LINDA WILKINSON, CPA

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Snellville, GA 30039

Mobile: 763-***-****

acosnv@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Senior finance professional, with a unique combination of finance and

systems, in a variety of industries. Proven accomplishments in management

and leadership roles. Results-driven professional, with broad-based

experience, resolving complex challenges and attaining peak levels of team

performance. Strong experience in accounting, planning and analysis,

financial system implementations, and project work.

PROFICIENCIES

* Management * Software Implementation

* ERP-Oracle R12, 11i

* Accounting/Finance * Business Systems

* Microsoft Office Suite

EXPERIENCE

DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. July 2012 - October 2014

Bloomington, MN

DCI, with net sales of $260 million, is a worldwide manufacturer of

filtration systems and replacement parts.

Consultant as Project Manager/Payroll Manager

. Reporting to the Director of Finance, managed four Senior Payroll

Administrators, processing multiple payrolls for 4,000+ employees, located

in 14 plants across the country, including four union plants. Worked

closely with Director of Tax on expatriate income and wage analysis.

. Led multiple projects for Finance team, including large scale

reconciliation of cash and accounts receivable, due to DCI's global

initiative to convert to ERP system, Oracle EBS 12, utilizing parallel

processing during the four year project.

. Processed journal entries, account reconciliations, stock options,

internal/external commissions, executive compensation, and financial

statement schedules. Documented AR/AP procedures for process improvement.

. Managed project to convert in-house payroll system to ADP outsourcing.

Worked with ADP implementers to design and map the conversion. Gathered

team requirements and created all required documentation. Project put on

hold for budgetary reasons.

MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.

December 1999 - March 2011

St. Louis Park, MN

MGI is the second-largest money transfer company in the world, reporting

$1.4 billion in revenue.

Director - Business Project Integration (July 2004 - March 2011)

. Senior position, reporting to the VP/Controller, responsible for $100

million+ ERP implementation of Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12. Managed

large project team, consisting of employees and contractors, tasked with

business requirements gathering, gap/fit analysis, functional design

creation, process improvement documentation, data conversion, testing

strategy and execution.

. Responsible for partnering with operating units product development,

business process owners, and Information Technology in the execution of

new product development strategies, product enhancements, and distribution

methods.. Liaised with the lines of business and IT to ensure that the

various functional areas: accounting, finance, treasury, settlement, risk,

legal, and operations, were represented in the product

development/enhancement initiatives, and were prepared when new

initiatives were implemented.

Senior Corporate Accounting Manager (December 1999 - July 2004)

. Senior position, reporting to the Controller, responsible for managing

the preparation and accuracy of the Company's financial statements, month-

end close, internal and external audits, bad debt reserves, accounting

policies, journal entries, and account reconciliations.

. Numerous special projects, including due diligence reviews and a reverse

spin-off from parent company.

. Responsible for benefits accounting and reporting.

. Responsible for managing Corporate Accounting Supervisors, Accounts

Payable Supervisor, and Travel Coordinator who were responsible for

managing their direct reports and department budgets.

FORWARD TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES April 1999 -

December 1999

Plymouth, MN

Forward Technology is a leading manufacturer of standard and custom plastic

welding equipment and testing systems.

Controller

. Executive position, reporting to the President, responsible for all

financial, accounting, payroll, and human resource

functions.

. Final preparation and review of all internal financial statements and

monthly reporting to London parent company.

. Cash management and monthly reporting to the bank, coordination of

external audit, annual physical inventory, product safety audits, OSHA

requirements, tax preparation, and health and business insurance.

. Active role in daily plant operations, coordinating forecasted revenue

projections with monthly sales orders/shipments.

ELLERBE BECKET, INC. July 1992 - April 1999

Minneapolis, MN

EBI, currently an AECOM Company, is a worldwide architectural, engineering,

interior design and construction firm.

Assistant Controller

. Senior position, reporting to the Controller, responsible for the

preparation and accuracy of the Company's financial statements, month-end

close, stock options, project accounting, general ledger, account

reconciliations, budget and forecasting..

. Prepared book-to-tax reconciliation, filed federal and multiple states

income tax returns, and sales and use tax returns.

. Supervised the day-to-day functions in the areas of project accounting,

cash management, general ledger, accounts receivable/payable, and travel

expense reporting.

. Senior member of a 6-person team responsible for the selection, design,

and implementation of a comprehensive, project-oriented financial

information system. Design centered on the need to track projects with

intercompany relationships and multiple tasks and sub-tasks, as well as

interfacing with multiple internal systems/applications.

. Senior member of team that developed processes to allow decentralization

of accounting functions to support firm-wide strategy to dramatically

reduce administrative costs.

. Managed the conversion of an internal payroll system to an outsourced ADP

system in support of a strategic decision to move away from internally

developed mainframe programs. This conversion dramatically reduced

processing time and administrative costs in both the Payroll and

Information Systems departments.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science - Major in Accounting (1997)

Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN

CPA - Minnesota Board of Accountancy (Aug 1998)

Recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from Minnesota Society of

Certified Public Accountants.

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