(417) 555-0151 ◇ Springfield, MO
marguerite.havel@example.com ◇ linkedin.com/in/marguerite-havel ◇ margueritehavel.com
Bookkeeper with 8+ years maintaining the full set of books for a $14M distribution business. Cut the monthly close from 12 days to 5, reconciles 18 accounts monthly with zero unexplained variances across 4 years, and reduced days sales outstanding from 52 to 34 through disciplined collections follow-up. Keeps records in a state where an accountant or a lender can be handed the file without a week of cleanup first.
Coursework in Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Taxation, and Accounting Information Systems.
Also holds QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor Advanced certification, maintained current since 2021.
- Maintain the full set of books for a $14M business, reconciling 18 accounts monthly with no unexplained variance in 4 years.
- Cut the monthly close from 12 days to 5 by standardizing 22 recurring entries and moving 6 tasks before period end.
- Reduced days sales outstanding from 52 to 34 by working a structured collections sequence across roughly 240 open invoices.
- Processed roughly 400 accounts payable invoices and 260 customer invoices a month for a firm of 55 staff.
- Ran biweekly payroll for 55 employees across 2 states, with zero filing penalties across 42 pay cycles.
- Cleaned up 14 months of unreconciled credit card activity covering 2,100 transactions in a 6-week project.
- Entered and coded about 500 transactions a month across accounts payable, receivable, and cash.
- Prepared monthly sales tax filings for 3 jurisdictions, all submitted ahead of deadline across 11 filing periods.
- Built a fixed asset schedule for 180 rental units that had never been formally tracked, reconciling it to the general ledger.
Close Acceleration. Standardized 22 recurring journal entries, built a reconciliation checklist with owners, and moved 6 tasks to before period end. The monthly close went from 12 days to 5, and management now sees numbers while they still matter.
Collections Sequence. Replaced ad hoc invoice chasing with a scheduled contact sequence at 15, 30, and 45 days with escalation criteria. Days sales outstanding dropped from 52 to 34 and aged receivables over 90 days fell by roughly two thirds.
Credit Card Cleanup. Reconciled 14 months of neglected credit card activity covering 2,100 transactions, coding each to the correct account and period. The cleanup closed a $47,000 gap and let the year-end review proceed on schedule.
- Volunteer treasurer for a Springfield animal rescue, maintaining the books on a $210,000 annual budget since 2021.
- Volunteer tax preparer through a free filing program, completing roughly 45 returns each filing season.
- Member of the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers, completing 24 continuing education hours a year.
- Train and review the work of 2 accounting clerks, covering coding standards, reconciliation, and close procedures.
- Own the year-end package handed to the external accountant, which has been accepted without adjustment for 4 consecutive years.
- Led the migration from desktop accounting software to QuickBooks Online, completed across 3 months with no gap in reporting.

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