Accounting
Resume:
Deborah Melanson
Midlothian, VA 23112
**********@*****.***
Position To obtain a position on a team that will allow me to use my skills
Objective and experience in various branches of finance to assure maximum
efficiency and compliance.
Professional General and Fixed Assets Accountant Oct 2011 -
Experience Present
Fareva Richmond, Inc, Richmond, VA
Prepare Financial statements for the US companies for the monthly
consolidations package
Maintain the Fixed Asset register for Manufacturing and Sales
office
General Ledger Accounting and Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Inter-company Accounting and Reconciliations
Track, report and settle Capital projects
Review and approve purchases requisitions
Prepare the tax returns for company owned and leased personal
property
Integral team member for the creation of the Finance department
Maintain Site Accounting Manual
Issue W9 and Sales & Use tax certificates
Prepared reports and performed analysis of departmental spend for
Site Leadership Team
Troubleshoot SAP-FICO for US companies
Implementation of SAP-FI/AA for US companies
Accountant Fixed Assets Dec
2008 - Oct 2011
Pfizer Inc (formerly Wyeth), Richmond, VA
Managed the Fixed Asset register for 8 sites within the Consumer
Division, Cost of $415 million for 5,596 assets
Organize and execute the Physical Inventory of Assets for 6 sites
Maintain Insurable Values within AON-Risk Console
Track and settle Capital projects
Review and approve Capital purchases in SRM
Managed the accelerated depreciation and accounting needed for site
closure
Prepare the Tax reports for Personal Property, State, and Federal
returns
General Accountant and Fixed Assets Nov 2000-Dec 2008
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Richmond, VA
General Ledger Accounting and Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Preparation and analysis of departmental spend for Consumer
Division
Inter-company Accounting and Reconciliations for 6 legal entities
Monitored bank accounts for fraudulent activity, resolved findings
Analyze sales data and calculated lowest sale price per pill per
sku (active and inactive) for the Medicaid Drug rebate program
expenditure between $300,000 and $500,000 annually
Managed the Fixed Asset register for 8 sites within the Consumer
Division, Cost of $645 million for 18,534 assets
Acquisition accounting and capitalization of $33 million in assets
with purchase of a product line and manufacturing equipment.
Reported severance and forecast restructuring for 2 site closures
Managed the accelerated depreciation and accounting needed to close
4 locations
Prepare the State and Federal Tax reports for 6 legal entities to
aid the Tax department in filing the returns
Prepared and presented audit requests for the Internal Auditors 3
times per year, External 3 times per year and SOX audits 4 times
per year
Maintained the process documentation for the Fixed Asset Cycle and
peer tester for Revenue cycle of Sarbanes-Oxley
Project lead for the migration from JD Edwards to SAP for the Fixed
Assets module
Returns and Credit
Dec 1998-Nov 2000
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Richmond, VA
Worked with Customers on the Returns policies
Authorized the return of products
Analyzed credit requests for proper compliance to policies
Accounts Receivable cash application and deduction resolution
Accountant
Mar 1996-Jul 1998
Rag Shop, Hawthorne, NJ
Sales Audit for 72 stores
ADP Payroll processing
Accounts Payable
Education William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Bachelors of Science, Accounting
Broome Community College, Binghamton, NY
Associates in Applied Science, Accounting
Computer Technical Skills
Skills JDEdwards integrated ERP system
SAP-integrated ERP system
Eagle-one
IWS
Positive Pay
SRM
Crown
X-tools
Excel look-ups, and tables
Showcase Strategies advanced query
AON-Risk Console
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