Loretta Coleman Email & Phone Number

Dublin 2, Ie

Carmel, In, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Leverage exceptional expertise to lead an accounting team of 6-8 staff within a $453 Million full-service, international exhibit, and event marketing company. Manage overall accounting functions for 6+ years for the company’s largest production facility including Cost Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Billing, Payroll, and Storage. Support Client Services Team of 50 plus and over 500 Clients focusing on financial and WIP reporting, ad hoc analysis, invoicing, and collections. Perform comprehensive job variance analysis of 5000 plus jobs and determine root-cause for each significant variance. Point person for client compliance audits. Accounting representative on Division’s Executive Management Team, ● Serve with the implementation team to develop and roll out the new Microsoft D365-corporate ERP system, including developing and training the “Finance” module.● Delivered exceptional performance with the use of Vlookup and If Statement, Name Manager, and Pivot Tables to automate the company-wide process for Estimating and Invoicing allowing the import of system data to calculate detailed analysis of estimate to actual costs. Added conditional formatting to key areas for the user to review and data validation. Increased billing efficiency by 90%. Provided training and continued support for all employees● Grew storage revenue by $1 M a year and eliminated outdated inventory● Spearhead deployment of Experlogix estimating tool and responsible for the training of estimators and managers

Atlanta, Ga, Us

For 5+ years managed a group of 5 accountants responsible for reconciling and analyzing financial reports for this $500 Million Workers’ Compensation and General Liability mutual property and casualty group. Accounting Functions included: development and implementation of accounting processes, policies, and procedures; direct the monthly close process, including preparation of work papers and journal entries for over 600 reconciliations; analyze monthly budget variance reports and present them to Senior Management; control inter-company reconciliations and monthly cash settlements; direct and provide support for the 1099 and escheatment processes; oversee completion of general accruals, support external auditor’s requests for interim and annual audit work. Team lead for Finance disaster recovery planning accountable for plan creation, maintenance, and verification of data completed in mock disaster testing. Oversee relationships with agents including commissions, profit sharing, and dividend incentives.● Project Champion on ERP core team, which implemented a successful conversion to a single operational platform● Bank Relationship Lead which led to the design and development of a full-scale market launch of direct deposits for agent direct bill commissions● Direct and employ Blackline account reconciliation software and continue as user liaison ● Instrumental in resolving 3+ years of backlogs of escheat items with the state of Georgia with $0 in fines● Won companywide competition for the best time and cost savings process by executing a front end invoice process