Patricia Sochacki
Wood Dale,IL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
Gibsons Restaurant Group
2018.03 - Current
- Compile and analyze financial information in order to prepare journal entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and documenting business transactions.
- Set up new accounts when needed.
- Process month-end reports for management review.
- Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and reviews and verify balance sheet, profit and loss statement, zero price inventory reports, and other reports to summarize current and projected company financial position.
- Prepare, verify, and control entering of journal entries to general ledger.
- Evaluate subsidiary journals for obvious errors and omissions and enter corrected data into the general ledger.
- Ensure timely processing of financial statements. for several locations.
- Reconcile multiple bank accounts and other company financial accounts; investigates discrepancies in accounts and makes corrections as needed.
- Facilitate check processing.
- Review account payable transactions.
- Review restaurant daily accounting records for accuracy and make all adjustments including detailed invoice review for accounts payable and daily sales reports.
- Review and enhance online financial statements to ensure that information reported properly reflects the company's financial position.
- Perform year-end close out of accounts and assist in preparation of year-end tax returns.
Staff Accountant
Village Of Bensenville
2016.01 - 2018.03
- Responsible for performing wide range of professional high level accounting duties including account analysis.
- Prepare and enter various journal entries.
- Prepare bank reconciliations.
- Perform internal auditing.
- Provide internal control maintenance
- Various payroll duties.
- Assisted in preparation of annual budgets, five year financials and community investment plans.
Staff Accountant
Gibsons Restaurant Group
2008.07 - 2016.01
- Performed accounts payable functions for expenses.
- Prepared journal entries.
- Prepared and review financial statements.
- Managed vendor accounts, generate bi-weekly and on demand checks.
- Managed financial departments with responsibility for Budgets, Forecasting, Payroll, Accounts Payable and Receivable.
- Created budgets and forecasts for the management group.
- Ensured compliance with accounting deadlines.
- Prepared company accounts and tax returns for audit.
- Prepared bi-monthly payroll.
- Liaise with bankers, insurers and solicitors regarding financial transactions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Economics With Concentration Accounting
North Park University
Chicago, IL05.2008
Skills
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Income Statements
- Intercompany Reconciliations
- Financial Management and Reporting
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Tax Preparation
Timeline
Staff Accountant
Gibsons Restaurant Group
2018.03 - Current
Staff Accountant
Village Of Bensenville
2016.01 - 2018.03
Staff Accountant
Gibsons Restaurant Group
2008.07 - 2016.01
Bachelor of Science - Business Economics With Concentration Accounting
North Park University
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