Accounting / Financial Resume

Desired Industry: Accounting/Bookkeeping	SpiderID: 9562
Desired Job Location: Ogden, Utah	Date Posted: 11/8/2006
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 12/11/2006
Desired Wage: 50000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience	Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: No

Objective:
Contribute to the success and growth of business as a team player.

Experience:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Flying J, Inc., Senior Accountant-Payroll Dept., Ogden UT Aug. 2000-Present
Process payroll via Lawson 8.0 for 15,000+ employees in U.S. locations and ADP for Canadian locations. Reconcile general ledger accrual, expense, tax, and associated employee insurance benefit accounts for both U.S. and Canadian retail travel plazas and corporate employees. Initiate general ledger entries to correct postings and estimates. Create forecasts of liabilities and expenses for management. Engineer new processes in reporting and update processes for the changing needs of the company. Initiate weekly payroll funding transactions between subsidiary companies and partner and limited partners.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH FLYING J
Engineered multiple payroll processes and improved reporting to adapt to ever changing environment of Flying J using Excel macros, Access databases, Visual Basic, and Crystal Reports applications. This automation has led to a reduction in staff and employer expense within my department. My reconciliation reports are used as a model in training corporate accountants within the company for proper reconciliation reporting. Developed a unique process of estimating the future liability and expense for the annual bonus program. Created process to remove duplication of recruitment bonus payouts to employees.

Kelatron Corporation, Staff Accountant-Payroll Administrator, Ogden UT, Jan.-July 2000
Processed payroll via TimeCorp corporation. Brought payroll in-house using EasyAcct accounting software. Processed employment verifications, mortgage applications, and garnishments. Set up payroll information and printed payroll checks. Implemented bank direct deposit for Kelatron. Made payroll tax deposits and filed quarterly taxes. Issued credits and credit memos to customers. Made associated journal entries for payroll. Quality assure accounts payable runs. Processed weekly �Flash� production report for management showing current sales volumes. Created sales graphs for internal use.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH KELATRON
Implemented in-house payroll processing via EasyAcct software. Implemented and initiated direct deposits through Wells Fargo bank. Learned EasyAcct accounting software and the upgrade to Impact Encore software.

Teltrust Communications Services, Senior Billing Specialist, Salt Lake City UT, Apr 1998-Dec. 1999
Compile and submit phone call records to clearinghouse weekly for billing and clearing by local exchange provider and end users. Reconcile weekly and monthly billing based on accepted and rejected records for Zero Plus, One Plus, and Directory Assistance dialing. Review Check requests and payments to clients on a weekly basis. Reconcile clearinghouse cash advance funding. Analyze rejected call records, correct, and resubmit records. Analyzed call volume and performance functions for clients. Billed and reconciled credit card Travel & Entertainment charges.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH TELTRUST
Reduced timeline for transmitting phone records to clearing house, which provided 60% of the advance funding one day earlier. Streamlined monthly reconciliation and reporting through database manipulation and use of macros. Created bank wire and ACH tracking report to improve tracking efficiency.

Convergys Marketing, Senior Financial Analyst, Salt Lake City UT, Apr. 1995-Apr. 1998
Analyze daily production reports for client billing accuracy. Maintain and update various computer generated financial reports on a continual basis. Prepare and distribute a daily �confidential� financial progress report to the president and directors. Verified purchase order accuracy for accounts payable and receivables. Analyze and balance liabilities statements for operations cost center. Reconcile, produce, and distribute office supllies and employee relations� expenditure reports. Coordinate financial reporting from divisions throughout the United States for multi-million dollar project. Trained supervisors about billing issues, procedures, and personnel management.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH CONVERGYS
Recognized as staff employee of the month for February 1997. Developed a billing report in Excel to be used by supervisors to report agent activities to the finance department. Produced a more functional and appealing invoice template to bill clients.
Continued education with certifications in Advanced Excel, Access, Constructive Feedback, Interact, Quick Financial Statement Analysis, and Key Ratio Applications.

Education:
B.S. Finance; Minors: Accounting, Philosophy; Utah State University, Logan Utah, 1995.

Skills:
COMPUTER SKILLS
DOS, Windows �95-98, 2000, NT, Microsoft Office Professional �97, Excel, Word, Access, Crystal Reports 9.0, Visual Basic Programming, Lotus, Quatropro, Foxpro, Rumba, Lawson 8.0, EasyAcct Acctg software, Impact Encore, MAS 90, FMS, Reflections, Tandem Terminal Emulators, Meridian Terminal Emulators, IEX Scheduling.

Candidate Contact Information:

Name: DARIN HANSEN
Street: -	Phone: 801-920-3888
City: OGDEN	Fax: -
State: Utah
Zip: 84404
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