Ashley Winger
Springfield
Summary
Conscientious accounting professional with extensive experience at IDPH Office of Health, excelling in vendor invoice processing and financial reconciliation. Proven ability to maintain accurate ledgers and analyze data with meticulous attention to detail. Adept at problem-solving and document organization, ensuring compliance and efficiency in fiscal operations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
IDPH Office of Health Office of Disease Control Fiscal
Springfield
11.2023 - Current
- Prepares, audits, and processes vendor invoices for payment through the System Analysis Program (SAP).
- Establishes and maintains ledgers for assigned state funds and federal projects.
- Reconciles ledgers with Statewide Accounting System (SAMS).
- Reviews program requests for travel vouchers.
- Assists other staff as necessary to ensure timely processing of fiscal documents and to ensure cross training of fiscal activities.
- Prepares detailed reports and responses to satisfy routine and special requests including, but not limited to, GAAP, audit requests, and Court of Claims.
- Maintains fiscal files including vouchers, grant awards, correspondence and other documents to provide adequate audit trail and documentation for assigned state funds and federal projects.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within scope of those enumerated above.
- Cross-trained employees, enabling completion of priority tasks during personnel absences.
- Analyzed balance sheets for mistakes and inaccuracies.
- Posted financial data in Excel spreadsheets.
Accounting Assistant
IDPH Office of Disease Control Fiscal (Manpower)
Springfield
08.2022 - 10.2023
- One of my main duties is to review, audit, and process the division vouchers.
- Perform financial activities involved in the maintenance and examination of records.
- Process the division's operational payments verifying expenditures are properly charged to the applicable fund source.
- Prepare and submit documents to accounting services for payment.
- This often requires multiple forms of communication with program staff.
- Prepare accounting invoices for processing with the Illinois Comptroller.
- Filling processing duties such as filing, data entry of public health transactions and use of various software programs including the State's accounting software.
- Expertly complete job duties utilizing many types of software including Excel, Outlook, Word, Microsoft Teams, Adobe Acrobat, SAMS, and State-wide Accounting Program (SAP) also known as ERP.
- The maintenance and updating of the offices ledgers to accurately reflect payments made.
- Effectively communicating with other fiscal staff, and programming staff.
- Reconciled receipt batches to supporting documentation produced by other staff.
- Prepare accounting forms for processing with the Illinois Comptroller such as the creation of invoices for paying grants, departmental invoices, & inter agency invoices.
- Prioritizing any requests for expedited payments due to State & Federal rules.
- Reconciles and posts information obtained from detailed account books and related reports created by staff members.
- My attention to detail and ability to detect irregularities in data is performed daily within this job title.
- I am able to correct and communicate irregularities rapidly and accurately.
- Contract ended
Account Technician
Manpower (State of Illinois Department of Agriculture)
Springfield
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Processing Department receipts for deposit with financial institutions designated by the Illinois State Treasurer.
- Prepare accounting forms for processing with the Illinois Comptroller, operating computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze fiscal data.
- Knowledge and utilization of State Accounting Program as well as the Statewide Accounting Management System.
- Process purchase orders, requisitions and requests for expenditures.
- Deposit checks with a department device which is used with the JPmorgan Chase Deposit Program.
- As well as filling processing roles such as filing, data entry of accounting transactions and use of various software programs including the department's accounting software and Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, & Word.
- Reconciled receipt batches to supporting documentation produced by data entry staff.
- Perform any duties that are required or assigned to me.
- Contract ended
Clerical/Data Entry 1
Manpower (Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Laboratories)
Springfield
07.2020 - 12.2020
- Created logs of all information pertaining to the differences of each test result recipient.
- Followed written instructions and for operating in a laboratory environment.
- Was responsible for copying, scanning, faxing and mailing of COVID testing results as well as answering phones for the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Shift Manager
Long John Silvers/A&W
Springfield
06.2015 - 12.2019
- Balanced cash drawers three times a day to maintain accuracy, as well as deposits handled at close, processed transaction receipts for refunds, and special transactions.
- Completed daily inventory of product supplies to ensure all properties and commodities were accounted for.
- Performed duties such as cleaning, taking orders and payments for prepared food, cleaned dishes, assembled orders, followed sanitation guidelines and procedures.
- Additionally was responsible for directing the daily operations of a restaurant in the restaurant General Managers absence, ensuring compliance with company standards in all areas of operation including product preparation and delivery.
- Maintaining good customer relations.
- Ensured optimal restaurant maintenance, and promoting team management.
Accounting Assistant
SJWUM (OUTREACH MINISTRY)
Springfield
06.2011 - 06.2015
- Kept records of Donors, donation amounts, logs of all past and present donors in Microsoft Excel.
- Maintained and entered financial records and reports, performed reviews of accuracy and validity.
- Initiated corrective action with all receipts.
- Prepares detailed reports incorporating delinquencies, deficiencies or possible fraudulent intent.
- Assisted in selected aspects of the more difficult analytical processes.
- Maintained good public relations for the Ministry.
- Gave guidance to other member to help ensure their jobs were done correctly and proficiently.
- Seeking different employment
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Culinary
Lincoln Land
Springfield, ILSkills
- SAP proficiency
- Ledger management
- Vendor invoice processing
- Financial reconciliation
- Data analysis
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Document organization
- MS office suite
- ERP systems proficiency
Middle Initial
D
Ssn
436-91-5641
Main Phone
436-91-5641
Other Phone
(217) 819-9761
County
Sangamon
Signature Section
10/08/25, Ashley D Winger
Position Information
Accountant Advanced,
Timeline
Accountant
IDPH Office of Health Office of Disease Control Fiscal
11.2023 - Current
Accounting Assistant
IDPH Office of Disease Control Fiscal (Manpower)
08.2022 - 10.2023
Account Technician
Manpower (State of Illinois Department of Agriculture)
07.2020 - 07.2022
Clerical/Data Entry 1
Manpower (Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Laboratories)
07.2020 - 12.2020
Shift Manager
Long John Silvers/A&W
06.2015 - 12.2019
Accounting Assistant
SJWUM (OUTREACH MINISTRY)
06.2011 - 06.2015
Some College (No Degree) - Culinary
Lincoln Land