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Nashville, Tn, Us

Nashville, Tn, Us

Franklin, Tennessee, Us

A privately held residential flooring company servicing the Middle TN area. Located in Franklin, TN, the company operates a retail store specializing in flooring, window-treatment, lighting products, and installation services. Oversee monthly closing process, including job costing, journal entry preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, financial package creation, and KPI calculations and review. Responsible for all treasury, indirect tax, risk management, and employee payroll functions. Supervise a four person staff responsible for billing, A/R, A/P, and 1099 installer payroll processing.• Improved financial reporting function. Expanded closing checklist to include entries needed to better capture monthly results and adopt accrual-based accounting. Created reports to identify and manage aging inventory and subcontractor backcharges. • Improved KPI reporting package. Redesigned input tabs to collect additional income statement and balance sheet data. Used data to expand metrics and gain additional insight into the financial health of the business.• Removed reporting redundancy/maintenance. Previous management utilized third party software to create certain reports. Created similar or improved reports using source data from ERP system, eliminating the need to bridge data between separate databases. • Spearheading projects to automate workflows. Billing, invoicing, and cash application processes are manual, but these functions can be automated through existing batch processing capabilities.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

• Executed accounting, H/R, and risk management functions: full-cycle A/P and payroll processing, cash flow analysis, treasury management, insurance policy audit/renewals, etc. • Posted prior period journal entries to correct account balances and recommended best practices to build a better internal control framework.• Performed or managed activities surrounding extensive balance sheet cleanup project.• Created bank feeds from operating bank account to Quickbooks, created rules to code auto-debit recurring transactions. Managed process to ensure expenses were properly and timely recorded.• Researched and booked all entries related to 2+MM Series C financing in which existing noteholder debt was converted into preferred stock shares.

New York, New York, Us

• Demonstrated excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills by completing and improving content of complex account reconciliations, identifying potential risks and knowledge gaps in the process.• Executed numerous facets of rigorous closing process focused on three principal areas: WMG’s independent distribution label, specialized accounting/reporting for sales of international digital music repertoire, and accounting for intercompany transactions.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

• Reviewed and posted entries to accurately reflect revenue recognition standards, cash receipt collections, payroll interfaces to the general ledger, debt services, and other accounting functions. • Reviewed account reconciliations to ensure balance sheet integrity. • Provided general supervision and guidance to accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and general accounting teams. • Supported assistant controllers with ad-hoc requests and project initiatives.

Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nl

A Dutch multinational company which creates paints and performance coatings for both industry and consumers worldwide. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, with annual revenues approximating €1.0 billion in North America.Supervised monthly reporting of 12 legal entities in the US, Canada, and Mexico with €870M YTD Sep 2020 revenues and €153M operating income. Reviewed journal entries for completeness and accuracy. Prepared/reviewed consolidated region P&L and balance sheet dashboards and KPI’s. Utilized webFEM (online global polices documentation) to review proper accounting treatment for vacation accruals, share-based payments, cost sharing, etc. • Co-led project to bring balance sheet reconciliations current. Primary focus was to identify and rectify knowledge gaps lost during transition to GBS organization, identify and write off unsupported balances, and create a standard set of requirements for category-based balance sheet accounts. Project scope included over 1,800 accounts across six business lines including US Headquarters.• Managed new accounting controller team. Transitioned from business line to legal entity-based reporting. Implemented governance structure prescribing how accounting controllers interact with accounting team and business stakeholders. Implemented authority schedule to guide how business and month-end close activities were managed.• Served as accounting liaison for Amsterdam Global Headquarters. Designated primary contact for technical accounting team and functional controllers for month-end close questions and all project initiatives.

BUSINESS INTEGRATION CONSULTANT - M*MODAL/AQUITY SOLUTIONS• Reconciled $5MM+ related party receivable/payable between 3M and AQuity. • Reviewed and adjusted reconciliations to appropriately substantiate balances being transferred to 3M. Primary focus was Canadian tax account reconciliations. • Prepared consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules. SR. LEASING CONSULTANT - NATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE • Reviewed real estate leases to gather information needed for adoption of ASC 842, Leases. • Entered and/or reviewed capitalization schedules in ProLease leasing software. • Tested transition/monthly entries to ensure all ROU balance sheets accounts were properly created and cleared.• Prepared final transition entry for 400+ locations and provided necessary disclosure information for 10-K reporting. • Reviewed accounting guidance and audit memos to account for lease impairments, leases embedded in service agreements, and subleases. FINANCIAL CONSULTANT - COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS • Posted payroll on a weekly basis for 75+ hospitals. • Reconciled and reviewed balance sheet account reconciliations using Trintech Balance Sheet Certification Software. • Tested service agreements for embedded leases in accordance with adoption of ASC 842, Leases.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

A publicly-traded global distributor and nation's largest provider of alternative vehicle collision replacement products and a leading provider of alternative vehicle mechanical products. With its N. America headquarters in Antioch, TN, the company operates approximately 600 locations in the U.S. and Canada with annual revenues of 6+ billion.Supervised regional and corporate accounting functions. Corporate oversight primarily related to approximately $55MM in balance sheet reserves estimated by management. Managed fixed asset accounting group responsible for net $537MM in N. America fixed assets at 12/31/17. Led the audit team responsible for fulfilling SOX, internal, and external audit requests. • Supervised accounting team in bill of lading system implementation. Software was used to record and report on ~$200M revenue generated annually from scrap sales. Consolidated reporting and reduced closing timeline by one business day. • Managed effort to improve accounting function in underperforming division. Supervised team who cleared ~$1M in outstanding checks and reconciled ~35 unsupported balance sheet accounts from past acquisitions. • Demonstrated effective project management and technical skills by redesigning reserve calculations for sales returns and standard warranties. Created Excel models, built ad-hoc queries, wrote procedure documents, and implemented new revenue recognition standards.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Brentwood, Tn, Us

A publicly-traded operator of retail stores in the U.S. that offers products for home improvement, agriculture, lawn/garden maintenance, livestock, equine, and pet care. Supervised accounting for advertising, freight, leasing, occupancy, and self-insurance costs.Maintained ~$10M in reserves for sales returns and gift card breakage. Managed fixed asset accounting group responsible for net $370M in fixed assets at 12/31/09. Partnered with IT to automate analysis and allocation of related payroll costs, modify SAP reports and queries to eliminate manual effort, and provide enhanced analytical tools. Created functional P&L, supporting schedules, and analysis to better understand performance of e-commerce business. Developed budgets for operating costs specific to e-commerce.