Kayleigh Schoonover
Clinton,MA
Summary
Highly organized and dependable Staff Accountant with background in bookkeeping and financial analysis. Successful history of streamlining accounting processes, identifying cost savings opportunities, and improving accuracy and efficiency. Skilled in using various accounting software programs and technologies.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
Avidia Bank
06.2023 - 12.2024
- Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
- Collected and arranged financial information and entered details into prologue financial management system.
- Executed financial reporting, managing prepaid accounts, schedules, reconciliations, event settlements, and month-end accruals.
- Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation.
- Monitored accounts receivable, accounts payable and other account balances to track transactions, avoid discrepancies and maintain accuracy.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
Accounts Payable Accountant Assistant
Avidia Bank
11.2020 - 06.2023
- Kept information in AvidXchange platform up to date.
- Processed accounts payable through Prologue platform.
- Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
- Assisted employees with filling out expense reports.
- Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.
- Balanced accounts associated with accounts payable process.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Answered incoming phone calls to process requests, transfer calls, or relay messages to appropriate personnel.
Retail Teller
Avidia Bank
06.2019 - 11.2020
- Answered customer inquiries regarding account balances, transaction history, services charges, and interest rates.
- Educated customers on use of banking website and mobile apps.
- Identified sales opportunities and referred customers to branch partners in financial services.
- Answered telephone inquiries on checking and savings accounts, loans, and lines of credit.
- Processed customer transactions promptly, minimizing wait times.
- Completed highly accurate, high-volume money counts via both manual and machine-driven approaches.
- Balanced cash drawer daily and resolved discrepancies to provide accurate data regarding cash flow.
- Disbursed cash and checks accurately while maintaining security of cash drawers.
- Maintained accurate records of customer transactions in line with bank procedures.
- Processed wide variety of retail banking transactions for personal and commercial customers.
- Received mortgage, loan or public utility bill payments, verifying payment dates and amounts due.
- Handled various accounting transactions.
Inventory Control
Bed Bath & Beyond
11.2015 - 05.2019
- Motivated and managed performance, activities and responsibilities of Inventory Control Team.
- Coordinated with inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs.
- Followed proper procedures for item receipt, storage and inventory control.
- Maintained daily stone inventory control systems and optimized security protocols to protect valuable products.
- Performed cycle counts and inventory control to accurately track product levels.
- Marked items with identifying codes such as price, stock, or inventory control codes.
Data Entry
Iron Mountain
06.2016 - 09.2016
- Handled administrative and data entry work for staff.
- Assisted with typing, data entry, and answering incoming calls as required.
- Completed business correspondence, transcription, and data entry.
- Managed and organized documents for data entry tasks.
- Completed time-sensitive data entry requests.
- Checked data input and verified totals on forms prepared by others to detect errors in arithmetic, data entry or procedures.
- Followed data entry protocols, rules and regulations.
- Completed data entry tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
Front End Lead
Ocean State Job Lot
10.2014 - 11.2015
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
- Monitored cash drawers in Four checkout stations to verify adequate cash supply.
- Oversaw employee performance, corrected problems, and increased efficiency to maintain productivity targets.
- Greeted visitors and customers upon arrival, offered assistance, and answered questions to build rapport and retention.
- Coached employees and trained on methods for handling various aspects of sales, complicated issues, and difficult customers.
- Responded to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service and remedied issues promptly and effectively.
- Managed efficient cash register operations.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store sales, payment policies and security standards.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Framingham State University
Framingham, MA06-2027
Skills
- Controls verification
- General ledger accounting
- Journal entry preparation
- General ledger management
- Generally accepted accounting principles
- Month-end closing
- Cost accounting
- Data analysis and research
- Administrative support
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Data accuracy
- Error identification
Timeline
Staff Accountant
Avidia Bank
06.2023 - 12.2024
Accounts Payable Accountant Assistant
Avidia Bank
11.2020 - 06.2023
Retail Teller
Avidia Bank
06.2019 - 11.2020
Data Entry
Iron Mountain
06.2016 - 09.2016
Inventory Control
Bed Bath & Beyond
11.2015 - 05.2019
Front End Lead
Ocean State Job Lot
10.2014 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Framingham State University
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