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St. Louis, Mo, Us

Partnered with Beacon Hill Staffing Group, KForce, Aston Carter Staffing, and YOH Employment Agency, Experis to provide consistent access to quality job opportunities within the greater St. Louis area. Worked with various companies such as Spartan Light Metal Products, Digital Concepts, Inc., Eye Care Partners, Save A Lot, Vee-Jay Cement Contracting Co., Gardaworld Corporation, Air Terminal Services, SKF US Inc., Rawlings Sporting Goods, Bio Merieux Inc., Alpha Technologies Inc., Reckitt Benckiser using different software applications such as Microsoft Office, Plex, Epicor, AX, ViewPoint, JD Edwards, NetSuite, SAP, WinTeam, Exacta and Syteline.· Maintained inventory and cost accuracy by monitoring operations and sales transactions. Follow up to correct errors and correct processes moving forward.· Provide timely input and guidance to the operation and finance teams to achieve expected financial results.· Worked with the operations team to analyze labor, overhead, and variances to achieve a better understanding of production capacity and cost to improve overall performance.· Comparing and analyzing actual results with budget and forecasts.· Maintain the intercompany transfer price list for all items in inventory.· Provided support to operations by analyzing monthly results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions to the management team.· Performed reconciliation on revenue performance to invoice register, maintained standard cost, and performed cost roll-up periodically.· Participated in the annual budget and maintained SOX documentation for inventory and costing.

· Monitored and ensured inventory transactions were posted correctly and accurately in Macola, maintaining inventory controls.• We reconciled and processed employee travel expense reimbursement reporting.• Responsible for all cost accounting-related functions, including purchase price variance analysis and production order variance analysis.• Assisted with monthly closing in a timely and accurate manner; prepared and analyzed the actual expenses versus budget reports on the variances of fluctuation.• Reconciled balance sheet accounts and processed journal vouchers. Reviewed accruals for accuracy. Processed fixed assets transactions, including monthly depreciation, capitalization, and disposals.

· Performed diverse accounting duties, including financial reporting, general ledger, sales tracking and reporting, billing, sales tax, and reconciliations for a fast-paced company.· Maintained accurate records of financial transactions daily in Symitar, QuickBooks, Great Plains, and Microsoft Office.· Applied sharp organization, analytical, and multitasking abilities toward managing accounts payable, intercompany transactions, accounts receivable, cash posting, and multiple account reconciliations for several companies.· Substantiated financial transactions by auditing documents.· Verified and analyzed business records, transactions, and procedures.

· Drove continual improvements in the controls, processes, and procedures for recording inventory transactions to the general ledger.· Maintained monthly inventory reconciliations between perpetual records and the general ledger.· Prepared cost accounting entries in MFGPRO ERP during the month and for month-end closing.· Tracked and analyzed monthly manufacturing variances and explained any significant variances.· Analyzed the purchase price variances and production order variances.

· Reconciled cycle count and reduced errors by 7%. I reconciled perpetual inventory to book every month.· Maintained manufacturing metrics and improved them by 15%. Fixed assets verification finalization review.· Worked on cost-saving projects and wrote up SOPs for the accounting department.· Conducted internal manufacturing control audits to ensure compliance with company policies. I assisted with the month-end close.· Processed monthly PPV and POV and analyzed variances.

· Managed closed work order process and led variance review meetings with plant and engineering management. I made recommendations on router time change based on the work order data. Audited BOMs monthly and issued Engineering Change Requests.· Reduced work order errors by 5% and increased cost savings by 12%. Identified opportunities for cost savings and determined the allocation of overhead.· Reconciled inventory accounts, physical inventory, and cycle counts. I created a slow-moving inventory report and reduced inventory waste by 20%.· Assisted with month-end close, budget reporting, and the weekly scorecard report of financial data. Posted inter-company transactions, made or bought reports on parts, and performed other projects as needed.· Assisted in a successful conversion mapping new account string, data migration, and validating reports in the ERP Vantage software.

· Contracted by staffing agencies in the St. Louis area to work temporarily for 13 assignments for hospitals, not-for-profits, banks, manufacturers, distributors, accounting firms, and service industries. Used multiple computer software, such as Microsoft Office, Best Program, Crystal Report, Creative Solutions, AS400, CMS, Great Plains, SAP, Trin Tech, ICIM, and QuickBooks.· Bank reconciliation, cash receipts, general account reconciliation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll.· Performed month-end journals, tax returns, prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, and depreciation.· Updated and communicated COGS and inventory revaluations; maintained bill of materials for work in process and finished goods; raw materials adjustments; P&L forecasts.· Collaborated with other departments to maintain accurate records of financial transactions daily. I audited BOM for accuracy of quantity and cost of parts.

· Responsible for all cost accounting-related functions in Real World Accounting. Analyzed gross margins for unusual trends and variances from budget and forecast numbers. Controlled inventory to maintain accurate balances on the balance sheet.· Implemented internal audit of cycle counts and reduced inventory errors by 10%.· Lead projects affecting organizational, and system change to achieve productivity, efficiency, and control improvements.· Conducted trend analysis on key financial metrics and improved gross margin analysis by 15%.· Entered receipts of material for jobs and maintained a fixed assets system in Best Program. I created an activity-based costing model and optimized product costing and profitability.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Processed re-assign form for soldiers. Interviewed soldiers for re-assignment around the world. Updated file in the computer and other special projects.