- Michael Krushel is a senior accountant with over 20 years of experience managing financial operations and ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance. - She has a track record of streamlining processes and optimizing accounting practices to deliver consistent results. - Her experience includes daily, monthly, and yearly financial reporting as well as audit preparation for a large retail company with over $17M in annual credit card billing.

1. MICHAELE KRUSHEL
6508 Dearborn Dr.  Acworth, GA 30102  C: (404) 973-7439  m.krushel@gmail.com
Senior Accountant – GAAP
Results-driven senior accounting professional with a notable track record leading the development
and implementation of strategic processes and best practices that deliver consistency and accuracy.
Highly experienced accounting professional with a 20-year progressive career managing organization-wide financial functions and
performance. Maintain astrongfocus onstreamliningand optimizing processes toensure accuracy,efficiency,and compliance. Leverage
a broad expertise in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
CORE COMPETENCIES
 Accounts Payable / Receivable
 Corporate Payroll Operations
 Detailed Cost Analysis
 POS Software intergation
 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
 Budgeting & Forecasting - Cash Management
 P&L /Balance sheet Account Reconciliation
 Accounting and Government Software
 Maximizing Cost Savings
 Executive Relationships
 Daily Financial Reporting
 Versatile Industry Expertise
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THESCHOOL BOX, INC. – Marietta, GA 1999-2016
The Southeast’s largest privately owned retail educational store for teachers, parents and homeschoolers with multiple employees
across 15 locations throughout Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia with multiple million in annual revenue. Grew with the organization,
supporting periods of substantial growth, as well as reductions in the scale of operations.
Senior Accountant (2004-Present)
 Daily: Banking, full cycle AP, Accounts receivable payment posting, Inventory posting, cash management. vendor payments.
Daily communication with the President, CEO.
 Bi-weekly: Payroll posting and specialized payroll reports, workman's comp, scanning files to Eclipse. Daily communication
with the President, CEO
 Monthly: Account analysis, account reconciliation, accruals, fixed assets, amortization, deprecation, pre-paids, sales tax
filings, security deposits, loans to officer, short and long term liabilities, inter-company transfers, balance sheet accounts
reconciled, consolidations (Sub Accounts and Company), month end close, financial statements with accompanying
statements.
 Yearly: Business licence and property tax filings for all locations, workman's comp audits, lease CAM TAX and insurance
reconciliations, 1099’s, compile reports and submit to CPA, review tax returns.
 On request: Audits (Property tax, GA dept of labor, Sales tax), Budgeting and forecasting complex spreadsheets, detailed
reconciliations, freight reconciliation and anaylsis, research tax laws, contract analysis. Assist in other areas of the company
when needed (stores or warehouse)
Staff Accountant (2000-2004)
 Account reconcilation, prepare journal entries, banking. full cycle AP.
Accounts Payable Clerk (1999-2000)
 Full Cycle AP and vendor reconciliation and Daily Banking updates
Other
 Created and maintained the accounting system and tax returns for Sum/it Solutions 2004 – 2009. Custom retail and
inventory software Retail.
 Consulted with a board member in regards to the accounting system for Atlanta Lyric Theater.
Vanetta Stringfield Keyes CPA, PC – Staff Accountant (1995-1999) Atlanta, GA
 Monthly compilation of Financial Statements for multiple business corporations. Personal and corporate tax returns
prior to CPAfinalization. Payroll, W2’s,1099’s, Sales Tax. Financial Statement (GL) reconciliations and corresponding
schedules.
CREDENTIALS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
QuickBooks, Real World, MAS90, Peachtree Accounting Software. Sum-it Retail Solutions POS Software
Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger Reporting Software
MS Office Suite Expert-Level (Word, Excel)
Intuit Pro-Series Fixed Asset Software - Property Tax Asset Software - Government software
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Notary Public, 2008-Present

2. MICHAELE KRUSHEL
6508 Dearborn Dr.  Acworth, GA 30102  H: (678) 445-0498  C: (404) 308-7890  m.krushel@gmail.com
Senior Account
 Created a new set of books and treated as a separate company, successfully integrated into QuickBooks form Real World (a
Passport Software) while creating General Ledgers and financial statements for each of the stores and each company with
accompanying balance sheets. Individual and Consolidated.
 Facilitated the integration of an acquired company, consolidating the financial operations of two stores and 100+ employees
and creating a brand new set of books and General Ledgers for all stores.
 Personally handle all merchant services and vendor contracts for the stores, ensuring the company secures optimalpricing
and cost effectiveness for daily operations.
 Specialized reporting as requested or required with an emphasis on importing text files to Excel.
 Navigated Bankruptcy accounting and accompanied reports as required by the court.
 Successfully negotiated with Bank of America to achieve a better rate on a cost plus system, improving profitability on
$17M in annual credit card billing.
 Saved the company $5K by transitioning journal, inventory and sales entries from Real World to QuickBooks, avoiding the
need to outsource technical accounting functions.
 Streamlined expenses and positions by identifying opportunities for improvement and utilizing the talents of selected
internal resources.
 Passed Sales & Use tax, Property tax and Workman’s Compensation Audits.
 All accounts on the Balance Sheet reconciled.
 Daily reconciled Bank Accounts and Accounts Receivable deposits accounts payable entries. Bi-weekly Vendor bill
payments
 Daily Sales and Inventory journal entries.
 Record and reconcile fixed assets.
 Month end close completed within five days or less.
 Research projects when requested and review of the Corporate Tax Returns.
Staff Accountant and Accounts Payable
 Worked alongside the Director of Accounting to develop and implement formalized processes, procedures and best practices
that maintained a positive balance in bank accounts and streamlined month-end reporting.
 Collaborated cross-functionally with the Purchasing Supervisor to put new protocols in place that reformed the purchasing
reconciliation system, saving the company money.
 Successfully recovered $50K in purchasing invoices paid twice by the company by making the decision to have the
company switch computer systems.
 Cultivated and maintained relationships of trust with countless CPA and Vice Presidents of various banks, allowing for the
most optimal terms for the company.
 Self-taught in internal Accounts Payable systems, processes and procedures, ultimately holding decision-making authority
for the implementation of new processes and best practices.
 Identified an issue where the company was double paying vendors and not taking discounts, recovering more than $25K in
three months.
 Built and maintained relationships with 200+ vendors on the purchasing side, ensuring the company received optimal terms,
pricing and outcomes.
 Assumed additional responsibility for reconciliation, including reconciling balance sheets and accounts on the $20M P&L.
 Stepped in to fill a company need in the absence of a Supervisor, taking the lead on month-end reconciliation and compiling
journal entries for month-end reporting.