• Perform fixed asset management• Implemented new payroll system that resulted in 90% cost savings• Prepare journal entries, analyze and reconcile various general ledger accounts.• Coordinate physical inventory counts and reconciling to accounting system.• Review, accept and enter purchase orders for manufacturing build.• Prepare customer invoices and collect 100% on outstanding bills.• Successfully implemented bill of materials and new serial tracked inventory system • Provide financial analysis, planning, budget control, accounting methods and P&L reporting.• Perform month-end close, year-end close and successful year-end audit with external auditors.• Audit accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and reconcile bank account on monthly basis.• Monitor revenue recognition practices to ensure 100% GAAP compliance.

Semiconductor Division • Transitioned Finance, Logistics and service department from Bannockburn, IL to Chantilly, VA.• Developed procedures and policies for North American Operations• Directed entire Finance, Logistics and Customer Service departments including payroll, billing, accounting, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory scheduling and customer complaint resolution.• Provided financial analysis, planning, budget control, accounting methods and P&L reporting.• Completed month-end close, quarterly forecast, year-end close and annual budget.• Prepared budget by establishing schedules, collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.• Managed staff of 10 supporting the North American field organization in excess of 80.

Newspaper Division• Coordinated and prepared the financial reporting of four Gannett business entities• Analyzed financial statements for accuracy by verification of source detail from the appropriate sub-systems and prepared written variance letter for senior management and corporate finance.• Reviewed staff prepared account reconciliations for compliance with corporate policy and GAAP.• Prepared financial estimates on weekly, monthly and quarterly basis. Provide analysis of the estimates including written comments for significant variances.• Monitored accounting procedures for compliance and communicate internal control weaknesses to the Group Controller.• Assisted Group Controller with the annual budget process, reviewing and auditing proposed Department budgets. Consolidate group budgets and financial forecast and provided analysis for local companies and group locations• Prepared budget reports in Lawson, Hyperion and on a variety of spreadsheets to be used for analysis and review. • Performed user training on new systems as required.• Provided department support for existing financial software application in payroll, general ledger, newsprint, billing and cost accounting.• Coordinated user training programs, troubleshooting and logging problems with corporate customer support as necessary, and following-up to ensure that user problems are resolved in a timely manner and that financial and statistical reporting for the operation is timely and accurate.• Coordinated Year-end Close process and monitor the completion and accuracy levels of Fixed Asset reporting, Year-end Audit package reporting and any other assigned duties.

• Prepared monthly general ledger schedules for corporate package.• Prepared journal entries, analyzed and reconciled various general ledger accounts.• Added, disposed, transferred and depreciated fixed assets.• Managed the payroll process through coordinators with all 11 Ogden sites.• Transmitted, imported and updated electronic timesheets in BSTEI.• Balanced and posted cash deposits.

• Assessed customer needs in regards to accounts receivable, terminations, and applications of service.• Successfully resolved customer disputes.• Created form letters and a credit card database in Microsoft Access for Collections department.• Notified tenants and owners of non-payment and prepared liens against properties.