Stephen Weigel Email & Phone Number

• Ensure the accuracy of product costs for several product lines.
• Set up ECA product line on SAP, worked through BOM, material, and cost center setup.
• Develop processes to ensure preventable large variances are avoided.
• Share my understanding of product costing with less experienced staff.
• Lead presentations explaining product costing process, month-end close process, and month-end reports.
• Resolve material master issues and discrepancies in order to ensure accurate data

Minneapolis, MN

• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations for multiple legal entities.
• Process and reconcile intercompany transactions to ensure eliminate during monthly close process.
• Prepare and analyze month end variance reports and present findings to management.
• Assist with interim and year-end external audit.
• Track fixed assets from constructions to capitalization.
• Handle the accounting for the setup of Kroll’s IT department after sale of subsidiary which provided IT services.

Minneapolis, MN

• Handle accounting functions related to the North America business unit.
• Responsible for reconciling cash activity daily and posting monthly journal entries to reflect the activity throughout the month.
• Schedule and lead quarterly meetings to establish best practices related to warranty and sales incentives.
• Work closely with marketing, cost accounting, and shared services accounting in the monthly reconciliation process.
• Answer internal and external auditors’ inquiries into the warranty, sales, and accrual processes.
• Responsible for key components of the general ledger close process, implementing system enhancements and driving continuous improvements where possible.

Minneapolis, MN

• Provide accounting services to clients in the commercial real estate industry.
• Ensure cash receipts and payables are entered and processed in a timely manner.
• Prepare all aspects of the financial statement package, including creating and posting journal entries, general ledger review and completion of backup schedules.
• Monitor and maintain cash balances as required by client.
• Review variances in financial statements and document explanations for significant items.
• Prepare management fee calculations and ensure related invoices are paid.