Stephanie Wilkinson
Bradenton,Florida
Summary
Senior Accountant with twelve years of diverse accounting experience examining, analyzing, and interpreting accounting and financial data, records, and reports for multiple private sector organizations. Invaluable, trusted advisor who adheres to standards of excellence, productivity, and integrity.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
IMG Academy
01.2022 - Current
- Manage and oversee the performance of accounts payable accounting work by professional accounting employees
- Assist the IMG Academy’s Accounting and Finance Department Head, Controller and Assistant Controller with accounting projects and related tasks
- Analyze information from all new vendors to ensure legitimacy and approve utilization of the vendors upon satisfactory analysis
- Manage the timely and accurate month-end closes, including preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and supporting schedules
- Oversee the preparation of IMG monthly reconciliations for several large general ledger and other accounts
- Administer accruals and amortize and defer costs according to the GAAP
- Issue vendor payments following the IMG Financial Guideline and approvals
- Review and, when necessary, modify deferred revenue entries from CRM
- Partner with the Assistant Comptroller in approving a significant amount of refunds
- Approve and issue annual refunds for 300 to 500 students
- Approve and issue semi-annual commissions for 20 to 50 agent’s full-time academy students
- Approve and issue monthly camp commissions for 20 to 50 agent commissions
- Manage, oversee, and perform data entries and accounting clearing
- Develop and provide training to employees on Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Order processes
- Recommend, develop, and implement workflow improvements
- Assist in checking in students, collecting payments, and updating TEA
- Interview and hire accounting employees
- Provide input for staff yearly evaluations and recommend pay increases
- Exhibit excellent communications and interpersonal skills
- Led the development of an electronic invoicing system utilizing Esker, a software designed to automate the delivery and archiving of customer invoices via any media
- Played a significant role in the lengthy process of integrating three accounting systems (i.e
- NetSuite, Esker, Concur) into a single cohesive accounting system as a result of the IMG Academy being sold to a private equity firm
SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT
IMG Academy
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Assist the IMG Controller and Assistant Controller with accounting projects and related tasks
- Analyzed daily outside system reports and input data into the main operating system
- Communicated with various departments on issues regarding upload reports
- Issued vendor payments following the IMG Financial Guideline and approvals
- Submitted IMG monthly reconciliations of 18 general ledger accounts
- Managed monthly Amex accruals for 7-10 card holders
- Managed accounts payable accruals
- Created and maintained monthly prepaid accruals, entries and schedules that were over $1 million
- Reviewed and approved 300-500 annual student refunds
- Reviewed and approved semi-annual 20-50 agent’s commissions for full time academy students semi-annually
- Approved and issued monthly camp commissions for 20-50 agent commissions
- Performed monthly commission adjustments on camp and quarterly program certificate adjustment accruals
- Reallocated over 1,200 student deposits into appropriate accounts
- Managed monthly rental commissions accruals and posted payments
- Reviewed and corrected purchase order discrepancies
- Processed purchase orders to recipients
- Communicated with other accounting staff members about fixed asset purchase orders that were issued
- Participated in checking in returning students, collected payments and updated TEA
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
IMG Academy
02.2018 - 01.2019
- Reviewed invoices for appropriate documentation and approval
- Processed data entry of between 50 to 100 daily invoices until the accounts payable process was outsourced
- Reconciled vendor statements to internal records
- Prepared documents to establish new vendors
- Reviewed and processed internal employees’ expenses through Concur
- Established funding for prepaid credit cards for employee travel expenses
- Investigated and resolved inquiries from vendors and internal customers
- Performed month-end responsibilities and reviewed postings and reclassified errors
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Community Assisted Supportive Living
11.2017 - 02.2018
- Prepared and maintained cash flow for various accounts
- Managed a team of accounting personnel
- Maintained and recorded cash receipts/deposits for all bank accounts
- Created intercompany journal entries
- Reconciled bank statements and credit card statements in a timely manner
- Assisted Chief Financial Officer with month-end responsibilities
- Prepared detail analyses and explanations of all transactions
- Worked in QuickBooks Enterprise
- Processed and issued checks
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Schmits Deodorant
03.2017 - 11.2017
- Prepared accounting related entries for payables and receivables
- Supported accounts payable activities to ensure accuracy and timeliness of invoice creation and entry
- Provided detail analysis of accounts
- Prepared and processed weekly vendor payments
- Managed and coded employee credit cards
- Processed and applied payments to customer accounts
- Assisted with month-end journal entries
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Manatee County Rural Health Service
12.2010 - 03.2017
Education
Bachelors of Science - Interdisciplinary Social Science, including accounting classes
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida01.2001
Skills
- General ledger accounting
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Journal Entries
- Month-end closing
- Proficient in Microsoft Software (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Accounts Payable/ Receivable
- Accruals
- Deferred Revenue
- Prepaids
Accomplishments
- Received yearly bonuses
- Received a significant bonus for the integration of three accounting systems and the implementation of a new system in 2024
Timeline
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
IMG Academy
01.2022 - Current
SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT
IMG Academy
01.2019 - 01.2022
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST
IMG Academy
02.2018 - 01.2019
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Community Assisted Supportive Living
11.2017 - 02.2018
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Schmits Deodorant
03.2017 - 11.2017
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Manatee County Rural Health Service
12.2010 - 03.2017
Bachelors of Science - Interdisciplinary Social Science, including accounting classes
University of South Florida
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