Gerald Alexander Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Fl, Us

Melbourne, Fl, Us

Melbourne, Fl, Us

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Us

Managed general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll department; Sarbanes-Oxley(SOX) analyst for $1.2B in gross revenues. Responsible for all accounting processes for financials of multiple entities. Created and presented annual budget models, forecasts and variance reports. Analyzed P&L statements, rebate/commission statements , and other financial reporting.Maintained strong internal controls environment and SOX compliance requirements to satisfy annual audits and operational audits with 99% accuracy.Teamed up with other functional areas to fully integrate three acquisitions (US,UK, and France) valued in excess of $800M.Designed daily KPI's reporting and analysis of daily performance with actionable and measurable metrics for finance team.Delegated as Finance and Accounting sponsor for prioritizing and approving key IT projects and initiatives to enhance business processes and internal control structure to support integration activities and expanding product segments.Integrated corporate reporting requirements into monthly financial close process to accelerate reporting and analysis of multiple business entities.Improved cash flow forecasting with enhanced infrastructure of data warehousing tools resulting in the standardization of monthly targets for cash collections, money on account reductions, and over all reporting methodologies.Partnered with operational leaders to manage monthly closing and reporting processes, continuous driving consistencies and efficiencies to meet organizational objectives.

Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory team for $250M in gross revenues. Process owner of the Sarbanes-Oxley 404 team. Supervised in all aspects of financial and operational accounting. Point person for quarterly and yearly audits; worked with internal auditors on Sarbanes Oxley documentation to ensure compliance with yearly SOX audits.Developed process and improvements for both the repair station and distribution business by implementing work flow improvements to streamline the flow of inventory which increased productivity levels by 30%.Liaison for finance department in the implementation of a new ERP system, General Ledger Package, and Leasing Management system. Led the finance team in a successful implementation over an 18 month period which resulted in more effective inventory management, enhanced financial reporting, and advanced data management.

Realigned responsibilities for journal entry approvals, reconciling balance sheet accounts; analyzing revenue and expense accounts, and the administration of Fixed Assets which helped reduce overall monthly close process.Confirmed purchase orders, repair orders, and lot transfers to work in process to ensure costs were reported accurately and completely for monthly financial reporting.Performed quarterly impairment reviews of inventory and fixed asset portfolio in excess of $249M.

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Streamlined reconciliation of revenue and expense accounts; reduced manual journal entries to expedite monthly close process resulting in one day reduction of close process.Led implementation of new PeopleSoft payroll system.

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting