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Street Address Valley View Ct., NWPalo, IA Street Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE HomePHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE CellEMAIL AVAILABLEProfileHighly innovative accountant with more than 20 years of successful, progressive experience in all phases of financial, tax, audit and product line management. Hands-on, proactive employee recognized for exceptional ability to motivate, create and implement cost-effective measures and growth opportunity; uniquely effective in accounts receivable and collections, finance, tax and business operations management.Career HistoryCargill Inc. Cedar Rapids, IAAccounting & Reporting Costing Analyst. 05/2019 presentCargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Together with farmers, customers, governments and communities, we help people thrive by applying our insights and over 150 years of experience.Accountable for balancing fiduciary responsibility and business partnering while actively promoting the creation of value within a strong framework of controls in the FIBI NA BOSC Accounting and Finance group. Establishing and enforcing credit policies and procedures.Participate in cost discussions with plant operations teams. Involvement in preparation of the annual budget for the plant including headcount, plant costs, production, allocations.Compliance and financial risk management; customer/client interaction and business partnership; continuous improvement, and analysis and reporting.Execute accounting processes including month end close entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, chemical reporting, and management reporting. Participate in cost discussions with plant operations teams.Collaborate with peers to identify areas of improvement. Monitors and/or performs internal controls in assigned areas.Partner with local plant operations personnel and management and financial reporting accountants to provide accurate data, detailed analysis, and to help drive cost saving opportunities within the plant. Collaborates with more senior members of team to review resultsAssist accounts payable with coding, vendor relations, off-shore processing, approval of purchase order and follow up with vendors.Prepare and reconcile weekly third party time reconciliation and update and balance weekly maintenance spend and tracking of open work orders and budgets..Evergreen Packaging, Inc. Cedar Rapids, IAFinancial Analyst 3 04/2010 5/2019Reviews and collects credit information and maintains customers accounts and credit limits.Working closely with Controller for monthly and weekly cash flow projections.Establishing and enforcing credit policies and procedures.Researching and follow-up on returns and credit issues pertaining to customer accountsCollection on all accounts and handling of payment disputes and maintaining a DSO under 37 days.Processing monthly sales tax returns for all states and Canada balancing sales tax general ledger accounts.Review orders daily for credit hold and cash in advance customer in SAP.Invoicing for down-payment requests and machine invoices.Updating and maintaining UCC filings and Certificate of Insurance.Managing, performing and assisting in the assignment of internal financial audits within the finance department.Updating and revising Financial Policies as needed.Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd. Cedar Rapids, IAAssistant Controller 01/2007 11/2009Supports the Controller in preparing and reviewing financial statements and evaluating all accounting functions and policies. Supervises the Accounts Receivable Analyst and manages the Accounting department in the absence of the Controller.Coordinate month-end close. Analyze and prepare monthly financial statements and distribution to departments.Performs essential supervisory responsibilities including goal setting, performance reviews, assigning duties and responsibilities, vacation planning.Reviews Authorization for Expenditures and monthly capital spending, prepares monthly capital reports for distribution and review. Audit progressive billing and retainage on State or government projects.Maintains fixed asset accounting module.Reviews various accounts receivable and revenue journal entries and prepares standard month end journal entries.Responsible for the integrity and oversees the reconciliation of all accounts in the general ledger.Prepares monthly inventory sheets for mechanical/locomotive departments. Evaluates changes in inventory and pricing of items to ensure accurate LIFO inventory accounting.Oversees daily collection activities and recognizes increased collection activity based on the Accounts Receivable aging and customer activity, may require coordination with department heads.Assist the Controller with coordination and preparation of the annual budget/plan.Responsible for the preparation of audit work papers and gathering of documents for year-end audit.Monthly reconciliation of the bank statement to the general ledger.Performs back-up duties for the Accounts Payable/Payroll Analyst and Accounts Receivable Analyst as necessary.Rainbo Oil Company Dubuque, IAOffice Manager/Controller 09/2004 01/2007A $200+ million wholesale oil and fuel with four locations, nine retail convenience stores and three fast-food Dairy Queen operations.Responsible for the overall integrity, control and management of all financial aspects of the company. Inform and consult owner and vice president on daily status and occurrences affecting cash and asset management in order to prudently manage potential risks and opportunities to the companys financial plan.Manage and control all general ledger activity including cash, asset and expense elementsDevelop and implement annual financial plans and budgetsPerform financial analyses and participate in decision making process in support of new ventures and opportunitiesDaily tracking and planning production requirements necessary to achieve revenue and related profit planResponsible for hiring, managing and reviewing of accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll administrator, fuel administrator, national accounts clerk and inventory control administrative positions.Manage, prepare and analyze monthly financials, inventory variances, shortages/shrinkage, marginal fuel reports, fuel reconciliation and tolerances and measurement of increased instore sales versus gallons and dollars.Prepare and research monthly fuel tax credit forms.Overseeing and auditing of semi-annual inventories for all oil companies.Preparation of monthly commissionable gross profit sales and labor, inventory, and controllable operating expense manager incentives.Continuous review of all accounting systems including inventory, payables, receivables and general ledger to minimize risk to the company assetsKey Accomplishments:Organized and streamlined the financial statement preparation within three months from when I started this position, in which financials not up-to-date for seven monthsWorked to increase cash flow by financing capital expenditures and payable and receivable terms.Year-end audit preparation including reconciling of all general ledger accounts from previous years and addition and disposal of assets and depreciation schedules for all companies.Set-up and mapping for general ledger for fuel applications and wholesale fuel operations.McGraw Hill Companies Dubuque, IAProject Manager - Editorial Development Production 03/04 to 09/04A $6 billion dollar company driving the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, Business week and McGraw-Hill Education.Responsible for the preparation of timely schedules, budgets, purchase orders, and correspondence with book team for manuscript preparation to bound book. In addition, working with management and other departments to utilize and cost effectively manage final product.Coordination and calculating of budgeted book costs and vendor correspondence acceptable standards for publication.Presentation and coordination of book team meetings and author correspondence.Review and coding of manuscript and page proofs.Key Accomplishments:Worked on tight schedules to produce new line of career-services publications.McGladrey & Pullen, LLP Dubuque, IAClient Service Representative - General Services Tax 07/01 - 03/04A leading national CPA firm focused on meeting the audit and accounting needs of midsize companies.Prepare and update investment schedules and year-end tax planning and projections.Maintain and update depreciation additions and disposals and depreciation schedules and projections for tax and book depreciation.Prepare and audit individual, partnership, S-Corp, C-Corp, estate, benefits tax returns and tax filings.Generate and update income and balance sheet statements and prepare and process year-end and adjusting journal entries for clients.Eagle Window and Door, Inc. Dubuque, IASupervisor, Credit & Collection and Accounts Receivable 12/97 to 07/01An $80 million window and door manufacturer.Working closely with CFO and CEO for monthly and weekly cash flow projections.Establishing and enforcing credit policies and procedures.Overseeing and issuance of credits and follow-up on returns and credit issues.Collection on all accounts and handling of payment disputes and weekly accounts receivable aging and bad debt analysis.Processing monthly journal entries, sales and intercompany eliminations, and inter-company accounts receivable month-end balancing.Balancing and audit of monthly inventory by sales and invoicing.Assist in semi-annual inventory and audit of variances and adjustments.Job costing relating to labor budgets, raw materials and overhead costs.Key Accomplishments:Led new computer conversion for accounts receivable general ledger set-up and interfacing.Worked to control and reduce return inventory credits and inventory costs and tracking.Education/Training- Focus on Finance- PDI Users Conference- Dubuque Bank & Trust Compliance conferenceClarke College, Dubuque, IABachelor of Arts degrees in Accounting and Business Management, May 2000Major: Accounting/Business Management |
