Yana Kostiukova

Organized and maintained filing systems for physical and electronic documents, ensuring the accuracy and confidentiality of records.

• Processed invoices for payment using the accounting software Dynamic GP.
• Maintained accurate accounts for cash, fixed assets, and other transactions.
• Posted financial data in Excel spreadsheets and managed inventory.
• Prepared monthly closing entries for multiple companies' books of records.
• Managed accounts receivable and payable, reconciled bank statements, and prepared financial reports.
• Prepared monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents, and invoices.
• Coordinated project materials and schedules, facilitated communication, and prepared reports.
• Coordinated appointments, meetings, and conferences.
• Provided administrative support to the executive team, including scheduling meetings and managing calendars.
• Handled incoming calls and directed callers to the appropriate department or employee.
• Created spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel for record-keeping and reporting.
• Sorted and distributed incoming faxes, letters, and emails for office distribution.
• Coordinated mailings including sorting mail, and preparing packages for shipping via courier service or postal service.

• Set pricing structures according to market analytics and emerging trends.
• Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties.
• Kept records for production, inventory, income, and expenses.
• Coordinated and directed activities of businesses or departments concerning production, pricing and sales.
• Reviewed financial statements on a monthly basis in order to assess financial health of the organization.
• Forecasted customer demand to set prices or credit terms for goods or services.

• General and primary accountant responsibilities include, preparing general entries, maintaining balance sheets, ledgers and petty cash accounts on everyday basis
• Developed more than 100 standard operating procedures
• Reconciled cash drawer at start and end of each shift, accounting for errors and resolving discrepancies
• Processed checks, cash and credit purchases or refunds
• Led 10 cashiers and associates in providing thoughtful customer service
• Helped management develop more than 200 employee improvement plans and motivate team members to continually improve
• Managed staffing levels to provide optimal support for cash register operations
• Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward programs
• Attended networking events to build relationships and identify sales opportunities
• Cross-sold products and services to clients to secure additional business and grow revenue streams
• Leveraged CRM to collect, organize and manage sales data and customer information
• Applied needs-based analysis to assess current satisfaction and importance of various product features to customers
• Collaborated with internal teams to develop account strategy
• Identified customer needs to achieve service levels that met and exceeded expectations
• Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements
• Supported change management by understanding and addressing impacts of new accounting policies, financial statement initiatives and non-standard transactions
• Reduced liabilities by accurately managing tax statements, mailings, journal entries, payments and transfers.

• Maintained accuracy in payroll accounts and documents
• Ensured accounts comply with federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations and county personnel rules
• Reconciled benefit plan billings & preparing check requests
• Ensured effective controls are in place for accurate calculation and timely disbursement of payroll, related taxes and deductions, and filing of required reports
• Examined and verified revenues from all employers, employee and retiree sources; reconciled book balances with bank balances
• Ensured that payroll tax deposits are made on a timely basis
• Recorded and reconciled payroll information in the general ledger
• Accumulated appropriate data to prepare accurate reports
• Determined payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes
• Balanced the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies
• Analyzed accounting options and recommended financial actions.

• Invoicing customer orders
• Accounts receivable tracking and collection
• Planned and reviewed budget with revenues, expenses, payroll data, accounting invoices
• Bank & Credit Card Account Reconciliations
• Accounts payable - coordinating vendor invoices and processing payment
• Maintain books of accounts
• General ledger, checks and reports
• Generated income statements
• Handled the customer queries efficiently
• Acquired latest accounting practices.