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Achievements Include:Secured financing for $2 million of machinery  Emphasized importance of internal controls to new owners (separation of duties, dual controls, internal controls)Stressed the importance of investigating a tax abatement to new ownership & suggested extension of abatementWorked with outside accountants to record company acquisition in most legal yet beneficial manner Stressed the importance of an improved ASN situation when ERP system would not send ASN’s to multiple customer locations resulting in unpaid shipmentsTwice detected check fraud within two days: helped to preserve cash flow and prevent greater expense to bankRestructured the balance sheet and income statement increasing viability for managementReduced outside accounting fees by taking over duties performed by the outside accountant such as filing payroll taxes, use taxes, property tax, creating W-2s and processing payrollSeparated large, pooled balance sheet/income statement accounts into smaller, specific accounts, allowing better visibility of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenuesDeveloped a guide to ensure all month-end procedures were performed correctlyCreated memorized transactions in QuickBooks so entering reoccurring transactions is more efficient and uniformPurchased multiple company vehicles on a cash basis, lease through dealerships and through a partnership with Enterprise Rent-a-CarHelped a large customer clean up the AR process by emphasizing the importance of correctly coding incoming documents with the correct delivery note number and creating a way to track the customers’ reference number not previously recorded in accounting systemSuggested multiple vendors such as MSC to purchasing to recognize cost savings over German connection alternativesPaid off long term and revolving debt by working with CEO and bank to restructure loan to be more working capital friendly

Audited payroll, accrued payroll expenses, state compliance and cash for this accounting firm, including documenting audit procedures and cross-referencing work papers.Completed individual and partnership tax returns for clients using TaxWorks software.

Processed purchase orders in SAP, including ensuring proper coding for cost purposes.Secured competitive pricing by building and maintaining positive relationships with vendors

Determined profitability by analyzing weekly cost reports and generated weekly cost reports for multiple cost centersSupervised payroll that changed from 90 to 430 employees and back to 70 employees following massive hiring and layoffsFiled payroll taxes.Processed garnishments; filed partial unemployment; and represented the company in unemployment claims.Administered BCBS insurance, as well as insurance through Aflac.

Reconciled 401(k) plans and posted income, contributions and distributions.Prepared tax forms, including Form 5500 and the Summary Annual Report (SAR).Verified vesting and eligibility and performed nondiscrimination testing.