Manager Management

Annie L. McDaniel

**** ********** ***** ? Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044

Home: 770-***-**** ? Cell: 770-***-**** ?

**************@*********.***

SUMMARY

Expert accounting professional experienced in financial package

implementations and dedicated administrator of General Ledger systems

including conversions, process mapping, month-end closing, and reports.

Software packages include Oracle, PeopleSoft, and Hyperion. Excellent

problem solver and team builder understands interrelated processes and

attention to detail.

EXPERIENCE

ricoh americas corporation, Atlanta, GA 2007 - Jan 2009

Accounting / Finance Specialist

Managed and maintained the legacy Oracle general ledger (GL) and Hyperion

reporting systems. Transitioned to a new GL system and assisted accountants

with month-end accounting entries and reports.

. Implemented system changes (revenue recognition project) to meet new

business requirements as legacy Lanier and Ricoh successfully merged

integrating the two companies.

. Screened, interviewed, hired, and supported Hyperion system administrator

replacement needed for rapid start to successfully meet mandatory

management changes for new year.

. Maintained Hyperion system used for consolidations, inter-company

eliminations, and consolidated reporting for accurate and timely data to

meet legal and management requirements for company reporting.

. Wrote SQL queries to provide data for external auditors and accountants

to support year-end audit requirements without IT intervention, allowing

IT to remain working on other mandatory high profile projects.

. Provided Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) auditors with documentation of financial

processes and financial system security access procedures for mandatory

SOX compliance.

. Assisted accountants with newly implemented ERP Oracle system in using

the ADI application for uploading journal entries to GL from Excel

spreadsheets, thereby eliminating re-keying of data.

. Modified Oracle Discoverer reporting queries to meet finance user

requirements to enable data extraction from the new system for journal

entries; provided analysis data while adapting to a new system, meeting

month end close schedules and requirements.

lanier, a ricoh company / lanier worldwide, Atlanta, GA 1998 - 2007

Manager, Financial Management Systems

Responsible for the Oracle General Ledger system including maintenance, sub-

system interfaces, allocations, month-end closing, and financial system

reports.

. Wrote SQL queries using Tool for Oracle Application Development (TOAD) to

provide tax personnel with GL detail for IRS statutory compliance and

avoid legal action.

. Interacted with Finance and IT to interpret, design, and validate timely

changes to program rules that transformed sub-ledger transactions into

journal entries to be interfaced into the general ledger to meet changing

management and business needs.

. Created a process to approve and track changes to financial systems

resulting in clear communication with IT and Finance enabling tracking of

time, status, and priorities resulting in more efficient and accurate

resource management.

. Managed system administrators (super users) for Oracle GL, PeopleSoft,

and Hyperion enterprise providing complete, accurate, and timely

information for period end close of the company's books and required

reporting.

. Key team member for ERP project, which included gathering data

requirements, design, configuration data, and testing scripts resulting

in implementation of integrated system.

. Managed Financial Management Systems department including performance

appraisals, cross-training and development to promote individual growth.

. Planned time and resources to support accounting and auditors for year-

end close and prepare system for the new fiscal year with organizational

and policy changes.

lanier worldwide, inc., Atlanta, GA 1990 - 1998

Finance Training Manager (1996 - 1998)

Responsible for financial policy updates and end user training to ensure

accurate transactions.

. Assigned to project office to design and implement ERP solution for

PeopleSoft Financials with emphasis as functional lead on Payables,

including time line, tasks, requirements, configuration, data mapping,

reporting, scenarios, and scripting to have these systems implemented

before Y2K in order to be able to continue to process transactions.

. Administrated set up and maintenance of the GL module, GL business

analyst and financial management reporting to support Payables,

Purchasing, and Accounts Receivable.

. Designed, tested, and implemented PeopleSoft Financials including policy

and procedure role, Accounts Receivable report design, GL configuration

data, and AP implementation resulting in successful software

implementation by deadline.

Accounting Systems Administrator (1990 - 1996)

System administrator of the Oracle GL system, which included developing and

maintaining sub-system interface rules, month-end closing, reporting, and

year end requirements. Worked closely with Information Systems to meet and

improve processes for accuracy and timeliness.

. Evaluated and selected General ledger software package (used for 15

years) to replace the legacy package (used for 10 years) resulting in

appropriate return on investment.

. Re-engineered and implemented Oracle General Ledger including chart of

accounts design, conversion, and configuration data setup.

. Defined the specifications for IT to develop an allocation module,

flexible enough to be used for a variety of entries and future

requirements without requiring programmer intervention. Defined and wrote

allocation formulas. Tuned allocations and set up allocation schedules

to run these allocations in the appropriate order for monthly reporting

and analysis.

. Gathered requirements for financial reports and created templates for

profit and loss and department statements. Modified as organization and

legal requirements changed.

. Participated on a team to close the month in two days and have all

subsidiaries report concurrently providing financial results to

management for timely decision making.

EDUCATION

BS, Mathematics Major, Information Systems Minor, Georgia State University,

Atlanta, GA

Additional Relevant Experienced

Experienced in MS Office Suite, Monarch, FTP, SQL (TOAD )

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