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Knoxville, Tn, Us

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

• Manage teams of up to fourteen accounting professionals including three associate managers.• Responsible for hiring and standing up finance teams, for a large public insurance industry client.• Documenting process taxonomies and ensured completeness for Controllership and FP&A processes.• Coordinated all process training and performance activities to ensure process performance and review by offshore and onshore finance centers.• Accomplishments include top talent distinctive achievement/talent priority (annual review), quarterly client stellar and shining star awards, innovation team collaboration idea implementation cost reductions totaling $250K.

East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

Acumatica Finance and Distribution Implementation and Support.

Parsippany, Nj

Assist Clients with a variety of tasks including Planning, Systems Implementations, Financial and Managerial Reporting, Taxonomy, Forecasts, and Process Improvement.

Pearl River, Ny

Temporary Assignment - Fill in for Controller on Medical Leave. Balance Sheet reconciliation, Assistance with monthly close, pension fund analysis, adhoc projects. Utilizing SAP S4/HANA

Parsippany, New Jersey

Temporary assignment. Reduce Receivables, implement processes, assist with SAP/S4 HANA implementation, Manage Month End Close, Work with NJ State Auditor.

Randolph, New Jersey

All Accounting & Finance functions

Rockaway, New Jersey

Most areas within Accounting

Hilmar California

Temporary assignment - Assist Hilmar Staff and SAP consultants with training, system perameters, and security roles prior to and during implementation.

Basking Ridge

$150 Million Dollar Revenue Dairy/Deli Cheese Producer and DistributorAccounting Manager – Reported to the Company CFOPerform and manage month end accounting close procedures and reporting.Manage accounts payable, receivables and collection staff.Create and distribute all financial reporting on a department and consolidated basis.Develop workshops for departmental forecasting procedures. Sign off on monthly and annual forecast with executive management.Maintain general ledger and responsible for all monthly and annual balance sheet and income statement schedules.Work as main point of contact for both internal and external auditors.Develop accounting operating procedures resulting in no required adjusting entries as a result of the external audit.Provide all required managerial reports to departments.Maintain credit management insurance and procedures. Function as point of contact for sales staff and customers related to outstanding balances and collection efforts.Serve as company cost control manager. Achievements include a reduction in capacity costs equaling twenty two percent versus previous year.

Lafayette, Nj

Prepared subsidiary and consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules, and notes to financial statements.Developed all company financial protocols including monthly close and insurance compliance procedures ensuring the company eliminated losses as a direct result of tax and legal noncompliance.Maintained General Ledger, Budgets and Forecasts, and accounting information.Served as main point of contact for company external audits, review audit findings, and signing off on audited financial statements.Prepared corporate income and sales tax forms, filings, and handled all tax agency issues for both the United States and Canada operations.Created many managerial reports including fixed assets, depreciation, interest, prepaid, accrual, sales, and forecast schedules.Cost control; negotiated audit and financial consulting engagements that reduced the company’s overhead expenses by twenty percent overall, sixty five percent accounting costs.Produced company pricing schedule and quote procedures for high level machine products.

Madison, Nj

Prepared subsidiary and consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules, and notes to financial statements.Monthly control of accounting close and reconciliation of all general ledger accounts including supporting schedules and budget variance analysis.Managed external business control audit including review of audit planning, documentation, and audit questionnaire follow-up.Reported internal and external audit findings to senior management and developed action plans for improved control procedures.Followed up on audit issues with business owners and reported improvements, areas of opportunity and action plans to senior management.Controlled Balanced Scorecard key point indicator management; including verification of results, targets, and scores covering the North American region.Invoicing and Revenue Control Manager – Reported to the Senior DirectorManaged contract billing procedures, including a staff of nine Billing Coordinators.Controlled over 500 million in revenue for over one hundred thirty clients with intricate invoicing requirements.Assisted with SAP implementation on a national level including FI/CO modules related to OTC, ATR, and Business Warehouse reporting.Controlled intercompany payables and receivables processes including creation of internal & international operating procedures.Coordinated and created intercompany processes with operations, origin offices, and global headquarters insuring timely approval of pending balances and applications of international payments and receipts.Traveled frequently to the Global Service Center in Guangzhou China to implement accounting operating procedures and train staff.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Team projects

Sage X3 Core Finance And Distribution Certified, Erp Finance And Distribution, Pass

Activities and Societies: Sage UniversitySage X3 Finance and Distribution Certifications active and current.

135 Cpe Credits, Finance, Internal Process, Security, Pass

138 Cpe Credits, Business, Erp Systems, Finance, Pass

Various Topics and Industries including Manufacturing, Insurance, Health Care and Distribution

Associates Degree, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: Founding Father and Social Chairman for Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity. Team Captain for multiple sports.Zeta Beta Tau.

Consultant And Support Specialist Badges, Erp And Finance Consulting, Pass