Robin Erasmus, Mba Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

"Your Solution to Strategic Success"

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Tampa, Florida

• Develop and prepare and present financial models, including monthly and annual forecasts, ROI, payback and breakeven analysis. • Designed multiple financial schedules and procedures in excel using various nesting formulas including vlookup, sumifs. Pivot tables, and macros. • Evaluate business results and serve as a functional expert to the business client to provide strategic guidance and insights during the analysis process. • Assess the impact of strategic financial decisions and present recommendations to CFO. • Design, develop, and implement methods and strategies to improve accounting processes. • Regularly reviewed financial and operational performance to track execution of cost saving projects. • Collected data on potential acquisitions to execute high-end M&A analysis.

Tampa, Florida

• Responsible for maintaining documented systems of accounting policies and procedures. • Oversee the operations of the accounting department (25 Staff members), including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives. • Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations (DSO, Cash Flow, etc.). • Provided cash and treasury management, directing reconciliation of banking activity (180 accounts), revenue recognition, proof of cash, debt, disbursements, and equity accounts. • Deliver audit preparation (GAAP), preparing PBC, evaluating and correcting business risks. • Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit• Manage the preparation of financial reports, cost reports, balance sheets, and roll-forwards, on a regular basis for 85 locations. • Manage internal control system, internal audit review, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational• Develop and establish new policies and procedures.

• Provided leadership to ensure implementation of business improvement opportunities leading to an organizational ‘unqualified opinion’ first year audit, and 2 year review. • Implemented accounting procedures to align financial operations with GAAP requirements for accrual base accounting. • Utilized a formal decision-making framework to minister and implement Sage ERP accounting system conversion from 65 QuickBooks files. • Managed the streamline workflow between departments, to ensure efficiency and accuracy of operational and financial structure. • Generated a standardized reporting system for financial data including, risk management, margin analysis, inventory management, and sales reporting. • Coordinated closely with accounting team in month end procedures, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and confidentiality. • Performed monthly financial analysis to ensure all data is recorded properly. • Analyzed month-end financial statements and performed adjusting and correcting entries. • Provided analytical support and decision-making tools to leadership team and department heads to help achieve desired business results. • Maintained strong internal control environment to safeguard assets, improve profitability, and manage business risks. • Responsible for training staff and department managers, in state sales and property tax, audit preparation, reconciliation of accounts, business procedures, and financial reporting.

Collaborated with multiple teams to ensure accurate month-end closing and financial reporting procedures. Created/designed new month-end reconciliation schedules, decreasing productivity (labor hours) by approximately 20%. Collaborated with sales and operations to successfully implement a new inventory tracking system, decreasing inventory variance by 45% and reducing research labor time by approximately 8 hours/month. Managed monthly, quarterly and annual account roll-forwards. Evaluated monthly trial balance, researched discrepancies and made adjustments as needed. Managed annual reporting, updating company stock information in various states. Filed monthly, quarterly and annual sales tax for 42 states. Collaborated with contract teams and accounts receivable to ensure the highest profit margin by region. Managed contract timelines and financial outcomes of contract renewals and cancellations.

• Managed Weekly US and European Cash Forecasts in associated currencies• Adhere to US GAAP and international IFRS regulations to legally and effectively file corporate financials• Managed Accounting Departments including FA, AP, and AR in the US and Europe• Processed Semi-Monthly and Monthly Payroll for all employees in the US and Europe and 401k filings• Analyzed month end financial and generated intercompany consolidations• Managed Perpetual and Periodic Inventory reconciliations, • Completed monthly Bank Reconciliations for 26 global accounts• Corporate filings to include: quarterly 941 filings, stock and proof of cash management, and 1120’s• Assisted Controller and CFO in various projects including US and Europeans Audits and investments analysis’• Created revenue pro-forma for lease operations under separated entity• Converted European accounting system to consolidate with US accounting software, saving 29% G&A costs• Promoted from Staff Accountant to Senior Staff Accountant in 2015-Jan

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting

BSACC