Sherri Sanders

acvwfc@r.postjobfree.com 619-***-****

Objective: Obtain a position with a company at which I can best use the skills I have acquired in accounting and can grow progressively with the company.

Professional Summary

Highly talented and accomplished accounting professional with extensive knowledge and experience

Over 13 years of Finance/Accounting Experience Adept Financial analysis and reporting

Familiar with accounting regulations and standards Experience with AR, AP, GL and payroll

Corporate, public, non-profit & Manufacturing Excellent written/verbal communication

Organized and detail-oriented Project management

Prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines Strong skills in time management

Work History

Gemological Institute of America, Inc. 10/07 – 03/16

Global nonprofit organization that provides diamond and stone grading, grading education, gemological periodical and educational material manufacturing. $275M in revenue with 2,950 employees worldwide.

US Assistant Controller – Oversight of over 40 people in the accounting department, 6 direct reports, responsible for the domestic financials which consisted of 47,000 transactions a month and 8 business units. Responsible for the domestic month end close within 7 business days and the monthly variance comments for the balance sheet. Reviewed over 100 monthly balance sheet reconciliations and all Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger audit prepared items before they were given to internal or external auditors. Reviewed audit report footnotes before being used in the audit report. Approved wire transactions for 13 bank accounts, managed the Dun and Bradstreet credit report for the company, and all aspects of performance evaluations. Managed over 2,500 boxes of accounting records for the records retention project, granted security access for all accounting applications, and managed outsourcing of accounts payable payments. Assisted in successfully transitioning from PeopleSoft to Workday ERP system and managed 4 cutover processes. Filled the Accounts Payable Manager position for one and half years as well as my full time position.

Group Accounting and Reporting Manager – Responsible for the month end close, oversight of 5 direct reports, responsible for consolidated financials, which consisted of 21 business units, eliminations, currency exchange and allocations. Ensured revenues and expenses were accurate. Created the financial reporting packets the international subsidiary business units submitted for consolidation. Reviewed the balance and income statements for both laboratories and schools for the 8 international locations.

Reviewed 14 footnotes for the audit report and was the point of contact for both the external and internal audits. Filled the Accounts Receivable Manager position for one year as well as my full time position.

Accounting Manager – Responsible for month end close, oversight of 3 direct reports, and review of balance sheet reconciliations. Compiled over 100 cost center budgets for the institute and presented the consolidated budget to the executive management team for approvals. Prepared the budget for my cost center and met with the cost center managers to assist with their budgets. Managed interim and year-end audit, point of contact for internal and external audits, prepared and reviewed all 137 audit requests including writing the audit report. Special projects and ad hoc reporting.

D & K Engineering, Inc. 02/06 – 10/07

Design, contract engineering services and manufacturing for medical, printing, industrial and military defense industries with 820 employees in San Diego and Singapore with $50 million in revenues.

Accounting Manager – Handled all aspects of accounting, AR, AP and payroll as well as closing the books monthly. Recorded the payroll liabilities and expense from ADP reports. Ensured the accruals, fixed assets and depreciation were recorded. Managed annual physical inventory counts and reconciled the quantities in QuickBooks.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP 01/03 – 02/06

Global, big 4 accounting firm that focuses on audit, tax and consulting services with 180,000 employees and $35.4 billion in revenues.

Audit Associate - Applied audit and attestation applications to assist the audit partner and senior managers form an opinion on the financial presentation of private, public and financial service companies. Worked three busy seasons and was acting Senior on a very large client in Alabama for six months overseeing a group of 40 associates testing work.

Education

CPA exams in progress

University of Phoenix Bachelor’s Degree-Accounting

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, PeopleSoft, Workday, nVision, Windows, Outlook, Lotus notes, ADP