Sales Accounting

PAULA M. MOLNAR

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Oregon, OH *****

Home: 419-***-**** ( Cell: 419-***-****

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CAREER SUMMARY

Results-driven and exceptionally organized professional with 25+ years of

experience in the Accounting field. Possesses strong management and

problems solving skills. Ability to analyze, compares, and interpret facts

and figures quickly making sound judgments based on data obtained. Highly

motivated and detail-oriented in Financial Accounting and proven capability

to improve and manage all aspects of daily business operations.

CAREER HISTORY

HICKORY FARMS, Maumee, OH 2001 - 2010

Specialty food retailer and distributor, marketing products through

catalogs, grocery stores, mass merchants, mall kiosks, and on the web.

Assistant Controller 2007 - 2010

Oversaw all financial reporting (Bank, Taxing Authorities, Government,

GAAP) and cost accounting functions (Standard Cost Development).

Interacted with all functional areas to identify business risks and

opportunities.

. Managed a staff of five in the following accounting areas: Standard

Cost Development, Annual Budget, Analysis of Manufacturing Variances,

Purchase Price Variance (PPV) Analysis ($36 million procured

annually), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and all Treasury

Functions including an Asset Based Credit Facility of $45 million.

. Was responsible for overall company integrity of tax reporting systems

and national tax compliance in about 700 localities for Sales & Use

and Personal Property returns.

. Oversaw 50 State Escheat (Unclaimed Property) filings annually.

. Was accountable for monthly financial closings reporting to principal

owners and company lender groups.

. Led year-end financial audit and ongoing bank collateral audits

resulting in no material or adverse findings.

. Coordinated and managed year-end physical inventory.

. Acted as a review and signature authority for all disbursement

accounts used by the company and for all Sales & Use and Personal

Property tax returns filed by the company.

. Ensured account reconciliations were being performed on a timely basis

and reviewed specific accounts as needed.

. Assisted in the transition of the sale of the company from one private

equity group to another private equity group.

. Worked wholly owned Canadian subsidiary on standardized processes and

procedures.

. Translated monthly Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet from Canadian

dollars to US dollars.

Cost Accounting Manager 2001 - 2007

. Managed Business Planning and Control System (BPCS) Cost Accounting

system.

. Directed reporting for variances of overhead, purchase price variance,

and yields for three warehouse locations.

. Provided assistance to warehouse, purchasing, and gifting personnel.

. Assisted with establishing and maintaining structure of corporate

standard cost system that helps to identify factory cost mix issues.

. Managed month-end inventory close process along with year-end physical

inventory.

. Monitored daily reconciliation of subsidiary inventory ledger with

general ledger.

THE ANDERSONS, INC., Maumee, OH 1980 - 2001

Diverse agricultural and retail business that serves customers through five

different business groups.

Accounting Coordinator 1986 - 2001

. Maintained divisional Daily Balance Sheet and Income Statement.

. Updated bi-weekly forecast.

. Prepared Annual Plan.

. Performed location and division level expense analysis monthly.

. Managed month end closing process for grain divisions.

. Assisted with grain customer settlements and questions.

. Member of project teams for system development.

. Worked with Lotus Suite and Microsoft Office products.

. Helped with implementation of the Mitchell Humphrey ledger package.

Sales Accounting 1980 - 1986

. Invoiced and coordinated all documentation for shipments through

Maumee and Toledo locations for the Grain Division by truck, rail and

vessel.

. Manually calculated daily Profit and Loss statements.

. Implemented development to systematize the manual process of sales and

purchases.

EDUCATION

HEIDELBERG COLLEGE, Maumee, OH

. Masters in Business Administration

LOURDES COLLEGE, Sylvania, OH

. Bachelor of Arts Major in Accounting and Management

OWENS TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Northwood, OH

. Associate Degree Major in Accounting

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Access . Excel . Outlook . PowerPoint . Word

AS400/BPCS Inventory System . Ecometry/HP System

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