1. Leah L. Kackstetter
1808 NE 88th Circle
Vancouver, WA 98665 (702) 353-5324 (M)
OBJECTIVE To use, diversify and advance my knowledge and skills in a professional business
environment.
EDUCATION University of Nevada, Las Vegas
B.S. in Business Administration in Accounting; Summa Cum Laude
WORK Financial Accountant Aug 2009 – Present
HISTORY Emerald Kalama Chemical Vancouver, Washington
Reconcile the balance sheet and substantiate transactions as part of full
oversight of balance sheet accuracy.
Complete month-end close duties such as journal entry writing, account
reconciliation and analysis, inventory analyses and true-ups, preparation of
reports, and review of monthly versus forecasted spending.
Meet with auditors and prepare comprehensive audit packages with
reconciliations and analyses for in-house, state, and corporate audits.
Prepare various tax and other governmental reporting forms, and annual
property tax submission packet.
Manage capital projects including review of monthly capital spending,
supporting project managers in project cost analysis and forecasting spend,
analyzing projects prior to creating fixed assets, and creating fixed assets in
the accounting software.
Support plant purchasing and corporate accounts payable with account
number and taxability review of purchase orders, processing of invoices, and
interaction with vendors.
Assist in budgeting and product costing and analysis, and maintaining
production models for costing purposes.
Provide ad hoc projects and analysis as necessary to the plant manager,
finance team, and business management team.
Bookkeeper (Part Time) Mar 2009 – Oct 2009
Target Management Associates Vancouver, Washington
Entered financial data into Quicken and QuickBooks.
Produced comparison cash flow statements.
Reconciled bank and credit card statements.
Senior Staff Accountant Apr 2008 – Nov 2008
Pacific Star Communications Portland, Oregon
Batched and GL coded vendor invoices in MAS 200.
Reconciled expense reports and enter into GL.
2. Created sales reports by region and sales person.
Compiled data and created spreadsheets for comparison analysis.
Handled vendor phone calls and customer service.
Prepared cash receipts and bank deposits.
Assisted in moving fixed asset management in-house.
Full Charge Bookkeeper (Temporary Job) Sep 2007 – Jan 2008
Asahi Seiko USA, Inc. Las Vegas, Nevada
Performed AR, AP, GL, payroll, and cost accounting activities.
Prepared modified business tax and sales-and-consumer-use tax returns.
Created and entered reconciling journal entries for general ledger.
Produced financial statements.
Reconciled bank statements.
Compiled all regular, vacation, and sick hours to create payroll files.
Completed month-end closing for the general ledger.
Assistant Controller (Temporary Job) May 2007 – Sep 2007
Sartini Enterprises, Inc. Las Vegas, Nevada
Prepared weekly AP and maintain corresponding general ledger accounts.
Created and entered journal entries into general ledger.
Produced trial balance and reconciliation statements.
Reconciled bank, credit card, and petty cash statements.
Completed month-end closing for the general ledger.
Generated payroll reports.
Prepared sales-and-consumer-use tax returns.
Convention Exhibitor Liaison Aug 2000 – Mar 2008
Self-Employed Las Vegas, Nevada
Maintained journal and general ledger.
Prepared tax forms for personal business.
Recorded accounts receivable and produced aging reports.
Created mileage logs for business related driving.
Quickly grasped product/service offered by exhibitor and explicated same to
attendee.
Facilitated communication between convention attendees and exhibitor sales
representatives/corporate officers.
SKILLS Accounting Software – MAS 200, Great Plains, J.D. Edwards,
QuickBooks, Quicken, TurboTax, BNA Fixed Assets
Manufacturing Software – Prism, MAX
Payroll Software – Kronos, Paychex, Time in a Box
Other Software – Lotus Notes, Web Work, Crystal Reports
