Jessica Galovin
Kelso,WA
Summary
Accountant with 10 years of accurate accounting experience with a diverse background in several accounting functions including Accounts Payable, Payroll, maintenance and reconciliation of general accounts, and fixed asset management. History working as part of financial team to provide financial analysis and assist in in financial statement preparation.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Port Blakely
Tumwater, WA
07.2019 - 06.2022
- Prepared monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and performed recurring closing period tasks.
- Created budgets and forecasts for senior management team.
- Assisted in preparation of monthly financial statements and reports.
- Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize operational success.
- Gathered information and prepared audit schedules for internal and external audits while supporting audit process.
- Kept detailed track of 500+ company assets and depreciation schedules.
- Handled day-to-day accounts payable processes processing payment for 200+ vendors per month, decreasing supplier payment delays.
Systems And Operating Accountant
Port Blakely - PLS International
Longivew, WA
09.2017 - 07.2019
- Saved company time and money by researching, developing and implementing process improvements.
- Identified problems, working with senior management to develop effective solutions.
- Vendor payment reconciliations for 1000+ vendor accounts per year.
- Reviewed hundreds of daily load reports and tickets to ensure all loads are processed accurately and timely and to resolve any discrepancies.
- Provided daily, weekly, and monthly reports to Purchasing.
- Utilized report writing training from 3Log to enhance output existing reports and develop new reports.
Log Accounting & Payroll Clerk
Pacific Fibre Products
Longview, WA
08.2014 - 08.2017
- Processed average of 800 woods tickets per week for wood chipping organization, reviewing load reports, checking for errors and processing related payments.
- Worked with log buyers to set up new wood purchase agreements and ensure that all related contract documents were correct and received.
- Implemented new processes to meet chain of custody requirements (PEFC).
- Reviewed, investigated, and corrected errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
- Worked quickly and efficiently, with minimal oversight, to accomplish assigned duties.
Accounts Payable Associate / Interim Accountant
Longview Timber Corp
Longview, WA
06.2011 - 11.2013
- Coordinated routing and approval process for company invoices, averaging about 1,000 transactions per month.
- Completed vendor setup, invoice verification, check and electronic payment processing, file maintenance, reconciliation of vendor statements, trial balance and financial statement preparation, and inventory tracking.
- Constructed excel worksheets to help expedite invoice processing and reduce errors.
- Researched and resolved billing and invoice problems.
- Computed, recorded, and proofread data, records and reports.
- Cross-trained in accounts receivable and bank reconciliation.
Education
Associate of Arts - Accounting And Finance
Lower Columbia College
Longview, WA2012
Skills
- Superior attention to detail
- Microsoft Office Suite
- SAP Expertise
- Accounts Payable
- Fixed Assets Management
- Audit, Report, and Financial Statement Preparation
- Account Reconciliation
- Monthly and Annual Journal Entries
Timeline
Accountant
Port Blakely
07.2019 - 06.2022
Systems And Operating Accountant
Port Blakely - PLS International
09.2017 - 07.2019
Log Accounting & Payroll Clerk
Pacific Fibre Products
08.2014 - 08.2017
Accounts Payable Associate / Interim Accountant
Longview Timber Corp
06.2011 - 11.2013
Associate of Arts - Accounting And Finance
Lower Columbia College
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