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Controller for Lacrosse Equipment Manufacturing Company specializing in manufacturing lacrosse shafts and providing other lacrosse sports equipment.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Accounting Manager, Remote Technologies, LLC• Weekly Cash Flow forecasting maintain a 6 week rolling cash forecast in excel. Bank Compliance reports.• Liaison for Audit Work and compile information for due diligence.• 2020 Budget preparation.

Consultant for SuperValu, Caribou Coffee, UNFI Fixed Asset Reconciliation to Tax - After the acquisition of SuperValu by UNFI, matched Fixed Assets on Corp Books to Fixed Assets on Tax Books to balance to opening Balance Sheet. SuperValu: Benefits Accounting Manager: Review GL Account Reconciliations, Approval of H&W Payments, Preparation of Quarterly and Annual Footnotes for Pension and 401k Accounts. Review/troubleshooting and update of all reports written in Management Reporter for accuracy during their transition to Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains. Develop processes for recognizing / collecting Royalties and Marketing Funds charged to Franchisees based off of Sales reported through multiple methods from Franchisee locations. Reconciling / verification that all Royalties and Marketing Funds are being recognized into the correct GL Accounts. Reconciliation of various accounts for Month and Year End documentation. Member of multiple teams to Advise / Troubleshoot potential new software solutions.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

 Responsible for all accounting functions. Preparation of month and year-end financial reports. Annual Budget Preparation. Calculated 6 different bonus computations and preparation of Payroll. Successfully developed an annual budget for the first time in the company that could be measured against. Provided more complete reporting of financial information and discovered where current software had weaknesses. Developed weekly dashboards for Executive Team to watch Revenue, Accounts Receivable and Cash. Forecasted cash on a weekly basis with a 12-week rolling forecast.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

 Accurate and timely accounting for 10 different companies. Review of all accounting and preparation of month and year-end financial reports. Coordinate and act as Liaison for annual audits with external auditors. Monthly reporting of International Fuel Tax (IFTA). Properly reporting additions and dispositions to the Fixed Asset system. Managed the Accounts Payable Department.  Review the GL Chart of Accounts to allow for uniformity across all entities to allow for more efficient consolidations. Responsible for conversion of the General Ledger data from Quickbooks and TMW to Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains for all entities.  Developed all financial reports in Management Reporter

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

 Began with Steele as a Contractor in 2009, began as full-time Controller in 2013. Implemented new inventory management system with integrated POS utilizing barcode scanners. Managed the complete physical inventories at each location plus central corporate warehouse. Responsible for all HR functions. Managed all accounting responsibilities; including monthly reporting to the Corporate Management . Budget preparation in coordination with the company management team. Weekly and monthly cash forecasting. Managed the collection activities for the company Monthly Sales Tax Reporting.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Provide accounting services to small businesses in various industries including IT/Software, Legal, Retail, Printing and Services.Rampant Lion – Sep 2007 – Jul 2011 (Industry: Accounting, customers in Legal and Printing Industries)Gardner Hardware – Jun 2006 – Aug 2011 (Industry: Retail)Vertical Systems, Inc. – Aug 2008 – Mar 2013 (Industry: IT/Software; Service)Steele Fitness – Jan 2009 – Mar 2013 (Joined Full-Time) (Industry: Fitness/Retail)Art Partners Group – Jul 2011 – Mar 2013 (Industry: Printing, Art Procurement)  Review daily processes and recommend changes. Managed all HR functions. Daily processing of financial/accounting information. Sales Tax reporting. Cash Flow forecasting, profitability analysis and other analysis as needed. Evaluation and implementation of new software, including accounting, POS and CRM. Production of monthly and annual financial reports, other financial reconciliation and accounting duties.

Chanhassen, Mn

 Implemented new fully integrated accounting system, Microsoft Dynamics Navision with the capabilities of growing with the company into the future. Custom report writing in Crystal Reports. Utilization of Fixed Asset system to manage tracking of all assets including those utilized in the rental business. Proper recognition of additions and disposition of fixed assets. Annual physical inventory of rental fleet and proper documentation of equipment locally and remotely at the Colorado remote office and any equipment on Customer job sites. Responsible for maintaining all insurance policies for the company. Responsible for all HR functions including, on-boarding, payroll calculation and processing, bonus calculation, PTO tracking, benefits sign-up, COBRA and termination activities.  Responsible for the cash management activities with the bank. Sales Tax reporting. Managed the AR and AP for the local office and the Colorado office. Responsible for collection activities either working with the responsible Sales Reps or the Customers directly.