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Education
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Krista McKnight

Hampton,VA

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Consultant

10.2020 - Current
  • Accurately processed invoices and expense reports
  • Updated and maintained customer and vendor records
  • Ensured that all payments are sent to the vendors in a timely manner
  • Resolved payment discrepancies and disputes on behalf of the company
  • Performed bank reconciliations
  • Performed petty cash reconciliations
  • Reconciled and filed the sales tax returns
  • Created adjusting and reversing journal entries, account reconciliations and month end adjustments

Staff Accountant

Gem Financial Services, Inc
05.2019 - 06.2020
  • Accurately processed invoices and expense reports for 26 locations
  • Updated and maintained customer and vendor records
  • Ensured that all payments are sent to the vendors in a timely manner
  • Resolved payment discrepancies and disputes on behalf of the company
  • Performed bank reconciliations for 26 locations (cash deposits and credit card deposits)
  • Performed petty cash reconciliations for 26 locations
  • Reconciled and filed the sales tax monthly, quarterly and annually
  • Created adjusting and reversing journal entries, account reconciliations and month end adjustments.

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Specialist

Safemark Systems, Inc
04.2018 - 05.2019
  • Accurately processed invoices and expense reports
  • Updated and maintained customer and vendor records
  • Ensured that all payments are sent to the vendors in a timely manner
  • Resolved payment discrepancies and disputes on behalf of the company
  • Created and mailed invoices to customers
  • Posted payments to customer accounts
  • Organized and filed deposit receipts as invoices are paid
  • Reconciled daily bank and CC deposits
  • Performed general ledger account reconciliations
  • Created Profit & Cogs report for sales commissions
  • Created and posted journal entries
  • Assisted with month end closings

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Kelpac Medical, Inc
10.2015 - 10.2017
  • Accurately processed invoices and expense reports for 3 locations
  • Reconciled various credit card statements
  • Processed 3way P.O
  • Matching invoices
  • Maintained and organized A/P vendor files
  • Addressed vendor inquiries and resolved issues in a timely manner
  • Met all AP deadlines for month cut-offs, vendor check runs and payment distributions.

Staff Accountant

KCD, Inc
03.2015 - 07.2015
  • Managed the full cycle accounts payable
  • Entered and processed invoices up to 100 plus line items and expense reports for payment
  • Verified balances and entries, calculations, and postings recorded by other employees
  • Processed account adjustments
  • Reconciled out pocket expenses for client invoices for billing
  • Prepared invoices for client billing
  • Recorded cash receipts
  • Managed and maintained petty cash fund in absence of Finance Manager

Staff Accountant

Electronics Stop Consulting, Inc
01.2004 - 12.2014
  • Managed the full cycle accounts payable process
  • Managed the full cycle of accounts receivable
  • Conducted research and updated vendor files, activating or deleting individual files
  • Processed in-house credit card machine transactions and credit reconciliations
  • Issued stop payments and voids for outstanding checks (time frame varies)
  • Coded and entered invoices into the general ledger
  • Conducted research on payment errors and discrepancies
  • Generated checks for payment, 1099 documentation, and expense reports
  • Applied payments to outstanding invoices
  • Assisted with month end closings

Staff Accountant

SCP Communications, Inc
03.1999 - 12.2003
  • Managed the full cycle accounts payable process
  • Managed the full cycle accounts receivable process
  • Processed invoices and expense reports for payment
  • Applied payments to outstanding invoices
  • Generated invoices for client billing
  • Made collections calls to clients
  • Assisted in the conversion from MAC to PC
  • Issued stop payments and voids for outstanding checks (time frame varies)
  • Conducted research on payment errors and discrepancies
  • Balanced monthly bank reconciliations
  • Assisted with month end closings
  • Generated 1099’s

Staff Accountant

Mutual Marine Office, Inc
08.1996 - 03.1999
  • Applied check payments to outstanding invoices for three sub-companies
  • Balanced monthly bank reconciliations for three sub-companies
  • Identified and resolved any discrepancies found
  • Recorded cash receipts
  • Managed and maintained petty cash fund
  • Recorded GL entries, prepared Financial Statements and Quarterly reporting package
  • Created balance sheets for month end closings

Education

Bachelor of Science - Graphic Information Technology

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
07.2025

Associate of Occupational Studies - Network Administration & Security

ASA College
2011

Skills

  • MS Office, Sage (Peachtree, X3, Intaact,), Lawson, Elite, QuickBooks, MAS 500 & Netsuite
  • Typing and 10-Key Entry
  • Accounts Payable and Receivable
  • Bookkeeping and Reconciliation
  • Sage 50 Accounting Software
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Accruals and Provisions
  • Microsoft Office
  • Federal and State Tax Returns
  • Auditing and Attestation

Timeline

Accounting Consultant

10.2020 - Current

Staff Accountant

Gem Financial Services, Inc
05.2019 - 06.2020

Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Specialist

Safemark Systems, Inc
04.2018 - 05.2019

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Kelpac Medical, Inc
10.2015 - 10.2017

Staff Accountant

KCD, Inc
03.2015 - 07.2015

Staff Accountant

Electronics Stop Consulting, Inc
01.2004 - 12.2014

Staff Accountant

SCP Communications, Inc
03.1999 - 12.2003

Staff Accountant

Mutual Marine Office, Inc
08.1996 - 03.1999

Bachelor of Science - Graphic Information Technology

Arizona State University

Associate of Occupational Studies - Network Administration & Security

ASA College
Krista McKnight