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Cranberry Township, PA, US

US

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Callery, Pennsylvania, US

Callery, Pennsylvania, US

Callery, Pennsylvania, US

Callery, Pennsylvania, US

• Deliver senior leadership for all accounting activities including financial statement preparation, general ledger, cost accounting, payroll, AP, AR, forecast and budgeting, tax compliance, and various special analysis..
• Created and implemented an accounting infrastructure, developed budgets, KPI reporting, database management policies, and other internal controls. This includes establishing SOPs to enable managers to cut costs within.
• Decreased Month End Close processes by three days through the design and implementation of multiple Excel-based activities, including bank reconciliations, expense analysis, inventory valuation, and payroll.
• Developed an Aged Inventory process to track and review slow-moving or stranded raw and finished goods. Manage all aspects of the project on a bi-monthly basis.
• Pioneered a new payroll system for East and West Coast Operations that increased accuracy and reduced administrative costs by 20% each month.
• Compile and present monthly financial presentations for the Chairman, CEO, and VPs of key departments based on financial results.

St. Louis, Missouri, US

• Supported internal control functions by conducting timely audits of rental, remarketing, leasing, commercial truck and car sales locations. Prepared sales and use taxes and quarterly tax returns. Calculated sales.
• Spearheaded efforts to implement new budget and forecast software that enhanced financial controls and reporting when compared to historical figures.
• Implemented process for Sales and Use Tax reporting

Rogers, AR, US

• Managed monthly GL account reconciliations; processed and reconciled a wide variety of accounting documents, such as invoices, departmental billings, employee reimbursements, cash receipts, vendor statements, and.
• Maintained a working knowledge of company procedures and protocols to uncover any weaknesses or opportunities for operations and set goals for controllable activities to maintain profitability.
• Led annual year-end activities, in collaboration with external auditors, to solve audit issues and proactively support operations, marketing, and contract management.
• Supported, trained, and mentored new employees to orientate them with company policy and procedures and to ensure long-term success.
• Led activities to create and implement new budget and forecast software that enhanced financial controls and reporting when compared to historical figures.
• Audited billing records and successfully collected over $170,000 for services previously denied through State funded programs.

Supervised and review assigned work for A/R staff. Researched and processed all A/P functions for 16 divisions of non-profit organization. Prepared and filed quarterly and yearly multi-state tax returns. Worked with CFO to prepare monthly/yearly budgets and P&L forecasts. Calculated yearly allocations for all programs and departments. Key Contributions:.

St. Louis, Missouri, US

Supervised, reviewed assignments, and directed activities for staff accountants, car sales and fleet leasing clerks. Prepared month/year end journal entries and close. Analyzed payroll reports as well as calculated sales commissions. Processed A/P and analyzed on statistical variances. Worked with group controller to forecast budgets for all aspects of.

St. Louis, Missouri, US

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics

Accounting And Business/Management