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Customer Service Project Manager

Location:
Lutz, FL, 33549
Posted:
October 01, 2010

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SHARON ALBRECHT

**** **** ***** *****

Lutz, FL 33549

abkfxz@r.postjobfree.com

813-***-****/ 813-***-**** Cell

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COMPUTER SKILLS

Software: Microsoft ERP, GP2010, Management Reporter, SAP, Sharepoint,

Salesforce, AS400, Flow Charting, Harvard Project Manager, PowerPoint,

Access, Paradox, RBase, GM, DBase, Quattro Pro, Advanced Excel, Word,

WordPerfect, Peachtree, Real World, Quicken, QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Pro

for Contractors, Solomon, Platinum, Wheaton Cost Reporting System,

Infinium, Monarch, Margin Minder, Basis, SAP R3, Builder 1440.

Programming Languages: Basic, Fortran, Pascal, Cobol, Oracle, Structured

Query Language (SQL).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CL VERIFY, Accounting Manager, Tampa, Florida

2008

- Present

( Project Lead for successful accounting system conversion project

to Microsoft GP 2010. Implementation tasks included automation

of the customer billing process, integrating CRM, standardize

company chart of accounts, consolidations, foreign currency, general

ledger history and customer sales history. Microsoft ERP

implementation was successfully delivered on-time and under budget.

( Overall responsibility for preparing budget and actual financial

statements, streamlined month-end close process, weekly bank

reconciliations, and cash flow forecasting for 4 companies

reporting directly to CFO.

( Responsible for all areas of finance including Complex Customer

Billing/AR, Collections, General Ledger & Financial Reporting

Fixed Assets and Payroll.

FLAGSHIP HOMES AMERICA, Controller, Tampa, Florida

2007 - 2008

( Responsible for implementing accounting system, preparing

financial statements in compliance with GAAP, and all related

accounting, construction and purchasing procedures for a start-up

Home Building Company.

( Responsible for preparing budget and actual financial statements,

month end close process, and all bank reconciliations for 17 land

development LLC's using QuickBooks Pro.

( Manage the AP and Purchasing process including all vendor and

subcontractor contracts, insurance and workers comp issues.

( Coordinate bank financing and funding, reconcile all Balance Sheet

Accounts including intercompany, and prepare all tax filings

for 17 LLC's and all related investor accounts.

SELF EMPLOYED, Accounting & Consulting Services, Tampa, Florida

2005 - 2007

( Prominent client base including Land Developers, Financial

Advisors, Insurance Agent, Attorneys and Portable Storage Business,

in addition to seasonal tax clients and numerous special

projects.

( Processed Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General

Ledger, bank and account reconciliations. Reviewed Client

Trust Accounts for the Florida Bar Association and prepared

bankruptcy filings.

( Prepared budget forecasts, job costing, financial statement &

analysis, tax filings, and assisted in bank funding projects.

COCA COLA ENTERPRISES, Tampa Florida

2001-2005

Senior Accountant- Team Lead, General Ledger

. Participated in the migration of General Ledger Accounting to a

consolidated center.

. Prepare account analyses, journal entries and analyze operating

reports and quarterly and year-end Corporate reporting packages.

. Coach and develop Staff Accountants in the discipline of General

Ledger Accounting.

. Develop and maintain a solid working partnership with divisional

representatives and other shared service departments.

. Continually review, challenge and change accounting processes to

develop "best in class" Accounting organization.

. Ensure compliance with GAAP, Standard Accounting Manual, and other

Company policies and procedures.

. Assisted with the General Ledger Realignment of the Rocky Mountain

Division to Desert Sun and Northwest.

Accounts Payable Supervisor, Accounts Payable

. Participated in migration of the Accounts Payable function to a

consolidated center.

. Managed the Accounts Payable processing team consisting of two Team

Leads and eighteen Processors.

. Responsible for accurate and timely payment of invoices and

actualization of discounts to optimize cash flow for six CCE Divisions

(Central States, Gulf States, Michigan, Midwest, Truesdale, NABU).

. Assured compliance with sales and use tax laws and handled the 1099

reporting according to IRS guidelines.

. Performed reconciliations and provided timely and accurate information

to the department's external and internal customers.

. Implement process redesign initiatives within the work team.

Sharon Albrecht

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SELF EMPLOYED, Accounting & Consulting Services, Tampa, Florida

1996 - 2001

( Prominent client base including a Residential Luxury Home

Builder, Property Management Company and three Law Firms,

in addition to seasonal tax clients and numerous special

projects.

( Converted several new accounting systems including creating an

entire general ledger from manual bookkeeping records.

( Reconciled purchase orders to construction vendor invoices,

negotiated supplier/vendor discounts.

( Processed Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable,

General Ledger, bank and account reconciliations. Reviewed Client

Trust Accounts for the Florida Bar Association and prepared

bankruptcy filings.

( Prepared budget forecasts, job costing, financial statement &

analysis, tax filings, and assisted in bank funding projects.

CORNING CLINICAL LABORATORIES, Tampa, Florida

1995 - 1996

Patient and Client Billing Manager

( Supervised staff of seventeen and managed Patient and Client

Billing, Cash Application, Customer Service and the Refund and

Account Adjustment areas.

( Prepared daily and monthly cash reconciliations for

approximately $786 million in revenue.

( Created new Customer Service Call Center process to more

efficiently and effectively resolve billing issues while reducing

resolution turn-around statistics.

( Developed and implemented internal control procedures to assure

timely and accurate billings.

TLC ST. PETERSBURG, INC., St. Petersburg, Florida

1993 -

1995

Controller

( Supervised fourteen Accounting/Administrative staff and managed

Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and

Purchasing Departments.

( Prepared financial statements, bank reconciliation's, cost and

budget reports and cash flow forecasts.

( Developed and implemented automated processing and control

procedures converting manual records to Computer systems.

( Assisted in the internal preparation and analysis of all third

party cost reporting requirements previously outsourced.

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, PA

1986 - 1993

Senior Financial Analyst

( Implemented financial reporting procedures by installing

automated accounting systems including general and subsidiary ledgers.

( Active participation in budget and forecasting process.

( Prepared, implemented and analyzed cost proposals for

instruction, sponsored research programs, and university auxiliary

operations.

( Prepared and calculated the University's actual and projected

fringe benefit rates.

( Developed and prepared ad hoc analyses and other special reports

for senior management.

Financial Analyst/Cost Accountant, University of Pittsburgh Medical

Center

( Prepared and analyzed Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Cost

Reports and calculated contractual allowances for quarterly, year-

end and budget projections.

( Advised physicians, department heads and senior management on all

issues affecting hospital and physician reimbursement.

( Coordinated internal and external audit reviews and analyzed

audit adjustments.

( Rendered assistance and advised physicians, department managers,

and senior management on all issues affecting hospital and

Physician reimbursement.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, PA

Major: Accounting and Business Administration (Bachelor of Science Degree)

Minor: Computer Science

* Dean's List of Scholars



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