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East Chicago, In, Us

Belleville, Michigan, Us

Created, streamlined, and implemented new corporate procedures for inter-company, payroll, accounts receivable, billing, and accounts payable. Responsible for the month end closing of eight operating companies and seven non-operating companies with revenues over $55 million. • Generated monthly financial statements for fifteen companies. • Executed month end entries for all companies. • Generated daily combined cashflow report.• Automated payroll processes saving the company over $240,000 in expenses. • Initiated and managed inter-company reconciliation totaling over $1.5 million in variances. • Implemented time-saving inter-company procedures. • Lead on the implementation of two software programs for new business. • Created procedure manuals used in staff training. • Provided month end close supervision, training, and direction to accounting staff of seven while implementing new processes. • Managed staff accountant, accounts payable, and accounts receivable staff for all companies.• Managed weekly payroll processing which included three to five hundred salaried, hourly, and union employees.

Interim Accounting Manager involved in the company’s acquisition, merger, and final closing. Responsible for the month end closing process including consolidated financials for six branches while managing accounting staff of four. • One of four key players on the management team that was overseeing the acquisition, merger, and closing of the company. • Led and executed month end financial statements, normalized earnings, and cashflow projections.• Led the project to develop policy and procedures for the company’s partnering MBE. • Managed daily transactions between nine bank accounts.• Initiated and executed project to reconcile inter-company balances between two ERP systems. • Restructured existing accounting procedures by implementing more efficient practices that would help with the acquisition process. • Corporate liaison with external and internal auditors.

Flat Rock, Mi, Us

Directly responsible for the month end closing process for Company with sales revenue totaling over $55 million. Generated weekly cash balances for Executives. Analyzed existing Accounting procedures to provide solutions to best in class processes. • Led and executed month end closings.• Managed Accounts Payable and Receivable staff of four.• Took the lead in creating and implementing cycle counting procedures.• Performed monthly commission calculations.• Generated weekly cashflow forecasts • Performed quarterly consignment inventory reconciliation between Gerotech and vendor. • Managed payroll. • Participated in software and payroll conversions.• Developed back-office procedures for new business.

Taylor, Mi, Us

Directly responsible for the month end closing process for three profit centers. Generated bi-weekly forecasting for Executives. Generated and presented monthly financials to VP of Accounting and Business Unit Leaders.• Month end closing and daily accounting for three profit centers.• Yearly gross profits for profit centers totaling over $9.8 million. • Monthly consolidation of three profit centers for financial reporting.• Generated normalized earnings and profitability each month. • Generated bi-weekly forecasts. • Monthly reconciliation of margin reports. • Prepared budgets.

Warren, Mi, Us

Directly responsible for the supervision of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable staff. Responsible for the month end closing of three companies operating as separate entities. Generated and presented monthly financials to executives and owners.• Month end closing and daily accounting for three companies.• Sales revenue totaling over $35 million. • Generated normalized earnings, profitability, and cash flow reports. • Generated weekly cash analysis. • Liaison between the company and auditing firm.• Reported monthly financials to executives and international owners.• Managed payroll which included multi-state filings.

Responsible for the presentation of month end closing and the financial reporting process. Generated financial forecasting, budgets, and performance reporting. Acted as direct liaison for auditors and tax preparers ensuring the company was compliant with federal, state, SOX, and GAAP guidelines. • Prepared and presented monthly financial statements to Executives.• Saved company $70/year implementing a new health savings plan.• Designed and prepared budgets and financial forecasting reports.• Generated normalized earnings, profitability, and cash flow reports. • Generated all quarterly billings; based on over $1 billion in billable assets.• Managed and maintained all company insurance policies.• Managed Accounts Payable staff and payroll.• Restructured billing process; reducing process time from 8-10 days to 2 days.• Reconciled cash accounts totaling over $1 million in cash.• Responsible for preparation and compliance for audits• Saved company $20k/year by restricting Errors & Omissions insurance policy.• Managed accounting software conversion.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting

Associate'S Degree, Accounting