Senior Accountant

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position with a professional organization where I can showcase my attention to detail and develop professionally while contributing to the overall growth of the company.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chiquita Brands International, Inc. 09/13 – 07/17

Senior Accountant responsibilities

oManage, review and participate in month and year-end close; this includes preparing journal entries in JDEdwards, as well as reconciliations of balance sheet and income statement accounts for 3 largest Chiquita entities

oAssist IT Senior Analyst with amortization, review and budget of telecom expense ($25M annually)

oReconcile intercompany balances for 200+ entities

oMaintain prepaid and accrued expenses for IT, legal and business insurances

oInterface with Workday to reconcile and enter payroll and T&Es for 3 largest Chiquita entities into JDEdwards

oIntegral part of several external and internal accounting and compliance audits, including tax and SOX

IT Analyst responsibilities

oAnalyses of software license renewals, hardware maintenance and telecom for all NA locations of Chiquita, Fresh Express and Great White Fleet worldwide

oAssist managers in analysis, preparation and eventual entry of worldwide IT budget ($25M annually)

oCapital expenditure and fixed asset coordination

oConsolidation of technology software into one business unit

oIntegration of new MCS system to replace JDEdwards and PRMS including trial runs and troubleshooting

Marubeni Plant Contractor Inc. (percent completion accounting) 04/08 – 09/13

Accounting Manager and Human Resources Manager

oManage, review and participate in month and year-end close; this includes preparing journal entries, financial statements and reconciliations of balance sheet and income statement accounts

oProcessed accounts receivable (invoicing and collections), accounts payable (vendor analysis and disbursements) and payroll (monthly/quarterly/annual reporting as well as 1099s)

oHuman resources management including benefits, payroll tax compliance and new hire obligations (interviewing, reference checking, background and drug screening, orientation)

oDaily cash management reporting to senior management

oIntegral part of several external and internal accounting, IT, compliance and HR audits

oManage high-volume global payment projects to vendors worldwide; developed a deep understanding of foreign currency fluctuations as related to our company’s needs and effects on the installation and procurement industries

Accountemps/Robert Half International 07/06 – 02/08

Various Contract Positions to include

oReconciliations of accounts payable and receivable, as well as journal entry preparation and production of financial statements

oCash management reporting to senior management

oInventory preparation and reconciliation (including actual audit)

oPrepare policy/procedure for all areas of accounting, as well as human resources and other administrative functions

oProvide backup for Human Resources

oSpecial projects as needed

King Machine (Manufacturing) 06/00 - 07/06

Accounting Manager

oManaged, reviewed and participated in month and year-end close; this included preparing journal entries, financial statements and reconciliations

oProvided analytical support which assisted management with the evaluation of the financial position of the business

oCoordinated employee benefits and corporate insurances

oEstablished credit & collections guidelines for customers & vendors

Accomplishments

oDeveloped job costing system specific to the tire mold industry

oImplemented in-house payroll for 4 locations for approximately 125 employees (multi-state)

PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Financial Services) 03/97 – 06/00

Accounting Coordinator (Charlotte, NC Location 02/98-06/00)

A/P Supervisor (Tysons Corner, VA Location 03/97-02/98)

oManaged, reviewed and participated in month and year-end close for the Charlotte location; this included preparing journal entries, financial statements and reconciliations

oProcessed accounts receivable and accounts payable invoices and payments

oProcessed expense reports and payments for 100+ employees

oPrepared reports detailing accounts receivable and accounts payable

oManaged, mentored and organized the work of 3 direct reports

EDUCATION

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

BS in Accounting

SOFTWARE EXPOSURE

Microsoft Office Suite: Excel (including vlookups and pivots), Word and Outlook (all companies)

Financial / Accounting Applications: JDEdwards, Workday, Microstrategy and Hyperion Financial Mgmt with Chiquita

QuickBooks with Marubeni and King Machine

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