Tiffany Gatchell
Findlay,OH
Summary
Detail-oriented Accountant with seven years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for large-scale financial organizations. History working as part of financial team to manage diverse financial functions, tax management and reporting. Works closely with executive management on complex mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
Hancock Federal Credit Union
01.2023 - Current
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.
- Present reports to board of directors, senior management, and credit union staff. Keep stakeholders up to date on trends and general credit union information.
- Oversee Credit Union budgeting process and maintain and monitor annual business plan financial targets.
- Supervised accurate, efficient, and compliant completion of monthly financial reporting packages.
- Completed year-end close processes through effective supervision financial functions and regular treasury transactions.
- Responsible for Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) and process and drives the development of related organizational strategies.
- Ensure compliance with all generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and all applicable National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) rules and regulations.
Accountant
GVS Filtration Inc
11.2021 - Current
- Communicate to Controller to approve pay-files and cash flows
- Process ACH payments and wire transactions
- Conduct vendor payment research, corresponding with vendors and internal/external customers via phone and email
- Receive invoices to corporate office, code manual invoicing according to company and process remaining invoices using ERP system
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Develop and maintain accurate product cost
- Communicate variances and cost explanations to Management Team
- Track spending on Projects and communicate with Management to ensure Projects stay on budget
- Preform month end journal entries
- Preparing monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts, such as cash, fixed assets and more
- Responsible for monthly financial close activities, including preparing journal entries and account reconciliations (mainly focused on cash activities and inventory)
- Reconcile prepaid and accrued expense accounts by setting up accrual and amortization sub-accounts for payments
- Track capital expenditure costs for new equipment and non-equipment spend
- Verify if complete and transfer them from Construction in Progress (CIP) to fixed assets
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses and line of credit transactions.
Accountant
Ultimate Home Services, LLC
10.2017 - 11.2021
- Communicate with the management staff to get approval of manual checks and purchase orders on a weekly basis
- Accurately review vendor statements and process invoices
- Maintain check payments and receipts along with ACH payments
- Conduct vendor payment research, corresponding with vendors and internal/external customers via phone and email
- Receive invoices to corporate office, code according to company set up and pay weekly through accounts payable system
- Appy organizational skills and sharp attention to detail in creating purchase orders and sending out requisitions
- Closely monitor expenses, purchase orders, and receipts in order to promptly identify and resolve issues
- Implemented new procedures with key vendors to improve relationships and foster growth and success between both the vendors and the organization
- Prepared monthly purchasing reports for each region within the company
- Processed accounts payable through Microsoft Dynmaics Nav platform.
- Balanced accounts associated with accounts payable process.
Accounting Clerk/Accountant I
Your Legacy Federal Credit Union Tiffin
05.2015 - 10.2017
- Assists VP of Accounting in maintaining the financial, statistical, and accounting records of the credit union
- Assists VP Operations in monitoring Unclaimed Funds, Debit Card and Credit Card Fraud, and Account Abuse
- Assists VP Lending with automatic loan payments, removal of loan payments, and any other necessary adjustments (Due Date, Interest, Home Equity Checks, etc.)
- Assists AVP Compliance in monitoring Suspicious Activity and Account Structuring
- Preforms account payable functions for credit union expenses including depreciation and manages vendor accounts
- Researches encoding errors, returns, duplicate checks and other problems
- Posts daily ACH files, daily share drafts, daily I-Pay (Bill Pay) files, and daily share payouts
- Maintains FED line by wiring money to/from Federal Reserve, verifies outgoing/ incoming wires, and daily rollover
- Inputting monthly reversing entries and closing entries
- Responsible for Savings Bond Remittance and sending 1099 – INT report Annually
- Investigated and resolved internal accounting variances to keep records current.
- Completed financial reports to inform managers and stakeholders.
Resident Assistant
Tiffin University Tiffin
08.2013 - 05.2015
- Developed a positive living environment designed to link community, faculty, and residents, often resolving conflict
- Communicated, corresponded & collaborated with on campus offices such as counseling, student activities, campus security, maintenance, etc
- Implemented and enforced all University and Housing policies
- Led student centered hall programs to promote social, education, diversity, health, emotional, understanding and growth
- Promoted academic excellence, addressed student needs, and encouraged involvement among residents in a way that supported the mission of the University and the Department of Housing and Residence Life
Education
MBA - Finance
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH05.2018
BBA - Accounting
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH05.2015
Skills
- Asset Utilization Reports
- Inventory Assessments
- Fixed Asset Management
- Discrepancy Reconciliation
- Monthly and Annual Journal Entries
Timeline
Controller
Hancock Federal Credit Union
01.2023 - Current
Accountant
GVS Filtration Inc
11.2021 - Current
Accountant
Ultimate Home Services, LLC
10.2017 - 11.2021
Accounting Clerk/Accountant I
Your Legacy Federal Credit Union Tiffin
05.2015 - 10.2017
Resident Assistant
Tiffin University Tiffin
08.2013 - 05.2015
MBA - Finance
Tiffin University
BBA - Accounting
Tiffin University
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