Michelle Ruby Email & Phone Number

Hanover, Md, Us

New Britain, Ct, Us

- Coordinates and executes business planning & forecasting and month end close process for Marketing functional business- Prepares reporting and any ad hoc analysis required by business unit management- Assists with annual budget and quarterly review processes - Partners with leaders to develop realistic financial plans and forecasts aligned to GCX goals- Manages monthly close process in conjunction with cross-functional teams- Participates in long-term strategic plan development- Action process improvement projects to gain efficiencies in reporting and forecasting cycles- Provide financial support for new initiatives and ad hoc data requests

New Britain, Ct, Us

• Supported the delivery of the Global Tools & Storage Business Unit’s restructuring & integration initiatives, which are often confidential in nature, through collaboration with various cross functional teams, including Accounting, Finance, External Financial Reporting/Corporate Accounting, as well as Operations and HR with their project submissions and tracking• Reviewed & analyzed project submissions each month to ensure all project costs are captured and are accurately categorized as restructuring under US GAAP vs other 1x project costs• Coordinated with senior leadership to effectively deliver strategic projects; including, monitor progress, manage risk, support project tasks, and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed of progress and outcomes• Assisted in gathering and analyzing budgetary spending, compiled budget and actuals data and communicated results to project teams and senior finance leadership• Assisted with preparation of management-level presentations• Worked with large amounts of data to standardize reporting and consolidate views in order to facilitate speed in decision making and actions• Performed month end reconciliations between internal ledger and system general ledger restructuring accounts

New Britain, Ct, Us

• Responsible for all accounting activities as it relates to the licensing business including, with collaboration with Licensing FP&A SR. Manager, determining monthly revenue amounts and booking related journal entries; applying cash receipts to related accounts receivable and preforming the monthly accounts receivable reconciliation.• Conducted 3-year historical review of licensing activity in order to overall and rebuild associated financials and accounts receivable related to the licensing program.• Developed and documented complex licensing process with focus on overall day to day activities, reconciliations to general ledger and error resolutions.• Performed monthly Trial Balance fluctuation analysis for GTS Business Unit Controller • Primary Operations/Finance Scorecard liaison between GTS Business Unit and Corporate; Determined internal scores and performed monthly report-outs to GTS Controllership Leadership Team.• Coordinated Powerpoint slide preparation for quarterly Pre close and Quarter close meetings and presented global results during these meetings.• Served as back up for GTS Delegation of Authority approval updates and T&E Credit Card Limit increases.• Assisted in creating transfer price analysis between regional entities throughout GTS and other business units across the company to assist in determining overall cost impact in transporting components and finished goods throughout the world.• Supported Integration accounting team with transformational project that consolidated two business units into one; this ultimately led to full time offer to support the Integration team.

• Responsible for day-to-day management of and work paper review for key corporate audit areas, specifically revenue, human resources, sales compensation, purchase to payables, and Treasury.• Utilize Excel and PowerPoint to prepare Quarterly SOX Package on behalf of Internal Audit leadership for senior management to understand audit issue status and additional pertinent information.• Assist in audit planning cycle, including risk and control matrix review and staff assignments.• Responsible for writing and editing audit reports for those processes for which I have responsibility over.

Orrville, Ohio, Us

• Responsible for accuracy of financial monthly reports and transactions at the plant; specifically inventory, costing, accounts payable, payroll, and capital assets• Responsible for compliance with SOX/Internal Controls at small manufacturing facility• Prepare/Review monthly journal entries and account reconciliations• Facilitate annual budgeting process at the plant • Overall responsibility for all payroll related activities, including resolving discrepancies in pay and hours• Overall responsibility for all production related activities and verify it is reported timely and accurately and any discrepancies are resolved timely• Supervise two direct reports; one who performs all administrative tasks (i.e., invoice processing, payroll, etc) and the other for inventory control and production reporting• Implemented and administer Kronos Time and Attendance systems • Provide timely and accurate inventory costing information to plant management• Reponsible for maintaining budgets for capital dollars and that all spend is accounted for correctly• Maintains fixed assets listing for plant and resolves issues as needed• Resolves issues with accounts payables; includes direct materials and services• Provides training on as needed basis for payroll, inventory, and accounts payable systems at the plant• Experience working with Corporate Legal function for review of small contracts for plant• Serve as Sustainability Coordinator for plant; responsbilities include reporting utility usage, waste, and recycling information to corporate, increasing plant recycling efforts, and coordinating new waste disposal contract for plant

Orrville, Ohio, Us

• Served as lead auditor for 20 plant audits, ensuring audit procdures were planned, executed, and concluded timely, accurately, and completely. Resolved numerous issues as they arose during fieldwork and communicated results to Internal Audit Manager and senior plant management.• Through communication with process owners, updated internal controls documentation on four different business processes some of which included Pensions, Worker’s Compensation, Healthcare and Benefits and Financial Statement Close Process.• Tested and monitored Sarbanes-Oxley compliance of these different business processes.• Analyzed internal control effectiveness, recommended and implemented enhancements to the internal control process.• Reported ongoing results to business process owners and Internal Audit Director. • Performed and communicated results of data conversion testing for the Inventory process related to the acquisition of Folgers.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Served as in-charge accountant on clients in various industries including Manufacturing, Waste Management, and Communications Services as well as Employee Benefit Plans. • Prioritized and managed simultaneous projects and supervised multiple audit staff members. • Prepared audit file with individualized testing strategy based on discussions with partner, manager, and client.• Determined timeline of audit based on client deadline and availability of partner, manager, and audit staff.• Educated audit staff on the fundamentals of auditing and the Grant Thornton methodology.• Reviewed audit staff work.• Documented internal control processes, and assessed risk.• Communicated issues and findings with partner, manager, and client.• Ensured financials were prepared in accordance with firm policies and GAAP.• Prepared audit engagement letters and representation letters in accordance with professional standards.

Maintained and reconciled over $1,000K in government appropriations; trained non-accounting personnel on accounting software; served as an accounting system administrator; set-up and maintained accounting records for the former Coast Guard Club Cleveland.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Customer sales associate in softlines (menswear, ladieswear, childrens, jewerly, domestics); ran cash register and customer service desk.

Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Technician

Mba, Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts, Business Administration, Accounting

General Studies