Lindsay Westerberg
Weatherford,Tx
Summary
Detail-oriented Staff Accountant with Accounts Payable specialization and 20 years of professional experience spanning accounting and education. Known for accuracy, organization, deadline management, and strong cross-functional communication. Successfully transitioned from a 17-year career in education into accounting, quickly developing expertise in invoice processing, 3-way matching, expense review, payment execution, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end support. Brings a unique combination of financial operations knowledge, adaptability, training experience, and relationship management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Hybrid Staff Accountant
AdvoCare International LLC
Richardson
03.2023 - Current
- Responsibilities included:
- Processed high volume of invoices accurately and efficiently - Reviewing, coding, and approving Inventory and Non Inventory invoices. Platforms used are Concur and Oracle. 3-Way matching inventory invoices
- Employee Expense Reimbursements – Reviewing employee EER for coding, purpose, and accurate receipt
- Payment Execution – Biweekly ACH payment runs, Electronic checks, credit card, and as needed printed checks runs on office days.
- Credit Card Reconciliation -reconcile Accounts Payable credit card transactions daily, including business travel card.
- Bank Deposits when needed
- Month End Procedures – Inventory statement reconciliation, OPEX review, Reconciling corporate credit card transactions, Accruals, JEs, GL analysis
- Vendor Management-contacting vendors
- Trained new staff on accounts payable procedures.
Teacher
Whitehouse ISD
Whitehouse
07.2021 - 03.2023
- Responsibilities included:
- Plan and implement core subjects for students of differing academic levels
- Continually analyze achievement data as a professional learning community in order to vary instructional strategies
- Share responsibilities of students with team members to ensure student success and incorporate evidence-based practices
- Responsible for building relationships and effectively communicating with parents and the community
- Collaborate with team to design instructional units to improve student achievement
- Support team members in response to intervention
- Attend PLC meetings to improve our school as a learning community
- Mentor teacher for student teachers and first year teachers
- Planning Reading and Math Intervention for the district and implementing on campus
- Collaborative planning video developed and recorded for district staff development
- Instructional materials adoption committee
- Staff development instructor
- Sunshine committee, Campus Improvement Team, Operations committee
- Instructional Team Leader position
- Engage in monthly vertical teams to analyze data and create campus-based action plans
- Plan and design ELAR curriculum for the district
- Interview committee for Principal
- School representative on district monthly meetings
- TIA Committee member for the district
Teacher
Barbers Hill ISD
Mont Belvieu
07.2016 - 06.2021
Teacher
Allen ISD
Allen
08.2009 - 06.2016
Teacher
Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie
08.2008 - 06.2009
Teacher
Texas City ISD
Texas City
08.2006 - 06.2008
Education
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX05-2006
Skills
- Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Smart Board Technology
- Google Slides, Google Docs, Google Sheets
- ZOOM
- Google Meets
- Oracle
- Concur
Timeline
Hybrid Staff Accountant
AdvoCare International LLC
03.2023 - Current
Teacher
Whitehouse ISD
07.2021 - 03.2023
Teacher
Barbers Hill ISD
07.2016 - 06.2021
Teacher
Allen ISD
08.2009 - 06.2016
Teacher
Grand Prairie ISD
08.2008 - 06.2009
Teacher
Texas City ISD
08.2006 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
Texas State University
Prior work experience included
- Physical Therapist Assistant: customer service, scheduling patients, charting care, administering care
- Daycare Provider
- Cashier
- Front Office Assistant: scheduling sales calls, customer communication