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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Results oriented accounting and finance professional with excellent team and interpersonal skills that meets deadlines and exceeds expectations. Proven strengths in the area of budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, account analysis, month end close including financial statement preparation, process documentation, policies and procedures, as well as SOX Compliance and GAAP
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Performance Fibers, MSC Industrial Supply, Thorlos, and SGL Group, Entropy Solar
Senior Accountant November 2013 Present
Analyze financial statements and prepare explanations of the findings
Responsible for closing the books in a timely manner.
Interact with and assist cost center managers from all functional areas
Participates in month end close, analyzes actual to budget variances, posts journal entries, performs complex account analyses and bank reconciliations
Lead monthly financial forecasts (Income statement & balance sheet)
Provide month end reports and analyses of results/forecasts to the business & its leadership
Perform Variance & Trend analysis
Participate on segment teams; develop and support global strategies
Monitor key business metrics and maintain database for communication of key metrics
Reporting to include presentation of monthly: Regional Revenue, Regional Income, Regional Working Capital, Regional & Segment Volume & Price, Regional Raw Materials, Regional Variance Analysis, Claims, rebates, returns, SG&A, R&D, T&E
Develop strong relationships with all levels of the organization
Prepare month end accruals
Merck & Co. Charlotte, NC October 2011 November 2013 Senior Accountant Accounting To Reporting
Worked in partnership with United States Controller s Division to prepare variance analysis comparing actual results vs. forecast
Maintained accurate and current accounting ledger which accurately reflected the country s transactional reality through timely posting of all required items
Responsible for monthly Account Reconciliation processes on a timely basis and applying all required controls
Actively identified opportunities for streamlining and rendered service delivery more efficiently and participated in special projects to support Accounting To Reporting Shared Services
Collaborated with team members to effectively manage workload and gain exposure to multiple finance and business disciplines within Merck
Prepared and recorded royalty related journal entries and complete account reconciliations
Prepared schedules in support of internal and external audits
Participated in SOX testing
Financial Analyst - Employee Expense Management July 2010 October 2011
Provided customer support to Merck personnel for inquiries regarding expense reporting processes and software issues. Resolves all related helpdesk cases that have been escalated from support centers.
Selected for Comet 2 0B US Integration and Regression testing team for SAP Conversion
Posted employee expenses to general ledger within SAP and resolve any errors
Worked with support areas outside EEM to identify, resolve and improve processes in the workflow
Provided training classes for new hires to indoctrinate them into the work stream
SAP Superuser
Accounts Payable March 2009 July 2010
Reviewed selected high risk disbursement requests for compliance with Corporate policies, audit requirements, and corresponding appropriately with requesters
Ascertained questions asked outside the peripheral detail being presented and provide accurate guidance
Navigated through multiple systems, resources, and tools to investigate and provide accurate answers based on purchasing, payables, policy and procedure information in question, applying appropriate knowledge and judgment when answers pertaining to business processes the representative isn t fully familiar with
Provided proper general ledger account numbers and cost centers to ensure proper posting
Staff Accountant April 2008 March 2009
Clients Include Time Warner Cable and Wells Fargo
Prepared quarter end schedules for balance sheet accounts
Prepared account reconciliations and roll forwards
Verified TWC earnings release and 10Q to financial statements
ITT Wedeco, Charlotte, NC 2007 2008
Staff Accountant
Provided P&L, balance sheet and cash flow variance analysis comparing actual results vs. forecast
Assisted with the accumulation, analysis and publication of financial metrics and operating results
Analyzed and reconciled general ledger accounts monthly
Recorded and updated fixed asset records
Assisted in the preparation of all HQ reporting requirements
Assisted in the development and distribution of policies and procedures
Carrier Corporation, Charlotte, NC 2000 - 2007
Senior Financial Analyst/ Senior Accountant
Prepared and entered journal entries to accurately close the financial books on a monthly basis;
Reconciled and maintained project cost and fixed asset accounting sub ledgers
Performed all month end closing functions
Reconciled all balance sheet accounts
Assisted in the preparation of the monthly forecast and annual plan
Managed weekly meetings aimed at reducing controllable costs for production departments
Monitored and accounted for all inter-company transactions
Educated managers and other personnel regarding changes in accounting policies and procedures
Key player in Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) initiatives, consists of process improvements
Analyzed and interpreted unusual variances relating to production expense accounts
Assisted in SOX requirements
Previous Experience
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein LLP
Charlotte, NC
Billing Supervisor
KPMG Peat Marwick
Charlotte, North Carolina and New York, NY
Financial Analyst
EDUCATION
BS - Business Administration (Emphasis in Management and Economics),
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Additional Studies in Accounting 21 hours
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn NY
SYSTEM SKLLS
Proficient with Excel and SAP, Completed Yellow Belt Training; Familiar with Microsoft Access & Hyperion, Word, PowerPoint, Concur, and PeopleSoft. |
