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Harrison Townshp, MI, US

Working to continue the legacy of an amazing 40 year old family owned moving & storage company.

Macomb, Michigan, US

• Develops high-level organizational strategy
• Develops and measures Departmental Manager goals and targets to achieve organizational strategy
• Implemented and conducts Manager “daily huddles” to improve communication and solve problems quickly
• Developed a comprehensive analytics package including personalized web-based dashboards and TV displays throughout facilities that are critical to making sound business decisions
• Developed and implemented a profit-sharing bonus plan to incentivize hourly work force
• Developed a divisional buy-in sales forecast process that resulted in 98% attainment in 2021

Macomb, Michigan, US

• Leads and manages the daily activities of Purchasing and Accounting Teams
• Management lead on SAP implementation
• Full responsibility for local Income Statement and Balance Sheet preparation within a 4-day close window
• Apply thorough understanding of revenue recognition treatments for both percentage-of-completion and point-in-time contracts
• Analyze and report on specific job cost data/performance
• Analyze and report on Income Statement variances to budget and forecast models

Macomb, Michigan, US

• Worked in conjunction with General Manager and Legal to complete customer contract reviews and reporting
• Supported accurate and timely month-end, quarterly, and annual close reporting
• Cash Receipts and collections
• Banking entries and reconciliations
• Managed Customer Service functions
• Managed customer invoicing process

Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FR

• General ledger accountability
• Monthly financial statement preparation
• Maintain digital and hard copy supporting documentation and reconciliations
• Income statement and budget variance analysis
• Fixed asset recording and document retention
• Capital expenditure budget analysis and cash requirement forecasting

Bremen, DE

• Daily cash receipts and cash application
• Customer purchase order acquisition
• Customer sales order recording and ERP entry
• Customer invoice preparation and issuance
• Accounts payable entry
• Prepared weekly accounts payable check run report and cut hard copy checks

Bloomfield Hills, MI, US

• Managed the daily activities of 3 Accounting Team members
• Responsible for developing and maintaining AR and AP procedures
• General ledger accountability
• Monthly income statement and balance sheet preparation
• Maintained digital and hard copy supporting documentation and reconciliations
• Income statement variance analysis

• Managed entire accounts payable life cycle for $46M plastic injection molding manufacturer
• Completed various ad hoc reporting requests for Vice President of Finance
• Managed petty cash
• Reduced late fees, penalties and interest from over $6,700 to under $300 annually
• Negotiated extended payment terms with several vendors to increase available cash flow
• Managed ISO 14001 environmental program and successfully attained recertification

• Prepared thousands of individual Federal and State income tax returns
• Prepared hundreds of business Federal and State income tax returns
• Worked extensively with clientele financial data and software to prepare reconciliations, adjusting journal entries, and transactions to generate accurate financial statements
• Prepared monthly payroll tax returns
• Conducted extensive research to support bankruptcy cases
• Redesigned and maintained company website

Master'S Of Science In Accounting, Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration/ Finance

Associate'S Degree, General Studies