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Hired to assist Controller with close activities and account reconciliation. Training with all desk in department to better understand the ins and out of the credit union business. Daily Balancing, Money Grams, Cash Advances, Journal Entries for Federal Reserve Bank, Cudl loans Check Register Balancing, Cash and Loan Balancing.

Reconicle the Bank Statement to Munis log then to their new ERP system Muni/Tyler for the last year. Verify the the approved appropriate budget for FY 2015-2016 was enter into Munis correctly. Verified down to the Department/Fund level. Other duties as assigned by management. Found which source code was not creating an entry to the 999 account.

Assist with conversion to a new compensation system. Compare production & scorecard reports and analyzed what the differences are and why and resolved any discrepancies. Assist with Reporting. Update goals for new month, production reports and create deposit seasoning report. Assist with Scorecard reporting. Other duties as assigned by manager.

Maintained accountability for consolidating and reporting complex business P&L. Served as the primary liaison between finance and accounting department while ensuring accurate period-end reporting for a $400M business. Tracked SG&A expenses versus plan and prior year. Conducted period close accruals including brokerage, cash discounts, and royalty and trade allowances. Created a pivot table for each broker. Analyzed deductions taken by vendor, price differences and any and all unexpected differences.Partnered with Accounting and Essbase team to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial results.Managed $4M marketing fund for a licensed brand.Developed accurate and reliable financial reports that aided in business decision-making.

Charged with accountability for general ledger activity for backstage operations and outside sales. Compiled information from 20 manufacturing plants to verify and reconcile purchase card data to bank statements. Assembled relevant data to produce Lawson query reports. Served as the liaison between PeopleSoft and Lawson in payroll support for the Supply Manufacturing Plants. Researched and reconciled balance sheet accounts, inter-company, taxes, and licenses as well as cleared reconciling items. Capital budget tracking, depreciation expense and transaction analysis. Analyzed actual vs plan and identified the main drivers.Utilized expertise in Essbase, Access, Excel, and QMF to produce clear, concise, and user-friendly reports for multiple departments and senior management. Led efforts to verify P&L, Balance Sheet Reports, and Total Earned as well as 4-week expenses for 10 separate departments.Played a key role in all aspects of month-end close activity including journal entries and accruals. Created several queries for depreciation expense, which enabled the cost accounting group to better understand fluctuations in depreciation for the manufacturing plants.

Partnered with key decision makers at several plants as well as clients to gather information and resolve claims. Collaborated with Accounts Payable to verify and ensure accuracy of customer charge backs. Utilized MS Access to enter data and produce MS Excel spreadsheets for reports. Reviewed accounts to clear 90% of miscellaneous cash.