maintained fixed asset registry and recorded all related entries including additions, disposals and depreciation
- Assisted with audits and financial reporting
Grants and Contracts Accountant/Financial Analyst
The Geneva Foundation
06.2020 - 06.2022
- Monitored government awards for contract modifications, compliance issues and overall quality assurance
- Reduced closeout backlog of federally sponsored awards by 70%
- Partnered with program managers on budgeting, forecasting, billing and financial reporting
- Performed Accounts Receivable functions, cash application and month-end close activities
Financial Accountant
TrueBlue
02.2018 - 02.2020
- Performed account reconciliations and analysis, prepared journal entries and accounting classifications in accordance with GAAP principles
- Assisted in month-end and quarter-end close process for assigned business unit(s)
- Researched variances for monthly/quarterly/annual fluctuation analysis for assigned accounts
- Prepared and reviewed documentation in support of external and internal audits
- Assisted in Oracle ERP implementation and assumed administrator role for ARCS (Account Reconciliation Cloud Service)
Assistant State Auditor I
Washington State Auditor's Office
03.2017 - 12.2017
- Perform detailed testing and walkthroughs efficiently within defined targets as part of an audit team
- Participated in financial and single audits with limited supervision and to a high standard in accordance with department and professional standards
- Finalized audit findings and exercised judgement to provide an overall opinion on the control environment
Education
Master's degree - Accounting
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA12-2025
Bachelor's - Accounting
Central Washington University
Des Moines, WA06.2016
Skills
- Account Reconciliation
- Account reconciliation
- Accounts Receivable/Payable Management
- Auditing
- Bank Reconciliation
- Blackline Reconciliation System
- Data Management
- Effective Organizational Skills
- Effective Workload Management
- ERP systems
- Expense Management
- Experienced in QuickBooks
- GAAP Accounting
- General Ledger Accounting
- Lawson ERP
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
- Microsoft Office Suites
- Oracle Fusion ERP
- Oracle Reconciliation System
- Precision in Work
- Problem Resolution
- ServiceNow
- Smartsheet
- System Administration
- Time Management
- Variance Analysis
Timeline
Staff Accountant
New Sound Transportation LLC
11.2024 - Current
Staff Accountant
Thriftbooks
09.2023 - 02.2024
Grants and Contracts Accountant/Financial Analyst
The Geneva Foundation
06.2020 - 06.2022
Financial Accountant
TrueBlue
02.2018 - 02.2020
Assistant State Auditor I
Washington State Auditor's Office
03.2017 - 12.2017
Bachelor's - Accounting
Central Washington University
Master's degree - Accounting
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
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