Diane Morris Email & Phone Number

Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

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Dover, New Hampshire

Portland, Maine Area

• Provide strategic leadership of the financial and administrative development of the company• Direct and oversee the month end close functions off the company by preparing and reviewing journal entries and performing and reviewing quarterly balance sheet reconciliations.• Prepare and maintain annual budgets and perform analysis of budget/forecast variances and trends• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state, and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting• Monitor financial covenants of in debt agreements, prepare quarterly compliance reports, and maintain current lender relationships• Assist with daily cash activities and capital distributions• Manage annual financial audit which includes developing audit schedule, ensuring require3d documentation is prepared in a timely manner, and interacting with auditors• Present financials to the Board on a quarterly basis• Lead two accounting managers to achieve monthly close process and reporting requirements, along with day-to-day tasks• Partner with other leaders in the business to develop and implement process improvements and new technologies to create a more efficient Accounting department• Worked to consolidate different 401k and Health plans to provide employees with consistent plans across all entities.• Assist employees with benefits needs• Occasional travel to other locations as needed (monthly)

Kennebunk, Maine

Financial• Preparation of Yearly Budget Template by Departments with supporting statements and trends• Timely Financial Reporting for Month end vs Budget with projections • Facilitate meetings across departments for continued process improvements and implementations to improve costs, reduce loss, and increase accuracy and efficiencies• Implement policies and procedures for efficient and accurate monthly and yearly close procedures• Lead the annual audit process with accounting firm, banks, and insurance companies as needed• Write and Execute SOP’s for policies and procedures as needed across multiple departments• Communication with all departments and levels to ensure proper information for financials reviews and decision making for trend analysis and recommendations• Establish proper accounting records and documentation.• Prepare reports as needed to communicate business/project needs• Maintain / support an effective control environment over company assets (including inventory, capex and fixed assets) and expenditures. • Effectively manage transactions between multiple business locations (stores/warehouses) Human Resources• Review employee benefits, work with brokers and prepare documents for annual renewal• Prepare policies and employee handbook• Prepare new hire and termination packets to ensure all regulations are followed• Assist with Salary requirements for new position and annual budget process• Review of current policies and procedures for accuracy and consistency• Provide an environment where all employees are utilized to their fullest potential and opportunities for growth are provided IT/IS• Work with IT consulting company on IT/IS needs• Monitor service tickets for users needs• Lead projects for improvements with software systems as needs arise, including sourcing of new ERP software

Haverhill, Ma

• Assist in setup and implementation of new ERP (Microsoft Dynamics NAV) system with focus on costings, production order processes and controls• Continue working with ERP software provider for enhancements, recommendations and trainings• Reconciliation of inventories, cycle counts and variance research• Facilitate meetings across departments for continued process improvements and implementations to improve costs, reduce loss, and increase accuracy and efficiencies• Implement policies and procedures for efficient and accurate monthly and yearly close procedures • Write and Execute SOP’s for policies and procedures as needed• Manage and prepare cost standards for labor and plant overhead at an appropriate activity level.• Prepare reporting of earned vs. standard at different levels of detail: collectively for the plant, product category and item detail as needed, including monthly. Assess impact of variances to business decisions. • Ensure timely month end closing process and all reconciliations• Preparation of KPI’s to accompany financial packet• Prepare monthly reports for monthly bank covenants• Prepare and support execution of the budget and forecasts.• Analyze operating results against budget and standard; including time frames of monthly, weekly and daily.• Recommend and monitor key performance indicators and suggestions for performance improvement, interfacing with leadership to propose and implement suggestions.• Manage external audit process to satisfactory outcomes of responsible areas.• Work closely with Human Resources on Time and Labor system and processes

York, Me

• Review processes and procedures of other departments to suggest and implement improvements to improve efficiencies. • Analyze, prepare and process standard costing changes• Provide variance analysis–includes those related to purchase pricing, budgets, and ad hoc research• Active contributing member to the Continual Process Improvement team for procedures and efficiencies, including training for new processes with multiple departments. • Work closely with Information Systems and IT department, including Project Management and implementations of software’s (Main system: Microsoft Dynamics NAV), was a Super User for Implementations and Trainings• Oversaw Finance Department in all aspects of the company’s accounting functions• Assist with yearly budget process; prepare monthly budget analysis for all department managers and directors. • Oversaw monthly closing process and interface with external auditors• Prepared multiple departmental Financials and Review with managers• Prepared Consolidated P&L and Balance Sheet with Borrowing Base for distribution to COO and banks• Manage filing of sales and use tax returns as well as registration with new states • Work cross departmentally to ensure policies and procedures are enforced. • Assisted with preparation of Grant packages and Special legal matters with outside counsel• Partnered with Human Resources department regarding payroll policies and procedures

Mba, Leadership

Bachelor'S, Accounting

Associates, Accounting