Erin Wiegandt
Cary,IL
Summary
Well-qualified financial systems leader offering demonstrated skill and success in managing internal accounting processes, improving controls and strengthening systems for optimal performance. Proficient in all aspects of accounting, including accounts payable and receivable, budget administration and payroll. Gifted in building and leading solid teams to handle high-volume operations with consistency, accuracy and full compliance with regulatory requirements.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting Manager
Blue Dane Express / PBK, Blue Dane Express, Inc
10.2022 - Current
- Blue Dane is a Logistics Company
- PBK is a Broker Logistics Company
- Repairing existing books for both PBK and Blue Dane and Integrating Quickbooks Online for 2022 & 2023
- Daily balancing of checking account to see where the company stands and what they have to spend daily
- Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
- Factoring
- Creating and submitting invoices to our factoring company daily
- Complete Quickbooks set up for both companies from the very start.
- Setting up credit card payments
- Setting up factoring and maintaining exhibit and collection reports
- Payroll for both companies using Paycor and switching them over to Quickbooks payroll.
- Payroll was made up of 20 salary and hourly employees as well as 10 contractors
- Setting up bill maintenance and reoccurring bills
- Generating reports weekly for Settlements, A/R & A/P aging, payroll, and any others needed
- Invoicing
- Filing
- Monthly Reconciling
- Working with accountants to get things cleaned up and ready for taxes
- Designed and implemented weekly proforma Excel Spreadsheet
Bookkeeper / Office Manager
Gandt Builders, Inc
02.2013 - 05.2022
- Bookkeeping using Quickbooks online and desktop contractor version
- Developed and maintained successful relationships with vendors, suppliers and contractors.
- Created, maintained and updated filing systems for paper and electronic documents.
- Answer Phones
- A/P & A/R
- Taking documents to notaries
- Miscellaneous errands as needed
- Monthly reconciling
- Website Design
- Website maintenance
Payroll Specialist
Cary Fire Protection District
03.2020 - 10.2020
- I was strictly part time doing just payroll
- Working only about 10 hours a week, I stream lined the time it took the last employee down by 50% which is saving the city a little money
- Payroll consisted of 75 employees across two different fire houses
- Payroll was bi-weekly using ADP
- Use of Excel to enter in many different pay scales and circumstances
- The pay rate changes depending on rank, who's on shift, and how many hours they have worked
- It had many variables that effect the pay scale.
Bartender/Server/Customer Service / Sales, Contractor
Alacarte Industries
01.2000 - 01.2011
- Sideouts, Austin's Roadhouse, Bills Pizza, Ala Cart industries (Chandlers-Schaumburg golf Course
- Pinecrest Golf Course, I did these jobs for extra money when I had children or for extra income as a side job
- It was work but also fun because I love to meet new people and people seem to like me
- My customer service background helped tremendously
- Being able to talk to all kinds of people comes naturally to me and makes upselling a lot easier too
- Especially when you are working for tips
- Bartender
- Beer Cart
- Banquets
- Halfway Turn
- Server
- Private
Private Contractor
Sub Contractor, Ameritech
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Preform signal tests for DSL lines (Digital Subscriber Lines
- Go to customers homes and preform installs of physical phone line from outside box to computer
- Make sure the customer is happy before I left
- Install a NIC card into customers computer and drivers and get them up and running
- Installs take about 2 hours
- Call and schedule appointments
- Weekly reports and equipment pick up.
General Manager
Chicago Coffee Roastery
01.1998 - 01.2001
- I started out taking a pay cut for this job because I felt there was opportunity for more
- I started in Customer Service
- I was promoted to Office Manager, finally General Manager
- Answering Phones
- Sales and setting up and selling at trade shows
- Setting up and maintaining customer accounts
- A/P & A/R
- Hiring/Firing
- Travel out of state to attend trade shows
- Trade show set up and sales.
- I designed and worked with clients for Perfect Pot custom design packaging for special orders using
- Corel draw and a thermal printer
- I would get an idea and come up with samples for them to choose
- Supervised shipping of orders and order processing
- Accounting with Peachtree, and UA Corporate Accounting 5.1
- I did everything including driving the forklift because no one else could.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
Some College
MCC & George Mason UniversityHigh School Diploma -
Crystal Lake South High School
1996
Skills
- Bank Reconciliation
- General Ledger Accounting
- Management
- Human Resources
- Sales
- Customer service
- Leadership
- Administrative experience
- Sage
- Great Plains (Less than 1 year)
- QuickBooks Online
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Financial Analysis
- Profit & Loss
- Forecasting
- Year-End Closings
- Payroll Processing
- GAAP Understanding
- AP and AR Management
- Tax Preparation
- Build Customer Relationships
Certification
Quickbooks (5 years) Accounts Payable (5 years) Billing (10+ years) Payroll (5 years) Scheduling Accounts Receivable (5 years) Office Management (10+ years) Accounting (5 years) Typing Data Entry (10+ years) Receptionist (10+ years) Bookkeeping (10+ years) Outlook Word (10+ years) Microsoft Office (5 years) Microsoft Excel (5 years) Marketing Excel
Timeline
Accounting Manager
Blue Dane Express / PBK, Blue Dane Express, Inc
10.2022 - Current
Payroll Specialist
Cary Fire Protection District
03.2020 - 10.2020
Bookkeeper / Office Manager
Gandt Builders, Inc
02.2013 - 05.2022
Private Contractor
Sub Contractor, Ameritech
01.2001 - 01.2002
Bartender/Server/Customer Service / Sales, Contractor
Alacarte Industries
01.2000 - 01.2011
General Manager
Chicago Coffee Roastery
01.1998 - 01.2001
Some College (No Degree) - Engineering (Pre-Engineering)
Some College
High School Diploma -
Crystal Lake South High School
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