Staff Accountant

1. Cathleen M Olson
1030 S Fernandez
Arlington Heights, Il
312 898-0103
cathleenmolson@yahoo.com
Education Roosevelt University Chicago,Illinois
Bachelorof Science inBusinessAdministration –Accounting 1991
I am currentlypursuing my MSA in Accountingat Roosevelt- evenings.
Work
experience Steffens& Styka PC 9/1 2015-Current RollingMeadows, Il
Staff Accountant
Preparescomplexfinancial documents usingQuickBooks, QTB and Lucerte Taxes for clientsdoinga
variety of accounting functionssuch as producing financial statements(Reviewsand Compilations),
maintain General Ledger, preparingtrial balances, adjusting journal entriesfor accruals in Accounts
Payable/ Receivable, maintainingFixedAssetsschedulesinExcel andcalculate/record depreciation
and amortization, calculate/pay taxes and update jobschedulesfor work in progress,payroll and
payroll taxesW-2’s 1099’s and monthlybank reconciliations. Visitsto clientsto discover,analyze and
resolve varianceson client’sbooks
SysmexAmerica 2011-August 2015 Lincolnshire,Illinois
B2B Credit & Collections Specialist Workedin the AR module of SAP preformingCreditanalysis
usingD&B Pivotal and Metrix,Workingwith past due customerson payment plans and bringing
accounts current. Buildingrelationshipswithcustomer’s daily.Interfacing withContracts and Service
departmentsto resolve billingissues.Producingweeklyreportsand analysis on aging and DSO.
Issuingcredits and rebills. Reachingout to meetnewcustomers in theirenvironmentto better
understandtheir businessand cash flow issues.Before beingpromotedto AR, I was in Accounts
Payable using the AP module ofSAP, exporting data, creatingpivot tablesand v-lookupsfor further
analysis,journal entriesand account reconciliations.Process bothdomestic and international
invoicesfor three companies,problemsolvingwith buyers,receivingand vendorsto get invoicespaid
on time.Uploadingexcel via Zloads intoSAP. Brought freshideasto assistin streamlining
department.In addition,I workedon a project for my MSA involvingthe Cash Flow template for
Japan and BPC implementation
Honeywell Analytics, November2010 –August 2011 Deerfield,Illinois
AP Accountant –Payables 9 month contract Workedon Sap in the Accounts Payable/Finance
departmentheavy volume up to 200 invoicesdaily,worked closelywith Cost accountant, buyersand

2. vendorsto assure invoiceshad a three way match and were paid ina timelyfashion,weeklyGR/IR
reconciliation.Attendingthree SAP trainingsessionson invoice resolution. Positionoutsourcedto
Mexico.
Weatherxperts, September2009 – November2010 Wauconda, Illinois
Staff Accountant- accounting thru trial balance both receivablesandpayables, accruals,
closingentries,payroll, customer service,salescalls,collections,schedule appointments
CommunicationsInternational Inc. July 2008 –March 2009 Vero Beach, Florida
Accounts Payable Accountant
Responsible formanagingthe daily Payablesactivitiesincludingvoucheringof invoices,check
processing,reconciliations,month-endaccruals, forhome officeand elevenbranches.Heavy Volume
usingACCPAC/Citrix
 Full-cycle of payables- includingcheckruns
 Reconcile withthe general ledger
 Processand reconcile invoices
 AssistedARcoordinatorwithmonthlybankrec’s(outstandingchecks,wires)
 Responsible forerrorresolution
 Administrative responsibilitiesasrequested
 Developanalytical toolstomonitor accountspayable transactionactivitytoensure accuracyand
timeliness.
 Fleet,Salesmenexpense andperdiemprocessingand1099’s
UnitedAirlinesHome Office January1990-January 1991 ElkGrove,Illinois
Staff Accountant – Internship -1 year
 Coordinate purchasesandsales withinthe enterprise zone
 Salesanduse tax experience
 Trackingof fixedAssets
 Multiple state filingsof propertytax returns
 A/PbillingsandA/Rcollections
 In – Depthanalysisof projectedvs.actual tax savings
 Assisted inpreparationof financial statements

3. References Referencesavailable uponrequest