LISA ALONZO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Cost Accounting Manager 07/09-present
. Maintenance of cost system for manufactured products in legacy including
analysis of the flow of material, labor and overhead costs thru the
system and entry of that data into the JDE system
. Maintenance of Intercompany Inventory flow from our division to other
divisions
. Work closely with engineering and production to insure accuracy of Bills
of Material
. Work closely with production to insure accuracy of production
transactions in system
. Analysis and reconciliation of raw, WIP & finished goods inventory to
perpetual
. Analysis and reconciliation of general ledger accounts other than
inventory including warranty, inter-company, pre-paid items, construction
in progress and fixed assets, scrap, accounts payable
. Analysis and reconciliation of cost of goods sold
. Audit and assist production with year ending inventory
. Analysis and reconciliation of inventory reserve accounts
. Management of AP department with 3 staff members
. Compilation of weekly operations schedule including absorption, labor
variance, shipments, margins, discounting and cash flow
. Work with Corporate accounting to maintain a positive cash flow for the
division by extending the DPO by decreasing inventory and extending
accounts payable days to pay
6/08-06/09 Taylor Wharton Cylinders
Cost Accountant 06/08-06/09
. Maintenance of cost system for manufactured products at multiple plants
in JDE including analysis of the flow of material, labor and overhead
costs thru the system
. Work closely with engineering and production to insure accuracy of Bills
of Material
. Work closely with production to insure accuracy of production
transactions in system
. Analysis and reconciliation of raw, WIP & finished goods inventory to
perpetual
. Analysis and reconciliation of general ledger accounts other than
inventory including warranty, payroll, inter-company, pre-paid items,
construction in progress and fixed assets, scrap and scrap revenue
. Posting of daily invoices and credits into JDE
. Analysis and reconciliation of cost of goods sold
. Audit and assist in periodic and year end inventories including fixed
assets
. Analysis and reconciliation of inventory reserve accounts
. Monthly forecasting and yearly budget preparation
. Review and posting of daily sales and all inventory transactions to G/L
. Weekly absorption and sales/bookings schedules
. Monthly calculation and verification with corporate of customer rebate
accruals
. Monthly analysis and reporting of sales tax to corporate
. Analysis and entry of monthly accruals including AP
7/07-6/08 Performance Fibers Inc.
Senior Cost Accountant 07/07-06/08
. Maintenance of cost system for manufactured products at multiple plants
in SAP
. Monitoring and completing the manufacturing work order
. Analysis and reconciliation of raw, WIP & finished goods inventory to
perpetual SAP
. Review, correct and reconcile general ledger accounts
. Maintenance of variance reserves and expenses including purchase price
variance, standard revaluation, usage variances and overhead variances
. Month-End close
. Preparation of audit schedules
. Audit and assist in periodic and year end inventories
. Maintenance of reserve accounts
. Annual budget preparation
. Monthly forecasting of plant P&L and balance sheet sctivity
. Prepare plant metrics, calculate 4 wall costs
01/02-04/07 GSE Lining Technology Inc.
Senior Cost Accountant
. Maintenance of cost system of manufactured products
. Monitoring and completing the manufacturing work order
Process into inventory for multiple facilities
. Review, correct and reconcile general ledger accounts
. Maintenance of variance reserves and expenses including purchase price
variance, standard revaluation, usage variances and overhead variances
. Sales commission calculations
. Month-End close
. Create and maintain gross profit by product schedule for the monthly
operating book
. Create and maintain monthly overhead schedules for the monthly operating
book
. Preparation of audit schedules
. Audit and assist in periodic and year ending inventory
Accounts Payable Supervisor
. Maintained state sales tax records for 35 states
. Worked with various states when company was audited
. Supervised A/P staff with invoice volume of approximately 25,000 invoiced
a year
. Flowcharting and documentation of procedures to meet Sarbanes Oxley
requirements
. ACH/Wire creation and sending through Bank of America website
. Verification of W-9's through IRS TIN matching program
. Upkeep of W-9's document database attaching W-9's directly to vendors in
JDE and year end 1099 creation and distribution
. Work with MIS to test JDE system upgrades and maintain A/P system
. Weekly cash forecasting
. Creation and maintenance of reports using JDE report writing program
. Review of monthly departmental budget variances
. Review, correct and reconcile general ledger accounts including the A/P
received not vouchered accounts and inventory accounts
. Work with cost accounting to verify purchase price variances
. Work with cost accounting and purchasing to verify correct invoicing for
raw materials
7/01-1/02 Broussard & Hulin, Inc.
Sales & Use Compliance Auditor
. Perform audits for 28 parishes in the state of Louisiana
. Scheduling and planning of audits with taxpayers
. Researched corporate financials
. Analysis of risk control for decisions on testing and sampling
. Creation of audit working papers
. Creation and submittal of audit schedules and invoices to parishes and
taxpayers
Education: BBS degree in Accounting - University of Houston, Clear Lake
2001
Computer Skills:
. Excel, Access, Lotus 123, Peachtree, ADP Payroll, Parsons Accounting
and Material Systems: DMCS, Mckosker & Prism, JD Edwards, AS/400 and
Oracle, SAP, DAX