Blackstone Accounting, based in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains, provides a one-stop shopping center for all your small business accounting needs. Accounting, Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax Preparation, QuickBooks Consulting, Part-time CFO Services, and Strategic Business Planning. As a 'firm of the future', we serve clients virtually all across the US!Find us on the web: http://www.blackstoneaccounting.comFollow us via:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackstoneAccounting/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackstone-accounting

Instructor for Accounting and General Business classes. Use professional expertise and experiences to construct curriculum to achieve successful student learning of specific course objectives. Provide students with timely feedback on a regular basis and offer student support.• Consistently receive feedback from peers and students with above average to excellent ratings

As a member of the executive management team, manage all aspects of finance department including supervision of finance staff. Prepare annual budget and ad hoc forecasting. Manage month end closings, financial reporting, variance analysis, and monthly account reconciliations. Ensure accuracy of A/P, A/R, Cash, and Inventories. Lead capital planning and conduct financial analysis for all capital requests. Lead annual strategic planning sessions and conduct SWOT analytics. Evaluate departmental performance and review with supervisory personnel in the resolution of operational, customer and vendor issues that will improve operating results.• Streamlined inventory processes and discovered root cause of prior inventory variances, improving future accuracy of physical inventories by 90%• Conducted an in-depth review and reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts (backtracking some for several years) to ensure integrity of financial statements• Conducted internal audits and serve as primary contact for external auditors• Establishing strong internal controls and segregation of duties to ensure audit compliance • Restructured departmental staff to better align with business objectives

Manage all aspects of Finance department. Prepare annual budget and bi-monthly forecasting. Manage month end closings, financial reporting, variance analysis, and monthly account reconciliations. Serve as direct liaison with Regional Finance Center to manage all transactional functions (A/P, A/R, and contract/rating issues). Supervise two in-house finance associates.* Active member of executive management team, driving new direction of the business to achieve objectives.* Implemented new process to manage files on a shared server to resolve contract/ratings issues, significantly improving errors and reducing communication time.* Resolved several major bad debt accounts resulting in a significant direct bottom line impact.* Providing training for associates on MS Office products including Excel and Power Point.

Supported continuous improvement functions for Data-Interface Management and Garnishment departments by analyzing and re-engineering processes to improve quality and productivity, as well as reduce overhead costs.* Analyzed production metrics, identified trends and developed recommendations on process changes, staffing, throughput, accuracy, training, etc.* Performed root cause analysis on process failures.

Managed all aspects of Finance department. Prepared annual budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, cash flow analysis, price and margin analysis, cost controls and strategic planning. Managed month end closings and prepared complete financial statements. Risk assessments of all new business investments, payback periods, and related break-even analysis. Supervised two accounting associates.* Active member of executive management team, driving new direction of the business to achieve objectives.* Completely restructured employee staff, from management to shop employees to align with new business objectives.* Designed a Costing database to track and account for individual project costs.* Created new advertising campaigns and all associated advertising materials.

Provided financial and analytical support for Cummins MerCruiser Diesel. Analyzed and maintain general ledger, fixed assets, and time & attendance system. Managed month-end closings, provide variance analysis, and performed monthly account reconciliations. Prepared monthly forecasts, annual budgeting, and engaged in strategic planning processes. Prepared financial analysis for all capital spending projects.* Finance functional leader for New Product Introduction Team.* Liaison to A/P group in outfiling resolutions.* Led team in A/P direct material matching project to reduce total number of invoices outfiled. Identified and corrected root causes with suppliers.* Six Sigma Green Belt - conducted project resulting in a 30% improvement on time and attendance input processes.

Provided financial and analytical support for the Holset Heavy-Duty Turbo business (a division of Cummins Engine Company, Inc.). Analyzed and maintained general ledger, standard costing, price files, A/P, A/R, and inventory systems. Managed month-end closings, provided variance analysis, prepared complete monthly financial reports, and performed monthly account reconciliations. Prepared monthly forecasts, calculated quarterly gain-sharing results, and coordinated annual budget process.* Active member of the plant leadership team (involved in making key decisions relevant to financial aspects of the business).* Reinforced the accountability and integrity of the balance sheet and financial records by bringing 100% of account reconciliations current.* Key member of the core team for the Oracle implementation (manufacturing software)