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REESE EHLINGER

Austin,Texas

Summary

Finance and Sales professional with 4+ years of experience spanning multifamily waste outreach and sales, remote accounting consulting, full-cycle accounting in cybersecurity, and SaaS financial analysis. Blends analytical financial expertise with a personable, friendly communication style and consistently positive attitude. Known for integrity, reliability, and the ability to deliver results across both technical and client-facing environments.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Independent Accountant & Financial Systems Consult

Self Employed Services
Austin, Texas
09.2025 - Current

Supported data migration and configuration for employee reimbursement, expense management, and AP automation platform.

Assisted with financial cleanup tasks, including bank reconciliations and credit-card workflow corrections.

Contributed to month-end close by preparing reconciliations and resolving variances for improved data accuracy.

Provided ad hoc audit support through document retrieval, data validation, and reconciliation testing.

Partnered with Controller and Senior Accountant to streamline financial processes and eliminate close-cycle bottlenecks.

ATX Territory Sales Executive

Affordable Composting
Austin, TX
07.2025 - Current
  • Prospected, nurtured, and closed contracts across 40+ multifamily properties, representing $155,000+ in new 2-year contract revenue across multifamily services within the 4 months
  • Built and managed a high-velocity outreach pipeline using in-person field sales, warm discovery questions, and compliance-driven deadlines tied to Austin’s Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO).
  • Identified and delivered services to 30 non-compliant properties to help them avoid city fines and ordinance violations, leveraging regulatory deadlines as effective negotiation triggers.
  • Developed and refined a repeatable sales process, including field visit routing, follow-up scripts, email templates, and quote standards.
  • Built trusted relationships with property managers, regionals, and leasing teams, earning repeat referrals and additional property introductions.
  • Reported insights, lead quality, and operational gaps directly to leadership, contributing to improvements in service delivery and field strategy.
  • Managed all outreach as a 1099 independent contractor, balancing business development, fieldwork, and administrative follow-through without internal support.

Customer Support Specialist

Stampli
Austin, TX
09.2024 - 02.2025
  • Resolved 1,200+ technical support chats per quarter while maintaining a 95%+ satisfaction rate.
  • Collaborated with product and engineering teams to improve invoice automation tools based on user feedback.
  • Created internal macro templates and AI prompt libraries to assist with invoice issue triage and client guidance.
  • Conducted onboarding audits to streamline user experience and reduce ticket volume by 15%.
  • Analyzed sales and training calls to identify key insights, providing actionable notes to Customer Success Managers and creating onboarding materials for new team members.

Staff Accountant

Acumera
Austin, TX
06.2023 - 09.2024
  • Managed full-cycle Accounts Payable for a mid-sized cybersecurity firm, including vendor onboarding, communications, and compliance documentation for 150+ monthly invoices across two sets of books.
  • Executed weekly payment runs via ACH, wire, NACHA, and physical checks while ensuring accuracy and internal control compliance.
  • Performed 3-way PO matching and tracked inventory purchases across two companies, improving procurement accuracy and reducing overpayments.
  • Maintained and reconciled a $2.5M Amex corporate card program for 55+ users, including card issuance, issue resolution, and monthly transaction reconciliation.
  • Managed and executed monthly payroll processing for an international engineering team of 25 based in Brazil, navigating a complex workflow involving purchase order issuance, approvals, and returns to ensure timely and accurate compensation.
  • Designed Excel macros and automated workflows that cut month-end close time by 2 days, improving financial reporting efficiency.
  • Cleared a 16-month backlog of unreconciled bank accounts in 3 months, restoring data integrity and enabling a successful financial audit.
  • Supported ERP transition from Sage Intacct to Microsoft Dynamics BC (AP side), ensuring smooth vendor and invoice data migration while enhancing approval workflows and internal controls.
  • Filed monthly multi-state sales tax using Avalara and prepared/issued 1099s for 60+ vendors to meet year-end reporting requirements.
  • Partnered with operations to identify undelivered inventory that had been billed, securing over $11K in vendor credits.

Financial Analyst I

Givewith LLC
Remote
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Built and maintained KPI dashboards in Excel and Salesforce for weekly executive reporting.
  • Implemented SAP Concur and launched a company-wide travel and expense policy.
  • Processed AP/AR and performed monthly account reconciliations.
  • Posted monthly adjusting entries for depreciation and amortization.
  • Led a multi-month forensic audit of IP legal contracts, resulting in $1.2M in CapEx backup documentation.
  • Participated in departmental budgeting meetings with executives, providing financial insights and supporting data to guide strategic planning and resource allocation.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
06.2021

Skills

Accounting & Finance

  • Full-Cycle Accounting
  • Month-End Close
  • GAAP Financial Reporting
  • Internal Controls
  • Financial Operations
  • Audit Support
  • Accounting Systems Optimization

Automation & Analytics

  • Excel: PivotTables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, Macros
  • Accounting Workflow Automation
  • Process Optimization
  • AI Tools: ChatGPT, Excel Copilot

ERP & Financial Systems

  • Sage Intacct
  • Microsoft Dynamics BC
  • Airbase
  • Billcom
  • SAP Concur
  • Expensify
  • Salesforce (reporting/ops)
  • HubSpot (ops)
  • Paycom

Sales & Client Engagement

  • Field Sales & Territory Management
  • Consultative Selling
  • Discovery Questioning
  • High-Volume Prospecting
  • Lead Qualification
  • Relationship Building
  • Objection Handling
  • Negotiation
  • Compliance-Driven Sales

Sales Operations

  • Pipeline Management
  • Sales Pipeline Tracking
  • Prospecting Playbook Development

Timeline

Independent Accountant & Financial Systems Consult

Self Employed Services
09.2025 - Current

ATX Territory Sales Executive

Affordable Composting
07.2025 - Current

Customer Support Specialist

Stampli
09.2024 - 02.2025

Staff Accountant

Acumera
06.2023 - 09.2024

Financial Analyst I

Givewith LLC
07.2021 - 06.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

University of California, Santa Barbara
REESE EHLINGER