MELISSA A. SADDLEMIRE
Factoryville,PA
Summary
To obtain a career advancing position in which my experience and education in financial accounting and computer systems utilization will be capitalized upon. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Responsible for General Ledger accounting for all areas of the University
- Month end closing and year-end procedures including Audit
- Preparation of Annual Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
- Preparation of various surveys and outside reports
- Supervise 1 Senior Accountant
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management
- Created and distributed reports on internal and external finances, audits and budgets
- Provided treasury and cash management by overseeing reconciliation of banking activity, credit card processing and sales tax returns
Assistant Controller
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
07.2016 - 07.2021
- Responsible for General Ledger accounting for all areas of the University
- Month end closing and year-end procedures including Audit
- Preparation of Annual Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
- Preparation of various surveys and outside reports
- Supervising 3 Staff Accountants
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management
- Created and distributed reports on internal and external finances, audits and budgets
Adjunct Instructor
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Taught University 100, a freshman introduction class
Manager, Accounting Operations
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
09.2005 - 07.2016
- General Accounting for all areas of the University
- Work with Grant Directors to insure compliance with grant terms and audit requirements
- Month end closing and year-end procedures including annual audit
- Preparation of annual Financial Statements and supplemental schedules
- Preparation of various surveys and outside reporting
- Supervising 1 Staff Accountant
- Work with IT on implementation of new systems and projects involving the Fiscal Services area
- Work with University Advancement and Financial Aid to properly account for Marywood Endowment Funds and proper distribution of scholarship funds
Staff Accountant
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
08.2001 - 09.2005
- Assisted Accounting Manager with accounting for all funds of the University
- Recorded transactions in the general ledger and sub ledgers
- Reconciliation of bank accounts and various balance sheet accounts
- Monthly and yearly closing
- Preparation of monthly and annual financial reports
- Preparation of routine journal entries
- Assisted the Accounting Manager in working with grant directors to insure compliance with grant terms and audit requirements
Reimbursement Analyst Clerk III
Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
10.1992 - 08.2001
- Maintained Remittance Advices for patient accounts with major insurance on a monthly basis
- Maintained monthly patient statistics including budget and prior year comparisons
- Routine maintenance of Charge Description Master (directly connected to Cost Accounting and Decision Support)
- Compiled various statistics used in the yearly Medicare Cost Report
- Prepared and posted monthly entries to the General Ledger
- Prepared reports for various external agencies as required
- Accounts Payable assistance - General Ledger coding, posting, vendor assistance & purchasing.
Cash Reconciliation Clerk II
Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
11.1988 - 10.1992
- Maintained Monthly Cash Log for the entire hospital
- Reconciled cash log to records of Finance Office and Accounts Receivable
- Posting of patient related cash
- Posting of daily cash receipts
Office Clerk
PA Bedding
Old Forge, PA
11.1985 - 11.1988
- Responsible for daily scheduling of King Koil mattress production
- Responsible for scheduling weekly/daily deliveries of inventory
- Take orders from retail customers for bedding inventory
- Take orders from salesman for customer inventory
- Issue purchase orders for factory inventory
- Assist other office personnel with Accounts Payable and Payroll as necessary
- Set up SKU numbers for conversion from manual system to computerized system.
Education
Ph.D - Organizational Leadership tract
Marywood University
Scranton, PABachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Marywood University
Scranton, PAMaster of Business Administration - General Management And Financial Planning
Marywood University
Scranton, PA05.2009
Associates Degree - Secretarial Science
Keystone College And Wilkes University, Keystone College
La Plume, PA05.1979
Skills
- Non-profit corporate finance
- Accounting management
- Preparing financial statements
- Account Reconciliation
- Staff Management
- Finance
- Bookkeeping
- Microsoft products
- T-Val
- Number Cruncher
- ERP system Ellucian - Colleague
Timeline
Controller
Marywood University
07.2021 - 02.2022
Assistant Controller
Marywood University
07.2016 - 07.2021
Adjunct Instructor
Marywood University
01.2010 - 01.2011
Manager, Accounting Operations
Marywood University
09.2005 - 07.2016
Staff Accountant
Marywood University
08.2001 - 09.2005
Reimbursement Analyst Clerk III
Community Medical Center
10.1992 - 08.2001
Cash Reconciliation Clerk II
Community Medical Center
11.1988 - 10.1992
Office Clerk
PA Bedding
11.1985 - 11.1988
Ph.D - Organizational Leadership tract
Marywood University
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Marywood University
Master of Business Administration - General Management And Financial Planning
Marywood University
Associates Degree - Secretarial Science
Keystone College And Wilkes University, Keystone College