Cherie L. Wegert-Berry, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Lawrenceville, Georgia, Us

➢ Responsible for oversight and accountability for all aspects of accounting, including revenue recognition, job costing and profitability analysis.➢ Responsible for management and administration of the Treasury, Compliance and HR functions. ➢ Ensures proper revenue recognition. Strong handle on ASC 606 and track record of implementing complex revenue recognition models.➢ Prepare timely, complete and accurate information, metrics and reporting analysis for Management Team.➢ Responsible for preparation of annual operational budget and forecasting process, measuring the Company’s performance against internal and external benchmarks, evaluating trends and analysis of variances.➢Provides leadership to accounting team through effective objective setting, mentoring, delegation, and communication.➢ Liaison for Accounting and Finance with the Operations, Safety and Executive Management Team.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

➢ Responsible for oversight and accountability for all aspects of accounting: revenue recognition, payroll, cash management and treasury, equity accounting, purchase accounting, tax compliance and the month-end close process.➢ Directed, coordinated, maintained and controlled the company’s accounting and financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP as well as with corporate policies and procedures.➢ Assessed, implemented and monitored all internal control practices including accuracy of system reports used for financial reporting and direct department policies and procedures. ➢ Prepare, maintain and report internal and external monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and analysis to Management, Board and private equity group, ensuring reports were timely, accurate and in accordance with GAAP, lender and private equity group requirements.➢ Ensured proper revenue recognition under ASC 606.➢ Prepared timely, complete and accurate information, metrics and reporting analysis for management, lenders and investors.➢ Coordinated quarterly reviews and annual audit with external auditors, lenders and private equity group.➢ Supported FP&A related activities and assisted in the preparation of operational budget and forecasting process, measuring the Company’s performance against internal and external benchmarks, evaluating trends and analysis of variances.➢Responsible for compliance with local, state and federal tax requirements and tax filings working with external advisors.➢ Provided leadership to accounting team through effective objective setting, mentoring, delegation, and communication.➢ Liaison for Accounting and Finance with the Operations, Sales and M&A Teams.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Stone Mountain, Georgia, Us

➢ Provided oversight and management to ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year- end close, completion of reconciliations and compliance with all accounting and reporting requirements.➢ Successfully converted the month-end close process from two weeks to one week, including implementation of new automated month-end close software.➢ Analyzed financial records to forecast future financial position and budget requirements, and instrumental in preparation of annual budget and monthly rolling forecast.➢ Conduct P&L reviews with each of the 14 Divisions, including review of budget to actual variances on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, and report same to Finance Director, General Manager and Corporate.➢ ➢ Collaborate with the Finance Director, Corporate and internal and external auditors to ensure internal controls are operating effectively.➢ Ensure clean and timely year-end audits.➢ Develop and implement new procedures and features to enhance workflow of the department.➢ Provide leadership, training and mentoring to new and existing staff.

Lending my diverse experience in accounting, auditing, financial reporting, SEC filings and financial analysis to clients in a variety of industries. Providing expertise on a real-time basis to ensure integrity of results and reporting. Contract SOX consultant assisting companies in providing and defining specific processes and procedures for compliance audits, assessing risk, inspecting and policing conduct and quality control, and enforcing compliance with the specific mandates of the PCAOB. Engagements included Controller, Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting Manager, Manager of SOC Reporting, SOX Financial Control Auditor, FP&A Analyst and Senior Internal Audit Manager.

* Managed, conducted and supervised/mentored teams of up to 4 accountants in performing audits in the international manufacturing, construction, non-profit, homeowners association and retail industries.* Assisted clients with their due diligence procedures related to potential acquisitions.* Provided consulting services to clients on technical accounting and legal issues, including drafting white papers documenting same.

* Managed, conducted and supervised/mentored teams of up to 2 accountants in performing audits of clients in the real estate investment and development, international manufacturing and major casualty insurance claims management and risk assessment industries.* Liaison between international manufacturing client and the Georgia Department of Revenue in connection with multi-year sales and use tax audit resulting in a $60,000 refund to the client.* Assisted an insurance client with due diligence procedures related to the sale of the company to private equity investors.* Instrumental in assisting international manufacturing clients with converting their US GAAP based financial statements to the Swiss parent company’s IFRS accounting standards.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

* Managed, conducted and supervised/mentored teams of accountants in performing audits in the construction, information technology, international manufacturing, non-profit and real estate industries.* Designed, implemented and managed SOC 1 and SOC 2 audits of third party administrators.* Provided interim controllership services to several businesses. As Controller, responsible for accounting operations of the company, including month-end close and monthly reconciliations, monthly financial reporting to management and board, AR, AP, investments, payroll, posting of journal entries and maintenance of the chart of accounts.* Spearheaded, developed and conducted Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance procedures for public companies in compliance with PCAOB standards.

* Designed, prepared and implemented an entire Internal Audit Department, including designing internal financial and compliance audit programs for a holding company and three subsidiaries, including a publicly held financial institution.* Instrumental in equipping the bank to implement an insurance sales division, including meeting with the State of Georgia Insurance Commissioner and legal counsel to ensure all regulatory and statutory requirements were in place.* Examined and analyzed all facets of the books and records for the Company and its subsidiaries for propriety and adherence to U.S. GAAP, FDIC and FRB regulations.* Conducted a continuous, systematic review of the loan portfolio based on parameters set annually by the Board of Directors.* Reviewed and assisted in preparation of various SEC documents such as 10-Ks, 10-Qs and 8-Ks.

* Managed, conducted and supervised/mentored teams of accountants in performing audits in the manufacturing, agribusiness and banking and financial services industries.* Prepared and reviewed various SEC documents such as 10-Ks, 10Qs, 8Ks and S-4 Registration Statements.* Provided consulting services to financial institution clients concerning proposed acquisitions.