Kari Vik

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About Kari Vik

With 5+ years’ experience in accounting, and extensive work in A/P&A/R and technical accounting, analytics, Kari Vik is an accomplished financial professional. She is renowned for creating simple solutions to complex business problems.In every role, Kari reports on business—and advises leadership. She is adept at creating monthly, quarterly, and annual financial performance reports, developing & reporting KPIs, and researching & analyzing issues.Kari continually impacts the bottom line. At Softbank Group International, she saved $100K in consulting fees by creating custom NetSuite queries / reports for management and auditors. Earlier, at Quay Eyewear, she reduced reconciliation times by 10 hours a week—by devising an innovative indexing system for reconciling EDI payments.Kari is adept at streamlining processes and workflows, tracking / analyzing variances, and handling reporting and budget-close activities. She is also a highly-regarded A/P (accounts payable) and A/R (accounts receivable) specialist.A persuasive communicator, Kari possesses impeccable verbal and written communication skills. A superb negotiator and presenter—she is also adept at leading financial trainings. Kari has strong MS Excel skills and regularly uses MS SQL to define, manipulate and control large amounts of data. She learns new techniques & technologies quickly. Kari earned a BS in Business Administration (Concentration: Accounting) from the University of Oregon.Her Signature Strengths Include: Financial Visibility / ControlPlanning EffectivenessPositive EnergyImproving Controls / ProcessesRisk Analysis & ManagementProactive Business ApproachFinancial Statement AnalysisMonthly Reporting / PresentationsCustomer-Focused / Relationship-BuildingTechnology: MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel pivot tables, lookup, macros); MS SQL, NetSuite, Concur, QuickBooks