Kim Peterson

Compile monthly financials and annual budgets for upper management. Work with external auditors to ensure financial compliance. Manage weekly cash flow needs. Analyze cost to achieve desired margins. Mentor accounting team. · I am currently in the process of transferring data from outdated software to QuickBooks Enterprise. · Quickly learned Cucina Holding’s outdated accounting software with minimal written instructions and numerous spreadsheets to generate financial reports. · Shortly after starting as a senior staff accountant, I was quickly promoted to the vacant controller role. I demonstrated my ability to learn fast and analyze data to advise upper management on current trends.

Managed and supervised accounting operations. Prepared daily inventory reports for deferred revenue recognition effects. Reviewed monthly financials for accuracy before being sent to corporate office to create consolidated statements. Assisted with corporate’s various tax teams for accurate government reporting. · Developed AP procedures and trained new AP/AR clerk to ensure timely processing. · Worked with Sales Tax auditor to lower liability of $100k to $35k, due to prior staff lack of understanding. Also, developed process to accurately record use tax going forward.

Prepared monthly financial statements and journal entries for an international business, real estate and captive insurance entities in accordance with GAAP. Assisted with the development of budgets. Analyzed financial data by department, customer and product using pivot tables. Supported external auditors. Maintained fixed assets and short-term loans to international farmers. · Assisted county assessors with four-year audit for personal property. Audit was completed without issues and resulted in a refund for three out of the four years.

Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements for bank and CPA. Analyzed job cost and equipment cost for variances and recommended adjustments. Supervised month end close to ensure timeliness. Managed accounts receivable and fixed assets. Responsible for cash management for 12 bank accounts, including reconciliation of asset accounts for three companies. Prepared ad hoc reporting. · Created an excel spreadsheet for importing payroll data from ADP into the ERP system, using IFERROR and VLOOKUP functions, allowing minimal interruption in our labor reporting for job costing. · Reconciled unsupported GL accounts by researching statements and troubleshooting supporting documents to make adjusting journal entries, allowing the company to have favorable audited reports for the first time in three years. · Researched 2013 and 2014 Federal and State payroll reporting. Filed missing report to bring the company into compliance with tax agencies.

Reconciled balance sheet accounts, prepared month end journal entries and analyzed General and Administrative expense accounts. Assist with accounts payable and payroll as needed. · Created spreadsheet to reconcile Health and Dental Insurance Receivable accounts to ensure accurate deductions by payroll. · Enhanced credit card and payroll spreadsheets for better analysis of data and importing into accounting software.

Managed 30 plus leases, maintained large vendor accounts, performed monthly financial analysis, prepared annual personal property forms 571L, and ad hoc reporting. · Developed straight-line write off prepaid accounts shortening month end journal posting. · Identified credits with vendors in prior years amounting to over $200,000 increasing purchasing power. · Assisted in back logged bank reconciliations ensuring accuracy and completing project two months ahead of schedule. · Prepared annual 571L reports electronically correcting prior year’s errors and saving time spent on review and filing. · Realized contract billing being reported as accrual not cash basis revised reporting to reflect actual contracted amount saving over $20,000 over contract life.