Andrew Knuth

Experience

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  Independent Printing Inc.

  Sept 2007 - Aug 2013

  Assistant Controller

  Assisted the CFO & auditor with balance sheet testing and reconciliation for annual audit & monthly financial statement compilation.Researched GAAP to estimate, prepare & enter adjusting journal entries into the general ledger. Utilized cost accounting techniques to value inventory requiring database dumps into complex spreadsheets for journal entry support.Reviewed payable & receivable invoice entries for proper sales tax assessment, expense account and cost center assignments.Reviewed payable & receivable invoice entries for proper sales tax assessment, expense account and cost center assignments.Planned & executed credit card implementation and other special projects as needed to improve reporting.Mentored other finance employees to improve job skills. Show less

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  CONNECT, powered by American Family Insurance

  Aug 2013 - now

  Senior Complex Litigation Adjuster

  Analyze high value, commercial, PIP, coverage dispute, extra contractual & bad faith claims from discovery through trial for settlement & reserve authorization. This includes writing reservation of rights, denial, excess & other letters that cite policy language, statute & case law.Have been commended for my thorough knowledge & analysis of claims involving liability, value, coverage & other disputes when presenting large exposures to management for strategy & settlement discussion.Investigate & negotiate injury settlements with attorneys, claimants & insureds. Have consistently met closing ratio, expense & cycle time goals. Audit scores are consistently high.Have mediated large value claims. Have reviewed liability cases as an arbitrator for Arbitration Forums.Presented basic insurance concepts to new hires. Developing training plans for bad faith & new litigation hires. Show less