SUMMARY

Provide leadership and coordination of company financial planning and budget management functions. Ensure company accounting procedures conform to ITW Financial Reporting Policies and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

EXPERIENCE

Accountant III ITW Signode Packaging Systems Glenview, IL 6/2006 – Present

(Promoted twice since joining Signode in 2006, most recent promotion effective January 2015)

•Processing all journal entries for the business unit at the corporate level; including all recurring entries, the monthly payroll entry, and the accrual entry.

•Monthly income statement analysis including analysis in support of monthly financial outlooks/forecasts.

•Recently given responsibility for the financials of a new manufacturing plant in South Carolina (approx. $7m in annual rev.)

•Monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.

•Inventory grading preparation/analysis and created a BOM for new products at N.C. plant

•Participate in the preparation of annual tax kit.

•A/R Reserve, Fixed Asset, and Capital Project analysis on an as-needed basis

•Analyzing the financial and operating performance/results of departments against budget

•Responsible for certain A/P activities including the processing/monitoring of P Card program and supervising activities of the Accounts Payable clerk

•Working with the Divisional Controller, VP of Sales and VP of Mfg. to develop Annual and LRP plans for the company.

•Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.

•Participation in financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements. Most recent audit was 2nd quarter 2014, above average.

•Participated in 2008 consolidation of Signode East and Signode West with Signode Packaging Systems. Imported East and West customers and sales history to Blocs (Ranco) system.

•Participated in the 2011 consolidation of Signode Packaging Systems with Signode Distributor Sales and Signode CPO Plastics (manufacturing plants). Created new general ledger accounts and departments on financial statements due to the consolidation of business units. Mapping of the new general ledger accounts to Income Statement, Balance Sheet and other financial reports.

•Participated in January 2013 consolidation of Signode Packaging Systems with Acme Distributor Sales.

Staff Accountant (Contract) HSBC Prospect Heights, IL 2005 – 2006

•General accounting functions including daily journal entries.

•Income statements received information from running queries to update daily revenues, expenses and profit/ loss.

•Balance sheets received information from running queries to update daily assets, liabilities and owner’s equity.

•Created PowerPoint presentations including graphs/charts to show changes in P/L month-to-month/quarter-to-quarter/YoY

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FRIDA/DCT reporting, Hyperion HFM, QuickBooks, Manage 2000 Software (Epicor) program

EDUCATION

National-Louis University Bachelor’s Degree Chicago - IL - US 3/2005

Continuing Education for CPA Exam 2013- Present

Plan to sit for CPA exam in 2016