Participated in month-end close, financial reporting, and budgeting activities using Deltek/Costpoint software. Also supervised Accounts Payable operations, ensuring timely payment of vendor invoices and expense vouchers, and maintaining accurate records and adherence to Company travel and expense policy. Other duties included intercompany account reconciliation and expense analysis, development of labor rates for government contract proposals, Accounts Payable activity analysis, and assisting with internal, external, and governmental audits.

Responsibilities include supervision and coordination of all Accounting functions including Accounts Payable, Month-end close, Issuance of internal and external monthly financial statements under both private equity and public (Sarbanes Oxley) platforms (using Great Plains software), preparation of monthly sales tax returns, inter-company accounting, cash management/reconciliation, balance sheet management and account reconciliation, inventory related items, and royalty management. Other duties included assisting with annual and quarterly budgets and forecasts, due diligence activities, and managing annual audits

Responsibilities included preparation and analysis of subscriber counts and renewal data for Oakstone’s four publishing companies, prepared annual budgets, and assisted with month-end close duties

Responsibilities include supervision and coordination of all aspects of Accounting and Finance (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Cost Accounting), issuing monthly financial statements, preparing the annual budget, and managing certain legal matters. Special projects have included business start-up activities such as setting up banking relationships, coordinating activities related to issuance of Industrial Revenue bonds for Company financing, and organizing and implementing an Accounting system of departmental responsibility for establishment of standard costing

Responsibilities include supervising 2 professional and 3 clerical personnel through all aspects of the accounting function (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll), issuing monthly Financial Statements and Budget Analyses, establishing standard inventory costing, coordinating the yearly Financial Audit, and assisting the VP-Chief Financial Officer with the Annual Budget. Special projects have included business start-up activities such as: setting up banking relationships; evaluating and selecting required forms of insurance; selecting and implementing a new payroll system (Abra ); selecting, designing, and implementing a new Financial/ERP package (Baan IV). Other special projects have included assisting the VP-Chief Financial Officer with various projects such as cash flow projections and product-line profitability analyses

Responsibilities included standard cost development and analysis (in an AS/400 environment) for new and existing products, inventory control, Corporate budget development, and cash flow analysis for manufacturing facilities in West Point, MS, Ogden, UT, and Kansas City, MO. Other duties include assistance in the collection of Accounts Receivable and special projects as assigned by the President and Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities included working closely with Marketing and Engineering in the development and analysis of standard costs for new and existing toys and bikes manufactured in the Olney, Ill. facility. Other duties included Corporate budget development for all Roadmaster facilities as well as other duties assigned by Management

Responsibilities included accounting for the manufacture of food and beverage products at facilities in the United Kingdom and Marshall, MN; preparing and analyzing manufacturing cost statements and profit and loss statements in a Microsoft Excel environment. Other duties included accounting for the fabrication operation and intercompany charges from the Salina, KS facility

Responsibilities included accounting for cottonseed processing facilities and gins throughout Texas; preparing commodity inventory and position reconciliation’s for each facility; and compiling profit and loss statements for each facility. Other duties included similar accounting responsibilities for all Colombian Peanut Corp. facilities in Georgia

Responsibilities included accounting for the purchase, sale, and inventory of ADM by-products loaded on barges and sold by vessel to overseas customers; preparation of profit and loss statements, and reporting these figures to management.

Responsibilities included assisting in maintaining general ledgers for production facilities in Decatur and Bushnell, IL; preparing inventory and commodity position reconciliations; and assisting in the development and analysis of profit and loss statements for various cost centers within the Division

Conducted audits of corporate headquarters, processing plants, and storage facilities throughout the U.S., Canada, and England. Responsibilities included documentation and evaluation of systems of internal controls, development and implementation of audit procedures, and preparation of formal written reports to Management. Other duties included supervising, training, and evaluating audit staff members as well as performing special projects at the request of Management. Promoted to Senior Auditor May 1988