MICHELLE IVASHKEVICH
Rohnert Park,CA
Summary
Detail-oriented accounting professional with a proven track record of leveraging technical accounting skills, software, and processes to drive efficiency and accuracy. Expertise in core accounting functions, including managing financial transactions, executing general ledger tasks, and supporting monthly closings. Committed to enhancing operational effectiveness through critical thinking and innovative problem-solving strategies. Dedicated to maintaining high standards of financial integrity and compliance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll & Accounting Specialist
Encore Events Rentals, Inc.
Windsor, CA
05.2021 - Current
- Processes accurate and timely payroll bi-weekly for 150+ employees utilizing IBS payroll software. Manages payroll in compliance with current payroll law. Maintains precise payroll settings aligned with the company policies and procedures in IBS.
- Updates changes to employee data for new hires, rehires, terminations, status changes, rate changes, leave of absences, garnishments, EDD audits, etc.
- Runs payroll reporting and tracks time off accruals and deductions. Ensures accurate processing of all garnishment orders and liaises closely with managers and Human Resources.
- 401K submissions.
- Workers Compensation reports.
- Updates employee benefits and deductions in IBS (payroll software), tracks bonuses and reimbursements and reconciles benefits invoices with IBS monthly reports.
- Maintains payroll related employee files, completes year-end ACA reports.
- Accounts receivable - Handle all Daily balancing from POS rental software program to QuickBooks to record revenue, collections, deposits, etc.
- Prepares daily closing reports through excel plug-in to match bank deposits, manages billing and bi-monthly statement distributions and maintains accuracy of AR and Deposit Held account balances daily.
- Supports sales consultants as well as handling client questions and discrepancies.
- Generate accounts receivable aging reports and follow up with client collections.
- Back-up accounts payable, reconciliations and 1099’s.
- Bank and credit card reconciliations
- Reconciled monthly financial statements for accuracy and compliance with company policies.
Accounting Assistant
Springboard Wine Company
Petaluma, CA
06.2020 - 05.2021
- Processed credit card & ACH payments, monitored & posted daily cash activity and managed both accounts payable and accounts receivable. Supported winery & sales representatives' commission reports.
- Oversaw bank reconciliation, transitioned from Netsuite to Bill.com, managed credit card activity and reconciled accounts.
- Reconciled various balance sheet accounts, assisted with pricing updates for corporate customers and supported the accounting manager with various reports & projects.
- Managed customer accounts receivable aging and followed up with collections.
- Processed accounts payable and receivable transactions accurately and efficiently.
- Managed vendor invoicing and reconciled discrepancies to maintain financial integrity.
Staff Accountant
Allen Wine Group, LLP
Santa Rosa, CA
06.2018 - 04.2019
- Staff Accountant for multiple small wineries handling various accounting functions.
- Payroll: Manually calculating regular, overtime and double time etc. Garnishments, update vacations and sick accruals, retro pay, medical deductions, journal entries, using multiple software platforms.
- Maintained accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Direct to Consumer Sales, enter samples & pours, inventory reconciliations, quarterly cased goods reconciliations.
- Maintained accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Bank activity, monitor and enter daily, process international wires.
- Email, monitor clients email daily and handle or forward.
- Managed monthly closing processes to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Prepared and reviewed journal entries, maintaining compliance with accounting standards.
Bookkeeper
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Santa Rosa, CA
07.2016 - 06.2018
- Reviewed & processed bi-weekly time sheets of 50+ employees by utilizing IBS. Oversaw 401k deferrals submission, HSA & garnishments. Streamlined payroll journal entries, including end-of-month journal entries and accruals.
- Created and processed functional allocations.
- Maintained accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Recorded daily cash receipts into general ledger and reconciled them to the daily entries in Donation's Software (Donor Perfect).
- Coordinated corrections and deletion of entries with the development department.
- Reconciled monthly bank accounts with Donor Perfect Software, as well as Value Market reconciliation with Comcast software.
Bookkeeper
Summit Engineering, Inc.
Santa Rosa, CA
12.2015 - 06.2016
- Reviewed and processed bi-weekly payroll for 40+ employees as well a quarterly state & federal payroll report’s. Prepared and processed billing for 215+ projects electronically. Maintained both accounts receivable and accounts payable. Prepared cash receipts for deposits.
- Reconciled credit card statements monthly and monitored charges throughout the month.
- Oversaw monthly bank accounts and other general ledger accounts.
- Retained contracts and budget information in the accounting system.
- Managed accounts payable and receivable, ensuring accurate financial records.
- Reconciled bank statements and financial reports to maintain data integrity.
Accounting Specialist
Guide Dogs for the Blind
San Rafael, CA
09.2014 - 12.2015
- Prepared monthly reconciliations of assigned bank accounts, recorded journal entries as required to correctly state month-end cash balances and weekly accounting and estate deposits and recorded entries into accounting software. Recorded daily cash receipts into the general ledger and reconciled them to the daily entries in Donation's Software (Raiser’s Edge).
- Maintained workbooks for restricted contributions, restricted estates and puppy clubs.
- Oversaw the formal recording of the cost of goods sold for two gift shops.
- Prepared monthly analysis of various revenue and expense accounts.
- Distributed financial and general ledger detail reports to department managers.
- Supported audits of annual financial statements and tax returns by preparing schedules and answering questions.
Accounting Supervisor
Santa Rosa Entertainment Group
Santa Rosa, CA
03.2006 - 09.2014
- Formally tracked daily cash and credit card deposits for ten different theatres. Spearheaded processing the general ledger of all liability insurance, workers compensation, bank charges and employee benefits.
- Reconciled bank statements monthly, using a non-automated process to support financial statement preparation.
- Supervised accounts payable and payroll while training new employees in office accounting procedures.
- Executed payroll processing for 300–500 employees biweekly, including terminations, garnishments, deductions, unemployment, disability, mortgage verifications, wage verifications, tax changes, journal entries, quarterly tax reports, 401K employee/employer contributions and payroll budgets.
Education
QuickBooks Certification -
Empire Business College
Santa Rosa, CA01-2018
Computerized Bookkeeping and Accounting II -
SRJC
Santa Rosa, CA01-2015
QuickBooks I -
SRJC
Santa Rosa, CA01-2014
QuickBooks II -
SRJC
Santa Rosa, CA01-2014
Computerized Bookkeeping and Accounting I -
SRJC
Santa Rosa, CA01-2006
Skills
QuickBooks Certification - Quickbooks both Desktop and Online - Excel - IBS Payroll Software - Alert Rental Software - Outlook - Oracle NetSuite - Billcom - Freshdesk - Celigo - Vinlux - Vinosmith - Wine Direct - Ship Compliant - Google Docs - Deltek - Primarius - Donor Perfect - Microsoft Dynamics - SL 70, MAS 200 - Oracle Small Business - Microsoft Office Suite - ADP and Reportsmith
- Financial reporting
- Bank reconciliation
- Payroll processing
- Account reconciliation
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Sales tax reporting
- GL and journal entries
- Nonprofit accounting
Timeline
Payroll & Accounting Specialist
Encore Events Rentals, Inc.
05.2021 - Current
Accounting Assistant
Springboard Wine Company
06.2020 - 05.2021
Staff Accountant
Allen Wine Group, LLP
06.2018 - 04.2019
Bookkeeper
Redwood Empire Food Bank
07.2016 - 06.2018
Bookkeeper
Summit Engineering, Inc.
12.2015 - 06.2016
Accounting Specialist
Guide Dogs for the Blind
09.2014 - 12.2015
Accounting Supervisor
Santa Rosa Entertainment Group
03.2006 - 09.2014
QuickBooks Certification -
Empire Business College
Computerized Bookkeeping and Accounting II -
SRJC
QuickBooks I -
SRJC
QuickBooks II -
SRJC
Computerized Bookkeeping and Accounting I -
SRJC