BGH Valuation Services, LLC, Monticello, MN                                                                

·   Founded Jan 2016

·   Perform business valuations for Commercial Lenders and small businesses

·   Give business owners the opportunity to understand the worth of their business and the key performance indicators that drive that value and provide valuation insight as a benchmark to fuel small businesses’ continued growth

·   Directed interaction with small business owners, as well as partnering with other financial and business professionals

·   Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)

Senior Accounting Analyst

Best Buy, Richfield, MN                                                                                                              

·   Support the month-end close process, including recording and reviewing journal entries, performing variance analysis and preparing account reconciliations

·   Analyze monthly financial results and develop variance commentary

·   Support IT capital projects including reviewing status with IT Project Managers

·   Manage IT construction in progress (CIP) and IT fixed assets

·   Drive transformational financial and accounting process improvements and system enhancements as part of the Oracle iProcurement, time and labor and services implementation

·   Provide key inputs into the budgeting, forecasting and performance management activities in partnership with the IT FP&A team

Accounting Analyst

Polaris Industries, Inc., Medina, MN                                                                                         

·   Responsible for the reporting of finished goods inventory, sales and cost of sales, including: the preparation of monthly account reconciliations, performing journal entries, processing inventory transactions, reporting daily sales, working with IS to maximize system data flows and monitoring non-shippable inventory by working closely with business unit personnel to minimize exposure

·   Assisted in the consolidation of international subsidiaries, responsible for Europe, the Middle East and Africa

·   Assisted in the accounting of mergers & acquisitions, responsible for the accounting of goodwill and intangibles

·   Supported business unit finance teams with monthly journals, commission calculations, reserve analysis reporting and accounting for special programs as needed

·   Lead analyst on two integration projects, Business Intelligence and Maestro Workflow

·   Assisted in providing necessary audit schedules for quarterly re views and annual audits

Assurance Associate

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, Minneapolis, MN                                                            

  Provided audit and assurance services for publicly traded and private clients ranging from $1 million to $1 billion in annual revenues

·   Assisted in obtaining all necessary audit work papers and documentation including researching and documenting facts and findings

·   Assisted in the calculation of the going-concern value and the issuance of the going-concern opinion

·   Increased a working knowledge of U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and accounting procedures

·   Developed strong interpersonal communication skills by having direct interaction with clients

Staff Accountant Intern

Froehling Anderson, Saint Louis Park, MN                                                                                          

Performed a wide variety of diversified accounting and tax assignments

·   Collaborated with team throughout the tax season