Manager Human Resources

Cathryn A. Schutte

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

Cary, NC 27519

Cell phone 919-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

**/** - ******* ****** **** Accountant, Aviat Networks, Morrisville,

NC

. Record entries and prepare reporting for monthly and

quarterly/annual close of Customer Services area of

manufacturing company, in PeopleSoft and Oracle Financials.

. Work with annual budgeting, warranty revenue recognition,

inventory valuation, revenue and COGS reporting and

analysis, etc.

. Coordinate reporting with International locations in

support of company global reporting.

. Assist with Project Accounting close by recording POC

entries as needed.

. Use various systems to accomplish responsibilities

including Hyperion Planner, PeopleSoft Financials, Minx

Procurement and Project Accounting software, ACAA Cost

Accrual software, Oracle Financials and Excel.

. Manage Inventory and related reporting in Oracle

Financials. Reconcile Revenue and close both Inventory and

Accounts Receivable in Oracle.

. Prepare analysis of changes to Inventory, Amortization,

Depreciation, Extended Warranty Reserves and Recognition,

Revenue and COGS at Project Level, and analyze Revenue and

COGS split by region and product line for upload into

Hyperion for consolidated financials.

International Accountant

. Interpreted and consolidated International financials onto

US books for monthly close.

. Adjusted items to GAAP as needed, converted local

currencies to US dollars and recorded financials into

Hyperion Enterprise consolidation module.

. Worked with International locations to understand and

translate information accurately.

. Entered and maintained intercompany billing between

locations. Recorded needed adjustments in PeopleSoft

financials.

09/05-06/07 Financial Accountant, Investors Title Insurance Company,

Chapel Hill, NC

. Post accruals, prepare tax provisions, monitor account

activity, reconcile accounts as part of the monthly close

process for nine companies.

. Prepare external statutory filings for two publicly held

companies.

. Complete and document workpapers in compliance with

Sarbanes Oxley requirements.

. Prepare and distribute financial statements for company

executive management.

. Assisted with mapping process during recent conversion to

the Lawson General Ledger system.

. Work with and provide workpaper and system information to

external auditors.

03/05- 09/05 Senior Accountant, Tampa Bay Radiology

Consultants, PL, Tampa, FL

. Manage Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll

for five companies.

. Handle human resources, open enrollment and all aspects of

new hires and changes to

benefit programs.

. Perform analysis of expenses, revenues and Budget and

Actual comparisons for radiology

groups.

. Meet with vendors and make recommendations for containment

of costs associated with

cost of operations.

06/04- 03/05 Business System Analyst, Tropical Sportswear

International, Tampa, FL

. Analyze business needs and use of the Lawson HR/Payroll

suite.

. Extract and organize reporting to aid in reconciliation and

validation of data.

. Instruct users on system and methods to maximize benefits.

. Act as liaison with IT department and outside consultants

with maintenance of interfaces with third party vendors.

. Interact with Lawson personnel to determine need for, test

and approve application of patches into production

environment.

. Coordinate annual processes by arranging meetings,

performing tests, assisting with workload and researching

payroll regulations and requirements.

10/99-06/04 Assistant Business Manager, Lebhar-Friedman,

Inc., Tampa, FL

. Assist with preparation and implementation of budgeting and

forecasting associated with an SBU within a publishing

company.

. Participate in strategic planning and provide financial

analysis to determine profitability of various publications

and the effects of publication timing and sales campaigns.

. Handle all aspects of month-end and year-end closing

functions for the SBU in Lawson GL application and provide

feedback to upper management on issues that may affect

overall profitability.

. Acted as Payroll lead with the implementation of the Lawson

HR/Payroll suite.

Payroll Manager

. Handled all aspects of payroll for a 350-employee company.

. Managed relocation of payroll operations from New York to

Tampa office.

. Processed payroll with Ceridian outsource payroll system,

uploading and booking entries to Lawson accounting

software.

. Performed year-end analysis of G&A salary expense,

projections, worker's compensation audit, 941

reconciliation and other accounts to support year-end

closing functions.

7/99-10/99 Senior Financial Analyst, Breed Technologies,

Inc., Lakeland, FL

. Assisted the Controller with year-end audit analysis and

compilation/booking of accruals and reserves.

. Handled month end bank reconciliations for various company

entities including International accounts.

. Supervised Accounts Payable staff prior to and during

bankruptcy process.

EDUCATION

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Completed Fifth Year Graduate level Accounting courses

North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC

BS Accounting

BS Business Administration

Summa cum laude

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Peachtree MINX MS Excel

QuickBooks ACCPAC MS Word

PeopleSoft Financials Lotus 123 MS Access

Oracle Financials Ceridian payroll MS PowerPoint

Lawson ADP payroll MS Outlook

Hyperion AS400 Query GEAC Clarus

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