Remarkably astute finance and accounting professional with experience in both private and public sectors. Take ownership of financial reporting to ensure accurate reporting. Prepare budgets and manage important budgeting schedules throughout an organization including the collection, analysis, and consolidation of financial data. Maintain the annual budget, monitors variances, summarizes trends, and investigates budget deficiencies. Report material budgeting variances or expenditure variances to senior management with go forward and commentary. Identify ways to increase automation by eliminating inefficiencies and increasing accuracy. Control costs by creating and implementing change management tools. Proficient understanding of transaction processes including AP, AR, payroll, purchasing, inventory, standard cost, time and expenses, human resources, and general accounting. Work with fellow team members to ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, and GAAP. Identify areas of influence to ensure the development of strong relationships or partnerships with leaders in departments such as IT, Purchasing, Document Control, Production, Engineering, and HR.o Accounting Operations Management o Variance Analysis o Financial Planning and Analysiso Strategic Planning and Forecasting o Inventory and Cost Accounting o Continuous Process Improvement o Implement Internal Controls and Compliance o Budget Creation and Management o Month End Financial Accounting o Supervisory including Training and Developmento Fixed Asset Accountingo Expense Control o Audit and Public Reporting Support o Month End Closeo ERP Implementation Hyperion, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics 365, QAD, Blackline, SQL, Concur, Power BI