Accounting Manager

Cheryl B. Steinbronn

Greater Atlanta Area 770-***-**** *******@*******.***

Accounting Professional

Tenacious and analytical financial and accounting professional. Background includes manufacturing and distribution environments – in both domestic and international environments. Team-oriented leader and coach. Process-driven manager, with the flexibility to adapt on the fly. Strong believer in continuous process improvement (CPI) to drive costs and wastes out of an operation while simultaneously improving quality.

Strong communicator with extensive interaction with customers, vendors, colleagues, and other professionals to successfully achieve exceptional results. Demonstrated success in problem resolution and innovative solutions with customers and colleagues in diverse countries and cultures.

Professional Experience

October 2016 – May 2017 Controller Operation Mobilization USA Tyrone, Georgia

OM USA is a nonprofit organization that supports over 600 missionaries throughout the world.

Responsible for accurate and timely reporting of all donations received and expenses paid throughout the world

Developed policies and procedures that reduced errors and omissions while decreasing month end process from eight business days to five business days

Led a team of eight professionals including accountants, a project management specialist, an accounts payable specialist and gift entry specialists

Prepared and presented monthly reports for the leadership team and Board of Directors.

April 2016 – October 2016 Accounting Unit Manager, Finance and Administration Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation Newnan, Georgia

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation employs 1,500 employees and manufactures ATVs, Waverunners, Golf Cars, and UTVs

Responsible for accurate and timely coordination of dataflow between separate databases

Reconciliation, correction, and oversight of transmission errors

Supervision of 5 accounting professionals, including cost accountant, analysts, and accounts payable personnel

Responsible for weekly vendor payments of $6 to $8 million per week

July 2002 – April 2016 Controller Fokker Services, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia

Fokker Services sells aviation parts and services to customers in the North, Central, and South America region.

Report to the President. Served as corporate officer.

Served as 401(k) Chairperson for four Fokker-related companies in the U.S.

Led all finance and accounting as revenue grew from $3M to $36M annually.

Provided management leadership and support allowing sales region expansion.

Consistently meet deadlines and timelines. Consistently used continuous improvement (CI) to review compliance with corporate, federal, and international regulations.

Deliver timely and accurate analyses and management reporting of all financial results – including sales and cost variances, budget v actual, profit margins, and cash forecasting.

Perform analyses to ensure profitability of sales contracts and sales transactions.

Liaise with customers, vendors, and intercompany colleagues to reconcile and resolve questions and disputes.

Personally met with our largest customer ($10M annual sales), to review and resolve invoice questions and disputes, leading to immediate payment authorization and restoration of the account.

October 2001 – July 2002 Controller Accountemps Atlanta, Georgia

Served as Interim Controller for US Foods in the Southeast Division; $200M in annual revenues.

Implemented monthly key performance indicator (KPI) reporting.

Reconciled and took corrective actions for all balance sheet items.

Resolved all account variances.

Managed inventory control including cycle counts and inventory variance resolution.

Worked as temporary Finance Manager at Fokker Services for two months until hired.

January 2001 – October 2001 Comptroller GPR Aviation Interiors Atlanta, Georgia

GPR manufactured and assembled aviation interior products for major airlines.

In charge of accounting, procurement, and human resources. Company grew from $3M to $10M during this time.

Maintained strong communication with owners, customers, and vendors to ensure corporate goals were met.

Played integral role with the implementation of ERP (now Microsoft Dynamics), including coordination with engineering and production management.

Led the integration and training modules for Bill of Materials, AP, AR, and GL.

Developed new vendor relationships, negotiated contracts, and resolved variances.

Led HR until we developed a staff member into the full-time HR Manager.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Accounting Saint Leo University May 2016 3.68 GPA

Concentrations: International Business and International Accounting

Associate of Arts (A.A.), Business Administration Saint Leo University August 2014 3.6 GPA

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