Sarah Sprague

• Worked in STO as the team leader of the Spoke, worked closely with STO Employees and Spoke Employees to get sales tax done in a timely manner for clients

• Ability to handle multiple clients, software, and chart of accounts daily, weekly and monthly basis.

• Coordinates & processes accounts payable, cash disbursements, accounts receivable, cash receipts, and payroll.

• Month End Processing: Completes financial statements. Coordinates and completes account reconciliations (i.e. bank & credit card reconciliations, prepaids, accounts receivable, fixed assets, accounts payable, accruals.) Completes complex account reconciliations

• Complete sales tax returns, Form 1099s and other forms or items as requested by clients.

• Preparing workpapers in support of month end closing process and drafting financial statements

• Developed strong relationships with clients through consistent communication and attentive customer service, resulting in increased overall satisfaction.
• Assisted with onboarding new staff members, providing orientation and support.

• Ensures business processes, administration, and financial management
• Maintains accounting system
• Leads planning and forecasting activities to achieve business and company goals
• Prepares monthly financial reports for our accountant to review
• Prepares financial forecasts
• Monitors financial details to ensure legal compliance
• Analyzes revenue, expenses, cash flows, and balance sheets
• Assists management to make financial decisions
• Investigates means to improve profitability
• Reviews and processes payments of the company
• Maintains an accurate filing and record-keeping system for all financial statements and company documents
• Participates in the execution of changes to procedures, policies, and systems to facilitate expansion, compliance, and scaling of the business

• Responsible for posting, tracking and processing of payables and receivables, reconciliation and payment of agency credit cards
• Process expense reports and client billing
• Set up new client and vendor maintenance
• Generate system reports and special projects as requested
• Submit sales tax every month for State of Iowa

• Process Park & Tank Deposits
• Run credit checks for new and existing customers
• Determine terms of payments for new customers
• Prepare commission checks
• Prepare payable checks on a weekly basis
• Prepare inter-company checks for accounts payable and deposit
• Receive six companies Invoices and enter in to system to be processed and paid
• Maintain accounts receivable customer invoices, investigate and resolve any irregularities or inquiries made by customer
• Enter Accounts Payable every day
• Call potential employees and interview them
• Give tank quotes to tank customers
• Make and prepare new hire packets

• Prepare Invoices to be sent to customers
• Pay invoices from vendors
• Sort and file paid invoices

• Prepared daily task list for co-workers to complete
• Respond to multiple crises including: upset customers and coworkers, gas spills, and store shut down
• Train employees how to handle crises and safety hazards that appear in the company
• Handled cash register and money in safe
• Trusted key holder
• Maintain books on a daily basis
• Leader during shift

• Managed two major email accounts in the Registrar's Office
• Built courses for each semester, helped students register for courses
• Help other offices accomplish tasks as well as coworkers
• Help students with needs concerning billing, scholarships, and correct documents
• Maintained relationships with all instructors and staff for students knowledge

• Prepared invoices to be sent out to customers
• Managed email accounts
• Created excel spreadsheets for bids
• Sent service people to calls by preparing routes and what needed to be done
• Delivered and sent parts to clients and coworkers

• Provide guidance to entire resident hall in understanding night life on campus
• Respond to multiple crises including: medical, accidental, and emotional distress
• Communicate with residents through Facebook, face-to-face, and presentations
• Check in students and guests
• Maintain relationships with students to make them feel like they had someone to turn to if anything were needed

• Took responsibility for over twenty-three companies finances and fifteen home owners' associations
• Paid invoices for over one thousand rental properties and called tenants about concerns
• Billed and sent checks to tenants/vendors of apartments
• Provide assistance to renters looking for places to stay
• Solved issues with finances within the company
• Ran accounting software to keep books straight

• Sought new and potential students to come visit the campus
• Encouraged co-workers by creating small contests based on amount of people called
• Helped graduating students prepare for final semester on campus

• Greeted customers who came in and places orders
• Operated back window
• Trained employees
• Ran shifts as a shift leader
• Entrusted key holder