         ACCOUNTANT             Highlights        TECHNICAL SKILLS NetSuite, QuickBooks, Excel, Power Point, Mas 90, Oracle            Accomplishments      Primary focus included Small Business Administration loans, and outstanding debts from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the Department of Health & Human Services  Dean's List        Experience      Accountant    July 2012   to   Current     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Handle invoicing & receivables consisting of $15 million in yearly sales  Review credit applications and issue credit terms  Review purchase orders to ensure proper amounts are received into inventory  Set up all vendors and customer records to ensure proper documentation is documented including tax exemption certificates and 1099 information  Month end reconciling for bank accounts and loan accounts  File all sales tax returns which currently consists of six states  Manage all company credit card expenses, including account reconciling and employee expense reports for approximately $40k in monthly charges  Review monthly GL, including expense accounts, fixed assets and COGS  Review sales and commission reports  Provide payroll support  Review inventory, warranties and service cases to ensure accurate records are kept          Sales & Use Tax Administrator    June 2011   to   June 2012     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      File approximately $1 million in monthly sales and use tax returns throughout the North Central region, including eleven states, City of Chicago, North Dakota Propane and Minnesota Care Tax  Prepare and file tax deposits and quarterly returns according to state guidelines  Perform month-end closure for both sales and use tax general ledgers  Review and analyze account short pays for tax issues  Assess customer accounts to determine proper taxability according to tax publications set forth by the Department of Revenue  Maintain all exemption certificates to ensure state guidelines and procedures are followed  Support branch locations, administrative and corporate offices with sales tax related issues  Assist with accounts payable and receivable          Accounting Associate    August 2008   to   June 2011     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Accounts payable for the company headquarters and three large operational centers, including coding, keying, purchase orders, employee expense reports, etc  Portfolio balancing for several large clients including Citibank and Sallie Mae  Bank reconciliations  Importing financial data into financial reporting software using Mas90  Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures for both internal and client audits  Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close  Work closely with several different departments and clients to ensure accurate records are kept  Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts  Accounts receivable for several different clients and systems throughout the company          Government Collections Representative    November 2004   to   August 2008     Company Name          Involved with the initial startup of the department, creating and implementing policies and procedures to ensure Government regulations were met  Performed team lead position consisting of a 15+ employee team  Worked a self-managed portfolio consisting of 300 - 800 accounts  Primary focus included Small Business Administration loans, and outstanding debts from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the Department of Health & Human Services  Consistent top achiever and performer  Helped to develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures and standards on training new associates  Advised and provided customers with account detail, payment history, loan refinance, etc.  Analyzed credit history and finances to determine risk to the client  Negotiated repayment of defaulted loans within government guidelines  Employment location and verification for litigation and wage garnishment purposes  Asset investigation and location for potential judgments          Education      Bachelor of Arts   :   Real Estate & Finance      University of Northern Iowa   －   City  ,   State  ,   US    University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA May 2008 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Real Estate & Finance        Associates of Applied Arts   :   Applied Arts      Hawkeye Community College   －   City  ,   State  ,   US    Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA May 2003 Associates of Applied Arts Dean's List          Skills    Credit, Purchase Orders, Accounts Payable, File, Million, Sales, Sales And, Sales Tax, Tax Returns, Collections, Litigation, Loans, Team Lead, Training, Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Associate, Audits, Bank Reconciliations, Clients, Coding, Financial Reporting, Mas90, Reconciliations, Accountant, Accounts And, All Sales, Cases, Cogs, Credit Card, Documentation, Fixed Assets, Gl, Including Account, Inventory, Invoicing, Payroll, Receivables, Reconciling, Review Credit, Customer Accounts, Monthly Sales, With Accounts, With Sales, Excel, Mas, Mas 90, Netsuite, Oracle, Quickbooks, Finance, Real Estate   