Melissa Dranschak
Delaware,OH
Summary
Dynamic Accounting Operations Manager with a proven track record at Feazel, Inc., excelling in cash flow management and team leadership. Adept at developing internal controls and fostering vendor relationships, I drive process automation and compliance, ensuring timely financial reporting and achieving monthly goals. Strong communicator with a commitment to excellence.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Operations Manager
Feazel, Inc
09.2023 - Current
- Manage daily accounting activities- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams
- Oversee cash flow and expense management
- Train on systems, processes and new workflows within the company
- Supervise and mentor accounting staff
- Oversee monthly close and reconciliations
- Oversee Accounts Receivable team to assure hitting monthly invoice goals
- Develop accounting policies and internal controls
- Work with finance, operations and executive teams on budgets and forecasting
- Support automation processes
- Oversee accounting systems: Medius, Salesforce and Netsuite
- Partner with major vendor suppliers to create relationships and timely payments.
- Oversee weekly vendor payments for smooth ACH payments and checks
- Work with new vendors on initial setup
- Check on payments in question - and create a timely payment
Accounting Manager
Keller Mortgage, LLC
10.2019 - 07.2023
- Process all ACH and Lockbox payments Daily
- Create first payment statements monthly
- Create collections report for past due payments - collect funds past due
- Run escrow analysis for borrowers
- Pay property taxes and HOI payments for borrowers from Escrow
- Create pay histories and pay off’s weekly
- Principal Reduction Reconciliation weekly
- Upload 5/3 Mastercard CC transactions weekly and AP Code
- Reconcile Escrow MI Payments and pay them monthly
- Oversee the AP/AR process
- Oversee AP AR team
- Review all Purchase Journals, Purchase invoices and Payment Journals
- Correct AP/AR entries as needed
- Experience in Encompass and Loan Vision
- Assist in EOM to have it closed in 5 days
- AP Reconciliations for multiple accounts.
- Process wires and transfers within financial institutions.
- Process Expense Reimbursements for Payroll.
- Updated policies for accounting to be SOX compliant.
- Process 1098-1099’s at year end for vendors and Borrowers.
- Interview and hire new people for the accounting team.
- Work closely with other managers, controller and CFO/President.
Financial Assistant
Borror
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Process all invoices for Corporate.
- Completes and finalizes all month end tasks and financials.
- Responsible for all bank reconciliations and bank transfers for all 8 divisions.
- Assists CFO and VP of Accounting with tasks.
- Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate.
- Balancing prepaids - Accounts Receivables and Payables.
- Prepare financial forums for CFO and VP.
- Prepare Expense worksheets forecasting future budgets.
Financial Coordinator-Assistant to Chief Financial Officer
Dublin Springs
07.2015 - 07.2018
- Process invoices monthly to the required accounts as in, Dietary, maintenance, purchased services medical and non-medical.
- Accruing month to month for expenses not yet entered.
- Assisting the CFO with month end duties:
- Clearing and balancing the prepaid accounts for services and Health insurances
- Clearing an intercompany account.
- Posting accrued PTO, salaries, bonuses, sales tax, property tax, Consumer tax, sales tax, provider tax and bonus tax.
- Process payroll using Paycor systems.
- Enter expense reimbursements, bonuses, deductions, PTO bi-weekly.
- Reconciling accounts.
- Maintaining a budget and keeping departments within the means of their budget month to month.
- Keep track of over time worked weekly.
- Enter FTE hours weekly an hours monthly.
- Order office supplies for the hospital.
Accountant/Collections
Community Choice Financial (Easy Money)
07.2012 - 07.2015
- Reconcile $3-5 million dollars in daily cash transfers from vendor ACH accounts against point of sales using Excel/Solomon Accounting software.
- Assist 6 district managers with daily accounting tasks.
- Assist 37 Easy Money branches with balancing errors, point of sale technical problems and other research as needed.
- Worked with 5 companies that include: Utah, Missouri, Michigan, Alabama and Buckeye Check Cashing of Alabama.
- Ordering $100,000+ daily cash for branches to maintain business.
- Work hand in hand with third party companies.
- Manage third party accounts and insure payments are received in a timely manner.
- Manage main bank account for accounting payments, ACH’s.
Education
Associate of Business Management - Business Management
Marion Technical College
01.2012
Skills
- Knowledgeable in financial industry accounting practices
- Knowledgeable in financial banking industries
- Experienced in sorting documents, such as invoices and checks monthly
- Experienced in posting business transactions in a timely manner
- Experienced in processing expense reimbursements
- Experienced in processing payroll bi-weekly
- Experienced in patient care
- Strong research skills
- Knowledgeable in medical terminology
- Experienced in Loan Vision and Encompass
- Experience in Paycor
- Knowledge in Mortgage Industry
- Experienced user of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Dynamics Accounting software, CheckPro point of sale, Oracle, Salesforce
- Great leadership skills in leading and being a part of a team to achieve a similar goal
- Great as a team participant or working as an individual to meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills
- Experienced in volunteer work for large foundations such as Susan G Komen and American Heart Association and Nami
- Cash flow management
- Accounts payable
- Financial reporting
- Vendor relationships
- Internal controls
- Budget forecasting
- Process automation
- Compliance management
- Data analysis
- Team leadership
- Staff training
- Problem solving
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Strategic planning
- Fixed asset management
- Financial statement preparation
- Month-end closing
- Expense management
- Microsoft Excel expertise
- Audit coordination
- General ledger management
- Accounts receivable management
- Ethical standards
- Bank reconciliation
- Accounts payable management
- Cost accounting
- Payroll processing
- Confidentiality
- ERP system expertise
- General ledger accounting
- Payroll
- Invoicing
- Closing procedures
- Financial policies development
- Interpersonal relations
- Recruitment and hiring
- Process improvement
- Auditing procedures
- Staff management
- Month-end reporting
- Quarterly reviews
- Journal entries
- GL entry verification
Personal Information
Total Experience: Over 12 years’ experience in the financial services industry.
Timeline
Accounting Operations Manager
Feazel, Inc
09.2023 - Current
Accounting Manager
Keller Mortgage, LLC
10.2019 - 07.2023
Financial Assistant
Borror
07.2018 - 07.2019
Financial Coordinator-Assistant to Chief Financial Officer
Dublin Springs
07.2015 - 07.2018
Accountant/Collections
Community Choice Financial (Easy Money)
07.2012 - 07.2015
Associate of Business Management - Business Management
Marion Technical College