Justine Kruse
Brighton
Summary
Driven professional known for high productivity, analytical skills, and continuous improvement mindset. Skilled in financial reporting, cash management, and variance/root cause analysis. Excels in communication, leadership, and problem-solving to ensure seamless financial operations. Committed to leveraging skills in strategic planning and team collaboration to drive organizational success.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
GALLERY CARTS, INC.
Denver
10.2017 - 02.2025
- Lead, trained, and supported a team of 2 staff accountants, 2 accounts payable specialists, and 1 accounts receivable specialist
- Implemented Netsuite alongside a cross-departmental team consisting of project managers, purchasers, and engineers
- Coordinated interdepartmentally to develop and document processes
- Prepared accurate and timely monthly financial statements
- Created and distributed semiweekly revenue forecast reports for management
- Analyzed project costs and margin variances in order to provide feedback to management
- Reconciled various balance sheet accounts monthly
- Calculated sales commissions monthly
- Processed biweekly payroll and assisted with other payroll reporting
- Conducted inventory counts, reviews, and reconciliations
- Prepared monthly sales tax returns for multiple jurisdictions
- Participated in Catalysts of Culture group of employees to plan employee events, charitable donations, group volunteer opportunities
Staff Accountant
OCEANSIDE TEN
Denver
05.2015 - 05.2017
- Established policies and procedures for month-end close, A/R, and A/P
- Calculated allocations across several companies and reconciled intercompany accounts
- Reconciled monthly bank statements and forecasted cash requirements
- Processed A/P and A/R transactions, including assisting with collections
- Processed payroll and completed accrual and allocation journal entries
Intercompany Accountant
TEREX USA, LLC
Waverly
11.2014 - 04.2015
- Supported shared services center in establishing an intercompany department
- Reconciled variances for month-end intercompany AR/AP matching and confirmations
- Updated and maintained intercompany suppliers and customers in Oracle database
- Processed accounts payable in Oracle
Accountant
LONG TERM MEDICAL SUPPLY
Hampton
05.2012 - 10.2014
- Posted adjusting and allocating journal entries to the general ledger
- Applied cash receipts, reconciled daily deposits, and assisted billing/collections with A/R
- Reconciled monthly bank statements
- Processed payroll, entered vacation hours/punch edits, calculated commission and bonuses
- Prepared 941, 940, IA withholding, SUTA, sales/use tax returns
- Oversaw accounts payable and performed backup AP duties as needed
Education
B.B.A. - Accounting
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Iowa City, IA05.2012
Skills
- Process development, improvement, and documentation
- Financial reporting
- Cost & variance analysis
- Cash management
- Team leadership
- Employee training
- Analytic thinking
- Attention to detail
- Accounting and ERP software: Oracle NetSuite, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage
- Payroll software: CoAdvantage, Insperity
- Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Affiliations
- Distance runner & aspiring marathon runner
- Animal lover & dog parent of 2 labs
- Painter, drawer, craft enthusiast
- Reader, lifetime learner
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Controller
GALLERY CARTS, INC.
10.2017 - 02.2025
Staff Accountant
OCEANSIDE TEN
05.2015 - 05.2017
Intercompany Accountant
TEREX USA, LLC
11.2014 - 04.2015
Accountant
LONG TERM MEDICAL SUPPLY
05.2012 - 10.2014
B.B.A. - Accounting
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
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