Judith A. Kaufman
Laporte
Summary
Dynamic financial leader with extensive experience, excelling in financial analysis and reporting. Proven track record in budget implementation and variance analysis, enhancing operational efficiency. Adept at team leadership and employee training, driving high-performance accounting teams to achieve organizational goals while ensuring compliance with GAAP and internal controls.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
Larimer County
Fort Collins
06.2020 - Current
- Payroll fund/org coding and reclassification bi-weekly
- Daily cash receipts, fund/org/account/project coding
- Reconcile monthly cash receipts from/to General fund
- Assist in Budget planning and implementation
- Budget vs actual analysis
- Supervise, train, and mentor a staff of eight, remotely and in office
- Review Foster/Kin care payroll
- Review and reconcile CORE payroll
- Review and reconcile CSBG Grant
- Reconcile Trust accounts with county and state
- Bank reconciliation for Trust and GA Accounts
- Supervise EBT staff, liaise with the State EBT team as needed, reconcile monthly EBT inventory
Controller
Bar S Services, Inc.
07.2017 - 05.2020
- Prepare Financial Statements monthly for six companies to include reconciliation of intercompany transactions 10th of the month
- Analyze GL and Financial Statements for six companies
- Analyze G/L and various aspects of COGS & S/G&A expenses for improvement opportunities, incorporating GL and data analysis into meaningful reporting, budgeting, and cost analysis for six companies
- Primary responsible party for fiscal year end audit and review data gathering, working in concert with outside CPA firm year round
- Reporting Liaison and prime interface with the company’s internal and external auditors, tax accountants, bankers and other 3rd party vendors that support the accounting function
- Supervise, train, and mentor a staff of six, providing support, assisting work, directing work, and quality of work for all facets of the accounting department
- Work in concert with executive management; manage the company’s financial forecasting of operating costs
- Process A/P, A/R, Revenue Recognition, Inventory, WIP, Bank Recs, Account Reconciliations, and Payroll, payroll taxes (suta, futa, 941, 940) W2 reconciliation and distribution, property taxes, sales and use taxes, prepaids, deferred revenue, revenue recognition, journal entries, month end accruals, workers comp insurance, insurance audits, reviewing and reconciling any discrepancies
- Creation and implementation of accounting and operational policies and procedures
- Manage the control environment for the company including setting, interpreting and implementing effective controls, policies and systems
- Instill a proactive, customer/partner-centric attitude within the Accounting department by partnering effectively across the company
Payroll and A/P Supervisor
Big R Bridge, LLC
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Perform all data entry and Process all payments for all A/P invoices
- Maintain and process entries for all credit card holders and transactions
- Maintain Time and Attendance software for payroll
- Process bi-weekly payroll through Paychex Flex
- Journalize all entries for payroll through three cost centers bi-weekly and month-end payroll accruals
- Process and reconcile month end close for prepaid and liability accounts
- Work in conjunction with HR to maintain correct employee information and files, to include 401k deposits and insurance reconciliation
Controller
G & Z Transport, LLC
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Review and process monthly financials and analysis of g/l entries
- Perform all data entry for all A/R, A/P, Job Costing, sales/use taxes, G/L entries, Fixed Assets, and J/E
- Maintain Depreciation Schedule for all Fixed Assets
- Financial Reporting to all managers across the company
- Process all payroll from New Hire paperwork to weekly and bi-weekly check processing, commissions, bonuses, 401k reporting
- Process all Workers Unemployment Claims
- Benefits administration and reconciliation
- Month end Balance sheet reconciliation/analyzation and accruals, bank accounts reconciliations
- Oversee all work of A/R clerk
- Liaison for Insurance, CPA and Banking
- Intercompany transactions data entry and reconciliation
Assistant Controller
Eastern Colorado Well Services, LLC
06.2011 - 08.2015
- Review and process monthly financials and analysis of g/l entries
- Perform and oversee all data entry for all A/P, Inventory, Job Costing, sales/use taxes, G/L entries, and J/E
- Financial Reporting to all managers across the company
- Process all payroll from New Hire paperwork to weekly and bi-weekly check processing, commissions, bonuses, 401k reporting
- Benefits administration and reconciliation
- Month end Workers comp accrual, Interest accruals, Loan reconciliations, prepaids reconciliations, bank accounts reconciliations
- Intercompany transactions data entry and reconciliation
- Develop and continuously refine cost accounting methodology and system, identify and capture all -related costs and apportion them appropriately
- Make adjustments for changes in systems or workflow which impact productivity and costs
Director of Accounting and Finance
TechniGraphics, Inc.
02.1999 - 10.2010
- Prepare preliminary Financial Statements monthly for three National companies and three International companies by 3rd business day of the month, final corporate and consolidated financials by the 10th of the month
- Present Financials Statements in a meaningful manner to all non-financial managers
- Analyze GL and Financial Statements for two divisions, three National, and three International companies for any data entry errors and foreign currency translation adjustments
- Analyze G/L and various aspects of COGS & S/G&A expenses for improvement opportunities, incorporating GL and data analysis into meaningful reporting, budgeting, and cost analysis for two divisions and three international companies
- Work in conjunction with the VP of Operations for all cost accounting, reporting, and revenue recognition for all T&M and FFP contracts
- Primary responsible party for fiscal year end audit and review data gathering, working in concert with outside CPA firm year round
- Reporting Liaison between Corporate Headquarters, two divisions, and seven satellite locations to include three international subsidiaries, for budget projections and analysis, cost analysis, sales projections, foreign exchange banking, and financial statements from international subsidiaries
- Reporting Liaison and prime interface with the company’s internal and external auditors, tax accountants, bankers and other 3rd party vendors that support the accounting function
- Supervise, train, and mentor a staff of 6, providing support, assisting work, directing work, and quality of work for all facets of the accounting department
- Work in concert with executive management; manage the company’s financial forecasting of operating costs
- Primary contact for banking, LOC, and investments
- Process A/P, A/R, Revenue Recognition, Inventory, WIP, Bank Recs, Account Reconciliations, and Payroll, payroll taxes (suta, futa, 941, 940) W2 reconciliation and distribution, property taxes, sales and use taxes, prepaids, deferred revenue, revenue recognition, month end accruals, workers comp insurance, insurance audits, reviewing and reconciling any discrepancies
- Primary responsible party for DCAA audits on as needed basis
- Develop and continuously refine cost accounting methodology and system, identify and capture all -related costs and apportion them appropriately
- Make adjustments for changes in systems or work flow which impact productivity and costs
- Creation and implementation of accounting and operational policies and procedures
- Manage the control environment for the company including setting, interpreting and implementing effective controls, policies and systems
- Instill a proactive, customer/partner-centric attitude within the Accounting department by partnering effectively across the company
- Working knowledge of GAAP, IFRS, FAR, and DCAA
Education
Bachelors of Science - Accounting
Regis University
Fort Collins, CO01.2008
English – Literature and Creative Writing concentration
Colorado State University
Skills
- Senior-level financial leadership
- Financial Analysis
- Financial reporting
- Variance Analysis
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Budget planning
- Budget Preparation
- Budget Implementation
- Budget Variance Analysis
- Government accounting
- Corporate accounting
- Operational Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Bank reconciliation
- General ledger analysis
- Audit coordination
- Account reconciliation
- Team leadership
- Employee training
- Month-end closing management
- Generally accepted accounting principles
- General ledger
- General ledger accounting
- General ledger analysis
- Journal Entries
- Revenue recognition
- Deferred revenue
- Work in Progress
- Payroll administration
- Full Cycle Accounting
- Audit Preparation
- Fixed Asset Management
- Balance Sheet Analysis
- Income Statement Analysis
- Cash Flow Analysis
- Prepaid entries
- Reconciliation
- Workers' Compensation
- General liability
- Business insurance
- Intercompany Transactions
- Internal controls
- Policy Implementation
- Procedure Implementation
References
- Marci Habestaad, 970-443-7120
- Ann Smith, 970-498-7620
- Jarrett Keller, 303-994-5022
- Shannon Green, 970-420-4379
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Larimer County
06.2020 - Current
Controller
Bar S Services, Inc.
07.2017 - 05.2020
Payroll and A/P Supervisor
Big R Bridge, LLC
08.2016 - 06.2017
Controller
G & Z Transport, LLC
08.2015 - 08.2016
Assistant Controller
Eastern Colorado Well Services, LLC
06.2011 - 08.2015
Director of Accounting and Finance
TechniGraphics, Inc.
02.1999 - 10.2010
Bachelors of Science - Accounting
Regis University
English – Literature and Creative Writing concentration
Colorado State University
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