Katherine N. Shupe is seeking a career opportunity utilizing her accounting experience and computer skills. She has over 15 years of accounting experience including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and financial statement preparation. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University and has worked in accounting roles for insurance, consulting, and healthcare companies. Her most recent role was as an Accountant at Cross Insurance where she was responsible for paying invoices, commissions, and maintaining accounts.

1. Katherine N. Shupe
8120 Jade Harbor Court
Las Vegas, NV 89143
(207) 745-6153
E-mail: kathy.shupe@icloud.com
OBJECTIVE: A career opportunity in which I can fully utilize my significant accounting experience and
computer skills while making a substantialcontribution to the success ofmy employer.
KNOWLEDGE: Experience and knowledge of Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Payroll, Collections,
General Ledger, Monthly Reconciliations, Billing, Microsoft Office Suite, WordPerfect,
QuickBooks, and extensive Customer Service experience.
EDUCATION: Virginia Commonwealth University - Bachelors of Science - Accounting - 2011
EXPERIENCE:
08/14 – Present Cross Insurance – Accountant – Bangor, Maine
Responsible for paying all Agency Bill invoices as well as Broker commissions for 6+ Agencies
while working closely with the agency Representatives to ensure that all client and insurance
payments are handled in a timely manner. Duties include balancing all Operating and Trust
accounts for 30+ Agencies.Research all outstanding payables and receivables to assure validity
and maintain accurate records. Responsible for submitting all client finance agreements to the
finance company in a timely manner and tracking to ensure accuracy. Review all payable invoices
and expense reports to ensure accurate general ledger coding. Prepare and key journal entries for
all assigned agencies. Prepare and review all financial statements for month-end and year-end
closings. Prepare analysis and files to assist with year-end audits.
11/11 – 08/14 Cherry Bekaert LLP – Firm Accountant – Richmond, VA
Reconciliation of Petty cash accounts for 14 locations, MasterCash Account,Accounts Payable
Cash account,the Escrow Account and General Ledger Accounts. Responsible for Month End
and Year End Closing Financials, filing of the Sales and Use Taxes for 5 states. Perform Analysis
and provide feedback to the firm’s Partners monthly to help assure that they stay within their
budgets.Responsible for tracking and depreciation of all assets.
02/03 – 11/11 Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) – Staff Accountant / Cashier Team Lead / Cashier -
Richmond, VA
Responsibilities include maintaining general ledger accounts,preparation and posting of journal
entries, analysis of monthly account reconciliations, preparing and providing information required
for external audits and internal controls, posting expenses and making intercompany transfers as
needed.Also responsible for researching account discrepancies with insurance companies as
needed. Cashiering/Cashier Team Lead responsibilities included supervising and providing
training to staff of twelve cashiers, posting patient and insurance payments and accurately
calculating insurance contractual, compiling all checks from department and preparing bank
deposits. Also responsible for researching and correcting account errors.
01/02 – 12/02 Randstad/AmeriGas – Credit & Collections – Fredericksburg, VA
Customer service, Billing, Responsible for Collections in a district of 14,000 customers,cashier,
helping customers in showroom, schedule sales calls, service calls and deliveries, set up service
for new customers.
05/01 – 11/01 duPont Publishing- Accounts Receivable – St. Petersburg, FL

2. Enter all invoices into the Great Plains Accounting System, post all checks and credit card
payments to appropriate accounts,calculated timecards for payroll as needed,print out all changes
as made by sales representatives daily, enter all changes to invoices each day,assist customers,
sales representatives and collections as needed.
02/00 – 10/00 Paymentech – Accounting Associate I – Tampa, FL
Responsible for maintaining accurate and timely Accounts Receivable records and reports,assist
in month-end billing, enter ACH invoices into Microcash system for collection, balance month-
end statements,enter daily deposits,prepare weekly and monthly volume reports, special projects
as needed.
11/98 – 02/00 McWhirter Bellinger & Associates – Assistant Bookkeeper – Columbia, SC
Reconciled monthly bank statements for two accounts,paid all office expenses and client
expenses, posted client expenditures to appropriate accounts,entered all new accounts into the
computer system,balanced check register weekly, worked up client files for settlement, in charge
of paying all attorneys barfees and for keeping track of seminar hours for licensing purposes,
registering attorneys for seminars and making the necessary reservations.
REFERENCES: Exceptional references available upon request.