Denise Somers,Mba Email & Phone Number

Mooresville, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRG) is a leading purveyor of sports and live entertainment experiences and is the privately-held parent company of International Raceway Group™ (IRG), IRGSE Productions™, International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) and International Drag Bike League™ (IDBL). IRG owns and operates Palm Beach International Raceway™ (PBIR), Palm Beach Driving Club® (PBDC), Memphis International Raceway™ (MIR), Southwestern International Raceway™ (SWIR), Cordova International Raceway™ (CIR), and Maryland International Raceway™ (MDIR).

Kannapolis, Nc

Performed daily cash flow tracking and forecasting • Streamlined accounts payable and accounts receivable departments • Performed monthly account analysis and reconciliation for all balance sheet accounts • Prepared monthly financial package within 10 business days of end of month • Budget variance analysis • Drafted and enforced accounting policies and procedures manual in compliance with GAAP and SOX

NASCAR Team - Joint Venture between Dale Earnhardt Inc and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates• Performed daily cash flow tracking and forecasting • Supervised and streamlined accounts payable and accounts receivable departments • Performed monthly account analysis and reconciliation for all balance sheet accounts • Prepared monthly financial package within 10 business days of end of month • Budget variance analysis • Prepared monthly state use tax reports & payments• Drafted and enforced accounting policies and procedures manual in compliance with GAAP and SOX• Coordinated first state sales tax audit

NASCAR Team

 Maintained accounting records for company in accordance with GAAP  Handled all financial transactions as well as property settlements  Closed month & transmitted financials in 3 days as required  Prepared and maintained budget maintaining a maximum monthly budget variance of $50.00

Daily Accounting

Fully responsible for multiple core accounting functions including financial statement preparation, handling daily deposits & cash reconciliation, monthly inventory reports, paying state sales taxes, records analysis and error identification.Prepared bi-weekly payroll for 85 employees using ADP as well as Paychex programs.Policy development – Played lead role in development of overtime policies which reduced the yearly expense by 65% in the first year and 40% in the following year.Teamwork & Collaboration – Partnered with the Controller on all accounting functions and projects with emphasis on expense reduction. Streamlined warranty receivable account which reduced the goodwill & outstanding receivable by 60%.Supervised staff of 14 employees.

Mba, Finance

Ba & Bs, Hr, History

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