Supported general accounting departmentBooked journals for bonus, discretionary profit sharing, T&E accruals, prepaid maintenance, relocation expenses, etcBooked payments for bonus, discretionary profit sharing quarterlyBuilt reports for HFM reporting systemHelped to transition from Hyperion system to HFM reportingCompleted month end activities for headcountProvided month end analysis for accrued wages, severance, prepaid maintenance, miscellaneous accounts, bonus, discretionary profit sharing, headcountProvided quarterly analysis for auditors Helped with year end closeProvided department operating proceduresWorked on Kiosk projectPrepared budget and forecasts for headcount, bonus and discretionary profit sharing

● Supported manufacturing sites in Puerto Rico and supported external manufacturing virtual sites in the United States and Puerto Rico● Prepared productivity analysis for external manufacturing and manufacturing sites during budget season● Closely worked with site finance to develop budget standard costs during budget season and reduce variances for the budget year● Closely worked with planning and procurement groups to determine components used in calculating standard costs during the budget season● Completed costing activities in SAP as they were requested● Prepared monthly variance analysis of actual costs versus the standard costs created at budget for external manufacturing and manufacturing clients● Prepared quarterly forecast for external manufacturing to deliver to client● Closely worked with other groups to reconcile monthly cost changes between general ledger and SAP● Helped standardize group practices by providing department operating procedures

● Contractor at Merck ● Provided costing support to the Americas Costing COE group● Set standard price for new materials in SAP● Uploaded new materials to the local repository (Citrix application) ● Worked with JD Edwards software to assist in daily activities

● Prepared individual tax returns● Prepared and filed business property listings● Updated client’s fixed assets● Viewed reports in Quickbooks ● Reconciled corporations bank statements with books ● Prepared corporate and partnership tax returns with Caseware and CCH Prosystems

● Prepared individual tax returns● Prepared and filed business property listings● Updated client’s fixed assets

Major duties included filing, working in Quickbooks to enter data (everything from timesheets to terminating employees to new employees), finding and correcting payroll errors for trainees, submitting Medicaid CAP billing online. Also, calculated mileage reimbursements, researched open A/R balances, contacted customers to pursue resolution, and filed new hire information with the North Carolina Employment Security Commission.