Cheryl Sutherland Email & Phone Number

Norman, Oklahoma, Us

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

• Partner with the owners to manage the office, payroll, the Accounting department, and perform Human Resource responsibilities.• Manage a staff of 2 in Accounts Payable and Project Accounting.• Consolidate financial statements with analysis, planning, and budgeting.• Reconcile bank statements, WIP, and prepare all account reconciliations on a monthly basis.• Assist with Purchasing and maintain depreciation and debt amortization schedules.• Submit the weekly, monthly, and annual state taxes, federal taxes, payroll taxes, and unemployment reporting.• Assure all state and federal deadlines are met and prepare the annual W-2’s, 1099’s 940’s, 941’s, and W-3’s.• Assist in tax strategies, insurance analysis, and Treasury Management.• Process the weekly, monthly, and bonus payrolls.• Report on the financial health of the company and make recommendations for the future.

St. Charles, Il, Us

• Full-Time Permanent Position• Managed a staff of 2 in Accounts Payable/Payroll and Accounts Receivable/Project Accounting.• Consolidated financial statements with analysis, planning, and budgeting.• Reconciled bank statements, WIP, and prepare all account reconciliations on a monthly basis.• Created and maintained the Fixed Asset depreciation schedule for planning and analysis along with managing the Equipment Module in Sage.• Submitted the weekly, monthly, and annual state taxes, federal taxes, payroll taxes, and unemployment reporting.• Prepared the annual W-2’s, 1099’s and W-3’s and submit them online.• Processed Change Orders and customer billing with AIA G702 and G703 forms.• Submitted Certified Payroll using WH-341 forms, LCP Tracker, Capture, and GPTS systems.• Reconciled and processed the monthly union reports to the branches including the Local 150 and 225.• Created a new company in Sage 100 along with the accounts, financials, and reporting requirements.• Allocated the General Liability and Workman’s Compensation insurances according to payroll recorded for each project.• Supported the President and VP Operations with special projects and workflow process improvements.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Us

• Full-Time Permanent Position• Manage a staff of 10 in Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll.• Consolidate financial statements for all entities with analysis, trending, correlations, planning, and forecasting.• Review and approve weekly A/P check run, facilitate 1099 process, and review coding for accuracy.• Review payroll for 6 companies and 10 different groups that are weekly and bi-weekly. Backup for payroll processing for all entities.• Review 941’s, W-2’s, union reports, accruals, and related payments.• Review and approve all new hires, rate increases, retro payments, and terminations.• Prepare monthly ECP and IDES submissions online.• Prepare and submit the weekly and bi-weekly 401K submissions to Fidelity.• Review weekly billing, sales tax rates, and finance charges.• Approve customer credit and special credit arrangements.• Determine and implement department policies, procedures, segregation of duties, cross training, and controls.

Collegno, Turin, It

• Full-Time Permanent Position• Managed a staff of 10 in Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, IT, Human Resources, Travel, Internet Sales, and Machine Procurement.• Prepared the 2016 Budget and submitted it to Italy where it was reviewed and approved.• Reconciled Financial statements for US, Canada, and Mexico• Reconciled Bank Statements for US, Canada, and Mexico• Reconciled Intercompany transactions with US, Finland, Italy, UK, Canada, and Mexico.• Converted internal financials from USD to EUR for reporting to parent in Italy.• Utilized HFM Oracle Performance Management system for corporate budget and financial reporting.• Managed and reconciled WIP and COS in a project based system for sales of machines, parts, service, and software applications.• Prepared and submitted state sales tax returns for more than 10 states.• Implemented a travel policy with limits which saved the company over $1,000 a month.

Elgin, Il, Us

• Managed a staff of 13 who are responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Labor, Expense Reports, the Corporate American Express card, and the GE Fleet program.• Implemented a “No PO No Work” policy and communicated it to the vendors and Operations to prevent them from working on sites without a PO.• Upgraded labor from a manual Excel process to a system called Replicon where all timesheets are logged, coded to job cards, approved by Project Managers, and uploaded into Great Plains. This system also includes expense submittal.• Upgraded Fixed Assets from a manual Excel process to a module within the Accounting system where the assets are imported from the Accounts Payable module and the monthly depreciation journal entry is automatically generated and posted.• Upgraded American Express from a manual Excel process to SharePoint where all users can log in and code their own charges, upload receipts, and managers can approve them for an audit trail.• Upgraded PO Processing from a manual Excel process to the Ariett PO processing software where PO’s have an approval process, audit process, and they are automatically imported into the Great Plains accounting system.• Upgraded payroll from Stratex which was a payroll only processing module to ADP where candidates can submit their resumes to open positions, managers can review and approve them, set up interviews in addition to an automated employee review system, a health care benefit audit system, and a payroll processing system.• Created Financial Statements and reporting in Great Plains, FRX, and Wennsoft which assisted management to make decisions, close locations, and convert a loss in 2011 to a profit in 2012.• Created and reviewed all journal entries, account reconciliations, and overhead accounts to ensure standards are met.• Managed the entire Due Diligence Audit for the Nokia sale in 2014 which covered January 2011 – August 2014 and no changes were made or errors were found.

Downers Grove, Il, Us

• Full-Time Permanent Position• Managed and developed a staff of 8 in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, and Billing.• Managed the general ledger and ensured that all appropriate accounting entries have been made in a timely and accurate manner. Included the monthly and the quarterly close. • Analyzed all accounts to explain and identify business reasons for variances to senior management.• Managed the receivables functions including billing, collections, credit decisions, cash receipts, and reconciliations.• Managed the disbursement functions including accounts payable, purchase orders, expense reports, and cash control.• Processed billing for large complex accounts, government contracts, and E-rate billing for Chicago Public Schools.• Supported the quarterly audit and corporate reporting requirements including corporate income tax compliance.

• Managed and developed a staff of 11 in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll.• Responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and year end accounting close including account reconciliations, general ledger journal entries, intercompany transactions, and financial statement analysis to identify and explain variances to the Controller and President.• Prepared internal financial statements using FRX and converted them into departmentalized Hyperion statements for Ticketmaster.• Also prepared other monthly, quarterly, and annual Hyperion reports for Ticketmaster to explain account fluctuations.• Worked directly with CBIZ in order to automate daily cash reconciliations and the positive pay process in Great Plains which reduced the amount of time to reconcile cash from 4 to 2 hours.• Implemented a 4 day close schedule from a previous 15 day close deadline by creating pivot tables to monitor accounts payable for accrual purposes, reconciling the bank accounts daily, recording depreciation and amortization prior to month-end, organizing pre-close meetings with department managers, and sending out reminder notifications throughout the company.• Coordinated the annual and SOX audit with Ernst & Young, prepared all audit lead schedules, and explained variances.• Assisted with the annual and quarterly budget and forecast preparation and analysis.• Managed the daily cash position, cash reporting to management, fixed assets, and internal software capitalization.• Processed the monthly sales tax return for Chicago ticket sales, wire transfers, ACH’s, the positive pay file, and ADP payroll.

• Managed and developed a staff of 6 in Accounts Payable and Payroll.• Responsible for coordinating and auditing the monthly and year end close activity for the entire accounting department.• Coordinated with Human Resources and processed the payroll through Paychex, the 401k, and Section 125 plans.• Prepared monthly account reconciliations, created supporting documentation for balance sheet accounts, posted general ledger journal entries, deferrals for credit card revenue, and accounts payable accruals.• Managed the daily cash flow, approved all disbursements, and reconciled up to 15 bank accounts including two located in Canada.• Reviewed all accounts payable invoices to assure proper general ledger coding, management approvals, and accounting treatment.• Worked with vendors to collect on any debit balances caused by credit memo’s or return authorizations.• Coordinated the annual and inventory audit with Lerman, Boudart & Associates, prepared lead schedules, and explained variances.

• Managed and developed a staff of 13 in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Order Processing, and Receptionists.• Processed the company’s payroll using ADP.• Established all new customers with terms and limits.• Reviewed all existing customers periodically and changed terms and limits at my discretion.• Approved all orders and work orders while communicating with a sales force of 20+ professionals.• Processed journal entries, accruals, wires transfers, ACH’s, daily cash deposits, and line of credit transactions.• Represented the company at NACM credit management conferences in locations such as Mexico, Las Vegas, and San Francisco.• Traveled with the President and sales managers to meet customers for credit and customer relations.• Coordinated the annual audit with external and bank auditors.• Other titles: Credit Manager, Accounts Receivable Manager, and Accounts Payable Manager.

Education record

Bachelor Of Accounting