Accounting
Stefani Barto
Eastlake,OH
Summary
Experienced Senior Accountant successful at cultivating effective working relationships at all levels while driving improvements to budget administration, expense tracking and forecasting of future financial needs.
Goal-focused with record of accurate reporting, budget management, and 20+ years of experience handling all finances, including payroll, budgets, reports, audits, journals, expenditures and payments.
Including the ability to provide cost-effective accurate accounting, and oversight in Corporate Accounting and Manufacturing industry.
Detail-oriented Senior Accountant focused on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective leadership, planning and decision-making abilities. Familiar with managing schedules, directing teams and overseeing closing processes.
Well-versed in GAAP, ledger updates and report writing. Excellent interpersonal, communication and multitasking abilities
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
Meyer Products, LLC
Cleveland, OH
2021.Nov - 2024.Jul
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
Senior Accountant
Park Ohio Holdings Corp.
Cleveland, OH
04.2003 - 12.2020
- Reviewed budgets, including capital appropriations and operating budgets, and communicated findings to senior management.
- Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Partnered with auditors on annual audits and realized compliance with governmental tax guidelines.
- Performed advanced reviews of business operational trends and expected obligations to prepare accurate forecasts.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
- Analyzed financial audit information and made recommendations to improve efficiencies.
- Wrote financial statements and consolidations after reconciling general ledger accounts.
- Decreased invoicing and receivable cycle times by streamlining billing systems.
- Updated general ledger with latest entries.
- Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
- Supported monthly general ledger closing activities, including preparing journal entries and reconciliations.
- Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize effectiveness of operations.
- Assessed data and information to verify entry, calculation and billing code accuracy.
- Tracked expenses and income for 14 businesses while organizing and maintaining bank statements for over 20 checking accounts.
- Tracked acquisition business revenue and costs with QuickBooks, diligently reconciling accounts to maintain high accuracy.
- Planned efficient emergency procedures to save time for introducing special projects.
- Organized and carried out efficient month-end, quarterly and year-end processes.
- Reviewed and filed financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing and posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with all corporate protocols.
- Analyzed figures, postings and documents to maintain accounting program accuracy.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Established QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records.
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits and money logs.
- Complied with all established policies and performed bank reconciliations, accounts payable/receivable, invoicing, billing, collections, monthly, balance records, vendor payments and profit and loss statements for thousands of vendors.
- Used accounting software to issue tax returns and prepare consolidated reports.
- Used QuickBooks to perform data entry and prepare financial statements and analysis.
- Excellent oral and communication skills
Education
High School Diploma -
Gill St. Bernard's
Gladstone, NJ1991
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY1995
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting And Finance
Lakeland Community College
Willoughby, OH2007
Skills
- Financial Statement Review
- Accounting
- Budgeting
- Invoicing
- QuickBooks
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Invoice Processing
- Scheduling
- Account Updates
- Account Reconciliation
- Cash Management
- Balance Sheets
- General Ledger
- Account Auditing
- Account Closing
- Bank Reconciliation
- Accounting Systems
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- General Ledger Accounting
- Payroll Processing
- Variance Analysis
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Expense Reports
- Budgeting proficiency
- Vendor invoice processing
- General accounting
- Accounting ledger maintenance
- Financial statements expertise
- Accounting remittances
- Finance
- Accounting systems and controls
- Sheet balancing
- Policies And Procedures
- Expertise in 1099 / 1096 filing
- Account updates
- Financial statement review
- Recordkeeping
- Database administration
- General ledger accounting
- Intuit QuickBooks specialist
- Account reconciliation processes
- Budget Analysis
- Account reconciliation specialist
- SAP experience
- Cash Flow analysis
- Excellent Time Management Skills
- Excellent Analytical
- Oral And Written Communications
- Management Reporting
- Social Skills
- Consolidations
- Performance Metrics
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Meyer Products, LLC
2021.Nov - 2024.Jul
Senior Accountant
Park Ohio Holdings Corp.
04.2003 - 12.2020
High School Diploma -
Gill St. Bernard's
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Hartwick College
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting And Finance
Lakeland Community College
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridSoftware
Office Suite
Data Analysis
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Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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