Erin Donnay Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

• Recipient of the CEO Honor Award in 2020 for "special recognition of an extraordinary effort" for work during COVID and a departmental restructuring• Manage the accounting department, including general ledger, accounts payable, & treasury teams• Manage the weekly, monthly, & annual deliverables to board members & the banking group• Research & execute new accounting standards, such as the new revenue recognition standard• Manage the year-end financial statement audit & update the annual audited financial statements• Manage the bi-annual bank field exams & inventory valuations• Review retail store leases and amendments to ensure the accounting group abides by applicable sections• Negotiate contracts for accounting related services • Negotiate with vendors on extended payment arrangements during low cash periods• Primary contact with the insurance broker• Transformed the annual excel based budget model into a monthly forecast & annual budgeting process, including the selection and implementation of the Adaptive forecasting software.• Developed a weekly cash forecasting excel based tool• Identified the need and led the cross-departmental team to implement the CCH sales tax office calculation software & CCH tax return compliance team from an internal calculation & manual return process. • Driving force behind the implementation of the automated accounts payable system from a paper invoice model and was an integral part in ensuring the seamless integration into the accounting software• Project Lead on the project to change the company bank accounts upon new lending agreements negotiated by the board.• Software Administration of GP Software and Management Reporter Reporting Software

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater St. Louis Area

• Created and led the general ledger department• Led the accounting department in the absence of the controller• Primary resource for problem resolution within the accounting department• Primary contact with auditors for annual audits and multiple states’ sales and use tax audits• Prepared and reviewed tax and audit work papers• Researched and implemented the rules and regulations for opening a retail location in a new state, including the Secretary of State and Department of Revenue filings required and research of the state’s sales and use tax laws • Define functional requirements, track, and direct development for multiple application development efforts in collaboration with the IT Department• Inputted and analyzed the preliminary annual budget information from department heads.• Involved in the implementation of two different retail POS systems to ensure accounting compliance, and responsible for developing the new accounting processes relating to the change in systems• Aided in the legal and financial (banking) set-up of a new Chinese subsidiary• Developed the process for maintaining the records for a Chinese subsidiary and working with the Chinese audit firm to establish methods for Chinese statement preparation and tax filings• Completed journal entries and prepare financial statements for the company• Analyzed reserves and expenses• Maintained and reviewed fixed assets and corresponding records• Trained other members of the department on accounting tasks

Master Of Science, Accountancy

Bachelor Of Science, Accountancy

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