Daniel Dufault, Cpa (Inactive) Email & Phone Number

Chaska, Minnesota, United States

Responsible for general ledger processing and preparation of monthly financial statements in accordance with GAAP and SEC requirements. Support quarterly auditor reviews and annual audit and the maintenance of a sound internal control system and the management of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Full ownership of a $30MM Biometric business P&L from an accounting perspective.
• Managed all aspects of monthly accounting close.
• Created internal controls to ensure balance sheet, P & L and billing to the customer were found to be accurate.
• Accounting representative at forecast review meetings to ensure accurate assumptions.
• Continually worked with FP&A to add reporting enhancements to tighten future forecast verses actual variances.
• Required to speak to revenue and COGS variances by product type at monthly financial close meetings.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Cost analyst responsible for the monthly SAP close activities of two flour businesses with annual costs exceeding $395 million. Skilled at researching and explaining all material variances within a very volatile.
• Methodically researched and analyzed data and system processes to identify and correct a reporting error that consumed half of the first five months of profit for the Bakery Flour business.
• Reviewed the implementation of a new global product hierarchy conversion for the flour businesses that added clarity and visibility around volume and profit analysis.
• Selected by the Global Business Services team to be the subject matter expert with respect to this change for our group.
• Trained and mentored coworkers on the proper hierarchy mapping and partnered with stakeholders to obtain their assurance with the results.
• Analyzed and developed a process to evaluate the materiality of intercompany profit residing in our inventory to ensure audit compliance.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provided accurate and timely supply chain logistics monthly reporting for all 8 divisions.
• Managed and tracked inventory to minimize surprises and ensure inventory targets were met.
• Partnered with divisions to add enhancements to monthly reporting to assess inventory targets and determine if production actions need to be taken.
• Drove the implementation of consistent reporting practices of warehouses around the country to identify key drivers of an annual $25 million damage and donate expense.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Execute the SAP export monthly close while providing ad-hoc reporting for the field and various HQ personnel.
• Business Warehouse power user for the International reporting group.
• Trained and instructed coworkers on Business Warehouse reporting.
• Provided customized reports for management to highlight the effectiveness of sales trends of new and existing products in markets around the world.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Used Hyperion to consolidate monthly P&L, B/S & Cash Flow statements. Was the point person for transferring all Corporate balance sheet accounts from the Pillsbury SAP 3.1 ledger to the General Mills 4.6 ledger.
• Assigned 145 accounts across 12 company codes. Substantiated their account balances and identified those under/over valued assets or liabilities that could be written off to goodwill.
• The account balances were collapsed into 2 company codes and transferred to comparable accounts on the acquiring company’s balance sheet.ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Senior Accountant – The Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis Minnesota
• Tax Accountant – Diageo, Plc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Staff Accountant – Harrington, Langer & Associates, CPA’s, St. Paul, Minnesota