Accounting Lead
I oversee making sure that vendors receive their payments in a timely fashion. I manage our fixed assets for the company. I make sure that transactions are hitting the correct accounts.
I was a stay-at-home mom.
July 2019
When I started, working from home was not allowed. Now, most of the accounting team is remote. We have also implemented so many new processes to make jobs more efficient and less time-consuming.
I think I am going to have to say Expense Reports. When I started, I was manually creating them for employees and within a few months we created an upload process. It was managing around 2,000 transactions monthly. Making sure that employees were completing them in a timely manner, while following policy. In June, we officially closed out the old expense report process and I was able to be part of that. It was fulfilling to be at the start of the process, take steps back and allow other team members to manage, and then step back in and wrap up the final stages.
I have been able to do a lot of on-the-job training. Six years ago, I started as an accounting assistant, not sure if I still wanted to have a career in accounting. Today I am an accounting lead and found my love for accounting again.
I enjoy my accounting team. We work well together and are always willing to help each other out. We can make jokes even through distance. It makes working “alone” not so lonely.
Honestly, the most challenging part of my job isn’t crunching numbers or balancing budgets- it’s chasing down approvals so I can do those things on time. At this point, I’m pretty sure ‘professional teams nudger” should be in my job description.
Be willing to learn! Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Advocate for yourself as an employee!
Just 1?! Not possible.
Carter Grant- I would not have started going back to school to get my bachelor’s without encouragement from him.
Dan Winters- He is always willing to teach and answer questions. He has allowed me to grow as an employee.
Tyler Engel- Even in a short time here at Seakeeper, he has encouraged me to pursue some big career goals!
Lastly and most importantly Bob Glidden- He has put up with a lot of crap from me. He has figured out what type of learner and thinker I am. He knows not to answer every question I send because I will figure it out shortly. He has encouraged me to keep pursuing my bachelor’s degree but also making sure I put myself and family first. He genuinely cares about his team members. He wants us to grow. He encourages questions. He has been a great mentor, but also a great friend.
Not really. I do say “It’s fine” a lot. It’s more of a way for me to accept what is happening and carry on.
I am from a very small town in Southeast Kansas. The population is less than 2,000. My high school had less than 100 students. For fun, we would park in the middle of main street and hang out.
