SummaryAmbitious, inquisitive, meticulous, forward thinking accounting professional with sustained career success at global executive search firm. Possesses strong analytical and detail oriented thought process, written and verbal communication skills, is self-motivated, high energy, dedicated to growing knowledge for career, and a proactive problem solver. HighlightsGeneral ledger accountingAnalytical reasoningPeopleSoft knowledgeFlexible team playerFinancial statement analysisComplex problem solvingLawson Financials knowledgeEffective time management EducationDePaul UniversityChicago,ILExpected in2012 Bachelor of Science Accountancy-GPA Professional ExperienceCurrent-Senior AccountantSpartanburg,SC,11 2015-CurrentPerform monthly journal entries and account reconciliations of variable compensation plans.Review and approve staff accountant journal entries and account reconciliations on a monthly basis.Perform monthly analysis of P L statement, corporate balance sheet, and cash flow statement for all employee compensation line items.Review and discuss variable compensation plans with regional finance controllers.Align all financial activity with the regulations of the GAAP.Assist the CFO on special projects detailing the financial impact of changes to employee variable compensation plans.Collaborate extensively with auditors during preliminary and year-end audit processes.Sunpro-Staff AccountantDecatur,IL,11 2013-11 2015Performed monthly journal entries and account reconciliations of specific employee compensation items.Provided senior accountant with monthly analysis covering fixed compensation and variable compensation plans.Reviewed and discussed fixed and variable compensation costs with regional finance controllers.Delivered monthly schedules to business insights team for budgeting purposes.Worked closely with senior accountant to streamline processes and compensation schedules.Work closely with payroll department and IT department to identify and correct process inefficiencies related to the recording of monthly payroll recording and reconciliation.Completed ad-hoc analysis for senior management as requested relating to fixed and variable compensation plans.Sunpro-Staff AccountantEdwardsville,IL,08 2012-11 2013Perform physical inventory reconciliations involving large variances, receiving issues, errors caused by mistakes in inventory counting, and document processing issues related to shrink.Investigate out of margin invoice and credit memo exceptions for over 130 stores twice a month and perform corrective action when necessary.Assess and correct report of purchase exception issues every month for stores who have goods available, ending inventory, or cost of goods sold margins outside of the standards set by Follett for the eight different departments associated with their product.Review with store managers their inventory issues including those caused by a lack of receiving and sale of goods that can lead to issues such as negative inventories and misstated financial statement.Reconcile monthly and year-end distribution center inventory including processing of markdowns and other prepaid related expense.Proactively ensure issues related to interstore and distribution center transfers have processed correctly from merchandise management system to the general ledger.Process SKU adjustments, physical acquisition corrections, markup and markdowns, receiver adjustments, and return of return adjustments for more than 900 stores on a daily basis. SkillsDeveloped and demonstrated advanced Excel skills in creating new compensation files.Exceptional communication skills used in the planning and execution of all projects undertaken by the compensation team when working with outside departments.Ability to organize, plan, test, and release new Excel models, accounting processes, and analytical tools.Effective communication skills and ability to work as a member of a team to complete assigned projects in the time frame required by senior management.  SEP  Intermediate to advanced SQL experience (5 years minimum). Experiences with SSMS preferred. However, data management suites will be considered.Technical background, IT degree preferred or experience with data analysis andor system analysis.Azure DevOpsProject management experience (3 years minimum)Experience and understanding of relational databases.Experience with JIVA and QNXT a plus.Use SQL to perform data verification and validation to identify and resolve issues prior to business partners User Acceptance Testing. Ability to multi-task, work independently, and meet deliverable deadlines.Excellent communication skills with all levels of management as well as technical and non-technical teams.Excellent problem-solving skills. Uses problem solving skills to determine root causes of issues. Create incidents and work with developers and business partners to test and resolve issues.Healthcare experience. Understanding of HIPPA as it relates to PHI and PII data. Virginia Medicaid and Medicare preferred. Commercial insurance plans nice to have. Will be responsible for interacting with business to gather detailed technical requirements and translate the requirements for easy understanding to our developers to ensure they have what they need to create the code for ingestion. Acts as a liaison between the customer and developer.