Denise Sutter Email & Phone Number

Wisconsin, United States

Tampa, Florida, Us

*Responsible for all operational accounting functions including monthly and quarterly rolling forecasts, analysis of costs, revenues and earnings results*Develop and drive divisional financial goals, implement changes to improve profitability and return on capital *Participate as an active member of the plant leadership team, including capacity planning and scheduling*Maintain and manage internal control procedures to insure Sarbanes Oxley compliance*Manage month end close processes and divisional financial reporting *Lead development of annual operating budget; assist cost center owners with budget development and performance to budget *Serve as financial resource for strategic planning activity and capital investment

*Responsible for financial support and direction in the areas of A/R, A/P, G/L; managed staff of 11*Restructured credit function and revised credit policies and procedures, resulting in $1.8m reduction in bad debt expense in the first year. *Automated cash receipts and cash application processes, resulting in faster, more consistent application of incoming cash*Led A/R side of JD Edwards One World/PeopleSoft ERP system implementation-- including business process redesign, documentation, user training, and data conversion. Served as liaison between systems users and I/T on ERP issues.*Project lead for financials portion of data warehouse implementation

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

*Responsible for management of divisional trade receivables and all revenue related accounting functions; manage staff of 17 employees*Provide expertise on legacy system and various functional systems; monitor data structure control including reference tables, rules maintenance, and user security *Serve as liaison between finance and multiple sales offices and customer base on financial and systems issues*Led the evaluation and implementation of customer requests and requirements as well as business process changes, including project coordination and systems modifications*Operational analysis and process improvement for all inputs into the revenue stream, including working closely with plant management and field accounting personnel*Supervise the divisional reporting processes, coordination of month-end closes of all sales revenue and freight payables processes*Insure integrity of inventory balances and valuations for multiple production facilities; conduct physical inventories of plant and offsite storage locations*Maintain integrity of divisional balance sheet accounts and inter-company activity*Assist with the design, testing, and implementation of new and existing financial, sales, and operational systems throughout the company. Provide training, documentation and support for systems users*Sales analysis and customer profitability analysis

Mba, Finance

Ba, Accounting