Senior Accountant & Risk Management Professional
Resume:
Christine Wright
Austin, TX 78750
Cell: 512-***-****
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SENIOR ACCOUNTANT & RISK MANAGEMENT PROFFESIONAL
Analysis & Reconciliation ? Contract Management ? Fixed Asset Management
Notable Accomplishments
. Implemented and managed Builders Risk Program of $1B construction values
and executed to all regions which reduced insurance premiums.
. Audited and reconciled surety bond listing and identified $1.5MM secured
funds that increased cash availability to company.
. Managed more than $1.5B in fixed assets within corporate office and 8
regions and developed Fixed Asset Management Form to support regions and
effectively track inventory.
Professional Experience
Whole Foods Market
09/1999 - 01/2013 Austin, TX
Developed programs and facilitated training to support risk management
operations for this grocery retailer considered the world's leader in
natural and organic foods, with more than 340 stores in North America,
Canada and the United Kingdom.
Assistant Risk Manager
04/2008 - 01/2013
Responsibilities and accomplishments included:
. Managed property program including, claims management, audits,
engineering reports, dark-site visits and premium allocations to ensure
property properly maintained, reported to carriers in a timely manner and
lease obligations upheld.
. Selected project leader to research vendors, analyze programs and
implemented EXIGIS insurance certificate automation program to manage and
record certificates of insurance in compliance with policies and
procedures to execute complete risk transfer.
. Developed curriculum and user guides and facilitated formal training
including, database navigation, risk management programs and policies and
procedures and effectively trained more than 100 employees to support
risk management operations.
. Analyzed store leases to determine liability claims responsibilities and
collaborated with claim adjusters and external counsel regarding claim
tendering to ensure company effectively protected.
. Managed and maintained Surety Bond Program and tracked bond renewal
utilizing Excel to ensure forms completed and reviewed within strict time
demands.
. Managed fleet insurance schedules for more than 200 vehicles and tractors
to ensure appropriate insurance coverage obtained and compliant with
company, DOT and state guidelines.
. Analyzed trends and prepared ad-hoc reports to identify claim issues and
increase safety standards.
. Managed and maintained annual budget of more than $2MM including,
compensation and departmental expenses and adjusted expenditures
quarterly to ensure strict budget guidelines upheld.
. Developed and customized Injury and Illness Prevention Program to support
corporate office policies, procedures and guidelines in compliance with
OSHA standards.
. Collaborated with departmental executives and identified risks to support
procurement of additional insurance programs.
. Collaborated with Lease Administration team and analyzed leases to
identify self-insuring lease options.
Senior Accountant/Budget Analyst
01/2005 -
04/2008
Responsibilities and accomplishments included:
. Mentored, coached and trained new hire accounting team member and Staff
Accountant to support operations within Accounting department.
. Analyzed and reconciled income statements, general ledger, and balance
sheets utilizing PeopleSoft to ensure accurately balanced to support
monthly, quarterly and year-end close.
. Conducted 14 period balance sheet and income statement variance analysis
utilizing PeopleSoft to identify and reconcile inaccuracies.
. Prepared, analyzed, reconciled and posted journal entries to ensure
financial transactions accurately recorded.
. Developed and tested more than 20 control process narratives in
compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.
. Collaborated with IT department and internal business partners to manage
mapping processes and recommended data fields needed to ensure BPC
software implementation from Hyperion fully supported.
. Guided and supported executives and managers for more than 25 departments
and developed budgets to support organizational initiatives.
. Managed Corporate General and Administrative Budget process and partnered
with executives to formally present and qualify budgets for CEO and CFO
approval.
National Fixed Asset Manager
09/1999 - 01/2005
Responsibilities and accomplishments included:
. Managed more than $1.5B in fixed assets within corporate office and 8
regions and developed Fixed Asset Management Form to support regions and
effectively track inventory.
. Managed and tracked Capitalized Software Assets utilizing SOP 98-1
accounting practices and trained IT project managers with identifying
capitalized vs. expensed line items.
. Reviewed company acquisition assets and collaborated with tax team to
determine current net book value and uploaded assets utilizing
PeopleSoft.
. Managed PeopleSoft asset management implementation and upgrade processes
and recommended data fields required within software to support software
implementation from FAS to PeopleSoft.
. Managed and maintained fixed asset schedules, balance sheets, asset
impairment calculations and roll-forwards utilizing PeopleSoft and
reconciled to ensure accurate reporting.
. Created and implemented capitalization of long-lived assets, construction
in progress and work in progress policies and procedures throughout
organization to support uniformity and compliance.
. Developed and implemented asset tags and created tagging procedures
guidelines to support inventory management.
. Conducted physical inventory of assets, labeled appropriately and
analyzed and reconciled physical counts to PeopleSoft fixed asset
reporting to ensure data accurate.
Cirrus Logic
05/1992 - 09/1999
Austin, TX
Began career as Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Clerk and promoted
to Fixed Asset Manager/Accountant including, cost accounting for this
premier supplier of high-precision analog and digital signal processing
components for audio and energy markets that has more than 900 patents.
Fixed Asset Manager /Accountant
Responsibilities and accomplishments included:
. Managed and reported fixed assets, depreciation schedules and disposals
to ensure effective tracking of inventory.
. Developed and implemented asset tags and created tagging procedures
guidelines to support inventory management.
. Conducted physical inventory of assets, labeled appropriately and
analyzed and reconciled physical counts to PeopleSoft fixed asset
reporting to ensure data accurate.
. Managed SAP asset management implementation and upgrade processes and
recommended data fields required within software to support software
implementation from FAS to SAP.
. Developed and implemented purchase order policies and procedures and
communicated guidelines to vendors to ensure accurate SAP reporting.
. Managed, reconciled and balanced petty cash funds and reimbursed
employees for out of pocket expenses approved within policy guidelines.
. Communicated with company bank services and initiated international wire
transfer requests to support and expedite payment for services.
. Monitored semi-conductor scrap wafer disposal processes and authorized
report of inventory to ensure internal risk management policies upheld.
. Selected team leader with identifying banking policies and procedures and
managed new account creation to support purchase card program.
Education
Austin Community College
Austin, TX
Completed courses in Accounting, Economics, Business Management and US
History
James Bowie High School
Austin, TX
High School Diploma - 1993
Skills & Certifications
PC Proficient: Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Other software including, PeopleSoft, SAP, BPC, Lease Harbor, FAS, EXIGIS,
Marshall Swift, Riskonnect, Essbase, Hyperion and Riskfacs.
Professional Affiliations
Board Member (RIMS) - Central Texas Risk and Insurance Managers Society,
Director at Large, (2010-2012)
Volunteer Activities
Special Olympics, Marathon Kids, Blue Santa, VHS PTA, FPMS, PTA
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