Lori Smidt

Cost

Accounting

Financial Reporting

Auditing

Analysis

Internal Controls

Accounts Payable

Tax

Payroll

Preparation

Expenses

Invoicing

Accounts Receivable

Cash

Reconciliation

Proficient in QuickBooks

Peachtree and Microsoft Outlook

Word

Excel

Access and PowerPoint; Familiarity with Great Plains

Oracle

Siebel

and Navision

CRMs for Salesforce

Microsoft

and QuickBooks. Excellent streamlining skills and internal control improvements to ensure effective data retrieval. Ability to clearly and effectively communicate in both written an oral form. Strong planning and organizational skills focusing on meeting company goals and priorities. Highly organized with strong attention to detail in order to collect data

define problems

establish facts and draw conclusions in order to present various alternative courses of action. Able to handle multiple priorities under deadline pressure. Experienced managing multiple companies concurrently. Good people skills with clients and co-workers to ensure a friendly and productive team atmosphere. Natural ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team utilizing detail oriented and interpersonal skills. Adept in a fast paced environment with multi-tasking and time constraints. Strong analytical skills for identifying and resolving problems in a timely manner. Ability to collect data

in order to establish facts and draw conclusions. Consistently provide accurate financial statements

compiling and comparing budget information; reconciling and maintaining items on balance sheets

general ledger

credit cards and other current liabilities

auditing financials

and updating chart of accounts to reflect needs of management. Responsible for month end

quarterly

and year end financials analysis and reconciliation. Develop a strong reporting and communication framework between finance and other areas of the organization. Payroll management and setup for new employees

calculations

garnishments

deductions

tax withholdings

accruals

payroll tax reporting and filing

1099s

W2s utilizing both in-house payroll systems as well as outsourced payroll companies. 401(k) administrator

experienced with plan origination

submissions

contributions/employer matches

reconciliations

census reporting and tax filings. Sales Tax returns preparation utilizing QuickBooks for sales tax items

maintenance/construction (35%) as well as monthly reporting for both state and local agencies. Accounts Receivable deposits

applying payments to accounts receivable

cleaning up accounts

collections

invoicing

creating sales items

customer prepaid deposits

statements as well as customizing sales invoices. Accounts Payable entries

default set up for easy retrieval and research

system organization for purchase orders

packing slips to ensure payments and allocation is accurate

negotiating payments on past due accounts. Excellent cash management skills using multiple bank accounts

wires

inter-company transactions

and multiple bank account reconciliations

online banking and transfers.