**Laid-off - position was eliminated due to slow down in business/COVIDResponsible for overseeing accounting, supervised one Senior Accountant and managed other functions such as collections and billing that were delegated across multiple functions within the company Reviewed and approved credit applications for new customers Managed cash; worked with bank on capital and asset-based loan agreement; reported covenant calculations and collateral valuations (BBC) to bank on a weekly/monthly basisProcessed payroll; assisted with internal policies and procedures; sourced, screened and interviewed candidates for truck driving and customer service positions; onboarded and offboarded employees; managed benefits Special projects included creating a model to track operational and personnel cost associated with owning and operating company owned fleet of tractors and dump, flatbed and pneumatic trailers; reconciling differences in missing tonnage of salt pile; creating a model for tracking collections; understanding, staying updated, and assisting with implementation of COVID action items

Developed professional relationships with clients and assisted them with placement of senior-level finance and accounting consultants on a contract or contract-to-hire basis for projects or as needs developed.

* Manages and supervises Accounting, IT, Marketing, Warehouse & Operations (14 people)* Recognized inaccuracies in inventory valuation and initiated and completed the first inventory count in over 5 years resulting in an adjustment of approximately $400k against cost of goods sold and warranties and repairs* Provided the resources to help train and educate purchasing, finance and operations in NetSuite to ensure inventory is properly received, consumed, and accounted for in all situations* Began implementing the automation of expense reports to decrease time spent on month end reconciliation* Currently working on developing a more useful set of financial reports to allow for better analysis and decision making and allowing for costs to be properly categorized and allocated* Oversees and reviews month end close and prepares monthly financial statements and other reports and analysis as requested* Quickly had to learn NetSuite and its integration with other software* Manages payroll and other human resource functions including benefits administration and staffing* Gained a working knowledge of Paylocity

Responsible for financial reporting and cost analysis. Oversaw the accounting functions. Managed Human Resources function including benefits, payroll and staffing. Implemented ADP and GP 2013. Took annual audit from 3 months down to less than 3 days. Passed the Certified Transportation Broker Exam.

**Resigned - left for Controller role at JBS during a period of anticipated lay-offsProvided financial support for purchasing and logistics for Navistar Defense, including financial viability assessments, total cost of operations studies, cost of freight analysis, financial impact projections, commodity impact projections, and other special projects. Also assisted with month end accounting when needed, including expense and accrual analysis, posting journal entries into PeopleSoft, and completing balance sheet reconciliations.Chosen to serve as a career mentor for the internship program.

A proprietary trading firm that make markets and take positions 24 hours a day. Nico is active in exchange-traded and over-the-counter markets, including spot and derivative contracts.; assumed management of all accounting functions including, data input, reconciliation, analysis, and reporting. Oversaw back office operations, and directed payroll functions performed by the office manager and AP duties handled by the office assistant. Allocated expenses across trading portfolios and reviewed them with portfolio managers.Redesigned cash arrangement processes, leveraged banking relationship to devise ways to invest capital held in investment accounts, increasing revenue well over $500K in approximately two years.Rationalized and automated the data entry for daily profit and loss, making the figures more reliable, detailed and accurate. Dramatically decreased monthly reconciliation processing time and the chance of errors.Reorganized the accounts payable approval process aligning cost allocations directly to the portfolios using the product or service, instead of allocating costs through overhead.Collaborated with department managers including IT to create distinct categories for overhead allocations, formulating the best way to allocate expenses across portfolios. Advanced accounting from a monthly cycle to a daily cycle to comply with clearing firm guidelines and avoided additional penalties.

**Left job to stay at home for family/personal reasons -worked part-time and volunteered on NFP boards in Treasurer rolesCarr Futures - Oversaw and maintained the general ledger and all financial reporting and analysis. Hired, trained, and developed two senior accountants. Challenged to improve communications and the information flow between IT, HR and the Accounting department. Delivered Results:Educated the HR department on the expectations of the accounting department and the importance of reliable numbers, eradicated all communication barriers and negotiated an acceptable method to acquire sensitive information without compromising the integrity of the data.Revamped the general ledger and created simple automated monthly reconciliation procedures enabling the books to be closed five days after month end.Scrutinized accounts payable functions and developed procedures to eliminate missing invoices, dramatically decreasing late payments, and producing more accurate month-end accrual estimates. Played a key role in formulating and enforcing rules for travel and entertainment expense reporting.CGA (Carr Global Advisors)Managed 2 staff fund accountants and 1 share holder accountant Analyzed work-flow and developing new procedures for improved efficiency and accuracyEstablished a program in which the accountants will be cross-trained across all funds in order to reduce risk and to avoid possible non-compliance issuesReviewed estimated and final net asset value (NAV) calculations for all fundsReviewed month end balance sheet and income statement accounts and reported month end profit and loss estimates to Controller and CFODelivered Results:Reengineered intercompany transactions between CGA and Carr Futures and quickly updated and reconciled all company accounts and other balance sheet accounts. Cross-trained accounting staff on some of the intercompany responsibilities previously neglected including company account reconciliation and settlement.