Senior Accountant-Columbus DispatchResponsible for general accounting and general ledger duties in the finance department located at the divisions printing facility.• Prepare and publish monthly financial statements including divisional profit and loss statements• Responsible for maintaining and forecasting inventory position during fiscal period and month end close• Prepare and post monthly closing journal entries• Calculate and maintain monthly sales commission & bonus worksheets• Reconcile assigned general ledger accounts• Submit and approve AP invoices in online portal• Responsible for the accounting of assigned production & distribution supplies• Weekly reconciliation of press activity reports• Produced ad hoc analysis, reports, forecasts, and schedules

Division Controller/Business Manager-Consumer News Services Directed and oversaw the Ledger, AP processing, and day to day operating functions for a multifaceted printing and publishing group and distribution service group. Supervised a staff accountant in the daily operation of the division and reported directly to the division publisher. • Produced, posted, and reviewed month end closing processes for the divisions• Managed two division’s accounts payable items, coded, submitted and approved invoices, check requests, and expenses reports, reviewed vendor reconciliations, and performed liaison duties with vendor setup• Responsible for managing and processing bi-weekly carrier payments runs. Duties included running calculation software, printing remittance documents, and submitting the payment information to corporate for check and ACH processing• Calculated monthly sales commissions for sales force. Duties included data accumulation and maintaining each salesperson’s calculation tabs• Performed monthly forecasting tasks in coordination with the group publisher• Responsible for accumulation the division’s annual budget files and templates • Maintained and counted inventoriable production and distribution items on a weekly/monthly basis• Generated and mailed weekly distribution invoices for customer base• Ad-hoc reporting for corporate controller, publisher, and sales manager

Division Controller Directed and oversaw the AP, AR, Ledger, Inventory valuation, Order Entry, and Circulation Accounting functions for a local printing and publishing division. Supervised a staff of six accounting team members in the daily operation of the group and reported directly to the division publisher. • Responsible for Columbus division month end closing processes including journal entry creation, posting, and reconciliation processes. Duties also included monthly inventory calculations, financial statement production and review with publisher and corporate executive staff • Managed Accounts Payable Department, processed all company vouchers and bill paying activities, reviewed vendor reconciliations, examined submitted expense reports, submitted cash requirements information, processed weekly check runs, and produced daily cash position reports • Managed Accounts Receivable and Credit Department, accountable for all invoiced collections, prescribed/managed customer credit limits, produced monthly invoices/statements, and resolved customer services issues• Managed order entry personnel, who were responsible for all retail advertising order entry• Coordinated daily bank deposits and reviewed monthly balance sheet reconciliation process• Performed sales and CAT tax filings

Corporate Controller 2006 to 2009Directed and oversaw the AP, AR, and Sales Audit functions for a $120 million technology product distribution and service company. Supervised a staff of eight accounting team members in the daily operation of the company and reported directly to the company’s CFO. • Manager of Accounts Payable Department, processed all company vouchers and bill paying activities, reviewed vendor reconciliations, examined submitted expense reports, and produced daily cash position reports• Manager of Accounts Receivable and Credit Department, accountable for all invoiced collections, prescribed/managed customer credit limits, and solved customer services issues• Manager of Sales Audit/Billing Department, oversaw sales order approval, audited customer purchase orders, administered daily and monthly billings, created inventory part numbers, and implemented customer and product pricing• Coordinated bank and sales tax audits on an as-needed basis• Created and maintained weekly and monthly sales margin and AR reports

Coordinated and reported the divisional financial performances for the Company’s domestic and Canadian business operations. Supervised a staff of three and reported directly to the company’s CFO.• Prepared and published monthly financial statements including the balance sheet and divisional profit and loss statements• Reconciled general ledger accounts• Coordinated yearly financial statement audits and reviews• Produced ad hoc analysis and schedules• Conducted monthly sales tax filing and reconciliations• Supervised accounts payable department