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Staff AccountantAudit and Compliance ManagerWork Type
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Heather B. Miller
Fort Worth,TX
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Summary
Highly skilled accounting professional with deep expertise in financial reporting and audit preparation. Proven ability to lead teams and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Expert in account reconciliation and maintaining precise financial records in high-pressure settings.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
Colonial Savings F.A.
Fort Worth, TX
01.2023 - 07.2026
- Managed daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations for Federal Reserve account, various bank accounts, and GLs, ensuring accurate balances and timely entries with no outstanding discrepancies.
- Managed daily, weekly, monthly cash balance report pertaining to the Branches cash and interest pertaining to CDs, Jumbo, IRA Fixed, IRA Variable, Deposits and more.
- Managed daily, weekly, and monthly borrowing balances while overseeing interest and fee entries to maintain accurate financial records.
- Accrue for invoices at month end by tracking paid invoices.
- Track, monitor and make required entries for Paydown, Safekeeping, CDARS, ICS, CMA and more.
- Managed Fixed Assets and Prepaid entry into the GL tracking system.
- Managed Sales and Use Tax, tracking invoices paid, calculating amount to pay and paying the State.
- Managed Monthly Boards (Financial Summary, Interest Cost of Deposits, Fixed Rate Analysis and others).
- Review and approve AP invoices contributing to faster payment cycles and improved cash flow management.
- Coordinated quarterly FDICIA testing and audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and enhancing financial integrity and practices.
- Facilitated annual internal and external audits to assess financial practices and compliance.
Accounting Team Lead
Colonial Savings F.A.
Fort Worth, TX
12.2017 - 01.2023
- Supervised 2 direct reports, leading to improved efficiency, ensuring timely completion of daily, weekly, and monthly tasks, while also managing responsibilities during employee absence.
- Process incoming credit card payments, miscellaneous cash receipts, cash receipts for several different departments and GL-cost centers via JE and bank tickets.
- Funding reports, (manual fundings when needed); check, resolve rejects; monitor fees to make needed offset entries.
- FHA/VA entries in government systems along with JE/bank tickets to cover transactions.
- Updated policies and procedures for accuracy and compliance.
Wire Desk Clerk
Colonial Savings F.A.
Fort Worth, TX
10.2016 - 12.2017
- Processed and distributed incoming and outgoing wires, ensuring accurate and timely transactions.
- Monitored Federal Reserve and multiple bank accounts throughout the day to balance transactions and ensure accurate account balances.
- Recorded daily wire movements to appropriate GL-cost centers or bank accounts via JEs and banking tickets, maintaining financial accuracy.
- Provide necessary documentation and answers for questions pertaining to audit inquiries.
Audit and Compliance Manager
Assist Wireless
Fort Worth, TX
11.2014 - 01.2016
- Position was eliminated
Education
Bachelor of Science -
S.N.H.U. (Southern New Hampshire University)
Manchester, NH Skills
- Financial reporting
- Account reconciliation
- General ledger accounting
- Microsoft products proficiency
- Leadership
- Accounts receivable
- Audit support
- Effective communication
- Fixed asset / Prepaid management
- Intercompany transactions
- Invoice coding
- Monthly journal entries
- Month-end closing
- Payroll processing
- Receivable management
- Sales tax filing
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Year-end closing
Training
- Management mentoring for 6 months through JP Morgan Chase (a group of 5 employees assigned to a manager: monthly meetings; workshops; activities and several courses).
- Completed Leadership Training Programs through JP Morgan Chase (classes: Leadership; Diversity; Communication and Coaching).
- Leadership Development Program completed through Residential Credit Solutions (3-month program: Strength Finder; Project creation & roll out to staff; Bankers Edge Courses: Intro to Management Basics; Leading People through Change; Managing Multiple Generation at Work & Conflict Management and Supervisor shadowing).
Systems
Microsoft Word/ Excel/ Outlook/ PowerPoint, Google Docs, Fiserv, Prologue, Empower, Encompass, FreddieMac, FHA, Mortgage Tracking, Auto Dial Phone Systems (E-Pro; Noble), copy machine w/scanning capabilities
Timeline
Staff Accountant
Colonial Savings F.A.
01.2023 - 07.2026
Accounting Team Lead
Colonial Savings F.A.
12.2017 - 01.2023
Wire Desk Clerk
Colonial Savings F.A.
10.2016 - 12.2017
Audit and Compliance Manager
Assist Wireless
11.2014 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science -
S.N.H.U. (Southern New Hampshire University)