Kathy Macdonald Email & Phone Number

Chicago

- General Accounting functions: * Monthly Closing * Balance Sheet Reconciliations - Filled in for Accounts Receivable when position became open, for two months, in addition to General Accounting functions. * Trained and supervised new AR employee, - Filled in for Accounts Payable when position became open, for two months, in addition to General Accounting.

Greater Chicago Area

• Reconciled/analyzed various accounts and booked correcting entries as needed, in preparation for the Audit.
• Overseeing Accounts Payable department.

Chicago, IL

• Consolidation of financial statements in addition to reconciling/analyzing various accounts and booking correcting entries as needed.
• Created a budget program to involve the 21 department/division managers in creating their budgets, resulting in a consolidated budget.
• Reworked the chart of accounts using a more meaningful naming convention with consistency across divisions and inactivating accounts not being used for integrity of the financials.
• Prepared a majority of the PBCs for our external auditor making the process smooth and easy.

Chicago, IL

• Reconciled/analyzed various accounts and booked correcting entries as needed.
• Managed fixed assets and revamped SAGE (sub-ledger) resulting in a more efficient system.

Desplaines, IL

• Preparation of financial statements in addition to reconciling/analyzing various accounts and booking correcting entries as needed
• Managed the fixed assets which resulted in better organized records.
• Implemented directives and oversaw inventory for biggest customer resulting in efficiency.
• Managed special projects to their resolution.

Harwood Heights, IL

• Consolidation of Financial Statements in addition to Analyzing various accounts and Booking correcting Entries as needed.
• Prepared Sales & Use Tax Returns for 40 States.
• Made system improvements impacting monthly close, system security, banking and financial reporting, resulting in millions of manpower hours saved to improve the bottom line.
• Created a budget program to simplify the process of implementing 19 operating and 15 overhead units, resulting in a consolidated budget.
• Developed and carried out a training program creating efficiencies for the Regional Managers and their support staff.
• Led the implementation of an Allocation program resulting in better job/cost and financial analysis.

Chicago, IL

• Temporary position while looking for permanent job.
• Prepared monthly and quarterly reconciliations of various accounts.
• Integral role in month-end and year-end closings of financials.
• Prepared various state filings and implemented process improvements.
• Easily and Quickly Learned the SAP general ledger system and trained new hires.

Schaumburg, IL

• Documented business rules and developed solutions to operational problems.
• Acted as liaison between clients and the company providing a very high degree of customer service.

Chicago, IL

• Liaison between Partners, within 50 markets, and the company to ensure resolution of any business concerns/issues.
• Coordinated and facilitated partnership meetings and presented financial information.
• Audited income statements and balance sheets of the various partnerships and performed variance analyses.
• Managed the design and project completion for the partnership and quarterly statistics databases, to ensure consistent communication of data between departments.
• Received Operational Excellence award for shortening turn-around time to receive operations summaries from the markets.
• Analyzed budgets and recommended modifications.

Chicago, IL

• Prepared quarterly financial reports for partnerships.
• Analyzed financial statements and made correcting entries as necessary.
• Created multiple customized reports utilizing JD Edwards to ensure streamlined, consistent and customized reports.
• Developed reports, utilized by management and the auditors, to assist in the evaluation of the company’s financial statistical performance.
• Trained co-workers on how to utilize the mainframe system and programs.
• Supervised accounting staff.

Chicago, IL

• Performed financial and internal control audits of [manufacturing and not for profit] client companies.
• Documented and evaluated internal controls.