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Responsible for overall leadership and management of the day-to-day accounting and financial operations. Develop and maintain accounting functions, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financials. Supervises the accounting staff including payroll coordination; the support of budget and forecast activities; year-end audit preparation and financial reporting.• Oversee and manage the monthly financials including A/R, A/P and internal productivity• Validate and reconcile payroll reports• Create and review procedures to ensure compliance with policies• Track, analyze and ensure that time for client projects and nonbillable projects are entered correctly• Coordinate and update the firm's budget• Routinely communicate with employees, managers and Principal-Owners• Manage corporate insurance policies and renewals• Review and coordinate year-end tax files• Identify, analyze and recommend process efficiencies• Establish employer status in states as needed

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Led truck and rail grain settlement groups responsible for Decatur and resale activity. Managed staff of 17 responsible for transactional entry of grain settlements for rail and truck operations. Made and reviewed entries in Agris software used by all grain elevators. Assisted 1ADM team on implementation of JDE within Ag Services department. Used process mapping to determine consistency and efficient processes across all three main offices of Ag Services. • Launched utilization of automated workflow to increase efficiency within settlement processes.• Collaborated with business unit commercial management on transactional best practices.• Improved processes to determine standard procedures and created consistency in execution of transactions.

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Reported and analyzed P&L of 60 grain elevators in Western United States. Managed group of eight accountants in Decatur and Overland Park, Kansas responsible for specific elevators. Partnered with business unit commercial and operations management on requests and enhancements to ensure proper information for sound business decisions. Implemented internal controls and procedures for review of grain locations to ensure SOX compliance and current documentation. • Achieved the final implementation of a singular software platform across all locations under responsibility to ensure consistent accounting practices.• Created synergy by combining tasks of two physical offices to create one unified team and streamlined financial close processes.

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Applied knowledge of in-house IBM system to assist accounting with management and valuation of inventory. Trained and supported existing manufacturing plants, warehouses, and new locations using the inventory system. Collaborated between accounting and IT on programming requests for enhancements to inventory and sales systems. • Partnered with IT and accounting colleagues to make changes to accounting schedule, reducing accounting close by three days to allow for faster reporting for SEC purposes to corporate accounting department.• Served as team leader responsible for accounting process improvement of inventory and sales systems.

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Partnered with IT to enhance web reporting tool for cocoa division's inventory position. Reported procurement P&L for entire cocoa division and ensured proper allocation to individual locations. Analyzed and reviewed plant costs and P&Ls. Oversaw accountants responsible for monthly accounting close duties.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Worked closely with manufacturing location to analyze inventory usage, cost and valuation. Reviewed inventory discrepancies with location manager to determine root causes and worked with production personnel to make corrections. Analyzed and reviewed expenses and P&L.

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Reconciled intercompany accounts as well as reviewed and analyzed foreign location P&Ls. Reviewed usage of sales and purchase accounts to ensure consistency across company to ensure intercompany sales offset with intercompany purchases.

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Generated invoicing, answered phones, and processed incoming mail, as well as entered AP and AR information into accounting package daily.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Associate Of Science - As, Accounting