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Howe, Tx, Us

Texas, United States

Manage month end close process for Accounts Payableo Review open Purchase Orders to determine monthly accrual amount by vendoro Meet monthly with business owners to discover any unknown expenseso Partner with FP&A to ensure budget accuracyo Create monthly AP Accrual journal entry ~$5M per montho Review monthly IS and BS variances and provide explanations to managementReconcile GL deposit accountso Provide monthly reconciliation documentation of deposit… Show more Manage month end close process for Accounts Payableo Review open Purchase Orders to determine monthly accrual amount by vendoro Meet monthly with business owners to discover any unknown expenseso Partner with FP&A to ensure budget accuracyo Create monthly AP Accrual journal entry ~$5M per montho Review monthly IS and BS variances and provide explanations to managementReconcile GL deposit accountso Provide monthly reconciliation documentation of deposit accountso Research any unknown items or differenceso Create Journal Entries if needed Manage Fixed Asset financial processing and reconciliationo Process monthly additions, ensuring all new assets meet FA criteria and usage lifeo Process monthly disposals and making sure documentation exists for reason for disposalo Run Depreciation processo Reconcile all Fixed Assets accounts monthlyo Provide Fixed Asset reporting to management and other internal partners. Review and Approve vendor billso Ensure vendor bill matches POo Review all data shown on vendor bill for accuracyo Research any differences and escalate vendor issueso Work with internal parties and/or vendors to resolve any inaccuracies found Review T&E Expense reportso Review to ensure submitted expenses are within company policy thresholds Provide 1099 reporting annually Manage a team of 2 Senior AP Accountants Show less

The Colony, Texas

Manage end-to-end Solid Waste accounting processes for major retail and industrial clients. Responsibilities include Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Monthly and ad-hoc client reporting, Month-end close processes, P&L review and analysis, payment application and AR Aging. Manage 7 FTEs.

Frisco, Tx

Manage end-to-end Solid Waste accounting aspects of major retail clients. Responsibilities include Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Monthly and ad-hoc client reporting, Month-end close processes, P&L review and analysis, payment application and AR Aging.

Primary financial liaison for .merchandise team, including buyers and planners.Oversee monthly internal Profit and Analysis Reporting process for the Catalog and Internet business.Create and analyze Actual vs Budget vs LY reporting and other Adhoc reporting as necessary.Managed one direct report employee.Process Journal Entries and perform Account Reconciliations.Work with Systems team to automate reoccurring monthly manual entries.Create various ad hoc merchandise… Show more Primary financial liaison for .merchandise team, including buyers and planners.Oversee monthly internal Profit and Analysis Reporting process for the Catalog and Internet business.Create and analyze Actual vs Budget vs LY reporting and other Adhoc reporting as necessary.Managed one direct report employee.Process Journal Entries and perform Account Reconciliations.Work with Systems team to automate reoccurring monthly manual entries.Create various ad hoc merchandise finance reports using Ledger data.Query General Ledger and process Journal Entries as needed during month and year end close.Develop and maintain financial reports for buying team, providing them with P/L information down to Operating Profit.Train buying teams on how to read and understand all lines of monthly P/L reports.Accounting Specialist – Merchandise Finance (2006 – April 2008)Primary financial liaison for retail buying team, providing buyers and planners with information on all financial and accounting activity.Support retail merchandise divisions by monitoring key financial metrics and providing guidance in areas of opportunity. Analyzed budget vs actual reports, providing monthly explanations on budget variances to budget coordinator.Developed adhoc Defective Merchandise reporting by using various querying tools.Coordinated effort to enhance the online Defective Merchandise report, ensuring that this report could pull information from both the legacy A/P system, as well as the newly installed Oracle A/P system. Show less

Responsible for analyzing proposed accounting changes and developing automated and manual test plans and scripts, performing end to end regression and enhancement testing, and supporting the end user post implementation. Lead a global effort to standardize and automate test plans and scripts from five sites for the annual release of Invest One, resulting in a streamlined approach to testing which enabled sharing of responsibilities thus reducing overall costs. Converted manual test… Show more Responsible for analyzing proposed accounting changes and developing automated and manual test plans and scripts, performing end to end regression and enhancement testing, and supporting the end user post implementation. Lead a global effort to standardize and automate test plans and scripts from five sites for the annual release of Invest One, resulting in a streamlined approach to testing which enabled sharing of responsibilities thus reducing overall costs. Converted manual test scripts for regression testing to the automated testing software, WinRunner, resulting in greater coverage of testing and reduction of post implementation errors.Analyzed design documentation from third party software vendor for new enhancements to accounting system.Research and understand differences found in testing, analyze results and communicate any potential accounting department impacts and solutions.Interface with business, technology personnel and third party software vendors to solution fixes to items discovered during testing.Develop and deliver training and post implementation support to end users of the accounting system.Implemented new currency contract processing and other transaction-based processes that increased the efficiency of the accounting department by eliminating redundant manual entry.Headed implementation of the International Accounting Standard software module resulting in timely and accurate delivery of new financial statements to our global clients. Show less

Vantix Logistics - division of AmeriServe Food Distribution; Responsible for the timely and accurate processing of freight invoices. Duties included ensuring freight invoice matched to Purchase Order and correct carrier was assigned to PO in JDEdwards and various other systems. Manage freight systems and procedures to ensure timely and accurate payment of freight invoices.Coordinate weekly billing to customers by generating bills in three different systems; ensure integrity of Third… Show more Vantix Logistics - division of AmeriServe Food Distribution; Responsible for the timely and accurate processing of freight invoices. Duties included ensuring freight invoice matched to Purchase Order and correct carrier was assigned to PO in JDEdwards and various other systems. Manage freight systems and procedures to ensure timely and accurate payment of freight invoices.Coordinate weekly billing to customers by generating bills in three different systems; ensure integrity of Third Party Billing.Assist in period closing activities by generating and researching freight accruals, reconciling Sales Journal to General Ledger and reconciling freight receivables.Provide customer service by responding to customer inquiries in a timely manner. Show less