Accounting Manager
Smurfit Stone Container, Inc.
• Manager of month end reporting process for divisional and corporate reports, which included financial and statistical reporting. Month end duties included coordination of inventories for rollstock, work in process and finished goods along with preparation of general ledger entries and financial statements. Average annual gross revenue of container plant was approximately $24M. • Credit expertise used in evaluation and follow-up of customer accounts at local plant level, this included credit approvals, collections and discrepancy resolutions.• Local Area Network Administrator for plant, responsible for all aspects of LAN system and also plant accounting and production systems.• Integral team member in developing yearly budget that involved approximately $250 million in expenditures and allocation of departmental budgets to 15 different departments within the mill. • Researched and resolved cost variances for internal and external customers, through trend analysis and comparison of actual results to budget and forecast. • Oversaw computer conversion of organizational billing system that involved billings of domestic, exchange, foreign trade and inter-company clientele as well as coordinating employee training. Total annual billings normally averaged between $350 - $400 million in gross revenue. • Training of employees and fine- tuned management skills reduced operational errors to a minimum, which resulted in positive recognition from internal corporate auditors.