Lolita Eide
Dyer,IN
Summary
Highly talented and accomplished Accountant with over 10 years of professional accounting experience in corporate and government sectors. Demonstrated expertise in A/P, A/R, payroll, Fixed Asset, and more. Possesses extensive knowledge of compliance and GAAP standards. Known for outstanding analytical and reporting abilities, strong attention to detail, and problem-solving orientation. Excellent verbal and written communication skills round out the skill set.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
ITW Automotive – Smart Components North America
08.2021 - Current
- Responsible for creating, transferring, disposing fixed asset projects, reconciling CIP (construction in progress), updating spending reports for project managers
- Assist external auditors’ requests and PP&E rollforward documents
- Lead annual physical asset audit including Body and Fuel entities
- Prepare payroll monthly journal entry and accrual journal entries
- Analyze and approve department expenses
- Reconciliation balance sheet accounts
- Responsible for posting monthly purchase card activity for all domestic companies and performing monthly audits of the PCard and review for any capital expenditures that need to be reclassified
- Manage Tooling projects, tracking expenses and roll costs
- Intercompany payments
Senior Corporate Accountant
Griffith Foods
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Reporting of actual, budget and forecast financials for the corporate group
- Maintain daily bank reconciliation of main bank account
- Responsible for creating, transferring, disposing fixed asset projects, reconciling CIP (construction in progress), updating spending report for project managers
- Responsible for posting monthly purchase card activity for all domestic companies and performing monthly audits of the PCard and review for any capital expenditures that need to be reclassified
- Performing month end close journal entries, consolidation for corporate group
- Assist external auditors’ requests and PP&E rollforward documents
Corporate Accountant- Fixed Asset
Graco Inc.
03.2017 - 06.2021
- Manage and maintain Fixed Asset addition and retirement
- Perform fixed asset month-end close including all tax books
- Prepare and present financial information to department directors
- Lead annual physical asset audit including global entities
- Support SOX controls for PP&E processes
- Assist internal and external auditors’ requests and PP&E rollforward documents
- Responsible for reconciling all PP&E accounts and CIP accounts
Contract Accountant
10.2015 - 03.2017
- Prepare Payroll and file Federal and State Withholding and unemployment taxes
- Perform the month close on a monthly basis
- Prepare and analyze financial reporting
- Responsible for reconciling and analyzing balance sheet accounts
- Analysis budget and actual expense accounts and follow-up on unusual or questionable balances and transactions
- Prepare and assist with external auditors’ requests and documents
- Perform and analyze payroll, accounts payable, group insurance and legal accrual and reconciliation
- File monthly sales taxes
- Recommendation for accounting reconciliation procedure improvements
Accountant II
MoneyGram International, MN
08.2012 - 09.2015
- Manage and maintain Global Signing Bonus amortization schedules
- Manage and maintain Global Prefund account
- Prepare journal entries and recurring journal entries for Month end, Quarter end and Year end
- Prepare and analyze the global other assets accounts and follow-up on questionable balances and transactions
- Perform Year-end audit support and assist internal and external auditors on request lists
- Maintain and apply SOX compliance and internal control procedure
- Knowledge of foreign exchange entries and reconciliations
Accountant – Temporary
TREND enterprises, Inc, MN
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Prepare monthly journal entries and recurring journal entries on a monthly basis
- Responsible for reconciling and analyzing all balance sheet accounts
- Bank Reconciliation, managed fixed assets and depreciation, managed all prepaid schedules and performed journal entries
- File Sales Tax for Canada and United States
- Prepared and analyze financial statements and reporting
- Analysis expenditures by departments, budget vs actual comparison report, utilize advance Excel skills to create reports
- Communicate and coordinate with other departments for expenditure questions
- Perform Year-end audit support and assist external auditors on request lists
Accountant
International Decision Systems, MN
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Daily Cash Management
- Reconciled all balance sheet accounts
- Bank Reconciliation, managed fixed assets and depreciation, managed all prepaid schedules and performed journal entries
- Managed all benefits reconciliation, including 401(k), medical and dental insurance, flexible saving accounts, COBRA, bus passes, and Short and Long term disability
- Analysis and review department expense accounts
- Performed intercompany reconciliation including transfer pricing, intercompany transaction journal entries, maintain monthly exchange rates
- Provided accuracy reports and schedules for external auditors and prepared footnotes for the financial statements
Accountant – Temporary
Compex Technologies/Empi, Shoreview, MN
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Daily Cash Management
- Reconciled accounts, bank statements, prepared journal entries, month end close
- Performed analysis and journal entries for payroll
- A/P auditing
- Assist external auditors for year end audit
Accountant
Zuhrah Shriners, Minneapolis, MN
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Managed entire accounts receivable and payable, preparation of invoices and monthly statements
- Performed payroll and human resources functions
- Reconciled all balance sheet accounts, bank statements, general entries, prepared journal entries monthly
- Assisted in audit firm and preparation of audit papers
Accountant (Contract)
National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Performed analysis and reporting of government time cards on bi-weekly basis, supporting 200 employees
- Process phlebotomy invoices, and respond to vendor inquiries
- Carried out extensive analysis of actual hours versus budgeted hours for HRSA project
- Conducted analysis of labor costs for Department of Defense project and delivered summary report
- Provided external auditors with assistance during government time card audit
- Created spreadsheet to log and track payment schedules for transplant patients
Accountant
Professional Plating, Inc., Anoka, MN
01.1999 - 01.2002
- Managed entire accounts receivable and payable processes for this $5 million manufacturing firm, including preparation and tracking of invoices, monthly statements, collection calls, reconciliation of purchase orders and packing slips, inventory control, and vendor relationship management
- Authored weekly receivables and payables reports, scheduled payments, prepared checks, prepared monthly financial statements, reviewed customer credit limits
- Reconciled all accounts in balance sheet, reviewed bank statements, managed depreciation and prepaid schedules, and performed journal entries
- Carried out analysis of budgeted and actual variances and reported directly to Controller and President
- Worked in conjunction with public auditors to ensure compliance with GAAP and proper procedures
- Managed human resources functions for staff of 35
- Oversaw benefits (401(k), medical/dental insurance), coordinated hiring procedures, maintained vacation and sick time reports
Staff Accountant
Harmony Engineering, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
01.1996 - 01.1999
- Processed payroll, filed quarterly payroll taxes, prepared W-2s, Form 941, SUTA, and Form 940 for $12 million engineering firm with 100 employees
- Carried out accounts payable and receivable functions
- Reconciled invoices with P.O.s, received materials, prepared invoices and monthly statements, performed collections
- Performed journal entries, reconciled bank statements and accounts, authored reports for external auditors
- Prepared monthly accounts receivable and payable reports, month-end closings, and financial statements
- Reviewed and approved maintenance agreements for all office equipment
- Delivered recommendations for new equipment that reduced maintenance fees
- File Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan
Education
BA - Accounting
Lakeland College
Sheboygan, WI01.2003
Skills
- Excel
- Peachtree
- FAS Fixed Assets
- Softrax
- JDEdwards
- Oracle
- AssurNet
- Cognos
- ADP Payroll systems
- Jonas Construction Software
- Quickbooks
- Bloomberg Fixed Assets system
- IDEAS
- Trans4M
Computers
- Windows
- MS Office
- Excel
- Access
- Power Point
- Peachtree
- FAS Fixed Assets
- Softrax
- JDEdwards
- Oracle
- AssurNet
- Cognos
- ADP Payroll systems
- Jonas Construction Software
- Quickbooks
- Bloomberg Fixed Assets system
- IDEAS
- Trans4M
Languages
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Accountant
ITW Automotive – Smart Components North America
08.2021 - Current
Senior Corporate Accountant
Griffith Foods
07.2021 - 08.2022
Corporate Accountant- Fixed Asset
Graco Inc.
03.2017 - 06.2021
Contract Accountant
10.2015 - 03.2017
Accountant II
MoneyGram International, MN
08.2012 - 09.2015
Accountant – Temporary
TREND enterprises, Inc, MN
01.2010 - 01.2012
Accountant
International Decision Systems, MN
01.2007 - 01.2010
Accountant – Temporary
Compex Technologies/Empi, Shoreview, MN
01.2006 - 01.2007
Accountant
Zuhrah Shriners, Minneapolis, MN
01.2004 - 01.2005
Accountant (Contract)
National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN
01.2002 - 01.2003
Accountant
Professional Plating, Inc., Anoka, MN
01.1999 - 01.2002
Staff Accountant
Harmony Engineering, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
01.1996 - 01.1999
BA - Accounting
Lakeland College
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