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The Commissions Accountant is a highly organized and detail oriented member of the accounting team who has primary responsibility for the commissions accounting function along with supporting other accounting functions. The commissions accountant has a solid understanding of commission structures and is able to ensure commission payments for the sales team are accurately calculated.• Review commission calculations for accuracy and process payments with payroll and accounts payable.• Prepare and distribute monthly commission reports.• Work closely with the sales team to resolve commission related issues.• Prepare, research, and or create commission schedules.• Receive, research, and review agency/agent documentation.• Receive, research, and respond to agent inquiries.• Generate 1099’s along with other year-end functions.• Provide assistance with daily, monthly, and year-end close activities, including accounts payable,, general ledger account analysis, daily batch processing.

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

• Manages worldwide monthly commission calculations in accordance with the Ansys Inc compensation plans for regions of more than 150+ direct and indirect sales representatives.• Responsible for collecting and analyzing the data from Oracle Financials and various other departments and uploading to the compensation software (Xactly)• Calculates and verifies accuracy of monthly commissions and quarterly bonuses assuring accurate payouts and reporting• Resolves inquiries and disputes regarding commissions and bonuses.• Performs onboarding and offboarding of employees and channel partners.• Maintains detailed, accurate, and organized records of calculations, adjustments, payouts, and reconciling items as well as procedure manuals and documentation for SOX compliance• Develop and implement templates for the process of onboarding and offboarding of individuals providing efficiency and consistency

Salem Nh

• Performed monthly, quarterly, and annual close process for Salem (HQ) and Cork, Ireland.• Prepared and recorded month end journal entries. • Monthly Bank reconciliations. Including exchange rate fluctuations on foreign bank accounts and rate setting for the next period for all Companies, USD, GBP, and Euro.• General ledger account reconciliations. Depreciation and debt activity review.• Cost accounting. Routinely reviewed sales backlog on a weekly/monthly basis to ensure proper cost rollups. Investigated and corrected discrepancies and liaised with Engineering for proper workflow and labor assignments. Analyzed and updated inventory valuations based upon current stock to purchase activity using the FIFO method.• Performed Budget to Actual comparison for monthly and YTD expenditures. • Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly Sales analysis versus Budget/Prior Year/ to actuals. Data kept in significant detail to provide ad hoc analytics.• Monthly commission calculations corporate wide.• Assisted with Budget/Forecast preparations and interacted with Budget owners. Maintained templates for budget/forecasting and sales analysis. • Reviewed and approved all expense reports and invoices for payment.• A/P management and check runs. Cash forecast for HQ with a rolling 10-week format.• Completed reconciliation of RBNI monthly reporting (Ireland).• 401K Administrator including Annual Compliance Testing and 5500 IRS filings. Participates in the annual Insurance renewal process, payroll processing (Insperity PEO) and benefits administration• Annual Audit support• Managed local IT resources and system maintenance programs.• Provided Sales and Accounting System training.• Human Resource Management including employee recruiting, onboarding, maintenance of employee files, payroll and vacation accruals.• Press release submissions to RNS for public company notifications. • Proactively identified opportunities for improvement of all accounting processes.

Haverhill, Ma

Accounting Department ~ Ownership of Credit, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Human Resources support• A/P~ High volume A/P for 2 companies. Resolved all Purchase Price Variances (PPV), vendor billing, and receiving issues.• A/R~ Customer Invoicing, Cash Applications and bank deposits, Collections, and Credit Approvals• GL entries as required.• Participated in the order entry approval process.• H/R~ Payroll (ADP), Time sheet review/approvals including contract labor, PTO and Vacation time• Reviewed/Approved employee expense reports.• Participated in annual benefits review such as Healthcare, 401K, etc.• Assisted employees with questions relating to health care/ insurance issues, vacation time, and other personal issues.• Overhauled and maintained the monthly RBNI report and implemented a new process so that un-invoiced items were resolved by the end of the next accounting period.• Established and implemented new process for vendor debits/credits.• Researched and implemented cost saving solutions such as redefining the freight policies that resulted in over $20,000 savings over prior year.• Established and implemented a new policy and procedure for purchase order management and retention.• Redefined and wrote RMA Policies and Procedures.• Established and implemented new collection processes including pre-legal notifications.

Hudson, Nh

Multi-tasking skills required with the ability to work with and act as negotiator between key departments and the customer. Must have the ability to look at the “big picture” and find ways to overcome challenges in a very fast faced environment.• Worked closely with key departments such as Engineering, Production, Quality, and Purchasing for production implementation, ramp schedules and labor loading, revision changes, and other requirements• Cost Accounting analysis to develop standard cost assignments by project. Analyzed and presented costing data as required for Government DOD projects over $650,000• Prepared and issued final approval on all quotes which included review of labor, materials, overhead, and profit.• Reviewed all new orders for accuracy and compliance to original quote. Ensured proper flow down of customer specifications and revision levels in accordance with order/rfp. Ensured timely processing of all RMA requests. • Performed variance analysis comparing budgeted to actual. Determined route cause and corrective actions for significant variances. • Analyzed cost impact to all revision changes including WIP, material replacement, rework charges, and schedule impacts.• Created Milestone schedules and implemented from project inception to completion• Subcontract review and administration.• Materials review, Purchasing, and Vendor Management • Provided monthly and quarterly sales projections. Presented win/loss ratio and complete analysis of lost business.• Acting Sales Manager for eighteen months• Supervisory role for Customer Service Rep and Quote Administrators • Worked within and established/updated policies and procedures in an ISO 9001 environment. • Worked with and lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives• Participated in the company monthly Operations Meetings and annual Management Reviews. Acted as primary contact and facilitated monthly/yearly Customer Management Reviews.

Hudson, Nh

Accounting and Administrative Services 2001 ~ 2005 (Promoted)• Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Human Resources Administration, Sales Reporting, Commission Reporting, and various other administrative duties