Sue Griffith Email & Phone Number

Marietta, Ga, Us

Accomplishments: Accelerated the month-end financial closing process from 25 days to 10 days; developed and implemented SOPs for the accounting department; implemented a standard reconciliation process for all balance sheet accounts.Responsible for month-end and year-end closings, including monthly and quarterly reportingDevelop and maintain accounting proceduresAct as liaison with the CPA firm for the annual auditCoordinate bank activity for multiple companies including preparing compliance documentation for loans and line(s) of creditReconcile all bank accounts monthlyCoordinate all business related insurance needs Manage the Accounts Payable and Payroll departments - total of 5 direct reports Coordinate with Human Resources to determine the accounting treatment for the 401k and other benefit plans

Accomplishments: Converted the corporate financial system from Quick Books to MAS 90 and trained staff on the new system; set up the monthly reconciliation of bank accounts; automated payroll from a manual process to MAS 90.Responsible for month-end and year-end closings, including monthly and quarterly reportingAct as liaison with the CPA firm for the annual auditPrepare quarterly tax documents and file returns Coordinate bank activity for multiple companies and owners' personal accountsReconcile all bank accounts monthlyCollect past due accounts receivableManage the accounting and payroll departments - total of 3 direct reportsSet up and maintain both company and employee payroll taxes; file appropriate returnsMaintain all files for employees, agents and contractors Coordinate all business related insurance needs

Staff Account for Financial Planning and Analysis Accomplishments: Transitioned an acquired company's Plant legacy financial system to the NOPS financial system (Newell Operating System); developed and implemented Sarbanes Oxley compliant Accounts Payable financial standards. Responsible for annual budget preparation and development standards Coordinate internal audit for 2 plant locationsMaintain Sarbanes Oxley compliance standards for BernzOmaticMaintain 5 S records (OSHA) and environmental detail for divisionResponsible for month-end and year end closings including monthly and quarterly reportingPrepare division level consolidated reportsPrepare both group and corporate monthly financial reports Reconcile balance sheet accountsReview and audit corporate and group chargesDevelop and track pricing strategy for special projects relating to new product development

Accomplishments: Transitioned the corporate custom legacy financial system to MAS 90 (5 modules) and trained staff on the new system; developed and implemented corporate-wide accounting procedures; participated as an integral member of the team that created and administered an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) and managed the record keeping for same. Managed the corporate financial budgeting and reporting function:Consolidate annual budgets for multiple plants and corporate office; analyzed variancesMaintain corporate financial recordsPrepare both month-end and year-end corporate financial statementsConsolidate both divisional and corporate-wide financial recordsResponsible for corporate-wide banking activities - balances, deposits, and investments; tracked cash management projectionsManaged the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions for 3 manufacturing locations plus the corporate office - total of 7 direct reportsCreated and maintained the corporate chart of accountsPerformed balance sheet reconciliations for Corporate; approved division reconciliationsAudited inter-company charges on the division general ledgers Act as liaison for the annual audit with outside CPA FirmResponsible for corporate- wide payroll, including input including calculating and filing payroll taxesAdministered the 401(k) and ESOP plans record keeping

Managed the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll functions Managed the Plant's financial reporting function:Maintain manufacturing facility financial recordsPrepare manufacturing facility month-end and year-end financial statementsConducted periodic physical inventory counts in the manufacturing facility and reconciled inventory records with the general ledger. Reviewed and audited general ledger inter-company charges between plantsManaged plant office personnel with a staff of 8