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Karen Into

Taunton

Summary

Accountant with experience in full-cycle accounting, accounts payable, billing, payroll processing, and tax preparation, adept at utilizing QuickBooks and Advantage Aqua for financial accuracy and efficiency. Demonstrates strong attention to detail and a commitment to optimizing financial operations while fostering effective communication across teams. Aspires to leverage extensive expertise in accounting to enhance financial strategies and support organizational growth.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Payable and Billing Coordinator

RDW Group, Inc.
06.2023 - Current
  • Process invoices and payments using Advantage Aqua, ensuring precise financial transactions.
  • Collaborate with teams to enhance communication and strengthen vendor relationships.
  • Perform month-end reconciliations, maintaining accuracy and generating necessary financial reports.
  • Propose cost-saving strategies, improving financial efficiency and resource management.
  • Assist in enforcing internal controls and updating vendor information, enhancing overall financial security and data integrity.
  • Verify all vendor costs and employee time is accurate for processing monthly billing.
  • Partner with Account Executives to optimize monthly billing processes, ensuring adherence to client requirements and maintaining data integrity.
  • Researched and resolved billing discrepancies to enable accurate billing.
  • Kept vendor files accurate and up-to-date to expedite payment processing.

Bookkeeper/Accounting Assistant

Precision Accounting Services
12.2020 - 05.2023
  • Streamline accounting with QuickBooks, enhancing financial reporting for diverse clients.
  • Assist in tax return preparations, excelling under pressure during peak seasons.
  • Leveraged expertise in various accounting software to deliver comprehensive bookkeeping solutions, enhancing overall financial processes.
  • Transition seamlessly to remote work environment, leveraging LogMeIn to maintain strong client relationships and deliver high-quality service across state lines.
  • Optimize payroll processes for multiple clients, ensuring accurate tax filings and document compliance while adapting to remote work environments.

Data Entry

Express Employment
10.2020 - 11.2020
  • Verified insurance codes, enhancing data accuracy and operational efficiency.
  • Reduced processing time by optimizing data entry workflows.
  • Managed client data in Microsoft Access, ensuring confidentiality and precise documentation.
  • Optimized data entry workflows, substantially reducing processing time and minimizing errors in client file management for an independent insurance agency.

Shipping Operator

Wilsonart LLC
06.2019 - 03.2020
  • Managed FedEx software for accurate and timely order shipping.
  • Enhanced team coordination to boost shipping efficiency.
  • Verified order details, ensuring high quality control.
  • Maintained high standards in a fast-paced environment.

Machine Operator

PLI Card Marketing Solutions
05.2018 - 06.2019
  • Oversaw final-stage processing, ensuring high accuracy and swift resolution of issues.
  • Enhanced machine operations, consistently hitting production targets with quality assurance.
  • Verified quantities and resolved discrepancies, boosting production reliability.
  • Fostered effective team communication, contributing to the company's reputation for reliability and high-quality custom job processing.

Receiving and Inventory Manager

MANNA Food Bank
03.2014 - 04.2018
  • Managed inventory, improved operations, and reduced costs through ERP software.
  • Enhanced supplier relations, ensuring efficient receiving and distribution.
  • Conducted precise cycle counts, supporting accurate financial reporting.
  • Streamlined logistics, boosting operational efficiency.
  • Led team to maintain meticulous inventory records for audits.
  • Implemented precise cycle count procedures and comprehensive inventories, ensuring accurate financial reporting and supporting auditing requirements.
  • Managed meticulous record-keeping for inventory tracking, utilizing Microsoft Office and Excel to maintain accurate and up-to-date data for decision-making.

Education

AAS - Accounting and Finance

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville, NC
08.2021

Geology B.S. - Minor in Physical Science

Radford University
Radford, VA
05.1998

Skills

  • Full-cycle accounting
  • Advantage Aqua ERP Software
  • Microsoft Office
  • Sales Tax
  • Payroll
  • QuickBooks Desktop and Online
  • Drake Accounting
  • Tax preparation
  • Deadline oriented

Interests

  • Hiking with my dogs.
  • Volunteering for animal rescue groups, including writing sympathy cards for those that recently lost their dog, fostering, and taking dogs out for needed recreation.
  • Exploring Southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island after moving here three years ago.

Timeline

Accounts Payable and Billing Coordinator

RDW Group, Inc.
06.2023 - Current

Bookkeeper/Accounting Assistant

Precision Accounting Services
12.2020 - 05.2023

Data Entry

Express Employment
10.2020 - 11.2020

Shipping Operator

Wilsonart LLC
06.2019 - 03.2020

Machine Operator

PLI Card Marketing Solutions
05.2018 - 06.2019

Receiving and Inventory Manager

MANNA Food Bank
03.2014 - 04.2018

Geology B.S. - Minor in Physical Science

Radford University

AAS - Accounting and Finance

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College