Managed all accounting activities for AC Drives manufacturing company. Scope including financial reporting, reconciliation, and analysis of U.S. and Canadian entities of the Drives Division. Reported to the Director of Finance.Reduced monthly financial statement reporting time by 50% (from 4 days to 2 days), allowing management to react faster to trends and variances.Maximized financial resources by preparing annual budgets and monitoring variances.Improved inventory management by partnering cross-functionally to review and evaluate obsolete and slow-moving inventory.Maintained fixed asset records.Performed detailed account reconciliations and entered adjusting entries and accruals.Managed payroll processing and payroll tax reporting for 130+ employees in U.S. and Canada.

After being downsized from TB Wood's because of an acquisition by Altra Industrial Motion, I worked part-time preparing individual and small business tax returns. I chose to work part-time so I could take five additional accounting classes to expand my accounting knowledge. Classes completed online through University of Phoenix included Financial Accounting, Auditing, and Forensic Accounting.

Managed accounts receivable, accounts payable, credit management, and treasury for a power transmission equipment manufacturing company.Developed and implemented internal controls for expense reporting & purchasing card program.Implemented automated cash receipts posting system, significantly reducing AR personnel's time spent posting daily cash receipts, allowing them to focus on past due collections.Supervised four AR/AP personnel.Sarbanes-Oxley, internal, external, bank, and 401k audits.