Sales Management

Christine Cathcart

** ***** ***** ***********, ** 08807

609-***-**** *********.********@*****.***

Employment Objective:

Accounting professional with 5 years experience searching for an

opportunity to use my solid background in cash management, account

reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable and other facets of

accounting.

DCIP, Mahwah,NJ 2010

Accountant (Temp to Hire)

Handled internal processes encompassing daily management of billings,

collections, reconciliations, general ledger and month end closings; main

focus on accounts receivables functions.

. Researched, identified, and helped resolve several large discrepancies in

receivables and fixed assets.

. Discovered $750,000 in accounts receivables for overcharges.

. Found $5000 in underpayment for accounts receivables.

. $3,000,000 in fixed assets not moved from WIP account into capital

accounts.

. Maintained billings for fixed assets valued over $25,000,000 per month.

. Spearheaded the new company customer relationship initiative by

successfully reconciling payment discrepancies.

. Prepared flash reports system to consolidate daily revenue, cost and

operating expenses.

. Developed system to track accounts past due thirty days, managed accounts

receivable for 100 accounts.

. Streamlined accounting and billing activities, improving efficiency,

productivity and profitability.

. Prepared sales tax data, facilitating submission of sales tax returns to

various states.

. Reviewed records from 2008 to present to verify accuracy of new

accounting software.

. Responsible for multimillion dollar accounts, performing manual and

automated reconciliation.

. Performed monthly closings, analyzed monthly GL statements, and

reconciled accounts against budget.

. Monitored cash flow, prepared required documentation to execute drawdowns

on Letter of Credit.

. Performed classification, preparation, processing and posting of invoices

for $20 million in revenues.

Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Montvale, NJ

2009-2010

Fixed Asset Accountant (Temporary position)

. Reviewed purchase orders for capital treatment and determined general

ledger account codes.

. Issued capital project numbers and provided approval in purchase order

system.

. Completed weekly fixed asset additions reconciliation to the A/P system.

. Supervised the processing of all asset transfers and retirements.

. Analyzed P & L ledger reports in Oracle and MS Excel.

Swiss Reinsurance, Overland Park, KS 2007-

2008

Staff Accountant (Departmental Lay-off)

. Backed up foreign interests to draw up audit planning memo.

. Pioneered reconciliation of intercompany accounts working with domestic

and international partners.

. Facilitated balance sheet, bank reconciliation, journal entries, and

budget preparations.

. Supported AP and AR departments for month-end close.

MTV Networks, New York, NY 2005-2007

Staff Auditor/ Accountant (Department outsourced to India)

. Acted as liaison with internal audit team to set-up policies and

procedures manual.

. Provided a basis for departmental budgeting and payment of over 200

vendors.

. Oversaw the contractual obligations of over 40 project openings, billing

processes, and project closeouts.

. Recovered $3,000,000 of intercompany accounts, improving collections and

reducing total debt.

. Supervised, trained, and mentored four full time employees; created

training manual.

Masco Corporation, Fair Haven, NJ

2004-2005

Cost Accountant (Department was moved to

Florida)

. Decreased variance and saved company $100,000 per month for three month

period.

. Resolved inventory variances twice a month.

. Instrumental in developing the procedure and documents for complete

internal audit functions of the company.

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2004, Bachelor of Science,

Accounting and Business Management.

Keller Graduate School of Management University, working on MBA with a

focus in Accounting.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Great Plains, FRX, Oracle, Oracle ADI, PeopleSoft Financial, JD Edwards,

Hyperion Enterprise/Agresso.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Active member of: Institute of Management Accountants (Enrolled in

Certification of Managerial Accountant).

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