Denise Atwell Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Managed projects with cross-functional involvement. Execute operational aspects of REMS programs activities and special projects. Coordinate cross-functional team review on applicable REMS submissions. Managed all budget related activities for REMS Strategy and Execution including vendor management, expense tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Concur Administrator for employees supported by the Global Business Services Unit (North America and Europe).Manage corporate credit card relationships for both North America and Europe and ensure accounts remained in good standing. Assist employees with the use of Concur provide instruction when needed.Provide support for both internal and external audit requirements.Implement Concur system improvements when requested.Provide process improvement recommendations on company processes and policies as related to travel and expense.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Performed Management Company month end close process, including journal entries and bank reconciliations.Bookkeeping for the AAG Medical and Car Care Maintenance accounts.Provided timely information regarding inter-company transactions between the Management Company and the dealerships.Record fixed assets for Management Company and 8 dealerships.Calculate and posted depreciation for all 9 entities.Review and reconcile medical schedules on a monthly basis.Work with external accountants on audits.Provide process improvement recommendations on company processes.

Cary, Nc

Prepare and approve monthly account reconciliations to ensure compliance with GAAP and company policy.Review journal entries to ensure compliance with GAAP and company policy prior to approval and communicate with sites to share knowledge.Process requests from sites for fixed asset appropriations, additions and changes. Provide training to employees in regards to the company’s capitalization policy and processes.Coordinate with auditors for interim and year end audit requests.Responsible for reviewing and posting the cash transactions to ensure general ledger balances are accurate.Improved processes in regards to accruals for travel and expense (Concur) and contractor expenses (Beeline) to reduce the amount of resources required to complete the tasks. Resulted in savings of over four hours of work each month end.Assisted in reducing the month end Concur accrual amounts by working with employees and HR to validate open amounts and remove any incorrect items.Educated employees on proper use of Concur whenever possible.

Morrisville, Nc

Led worldwide implementation of Concur, a web-based solution for submitting employee travel and business expenses, helping to provide a global standard. Duties included support and training for worldwide employees and administration of the system.Provided ongoing support for shared service finance group in India in relation to AR, AP, and GL functions.Responsible for financial reporting and analysis for Raleigh Solution Center.Reviewed month end close activities completed by Finance Shared Services team in India.Managed the preparation of the budget and forecast activities to meet corporate deadlines working closely with the General Managers, business and operations teams. Submit budgets to corporate providing bridge analysis.Responsible for capital acquisition requests, audit compliance, restructuring analysis and ad hoc requests.Participated/presented in financial calls reviewing monthly results, budgets and forecasts with ModusLink leadership team.Prepared monthly client profitability analysis, presented to General Manager, Business and Operations Managers to review performance against targeted revenue, VAR and operating income. Performed financial validation of cost savings and cash flow improvement resulting from continuous improvement projects.Provided accounting guidance to cross functional departments to ensure proper understanding of each functions impact on financial results.

Morrisville, Nc

Performed month end close activities and analysis to ensure accuracy of financial statements for multiple sites. Duties included journal entries, account reconciliations, and month end reporting.Reconciled both domestic and international inter-company accounts monthly.Reconciled inventory balances and corrected cost and quantity discrepancies.Responsible for training of new accounting staff in regards to systems and process, including both US based and shared service employees in India.Created customer invoices and ensured timely posting of AR balance updates and revenue postings.Participated in planning and execution of multiple physical inventories.Tracked the purchase, transfer, and disposal of company assets for multiple locations.Implemented Sarbanes-Oxley processes to strengthen internal controls related to finance.Coordinated with auditors for interim and year end audits for multiple locations.

Morrisville, Nc

Responsible for timely submission of biweekly payroll information.Reviewed and processed employee business expense reimbursement reports for payment.Provided timely processing of vendor invoices and payments.Track and post cash activity for multiple bank accounts.