Kristen Deaton

• Maintain a thorough understanding of the general ledger and financial reporting, focusing on understanding the general ledger's role, the key financial statements, and the importance of accurate record-keeping and reconciliation.
• Prepare for month-end, quarterly, and year-end documents, ensure all transactions are recorded; reconcile accounts, prepare financial statements, review for accuracy and completeness. Including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
• Ensures compliance with all government regulations
• Daily bank reconciliations; Incentive collections and reconciliations
• Hires, trains, and supervises accounting personnel
• Working knowledge and ability to train AP/AR

• Posts all payments and denials as they are received from lock box into the system, balances daily cash receipts against lock box total
• Identify and resolve account credit balances due to misapplication or overpayment at the time of cash application using standard credit balance protocol.
• Assist with month end and A/R close process
• Ensure departments procedures, policies and internal controls are met
• Assist with the resolution of any issues that could impact the timely month-end closing.
• Ensure National Standards and Sarbanes Oxley compliance with all assigned areas and other audit requirements.

ElmoTech Inc, Naperville, IL— Full Charge Bookkeeper September 2009 - October 2011

Accounts Payable

• ● Maintain all A/P records, collect and review purchase orders for accurate billing/processing, cost code to proper accounts, obtain proper approvals for purchases, receive and input invoices, process aging reports, determine what payments to process, produce check run, prepare checks, and secure required signatures on checks and mail as needed. Responsible for all journal entries, month end accruals, budgeting, month end and year end reporting, and any additional administrative needs.

Accounts Receivable

• Run billing reports for monthly billing statements, produce statements and have them prepared for mailing, receive and deposit payments, post payments to customer accounts. Oversee monthly and year end balance reporting, and provide customer service and support to all accounts as needed. Billing System Management and Training
• Set up new software, train entire staff on use of the billing system, maintain integrity of data, and create ad hoc reports for management staff. Tailored invoices for specific customers. Provide customer billing support as needed, and oversee weekly meetings with customers to discuss any billing inquiries.

Banking

• Daily online monitoring of bank accounts, deposits using check scan system, ACH payments, wire transfers, and petty cash custodian.
• Handled all phases of bookkeeping from receiving and paying invoices to writing checks and getting proper signatures on checks, to month end and year end financials.
• Set up chart of accounts for computer system, and worked with the system from the ground up.
• Received checks and cash payments, made daily deposits and went to the bank. Reconciled banks daily.