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Charlotte, North Carolina Area

$400 million net revenue Floor Care business unit of a $15MM global leading producer of appliances and home care products.; Responsible for all aspects of accounting and reporting for the Canadian division with annual sales of $60M. Prepared and analyzed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for senior management. Coordinated year-end internal, external, government and customs audits. Directed accounts payable team for the North American division. Provided estimates, budgets and forecasts. Filled in for Director of Finance as circumstances required.Eliminated significant audit adjustments through identifying deficient process controls and implementing corrective procedures and proper accounting controlsIdentified and resolved large variances between books and actual sub ledgers, including inventory difference of 400k on 8m inventory, and 300k AR difference on 10m ARDeveloped multiple-system reports for financial statement production and analysis.Set up entire accounting infrastructure for a new company in JDE, including A/P, A/R. purchasing, and general ledger modulesTrained employees in the use of JDE world writers. Created long range financial forecasting for 3-5year strategic planProjected foreign currency cash flow forecasts Successfully transitioned accounts payable to shared service, trained employees in payables processing including 3 way match and problem resolution Reported to various Canadian government agencies to ensure environmental compliance Evaluated brokerage statements to ensure appropriate duty and brokerage charges Set up purchasing and payables modules for non-inventory purchases

Coordinated financial information and worked closely with the CFO and Controller in budgeting, forecasting, an strategic planning. Analyzed financial statements and explained variances to senior management. Created first macro-driven sales template that allowed sales force to create bottom up sales forecasts, and trained sales staff in its use. Researched, developed and implemented innovative methods of comparing financial forecasts with actual results.Fully documented, mapped and flowcharted financial processes as a component of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and extended knowledge of the company’s operations.Proposed remediation plans and created procedures in order to be compliant with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.Analyzed investment proposals for profitability and made recommendations to senior managementCreated and analyzed profitability statements by customer, brand, product line and item

Maintained fixed asset database of $30M and their locations. Calculated monthly depreciation and entered associated journal entries into the general ledger. Managed WIP database to ensure timely depreciation of assetsInitiated and executed a plan to restate fixed assets that provided better visibility to individual assets and more accurately reflected asset value.Initiated and executed a plan to restate fixed assets that provided better visibility to individual assets and more accurately reflected asset value.Automated fixed asset reports. Developed fixed asset procedure manual.

Maintained a credit portfolio of approximately two million dollars which included collecting payment and resolving customer deductions for Kmart, large regional and individual dealer accounts. Interacted with both regional and national accounts including collection of payment and resolving customer deductions.Communicated regularly with sales staff of dispute resolution, customer credit worthiness, and open credit limitsAssessed customer credit and determined credit limits Reconciled bank accountsMaintained bankruptcy records and filed claims with the courts

Assisted in implementing J.D. Edwards in accounts payable Input invoices and expenses into accounts payable system Reconciled vendor accounts and resolved issues involving invoice payment and receipt of goods

Maintained inventory records Conducted physical inventories at external vendor locationsReviewed and corrected production dataAssisted with transition of batch production data to real time systemCreated various production reports

Master Of Business Administration

Master Of Science, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science