SUMMARY:

• Analytical, detail - oriented CPA with more than ten years of diversified Accounting and Finance experience.
• Performed, supervised, managed and directed financial management and reporting activities.
• Proactive and dedicated to efficient and effective reporting.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments and projects concurrently under pressure and time constraints displaying high levels of integrity and professionalism.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY - SOFTWARE:

Oracle, Hyperion Essbase, SAP, Creative Solutions Accounting, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Go-System Tax, Microsoft Office (intermediate to advanced skill level in Excel and Word)

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Eden Prairie, MN

Supervisor - Corporate Accounting

Responsibilities:

• Support and coordinate general ledger close of 6 - 8 ledgers including re-opening for late entries.
• Lead P&L review calls before ledger close with finance leaders to ensure accuracy of results prior to close.
• Provide support for various special projects including acquisitions, separations and process improvements:
• Setup new ledger for acquisitions. Oversee and maintain consolidation process by working with various teams to ensure proper accounting for eliminations and consolidation.
• Played a key role in preparation of segment separation including separation of accounts based on segment accounting, preparing teams for carve-outs based on final sale-date, understanding carve-out adjustments and co-ordinate recording them in the ledger, coordinating separation of the ledger for the segment and setting up the consolidation process until the final sale-date.
• Support corporate management reporting initiatives such as intercompany sales and gross profit reporting.
• Improve various processes resulting in time-savings and accuracy e.g. Re-vamping various account reconciliations for visibility to relevant information, re-creating accrual spreadsheets used for RET/PPT accrual for 1000+ stores.
• Oversee various monthly accounting tasks such as cash settlements of intercompany transactions, real estate and property tax accruals of 1000+ locations, and other corporate related expenses.
• Perform various analytical tasks including cash flow and balance sheet variance analysis, out-of-period adjustments and its impact. Responsible for aggregation of quarterly representation letters and passed adjustments (SUD). Prepare SAB 99 memo based on SUD and external auditor’s summary of misstatements if any.
• Administrator and business owner of company’s account reconciliation system, ensuring that reconciliations for all ledgers are completed timely and all departments are in compliance with company policy. Support account reconciliation system maintenance - oversee appropriate assignment of accounts to departments, maintain user access, provide users with technical support and training, oversee general administration of account reconciliations, perform security review and work with technical team to troubleshoot and enhancements.
• Evaluate and monitor appropriate internal control documentation for Corporate Accounting team and company’s account reconciliation application.

Confidential, Eden Prairie, MN

Senior Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepare quarterly and annual Confidential filings
• Evaluate application of appropriate XBRL tag in compliance with Confidential and Confidential reducing number of custom tags used.
• Implemented Workiva in a seamless transition improving integrity of the document and reducing risk of inconsistent or inaccurate information.
• Perform impairment test of long-lived assets and trade names on an annual basis and evaluating loss-making stores on a period basis and conducting Step 1 analysis if necessary.
• Prepare Cash Flow Statement reported on Form 10-Q and 10-K, and used by Treasury monthly.
• Maintain purchase accounting for acquisitions including gathering relevant information for purchase price allocations, tracking Goodwill and quarterly Confidential significant test and responding to inquiries from various departments including Tax, Corporate accounting, Internal and External auditors.
• Successfully applied gross versus net analysis on an entity wide basis to its various revenue streams and related expense accounts comprising of 1200+ P&L accounts. Worked as a liaison between the general ledger team and segment/business/process owners to implement accounting changes within the general ledger and underlying accounting systems, and restate prior years.
• Prepare various recurring and nonrecurring memos including non- Confidential policies adopted by the Company, quarterly and annual impairment evaluation considerations, technical accounting updates, etc. Also, assist with accounting policy maintenance including evaluating the applicability and effect of new accounting standards.
• Prepare and assist with various ad hoc reports for upper management, executives and board of directors.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Audit Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Conducted and supervised audits, reviews and compilations including planning adequate procedures, foreseeing engagement challenges and overcoming them, staying informed of applicable standards relevant to the client’s engagements. Audits included financial audits, 401K audits, employee benefit plan audits and internal control review.
• Audited & tested financial statements for multi-million dollar clients including notable real estate investors/developers. Also provided attest services for companies in manufacturing and service industry.
• Worked on various special projects and audit/tax engagements, often under pressure and strict time constraints, for clients with complex ownership structures and transactions.
• Depending on clients’ needs, performed services such as tax planning, reviewing of optimal tax entity structure and implementation of internal controls and/or routine accounting functions. Performed internal control walk-throughs and documentation/process review.
• Prepared cash flow projections for clients, projected financial impact of expected extraordinary transactions, prepared tax estimates and responded to other client needs in a timely manner.
• Prepared and reviewed individual, corporate and partnership returns including multi-state tax returns with an emphasis on residential and commercial real estate, such as federal forms 1099, 1065, 1120, 1040 and various related state returns.
• Managed 2-3 direct reports per engagement and involved in firm’s training program for new recruits.

Confidential, Melrose Park, IL

Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for key reports after month-end close - segment reporting such as Balance Sheet split between Media & Packaging Plants, Statistical analysis report, Sales & Profit by Plant location, Salary/Wage’s Report.
• Booked various J/E - payroll, employee travel expenses, vendor rebates, inter-company accounts, expense allocations, various month end accruals at month end.
• Reconciled numerous balance sheet and expense accounts including inter-company accounts.
• Conduct monthly analytics on month-to-month variances and budget to actual variances.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Efficiently directed accounting operations including cash application and disbursement.
• Reconciled accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Performed critical analysis of the expenditure system and cash availability.
• Worked with international vendors and local customs brokers to expedite release of imported goods.