Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Skills - Accounting Software
Job Specific Skills
Affiliations
Certification
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Ryan Reeves

Hartford,WI

Summary

Detail-focused Accountant / Financial Analyst known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specializing in financial reporting, data analysis, GL and cost accounting, and budget/forecast management. Excel in analytical thinking, problem-solving, and time management skills, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and on schedule. Possess strong communication and teamwork abilities, contributing to collaborative work environments.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cost Accountant, Accountant II,& Financial Analyst

Mayville Engineering Company
Mayville, Wisconsin
06.2021 - Current
  • Analyzed cost data to identify trends and variances in financial reports.
  • Prepared monthly journal entries for accurate financial statement reporting.
  • Assisted in budget preparation by compiling necessary financial information.
  • Reviewed invoices to ensure proper coding and compliance with company policies.
  • Collaborated with departments to streamline cost allocation processes and improve efficiency.
  • Managed inventory valuation, ensuring accurate recording of costs and quantities.
  • Conducted regular audits of expense accounts to verify accuracy and compliance.
  • Developed cost reports to support management decision-making and strategic planning.
  • Utilized financial data to advise company management regarding appropriate costing.
  • Maintained the cost accounting system by recording, classifying, allocating, summarizing and evaluating cost data.
  • Prepared journal entries for inventory transactions including purchase orders, sales invoices, transfers between warehouses.
  • Managed company balance sheets, prepared invoices and monitored capital expenditure.
  • Established costs of business labor, shipping, and administration.
  • Calculated overhead rates used for job costing purposes using predetermined methods such as direct labor hours or machine hours.
  • Reconciled balance sheet accounts such as inventory reserves, prepaids, accruals on a monthly basis in order to maintain accurate general ledger postings.
  • Provided management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
  • Audited vendor invoices against purchase orders to verify pricing accuracy prior to payment processing.
  • Developed and maintained cost accounting systems to ensure accuracy of financial records.
  • Monitored inventory levels of raw materials and finished goods in order to provide accurate information on product costing.
  • Prepared monthly, quarterly and year-end closing statements and associated reports.
  • Analyzed actual manufacturing costs and prepared periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
  • Assisted in budget preparation process by providing historical trends analysis and forecasting future expenses based on past performance.
  • Generated ad hoc reports requested by internal customers such as senior management team members which included detailed margin analysis for specified product lines or customer segments.
  • Conducted physical inventories of raw materials, work-in-process items, finished goods, supplies for reconciliation with perpetual inventory records.
  • Analyzed product margins at customer level by calculating landed costs associated with each sale transaction.
  • Reviewed financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement.
  • Reviewed manufacturing activities daily and analyzed transactions for important metrics and trend tracking.
  • Developed reports for areas such as per-job and per-area margins, periodic variances and break-even points.
  • Identified discrepancies between physical counts versus book values resulting from overages, shortages due to errors in receiving, shipping documents or theft, damage issues .
  • Evaluated operational processes to identify areas of improvement that would result in increased efficiency and and or reduced cost structure.

General Accountant

Trustmark Companies
Lake Forest, IL
06.2018 - 06.2021
  • Upload and process all manual journal entries for the company
  • Made general journal entries and correcting journal entries when and where needed
  • Manage and balance all intercompany accounts for the company
  • Work with many areas within the business to improve financial accuracy and improve financial reporting processes
  • Strengthened financial management processes to bring errors to near-zero in reporting and general bookkeeping.
  • Analyzed monthly balance sheet accounts for corporate reporting.
  • Prepared monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
  • Maintained integrity of general ledger, including chart of accounts along with trouble-shooting any errors in the ledger.
  • Analyzed and researched reporting issues to improve accounting operations procedures.
  • Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize effectiveness of operations.

Credit Intern

Preferred Home Health Care
Galva, IL
06.2017 - 06.2018
  • Maintained database of 500 client credits
  • Made any necessary journal entries pertaining to credits
  • Worked alongside team members and superiors to resolve any outstanding credits when possible
  • Revamped process to research and resolve credits along with many new controls and spreadsheets for credits moving forward

Income Tax Preparer

VITA
Aurora, IL
06.2017 - 05.2018
  • Completed and filed returns with tax departments at local, state and federal levels for low income individuals
  • Conducted reviews of internal tax documentation, reducing errors related to missed tax benefits.
  • Reviewed available data and compared against tax code to determine exemptions, deductions, and potential liabilities.
  • Interviewed Low income and elderly clients to collect information and gather necessary paperwork prior to preparing tax returns.
  • Facilitated communication between clients and tax authorities.
  • Worked with Tax software to complete returns in timely manner

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Economics, Minor in Finance

North Central College
Naperville, IL
06.2018

Skills

  • Inter / intercompany
  • Financial Statement Preparation
  • Problem solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Effective communication
  • Process improvement
  • Year-end / month-end closing
  • Revenue recognition
  • Cost accounting
  • Variance analysis
  • ERP systems
  • Budgeting and Forecast assistance
  • Account reconciliations
  • Account auditing
  • US GAAP principles
  • Microsoft Suite
  • Advanced Excel
  • Computer programming background
  • Financial reporting
  • General ledger management
  • Journal entry processing
  • Audit support
  • Financial analysis

Skills - Accounting Software

  • Sage
  • JDE (JD Edwards)
  • Mainframe (GEAC)
  • Longview
  • Microsoft Suite
  • Advanced Excel
  • Computer programming background

Job Specific Skills

  • Intercompany
  • Account reconciliations
  • Bookkeeping
  • Cash Flow analysis
  • Account auditing
  • US GAAP principles
  • Federal/State tax preparation

Affiliations

  • Golf
  • Hunting
  • Outdoors

Certification

  • CPA Exam Eligible

Timeline

Cost Accountant, Accountant II,& Financial Analyst

Mayville Engineering Company
06.2021 - Current

General Accountant

Trustmark Companies
06.2018 - 06.2021

Credit Intern

Preferred Home Health Care
06.2017 - 06.2018

Income Tax Preparer

VITA
06.2017 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Economics, Minor in Finance

North Central College

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