• Oversight of the companies Shared Services which are responsible for accounting for and closing the financial statements of all of our operating businesses from all over the United States, including the order-to-cash process for both circulation and advertising, and credit and collections• Drive efficiencies through development and use of robotic process automation including the implementation and administration of Blackline• Provide complete updates to management on financial results of the corporate enterprise to guide financial decisions related to company-wide decisions• Perform financial analysis of business opportunities to improve operational efficiencies• Lead point of contact for the external auditors for all operational accounting related inquiries• Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across the company• Oversight of the company’s accounting policies and procedures and working with owners across the company to ensure compliance

• Oversight of the companies Centralized Finance Centers (CFC’s) which are responsible for accounting for and closing the financial statements of all of our operating businesses from central locations in Omaha NE and Davenport IA• Prepared monthly financial reporting package, inclusive of all supplemental supporting documents• Oversight of the centralized Accounts Payable and remittance processing functions which handle accounts payable and cash receipts from a centralized center in Richmond VA• Performed financial analysis of business opportunities to improve operational efficiencies• Maintained internal control safeguards for financial reporting including the receipt of cash, cash disbursements and the financial statement closes• Trained and maintained an exceptional team supporting all accounting functions

• Assure accuracy of financial reporting process ensuring that all reported results are in compliance with company policies and procedures• Prepare budgets by establishing schedules; collect, analyze, and consolidate financial data; recommend plans• Achieve budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyze variances; initiate corrective actions.• Prepare special reports for the executive team by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends• Maintain income statements and balance sheet, monthly forecast, and annual budget• Responsible for managing working capital and strategic planning• Monitor and control departmental budgets• Prepare monthly financial reporting package, inclusive of all supplemental supporting documents• Work closely with corporate accounting to complete all necessary external reporting (tax and audit)

• Coordinated and executed the centralization of general ledger accounting for over 35 enterprise locations• Directly hired, trained, and supervised 14 staff members during the centralization of financial operations• Managed the accounts payable, payroll processing, and month end close for over 35 enterprise locations

• Perform and manage the monthly financial close process for up to 11 business units• Supervise 3 accountants who I directly manage• Prepare the daily and weekly forecasting documents to send to management• Comply with all corporate requests to maintain profitable business units within the company

• Prepared and entered manual journal entries to ensure the accuracy of the company’s financial statements• Reconciled over 30 balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis in accordance with company policy• Assisted in the weekly forecasting of five business unit's profits and losses

• Managed the financial reporting of 3 distribution units• Directly trained and supervised 4 staff accountants who reported to me• Closed monthly financials and reviewed balance sheet reconciliations prepared by staff accountants• Presented and reviewed monthly financial statements with CEO, CFO and Controller

• Prepared manual journal entries to ensure the accuracy of the company’s financial statements• Maintained balance sheet reconciliations for over 50 balance sheet accounts• Maintained fixed asset detail and depreciation• Facilitated the company’s first year audit which was presented to the bank• Supervised the daily cash applications and maintained bank reconciliations for 6 cash accounts

• Prepared individual and small business tax returns• Assisted in audits, reviews and compilations throughout the year, including the writing of governmental financial statements

• Performed testing and reviews of corporate internal controls and processes in accordance with the company’s annual audit plan• Worked under the guidance of a supervisor and applied generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) during an audit • Tested client accounts, prepared financial statements, and summarized audit findings to be reviewed by audit manager

• Performed same tasks to that of an audit associate