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Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Sanford, North Carolina, United States

Cost accounting support for Skid Steer Loader product line and extensive work on discounted cash flows for new product introductions.

Cary, Nc

Consolidation accountant for Building Construction Products division

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

-Bookings and revenue forecasting for CMS business-Monthly presentations with senior leaders of actual results with detailed explanations of variances-Interlock calls with sales and business development to determine pipeline of opportunities-Researching revenue recognition issues

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Month end consolidation and reporting with Fortune 100 Company. Worked on implementation and training of Hyperion Financial Management and training of report writing tool Smartview and Essbase. Other assignments include assisting "Big 4" accounting firm with year end FERC filings and controls testing to meet Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Prior to that worked with a private manufacturing company in Silicon Valley assisting with consolidation and merger activities as well as close process improvement.

Month end close responsibilities including but not limited to:Foreign entity reporting and consolidation( including analysis of monthly information produced by foreign subsidiaries and booking the respective entries),Liaison between external and internal accountant of foreign subs for accounting compliance,Prepared detailed analysis and financial reports for review with Senior VP of Finance as well as organized and prepared financial results to report to parent company,Journal entries encompassing but not limited to intercompany transactions, prepaid amortization, benefit allocations, minority interest calculations, and foreign exchange revaluations, and hedging transactionsPrepared and reviewed balance sheet reconciliationsExtensive work with external auditors to complete annual audit requirementsPrepared annual report for our UK companies to the Company HouseVast knowledge of Sage Accounting software as well as Outlook Soft reporting tool.

Audit Risk and Advisory ServicesAssisted in the restatement of 5 years of client's financials due to incorrect stock option accounting. My work with the client as well as the staff resulted in an award for outstanding achievement.Worked with the KPMG Forensics team to investigate client's stock option accounting treatmentExtensive knowledge of FAS 123R and APB 25Conducted detailed variance analyses of financial statements by performing substantive testwork and determining the reasonableness of key ratiosWorked on a multiple year audit for Company with over $80M in revenue that was planning an IPO. My ability to take on difficult accounting issues resulted in an award for outstanding achievement.Supervised, trained, and delegated tasks to audit staff of 3-4 team members and ensured all procedures and requirements were properly completedExtensive work with revenue recognition, unrecorded liabilities, and prepaid accounting

Assisted in the implementation of SOX 404 by evaluating internal controls, determining risks associated with significant business processes, and proposing improvements by conducting tests on the design and operating effectiveness of controlsCreated entity level controls narrative and testing program

Main clients were SEC registered Real Estate Investment Trust company with over $1.5 billion in assets with an emphasis on impairment analyses for their various properties resulting in a detailed knowledge of FAS 141Assisted in the filing of S-1 for REIT due to a stock offeringAssisted in the implementation of SOX 404 by evaluating client internal controls, determining risks associated with significant business processes, and proposing improvements by conducting tests on the design and operating effectiveness of controlsCompleted one year-end audit and three quarterly audits of public clients as well as four year-end audits for private clientsPrepared full set of financials including cash flow statement for private client with $13 million in revenueCoordinated and actively participated in campus recruiting efforts for full time and intern candidates

Payroll and Corporate AllocationsGeneral Ledger Account ReconciliationsUse of Fidelity Time and Earnings for PayrollExtensive use of People Soft and NvisionAccounts Receivable-cash applicationAssisted in Depreciation of Fixed Assets and Amortization of Prepaid Expenses

Ba, Business Economics With Emphasis In Accounting

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi, Accounting Association

Ba, Business Economics With Emphasis In Accounting