Melissa Hitchcock
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Seasoned Accounting Manager with a proven track record at Arizona Environmental, adept in financial reporting and payroll administration. Expertise in leading teams to enhance cash management and budget forecasting. Demonstrates strong leadership and analytical skills, significantly improving financial processes and reporting accuracy.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Manager
Arizona Environmental
Phoenix, AZ
03.2021 - Current
- Managed an accounting team of five for a water treatment business that manufactures and sells systems.
- Preparation and processing of payroll in five different states for 60 employees and subcontractors.
- Responsible for all accounting for multiple entities, accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, reconciling multiple bank accounts and credit cards, balancing, preparing monthly and yearly financials, general ledger, journal entries, coding, cash receipts, and collections.
- Process liability payments, including sales tax, child support, and healthcare.
- Renew all licenses, leases, and insurance policies.
- Preparing for a 401(k)
- Enrollment of healthcare for employees.
- Keeping all employees, customers, and vendor files current, as well as reconciling vendor accounts monthly.
- Work directly with clients, when necessary, to effectively answer questions pertaining to the financial status of their accounts.
- Prepare POs, lien waivers, and track inventory.
- Prepare and drop off daily bank deposits.
- Budgeting and forecasting.
Accounting Manager
Alta Cima
Queen Creek, AZ
08.2019 - 02.2021
- Perform day-to-day accounting operations, including recording A/P, A/R, and cash transactions.
- Reconcile intercompany activity for multiple entities.
- Month-end and year-end closing processes, including performing monthly general ledger reconciliations.
- Reconcile bank and credit card accounts.
- Assist in budget development and forecasting.
- Report and investigate variances between actual and budgeted financial performance.
- Record assets, leases, expenditures, and liabilities.
- Maintain fixed asset schedules and entries related to the acquisition and sale of assets.
- Process liability payments; including sales tax, child support, and medical plan
- Respond to employee inquiries, including payroll matters, and PTO.
- Monitor and renew licenses and insurance policies
- Create and maintain Employee, Customer, and Vendor Information
- Process payroll through QuickBooks
- Prepare monthly financial statements
- Other duties as directed
Controller
Arizona Pool & Fountain Guys
Phoenix, AZ
10.2007 - 06.2019
- Managed 50 employees with service routes that consisted of residential and commercial customers.
- Scheduled new construction jobs.
- All accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, AIA billings, accruals, reconciling multiple bank accounts and credit cards, balancing, preparing monthly and yearly financials, preparing weekly tax payments as well as quarterly, general ledger, journal entries, coding, cash receipts, and collections.
- Prepare lien waivers.
- Prepare and drop off daily bank deposits
- Prepare and process the weekly payroll in-state and out-of-state.
- Certified payroll, Textura experience.
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Scheduling
- Advertising and marketing.
- Created a bonus and referral program.
Property Manager
AR Building
Pittsburgh, PA
09.2006 - 03.2007
- Began a new lease-to-own program selling brand-new patio homes and townhomes.
- Sold all units the first year for $11.5 million dollars.
- Also, I am the floating manager for two other properties, which are 100% occupied.
- Prequalified clients, all leasing aspects, created contracts, and collected rent.
- Managed budget preparations; completed reports on actual versus forecasted revenue
- Sourced and acquired new tenants by advertising vacancies, and obtaining referrals from current tenants.
- Conducted property tours for prospective tenants, and explained the advantages of the location and services.
- Enforced occupancy policies; contacted tenants in violation of the policies to resolve violations.
- Sourced and selected contractors to perform necessary maintenance or repairs.
- Managed bookkeeping, accounts payable, and accounts receivable; contacted tenants delinquent in payment.
- Maintained a comprehensive system of records, books, accounts, and payment information.
- Monthly and yearly financial reports.
- Conducted monthly HOA board meetings.
- Marketing and advertising.
Property Manager
Stanwix Towers
Pittsburgh, PA
07.2004 - 09.2006
- Lived on-site with residential and commercial units.
- Manage the daily operations of the apartment high-rise.
- Leasing (the complex was at 65% occupied when I left it 99% occupied). I created a program with college students and HUD to help occupy and begin renovations on units, which made rental amounts higher and achieved full occupancy.
- Accounting, invoicing, A/R, A/P, reconciling, budgets, monthly and yearly reports, made daily bank deposits, and collection of monies from laundry and vending.
Education
BBA - Accounting
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA06-1998
Associates - Business Administration
Sawyer School Of Business
Pittsburgh, PA06-1994
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Payroll administration
- Accounts payable
- Cash management
- Budget forecasting
- General ledger
Timeline
Accounting Manager
Arizona Environmental
03.2021 - Current
Accounting Manager
Alta Cima
08.2019 - 02.2021
Controller
Arizona Pool & Fountain Guys
10.2007 - 06.2019
Property Manager
AR Building
09.2006 - 03.2007
Property Manager
Stanwix Towers
07.2004 - 09.2006
BBA - Accounting
University of Pittsburgh
Associates - Business Administration
Sawyer School Of Business
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