OLIVIA GUNTER
Chesapeake
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting Supervisor
Norfolk Airport Authority
10.2023 - Current
- Manage journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, expense reports, and month-end closing procedures with accuracy and completeness.
- Assisted in successful audits by collaborating effectively with internal and external auditors.
- Developed and implemented various procedures to improve accounting process; and facilitated cross-functional communication between departments to ensure seamless integration of processes.
- Implemented new accounting software, reducing manual data entry errors and increasing productivity levels within the team.
- Lead a team of accounting professionals in achieving department goals while fostering a positive work environment.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying areas of inefficiency within the accounting department and recommending solutions.
General Accountant
Norfolk Airport Authority
01.2020 - 09.2023
- Primarily responsible for accurate bookkeeping and financial reporting of both Accounts Payable and Receivable functions within the Finance Department
- Regularly process invoices for payment, accurately coding income and expenses, enter month-end journal entries to ensure true account reconciliations and financial statements, and provide exceptional customer service to maintain positive and productive relationships with all NAA personnel, partners, and patrons
- Provide financial reports to government agencies and industry organizations to verify compliance and safeguard future airport funding
- Assist with implementing new systems through research of available resources and training; and understanding general [business] needs of every department to improve finance operations and controls
Business Manager
Institute for Dance
07.2017 - Current
- Remotely manage financial operations of local non-profit dance studio including processing payroll, business taxes & filings, vendor payments, customer invoices, monthly account reconciliations, and all other general bookkeeping duties
- Build and maintain the annual operating budget, including preparation of monthly and year-end financial statements for the Board of Directors
- Established financial and recordkeeping procedures after decades of no standards, ensuring the studio’s non-profit status and compliance with all grant and other funding requirements
- Assists the Board of Directors with applying for grant funding to subsidize programming expenses to meet the studio’s mission to provide affordable dance instruction to local families
- From 2017 to 2019, managed the operations of the front office, including the hiring and supervision of4+ part-time associates; and implemented new software and IT solutions for more efficient and customer-friendly billing and payment processes — CRM, credit processing, and website redesign
Accounting Assistant
RCPA, Inc.
10.2018 - 12.2019
- Provided bookkeeping and payroll services to area businesses — processing receipts, invoices, and payments from customers and suppliers; and managing company payrolls including routine tax filings
- Reconciled monthly bank statements, monitored company budgets, and provided regular administrative and customer service support
Education
M.A. - Arts Administration
Florida State University
01.2011
B.A. - Music — Minor, Business Administration
Huntingdon College
01.2009
Undergraduate Certificate - Accounting
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA08-2025
Skills
- GAAP compliance
- Accounting software proficiency
- Bank & general ledger reconciliation
- Payroll processing
- Month-end closing
- Internal controls
- Accounts receivable & payables management
- Proven leader, exceptional communicator, organized & analytical
Certification
- AAAE Airport Certified Employee - Finance
- CPR/AED Certification
Timeline
Accounting Supervisor
Norfolk Airport Authority
10.2023 - Current
General Accountant
Norfolk Airport Authority
01.2020 - 09.2023
Accounting Assistant
RCPA, Inc.
10.2018 - 12.2019
Business Manager
Institute for Dance
07.2017 - Current
B.A. - Music — Minor, Business Administration
Huntingdon College
- AAAE Airport Certified Employee - Finance
- CPR/AED Certification
M.A. - Arts Administration
Florida State University
Undergraduate Certificate - Accounting
Liberty University
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