Cathy Kellstrom Email & Phone Number

Hawley, Pennsylvania, United States

Florham Park, Nj / Virtual Office

•Dedicated, reliable professional with corporate, culture, and system expertise throughout BASF North America Region; proven success across units while fostering relationships, building trust and credibility •Achieved performance recognition awards for customer service, communication, entrepreneurial drive, and overall professional initiatives•Provided wide array of support to Site Controllers, Finance Business Managers and Directors, Shared Service Center; key projects included corporate acquisitions, onboarding business to a global system, Global Chart of Account changes, and time reduction process automation•Key liaison for cost center maintenance and service allocations, which included priority and efficient turnaround for acquisitions and divestitures•Provided expertise and guidance pertaining to cost center analysis, allocation methodologies, reporting details, various tables, sustainable solutions, and transactions•Responsible for cost center month-end closing and analytic financial reporting preparation, for senior leaders•Technical and expert knowledge of the budget table feeds into cost center reports. Uploaded and verified budget information for Financial Business Managers•Developed materials, planned, coordinated and conducted training of cost center best practices and presented to corporate accounting professionals •Communicate frequently and cultivated cross-functional partnerships; ensured timely submission and accuracy and distribution of monthly accounting and financial statements •Managed and monitored cost center team mailbox daily; organized responsibilities, allocated resources, provide strategic direction and continued support of team and drove consistency across functions to ensure alignment on goals and team executables•Provide guidance, research and proper accounting solutions for unusual transactions or activity •Provided analytic support and performed accounting responsibilities for cost center reporting details

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting And Business/Management, A

100% Virtual Classroom, using on-line dashboard to post and upload assignments

Certificate, Retailing And Retail Operations