Finance and accounting leader combining cross functional capability in managing financial reporting, GAAP, and human resources.• Oversaw accounting operations for gross, month end, quarter, and yearly closings• Created and implemented policies and procedures to ensure better efficiency• Approved and processed all outgoing payments within accounts payable • Guided purchasing department to implement cost reduction efforts• Managed and developed a team of employees• Directed company-wide, multi-state payroll operations for employees across various departments • Oversaw employment verification procedures • Oversaw proper handling of confidential personnel information • Collaborated daily with cross-functional department managers and c-level management to share best practices and determine quality investments• Researched and implemented forecasting tools to control revenue and expense streams• Acted as the financial point of contact for clients while maintaining positive, professional and mutually profitable relationships

Researched and presented investment strategies. Developed and executed retirement planning. Implemented risk management and tax planning strategies.• Aggressively and accurately estimated potential job bids to maximize profit • Developed weekly status updates and detailed job reports to executive management• Coordinated and scheduled specific shipments in a timely manner• Managed inventory to elevate product, pricing and ordering economics• Simultaneously managed multiple production projects to ensure correlation of estimated bids• Collaborated daily with the press and finishing departments to optimize efficiency of production

A paid internship where I assisted with management and client reporting, spreadsheet analysis, forecasting and budgeting.• Produced forecasted quarterly and year-end analysis reports• Analyzed profit variance of individual clients• Evaluated and optimized profit of new business clients and clients at risk• Organized sales of reporting regions• Organized individual markets to assess financial variance• Collected, organized, and developed monthly template submissions from reporting regions