Barbara Headrick Email & Phone Number

Duluth, Georgia

International company headquarted in Prato Sesia Italy, specializing in manufacturing packaging equipment for the bakery and confectionery snack food industry. I manage the North American operations from our US office in Atlanta, GA reporting directly to the President and CFO in Italy with financial reporting and cost controls for the NA division. Produce quarterly financial packages and monthly forecasts. Control foreign transactions and act as the company liaison between Italy and the US.

Controller*Manage all aspects of accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, ADP payroll processing, month end accruals and closing entries*Prepared financial statements which included: Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Expense Detail*Developed Accounts Receivable efforts which resulted in a 59% decrease in aged receivables and increased cash flow by 34%*Billing code setup and maintenance*Contract management

Headed the successful integration of Southeastern Wholesale Nursery to Skinner Nurseries in May 2005. Reconciled and produced complete backup of every asset and liability account. Supplied a 3 year audit trail of all financial activity. Transferred all rental and vehicle contracts and leases, transferred vehicle titles. Assisted the IT department in merging the databases. Closed all bank accounts and insurance policies. Liaison between the staff and HR department. Completed all final… Show more Headed the successful integration of Southeastern Wholesale Nursery to Skinner Nurseries in May 2005. Reconciled and produced complete backup of every asset and liability account. Supplied a 3 year audit trail of all financial activity. Transferred all rental and vehicle contracts and leases, transferred vehicle titles. Assisted the IT department in merging the databases. Closed all bank accounts and insurance policies. Liaison between the staff and HR department. Completed all final payroll processesPrepared financial statements for 7 distribution centers in Georgia and South Carolina which included: Key Indicators, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow and Expense DetailFiled Sales Tax returns for Georgia and South CarolinaSupervised quarterly physical inventories and assisted with variance reconciliations Assisted distribution centers with monthly forecasting and year-end budgetingTrained staff on computer software and standard operating proceduresDeveloped and implemented monthly tracking reports for inventory, sales and profitsRestructured closing processes which resulted in a 50% reduction of month-end closing time Show less

Southeastern Wholesale Nursery $15M in revenue in 2005Managed the Accounts Payable for 4 distribution centers and the corporate officePrepared financial statements for 4 distribution centers which included: Balance Sheet, Income statement and Expense DetailReconciled asset and liability accountsAutomated journal entriesReconciled month and year end accountsManaged HR functions including ADP payroll processing - converted from Paychex, group health insurance, liability… Show more Southeastern Wholesale Nursery $15M in revenue in 2005Managed the Accounts Payable for 4 distribution centers and the corporate officePrepared financial statements for 4 distribution centers which included: Balance Sheet, Income statement and Expense DetailReconciled asset and liability accountsAutomated journal entriesReconciled month and year end accountsManaged HR functions including ADP payroll processing - converted from Paychex, group health insurance, liability, vehicle and workers comp insurance. Preliminary interviewing for all office personnelManaged branch and corporate level AR collectionsManaged 5 office managers and the AR managerConducted a pricing analysis which resulted in a 5% increase in gross margin in the Atlanta marketNegotiated vendor terms and discounts which resulted in an increase of cash flow Show less

A CPA firm with 3 CPA's and 2 staff accountants. Client base consisted of 85 businesses with revenues between $5M and $25M.; Prepared individual State and Federal income tax returnsClient write-ups including bank reconciliations, check coding and cash depositsFront deskManaged the office for the Baldwin county MLS group

A manufacturing plant that refined precious metals. Revenues in excess of $5M.; Prepared financial statements which included Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow and Expense DetailReconciled cash and bank accountsGenerated and received purchase ordersInvoiced customer billingProcessed payroll through Paychex