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•Supported Wet Mills product line for their go-live on SAP

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.• Maintain foreign currency tables within SAP to ensure proper foreign currency revaluations at month end.• Work with financial analysts to comment on variances and answer budget questions.• Special project and backup support.• Provide training and guidance to less experienced staff.

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.• Verify bank reconciliation is complete and ensure all reconciling items are resolved.• Prepare Corporate A/R reconciliation and point allocations.• Participate in the annual operating expense process.• Assist in the transition of properties.• Handle special projects as assigned by management.