Lisa Sandmann
Stow
Summary
Senior Staff Accountant that specializes as a full-cycle accountant, month-end closing, and financial reporting, with excellent attention to detail and reconciliation skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff Accountant
STATE 8 MOTORCYCLES
Peninsula, OH
06.2019 - Current
- Managed accounts payable and accounts receivable processes with consistent coding and documentation.
- Managed accounts payable processing, ensuring timely payments to vendors while maximizing cash flow management strategies.
- Reconciled bank accounts, resolving discrepancies and supporting balanced financial records.
- Maintained general ledger accuracy through regular account reconciliations, journal entry adjustments, and transaction reviews.
- Prepared journal entries and maintained general ledger accuracy across accounting cycles.
- Improved accounting workflow through process refinements, strengthening efficiency and reporting reliability.
- Participated in internal and external audit processes to establish accurate financial records and comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and regulatory requirements.
- Assisted comptroller with year-end financial audits.
- Increased accuracy of financial statements through diligent attention to detail and thorough review processes.
Senior Staff Accountant
Stinger Harley-Davidson
Medina, OH
10.2017 - Current
- Managed payments to vendors
- Bank Reconciliations
- Managed incoming customer payments
- General Ledger Account Reconciliations to include all work papers to support account balances.
- Ensured accurate journal entry posting
- Reviewed Processes, recommended and implemented new processes to expedite reconciliation of accounts to improve month-end closing timeline.
- Researched and implemented software solutions, providing training to enhance team proficiency and utilization.
- In charge of flooring vehicles and paying off vehicles on the floor plan account.
- Payroll through third-party and general ledger entry to record payroll.
- Facilitated year-end audit tasks.
- Managed year-end physical inventory tasks.
Senior Staff Accountant
Beacon Marshall Companies
Bath, OH
04.2017 - 10.2017
- Managed accounts payable transactions to maintain accurate records
- Accounts Receivable
- Processed AIA billings for projects to ensure timely and accurate payments
- Managed accounts receivable to ensure timely collections
- Employed Foundations software to streamline project accounting
- Configured software for effective job costing report generation
- Recorded general journal entries to maintain accurate financial records
Accounting Manager
LeafFilter North, Inc
Hudson, OH
01.2011 - 04.2017
- Oversee the processing of and assist in the processing of all incoming payments from 25 remote offices weekly, approximately 70 Million Dollars annually
- Oversee the process of payments for sub-contractors and sales commissions.
- Oversee the process of payments for sub-contractors and make any necessary adjustments before checks are printed and process year end 1099's for all 1099 sub-contractors
- Oversee processing of sales commissions and adjustments
- Review and oversee processing of Accounts Payable and Expense Reports
- Executed bank reconciliations to maintain financial integrity.
- Month-End Journal Entries
- Assist in transitioning to software package NetSuite
- Oversaw processing of all incoming payments from 25 remote offices weekly, totaling approximately 70 million dollars annually
- Oversee the process of payments for sub-contractors and make any necessary adjustments before checks are printed and process year end 1099s for all 1099 sub-contractors
- Designed and implemented internal controls and process improvements, enhancing accuracy in job processing
Staff Accountant
Amresco, Inc
Solon, OH
05.2008 - 11.2010
- Reviewed daily sales and weekly gross margin reports for margin accuracy, ensuring financial integrity
- Executed bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial statements.
- Month End Closings and Year End Closings - to include General Ledger Reconciliation's
- Assist in Financial Statement Preparation
- Compiled journal entries to ensure accurate financial records.
- Monthly Budget Analysis for 28 Departments
- Bank Reconciliations
- Reviewed purchase orders against invoices for accuracy, preventing discrepancies and ensuring correct payments
- Managed fixed assets to ensure proper tracking and reporting.
- Resulting in locating and correcting BOM errors and making corrections
- Analyzed monthly budgets for 28 departments, providing insights for financial planning and resource allocation
- Maintain Fixed Assets
- Maintain Standard Costs
- Initiated daily material cost reviews to ensure more accurate costs and margins
- Handled sales commission processing to ensure timely payments.
- Assisted in inventory control functions in support of the primary role.
Staff Accountant
FSI Group
Rootstown, OH
02.2006 - 02.2008
- Assisted Controller with projects and reporting for asset-based lending, ensuring accurate financial documentation
- Managed accounts receivable processes
- Processed vendor invoices for payment
- Analyzed and reconciled General Ledger accounts, including preparation of journal entries for month-end close
- Daily Billing
- Executed daily billing operations
- Documented and analyzed inventory levels
Staff Accountant
State 8 Motorcycles
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
12.2000 - 10.2005
- Month End and Year End closings to include reconciliation and adjusting entries
- Reconciliation of three corporate bank accounts
- Developed internal controls to increase accuracy & efficiency
- Optimized company software utilization for increased productivity
- Finalization of all sales deals to include sales commissions
- Resulting in more accurate accounts receivable and payroll record keeping
- Oversaw warranty claims to ensure timely resolutions
- Implemented strategies to enhance loss controls
- Back up for Title Processing
- Assisted in title processing to ensure workflow continuity
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Akron
Akron01-2003
Associates Degree - Administration/Management
Southern Ohio College
Akron01-1986
Skills
- QuickBooks
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Peachtree software
- Financial Analysis
- Financial reporting
- Foundation software
- NetSuite exposure
- ERP Solutionseee
Timeline
Senior Staff Accountant
STATE 8 MOTORCYCLES
06.2019 - Current
Senior Staff Accountant
Stinger Harley-Davidson
10.2017 - Current
Senior Staff Accountant
Beacon Marshall Companies
04.2017 - 10.2017
Accounting Manager
LeafFilter North, Inc
01.2011 - 04.2017
Staff Accountant
Amresco, Inc
05.2008 - 11.2010
Staff Accountant
FSI Group
02.2006 - 02.2008
Staff Accountant
State 8 Motorcycles
12.2000 - 10.2005
Associates Degree - Administration/Management
Southern Ohio College
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Akron