Walt Sutherland Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Responsible for planning, reporting through executive level presentations, and managing total cash flow including working capital.• Developed dashboards allowing for multiple business partners to understand financial impacts through trend analysis• Drove enhancements to monthly executive deck creating full transparency for deeper insights• Implemented controls to increase reporting accuracy between divisional reporting to mitigate discrepancies• Improved forecasting model by driving analysis at a granular level to better understand behaviors within the balance sheet • Improved cash flow through partnership with receivables management teams with a focus on collection schemes to manage to negotiated terms • Lead peer coaching circle to enhance coaching mindsets relating to developing team members

Atlanta, Georgia

• Manage international accounting contractors by reviewing and approving journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations along with implementing process improvements• Drive meetings with business partners to ensure information sharing as well as opportunities to obtain feedback on areas of improvement and progress updates• Build winning attitudes by coaching/mentoring staff on ownership of work and how to deliver solid results-oriented month end presentations to senior management • Evaluate accrual metrics for accuracy and identify actions to execute improvements• Present P&L monthly results to multiple levels of management including financial drivers for variances Key Contributions• Developed and implemented standardized P&L and Working Capital variance reporting used during month end close which increased operational smoothness, organizational efficiency and comfort with the numbers• Initiated change management process aimed at optimizing resource use for prepaid accounting with the primary objective of reducing cost • Directed change management for trio meetings (3) with finance and operational partners to better serve customers and maximize efficiency through use of time• AP Projects management: Managed 3 different teams comprised of 11 internal and 12 outsourced resources to resolve several thousand invoices (5800+) that were past due• AP Projects management: Centralized Coding: managed onsite contractors (7) and international partners (4) to process invoices and update coding rules as necessary, improved customer experience by meeting with several key stakeholders to understand and meet their business needs, and reduced cost and improved process through WebCenter optimization & Robotics. • Oversight new BlackLine tool implementation aimed at improving the process of transferring costs between divisions resulting in efficiency in posting the transactions in the ledger, streamlining the research process, and ensuring proper support

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Manage accounting functions of 7 accountants ranging from entry to senior level• Successfully mentors staff (5) through career progression and promotional opportunities • Prepare month end, auditing, and ad hoc reports to senior management team• Perform monthly accounting duties including: balance sheet review, journal entry posting, variance reporting, and presenting results in monthly conference call meetings• Interact and communicate with various personnel in different functions for accounting purposes within the company ranging from administrative assistants to Executive level Senior Vice Presidents and Presidents• Provide performance feedback for supervised staff including: bi-annual reviews, establishing goals, and actively managing development/career plans• Plan weekly and monthly meetings with staff centered around deliverables, projects, and process improvement opportunitiesKey Contributions• Issued accounting policy memos for operational leaders• Increased efficiency through creating Excel files to automatically reconcile to the p&l and balance sheet each month reducing hours worked by 43%• Developed and implemented an internal control within the team by creating standardized spreadsheets with automatically calculating formulas reducing errors by 62%• Increased efficiency surrounding the close process by fostering communication through weekly meetings and developing tools for staff that lead to shorter hours worked during close and improved worker morale• Coordinated several team training sessions that were engaging and interactive among team members through a classroom environment as opposed to lecture styled training• Centralized accounting functions from 3 regional offices to the corporate office

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Represented the Accounting department (200+) for training procedures and participated in hosting WebEx online training seminars for end users• Managed the balance sheet and p&l for 100+ operations on a monthly basis including invoicing clients through subsidy bills• Prepared journal entries to ensure accuracy of p&l including determining revenue/expense recognition guidelines in accordance with GAAP • Reconciled various balance sheet accounts including: cash, A/R, client investments(asset), prepaids, union dues, any various accrual accounts • Coordinated gathering necessary information and any documentation surrounding asset set up and depreciation schedules with the corporate asset department• Assisted operations on a daily basis with accounting issues and processing requests to correct financial information.• Trained operation personnel with use of new point of sale systems and accounting software used for tracking financial information relayed to the SAP system at the corporate office • Prepared miscellaneous expenses to be paid such as commission, royalty, and business license feesKey Contributions• Participated in a large account opening by providing accounting support for operational set up and continued functionality• Audited operations offsite that were suspected of fraudulent activity discovered through the balance sheet reconciliation• Participated as a mentor in formal mentoring program company-wide across functional jobs roles• Developed a reporting process for the bank reconciliation department to aid in company-wide reconciliation issues related to credit cards

Greenwood, South Carolina

• Analyzed cost of inventory used for selling price structures of products• Managed inventory database ensuring correct quantities on hand and current valuation on monthly basis• Assisted in managing cash flow through A/R, A/P, & payroll processing• Assisted warehouse with tracking incoming Trans-Atlantic shipments of materials• Compiled financial statements to send to corporate office for the division• Prepared and filed State & Federal taxes for the divisionKey Contributions• Prepared a break even analysis of individual products and presented to management after noticing the sales pricing of items were being sold below cost• Took on additional responsibility for quarterly unemployment insurance and tax withholding filings and payments for the state of SC

Greenwood, South Carolina

Asheville, North Carolina

Bachelor'S Of Science, Business Mgt

Accounting, 4.0

Continuing Education to meet CPA exam requirements