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Kira Tolbert

Herriman,UT

Summary

Results-driven accounting professional with extensive expertise in financial management and bookkeeping. Committed to utilizing technology and strategic insights to optimize financial processes, and drive client success. Strong background in GAAP, GAAS, financial oversight, and strategic planning. Skilled at fostering growth through innovative problem-solving and critical thinking. Noteworthy contributions to prior work include improved efficiency, increased revenue, and enhanced team performance.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner & Accounting Specialist

JLK Precision, LLC
, USA
06.2019 - Current
  • Oversees the financial processes of over 67 clients, with a focus on maintaining compliance and optimizing efficiency.
  • Processes AP/AR, bank reconciliations, liability reconciliations, and all other financial transactions.
  • Oversees the full accounting cycle and prepares applicable financial statements for each client.
  • Provides quarterly audits of all clients' financial records and processes to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with both internal and external regulations.
  • Provides detailed and understandable risk and compliance concepts for company owners.
  • Prepares monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales tax reports and payments.
  • Performs monthly analytical reviews on financial data and processes to detect errors or discrepancies.
  • Ensures that all necessary documents are properly filed according to each company's policy.
  • Implements and trains clients on bookkeeping software, per company requirements.
  • Provides tailored budgeting, investment, and debt management solutions for each client.
  • Helped the client increase yearly revenue by over 50% through auditing internal procedures, decreasing redundancies, and correcting operational errors.
  • Expanded the client base from 5 clients in 2019 to over 65 in 2025.

Accounting Department Head

Go AuPair, LLC
, UT
10.2018 - Current
  • Performs bookkeeping tasks, including journal entries, deposits, accounts payable/accounts receivable, inter-company loan management, and all pertinent reconciliations.
  • Provides reporting, financial support, and billing for international clientele.
  • Analyzes financial data to identify trends, perform variance analysis, and recommend financial actions.
  • Monitors and manages cash flow, forecasting future financial positions.
  • Ensures timely payroll processing and compliance with all tax regulations.
  • Conducts cost-benefit analysis on new projects and investments to guide strategic decision-making.
  • Conducts quarterly internal audits to identify discrepancies.
  • Oversees daily operations of the accounting department, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial policies.
  • Completes month-end and year-end closings, keeping records audit-ready.
  • Main consultant when completing an overhaul of the accounting system and procedures from QuickBooks to Salesforce, providing a 60% increase in time and process efficiency.
  • Created a new system for domestic subcontractor billing, decreasing company costs by 10% while increasing process efficiency and providing more accuracy.

Accounts Payable Clerk

BioFire Diagnostics/BioMerieux
, Utah
03.2015 - 10.2018
  • Verified, classified, computed, posted and recorded accounts payable data and reconciled daily totals to confirm proper accounting.
  • Compiled, coded, and submitted weekly invoices to the accounting manager for payment.
  • Performed financial calculations for amounts due, interest charges and balances.
  • Analyzed credit card expense reports, identified variances, and researched issues to correct problems and maintain financial compliance.
  • Entered high volumes of data into the accounting system to maintain accurate financial records on a daily basis.
  • Prepared checks and wires for payment of vendor invoices on a weekly basis.
  • Reconciled vendor statements, investigated and resolved discrepancies.
  • Worked with executive management to properly track certain expenses on several large-scale financial projects.
  • Worked directly with the international parent company, ensuring specific inter-company billing and loans were properly accounted for and reconciled.
  • Provided support during internal and external audits as necessary.

Education

Bachelors of Science (B.S) - Accounting

Western Governor's Univeristy

Skills

  • Financial Management and Reporting
  • Full accounting cycle efficiency
  • Client relationship management
  • Bookkeeping & Software Implementing
  • Highly Adaptable
  • Processes Optimization
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Tax Compliance
  • Internal controls evaluation
  • Financial analysis
  • Workflow Management
  • Meticulously detail-oriented
  • Audit preparation

References

Professional and personal references available upon request, 

Personal Information

Willing To Relocate: True

Affiliations

SalesForce, QuickBooks, Advanced Microsoft Office and Teams, Sage Experience, Slack, Google Sheets, Outlook

Timeline

Owner & Accounting Specialist

JLK Precision, LLC
06.2019 - Current

Accounting Department Head

Go AuPair, LLC
10.2018 - Current

Accounts Payable Clerk

BioFire Diagnostics/BioMerieux
03.2015 - 10.2018

Bachelors of Science (B.S) - Accounting

Western Governor's Univeristy

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