Manager Accounting

Terrianne Thomas

Accounting professional

**** ********* ***, ********** ** 08110

Phone: 267-***-**** ~ email: ***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Solutions-oriented Finance Professional with significant achievements

in Business Analysis, Financial Auditing, Process Improvement, General

Accounting and Finance. Highly competent in: Planning, Reporting,

Budgeting and Forecasting, Cost Accounting and Cost Savings. A

creative problem solver who is: calm under pressure, very comfortable

with change and ambiguity. An influential leader and self-sufficient

contributor with a strong mastery of work processes in diverse

business disciplines and environments.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Business & Operational Analysis Auditing & Compliance Mgmt.

Budgeting & Forecasting

Data Analysis & Reporting Financial Planning & Analysis

Fixed Asset Management

Project Management Financial Statement/GAAP Cost

Analysis & Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACCOUNTING/FINANCE PROFESSIONAL (Consultant)

October 2005 - Present

Sr. Business Analyst: Perform Financial Analysis, Business Analysis and

Process Design for various clients including Galderma, Osteotech, Integra

Life Sciences, Sunoco, PepBoys and CoFace North America. Responsibilities

range from Managing Technology and Process implementations through

reviewing and designing Finance and Business operation processes. Listed

further are major contract consulting assignments.

. Managed day-to-day operations for all systems in the Finance and

Accounting area including SAP, PeopleSoft and various databases.

. Managed teams responsible for data review (extraction, manipulation)

and analysis for the transitioning and matching of data across multiple

databases.

. Extracted data, performed extensive analysis and delivered reports to

executive leadership.

. Led several process improvement initiatives with proven results.

. Streamlined the journal entry process for financial systems resulting

in faster processing times.

. Consolidated the corporate financial systems functions resulting in

greater efficiencies.

. Identified and implemented changes to SAP planning process to reduce

forecasting and reporting times.

. Instrumental in the redesign of general ledger system and procedures in

accordance with GAAP.

. Audited company's databases offered recommendations to CFO.

. Established payroll system in accordance with GAAP and Union

regulations through use of PAYCHEX system.

OSTEOTECH, Inc., Accounting Manager (RemX Staffing, September 2008 -

April 2009)

. Reviewed standard cost schedules to ensure accuracy, assisted cost

accountant in designing a method to manually maintain cost data to

streamline inventory close processes.

. Worked with Finance Manager on Budget/Forecast conversion to

Adaptive, to create 5 year rolling P&L forecasts and strategic plans

to present to CFO and Board of Directors.

. Directed all necessary activities relating to company's

month/quarterly/year-end financial reporting process leading to a

reduction in close from 7 days to 3 days.

. Implemented and validated SAP conversion of fixed assets, budget and

consolidation process within 4 weeks.

. Effectively worked with internal and external IT consultants to

correct any configuration issues timely and efficiently, creating a

cost savings of $200k within 6 months.

. Continuously reviewed, analyzed and prepared consolidated monthly

financial statements, balance sheet, P/L and cash flow.

. Trained company staff on newly implanted SAP modules, proficiently

transferred knowledge to new Accounting Manager and Assistant

Controller.

American Heritage Federal Credit Union, Controller (Robert Half Intl

March 2008 - July 2008)

. Reported to the CFO, contracted to automate manual, ADHOC financial

reporting processes using EXCEL.

. Responsible for identifying, extracting and processing data from 220+

G/L accounts for consolidation and preparation for the accounting

systems.

. Efficiently maintained monthly profitability reports for subsidiary

bank and other projects as given by CFO.

. Diligently trained staff on new procedures to reconcile high volume,

daily activity for 220+ G/L accounts.

. Effectively wrote, developed and put in place new policies and

procedures to ensure proper audit trails were maintained.

. Designed and implemented new bank reconciliations process. Trained

staff in process maintenance.

Sunoco Logistics Partners LLP, Accounting Manager (Robert Half Intl

October 2007 - December 2007)

. Effectively supervised two accounting assistants and two senior

accountants. Managed daily finance activities, performed and

supervised month-end close process including preparing consolidation

entries resulting in a decrease in monthly close from 10 days to 5

days.

. Researched and cleared inter-company errors to ensure proper

settlements before month-end.

. Directly worked with Sunoco's credit department, ensured AR accounts

and revenues were recorded and accounted for.

. Reviewed joint venture financials and worked with external auditors

to correct discrepancies to ensure accuracy.

Quintum Technologies Inc., Controller (RemX Staffing June 2007 -

September 2007)

. Productively supervised three Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable

team members responsible for financial accounting and reporting for

Voice over IP manufacturing company.

. Secured $3million dollars in investment capital by negotiating with

banks and government lenders. Prepared monthly borrowing base

certificates required by funding agencies.

. Presented company's financial position and budgeting needs to CEO and

department mangers/directors.

Integra Life Sciences Inc., Senior Accountant (Michael Page Intl June

2006 - March 2007)

. Managed the Medical Division job costing process for the production

of shunts.

. Identified and communicated control deficiencies in capital

expenditure processes. Developed and implemented new controls,

policies and procedures for fixed assets accounting directly relating

to a monthly cost savings of $55k.

. Analyzed and adjusted monthly royalty accruals data, accounts

payable/accounts receivable (AP/AR), processed royalty payments.

Evaluated major capital investment opportunities against the

company's return on investment hurdle rate.

. Maintained fixed assets and intangibles within Oracle (Amortization,

Depreciation, Disposals, Retirements and Transfers). Directly

responsible for analysis and reconciliation of fixed assets sub-

ledger, prepaid acquisitions, investments for main and subsidiary

accounts, prepared required adjusting entries.

. Efficiently maintained, reconciled and reviewed inter-company

accounts and transactions, corrected variances.

. Trusted with management responsibilities of 13 cash accounts totaling

more than $5M per month for CoFace NA.

American Water, Senior Accountant (Volt Staffing October 2005 - April

2006)

. Identified system interface errors (ORCOM billing and JD Edwards)

that created $250K variances between West Virginia's 90 districts,

and initiated proper reclassifications leading to a reduction of

variance by $145K.

. Streamlined data, researched, developed and implemented processes to

streamline data resulting in timely monthly-closings for 3 states

(TN, WV and VA).

. Prepared consolidation entries and submitted financials to management

and parent company.

ICON TeleSciences, LLC, Norristown PA

January 2002 -

June 2005

Accounting Manager

. Managed statistical reporting and accounting functions. Developed

financial business plan, prepared reports for detailed financial

results.

. Established and maintained accounting practices to ensure accurate and

reliable data necessary for business operations. Supervised two

administrative staff members ensured internal control

policies/procedures were understood and followed.

. Projected budgets leading to the procurement of required startup

capital of $250K.

. Designed, installed, implemented and trained key staff on company's ERP

accounting system.

. Established billing profiles for long distance and data services

through detailed analysis of invoices and data. Identified $13K per

month costs savings on telecommunications services.

Allegheny University HS/CFSP and Temple University, Philadelphia PA

August 1995 - December 2002

Program Coordinator

. Effectively developed/administered federally funded grant program,

facilitated program management as outline per Government and University

policies. Conducted status review meetings with University department

heads.

. Negotiated vender contracts, managed A/R (Accounts Receivable),

successfully managed Early Child Hood Development grant projects with

annual budgets ranging from $2M to $4M

. Efficiently produced monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial

summaries for nine state and federally funded grant projects

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Masters of BA/Accounting, Colorado Technical University Online Colorado

Springs, CO June 2012

Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, Richard Stockton College Pomona,

NJ May 2004

Associates Degree in Accounting, Ocean County College Toms River, NJ May

2001

US Army, Communications Specialist - ST Louis MO Honorable Discharged

Veteran, May 1983 - May 1989

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Certified in MS Excel, Access QuickBooks Pro, PowerPoint, Outlook,

Publisher, SPSS and Lotus Notes, SAP FI, CO, JD Edwards, Oracle, Fourth-

Shift, Symitar, QuickBooks Pro, PeopleSoft, Cognos FS, ORCOM billing

systems, PAYCHEX, ADP and Adaptive

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