Terisa Horton Email & Phone Number

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

*Provide organizational leadership and serve as a subject matter expert in planning and executing enterprise-wide change with a laser focus on business improvement.*Partner with, and get “buy-in” from, senior leaders and subject-matter experts across multiple business units to identify potential gaps, opportunities for process improvement, and implementation of solutions.*Conduct in-depth analyses including data collection, data analyses, and synthesis of data to generate key insights for projects.*Recommend solutions that address root causes and simplify processes.*Design business strategies that result in increased capacity, productivity, efficiency and cost reduction, while ensuring the quality of existing processes are maintained without disruption during the transition period and thereafter.*Identify, recommend, and manage necessary resources in order to execute process improvement strategy.*Lead cross functional teams in process improvement projects to successful and timely conclusions.*Measure and track business process metrics and communicate results. *Inspire and nurture a culture of continuous improvement.*Measure and be responsible for successful process adoption, including training and follow-up.*Lead, facilitate, and influence process improvement initiatives including authoring Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) to automate business processes

Member of a Collaborative Management team that develops strategic plans for and is the primary decision making body for a multi-division, 100% employee owned organization.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

-Monthly financial statement preparation and review-Manage deferred compensation, 401k and ESOP plans-Tax return review and filing-Prepare budgets and forecasts-Manage payroll, deductions, and commission plans-Review fixed asset book and tax lives. Ensure depreciation is booked appropriately-Develop banking relationships, initiate wire transfers, credit card maintenance-Responsible for leased and company owned fleet vehicles-Manage AP, AR, GL and related issues-Participate in the implementation of new ERP system-Participate in the review of medical and other benefit programs-Support all audits

Mcleansville Nc

Manage all General Ledger activities including month end closing procedures, financial statement preparation and review, and submission to Corporate Headquarters. Oversee intercompany invoicing between business units. Participate in creating budget and rate structure in Oracle and developing allocations to apply burden rates to raw costs.Served on various special project teams to develop process improvements and create efficiencies such as our upgrade to Oracle R12, review and resolution of purchasing issues related to our liability for material not yet invoiced, and integration of acquired companies into our accounting processes. Support all internal, external and SOX audit requests.

Manage all accounting and financial reporting for Libby Hill Corporate Office, Bay Hill Construction (wholly owned) and Libby Hill Restaurant #4 (wholly owned). Process payroll for all 3 companies. Support owners of 10 other Libby Hill restaurants as needed. Provide financial analysis for investment options & 1031 like-kind exchanges, prepare cash flow projections, work with external accounting firm to ensure GAAP compliance.

Manage functional areas of accounting operations - A/P, A/R, Expense Reporting, credit card processing, etc. Manage all Financial Reporting from the US to our headquarters in Basel Switzerland. Served as Director of Finance for Eastern Europe for 5 months. Implemented new systems to process expense reports, accept credit card payments, and transition from average weighted cost of inventory to standard cost. Co-lead initial Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and participated on team to upgrade SAP ERP system.

Consolidate Financial Reports for business units in 6-8 countries using Hyperion consolidation software. Prepare and analyze a variety of month end financial reports.

Direct and accelerate the productivity of a team responsible for all financial and accounting functions including A/P, General Ledger, Payroll, and Human Resources. Prepare monthly financial statements, daily accounting and revenue reports, attendance reports, royalty reports, cash flow analysis and cash flow forecasts. Develop and manage annual operating budgets for Accounting, Cash Control, and Human Resources.

Mba

Bs, Accounting