Manager Accounting Staff

Donna M Lorenz, CPA Resume 630-***-****

Executive Summary

Seasoned professional with proficiency in managing financial staff; global industries; government

contracts; business process change management; financial modeling; and strategic planning.

Experienced in engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, healthcare, insurance, and

construction industries. Cross functional team participation in system conversions to Lawson, JD

Edwards, Deltek, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Epicor and ADP products. Experienced with Excel; Word;

Oracle; People Soft; Microsoft Dynamics GP; Access; SharePoint; Crystal; and Monarch software;

conversational in Spanish.

Klein and Hoffman, Inc. 2013 - 2014

Engineering & Architectural Firm – Privately Held

Controller

Responsible for quarterly closes; financial reporting; creating management reports; providing

financial guidance to shareholders; management of accounting staff; monitoring cash flow and

collections; and reconciling accounts. Interact with bankers, auditors, customers, vendors, insurance

agents and other external parties. Managed first financial audit for the firm.

Consulting 2012 - 2013

Navistar / Chemring Energetic Devices, Inc / Vasco Data Security International, Inc

Consultant

Managed month end closes, prepared monthly and quarterly reporting, analyses, and SOX

disclosures for the Workhorse division and transitioned AP from QAD system to People Soft.

Prepared monthly financial reporting for actual and forecasted sales; margins; backlog; and orders.

Prepared quarterly 10-Q schedules, reconciliations and journal entries and processed semi-monthly payrolls.

Reconciled all Long-Term Incentive Program and Restricted Stock schedules to Financial Statements after

plan revisions.

Mayekawa USA, Inc. 2010 – 2012

Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturer - Privately Held

Corporate Accounting Manager

Directed monthly close for US divisions and prepared and analyzed consolidated financial reporting

for US divisions. Managed two divisional Accounting Managers and four Staff Accountants. Key

contact for annual audit and income tax return preparation by outside accountants and directed semi-

annual inventories. Analyzed results for variances and trends. Implemented process improvements

and policies.

• Saved company $500,000 over a five year period by replacing phone system.

• Implemented first US combined $60 million annual budget.

• Executed employee reimbursement policies to expedite payment.

Singles Roofing Company, Inc. 2009 - 2010

Roofing Contractor - Privately Held

Accounting Manager

Prepared and analyzed financial statements for parent and related companies and maintained and

reconciled general ledger. Managed three employees in accounts payable, payroll, accounts

receivable (construction billing and certified payrolls) and receptionist functions. Monitored cash flow

and scheduled payments.

• Implemented ADP payroll system saving 20% of clerical processing hours on biweekly

payrolls.

Forming America 2008 - 2009

Manufacturer of Concrete Forms for Construction - Privately Held

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Donna M Lorenz, CPA Resume 630-***-****

Controller

Prepared and analyzed financial statements and closed general ledger monthly for parent and

related companies. Managed accounting staff employee; annual audit; cash and treasury functions;

biweekly payrolls; sales and use and quarterly payroll tax return preparation; reporting; quarterly

inventory and external relationships. Developed and implemented internal controls, policies, and

procedures. Implemented weekly cash flow forecast.

Bureau Veritas North America 2003 - 2008

Global Engineering & Quality Assurance - Publicly Traded

Accounting Manager (2007 – 2008) – Promoted from Financial Analyst

Managed and trained four newly hired Project Accountants in government billing, accounts payable,

accounts receivable and general accounting functions. Key audit contact for FAR, US, European,

and governmental entities and internal audit. Prepared and verified all annual budgets for offsite

locations within the Business Line. Assist the IT team in system conversion to Deltek Vision.

• Directed and improved the efficiency of customer billing by 40% [(90%) governmental

entities and (10%) private businesses].

• Direct the month end close process for offsite locations assigned to the Regional

Financial Controller.

• Improved accuracy of WIP valuation.

• Exceeded management’s expectations in improving staff performance.

Financial Analyst (2003 – 2006)

Assisted the Regional Financial Controller in month end closing; reporting; analysis; budgeting; and

dashboard postings for multiple locations. Prepared monthly forecast report, WIP schedules, and

journal entries. Liaison between back office accounting sites and the Finance department of the

North American Shared Services Center. Proactively prepared detailed analyses of key financial

statement variances and KPI’s for Senior Management. Participated in management meetings to

discuss results of operations. Assisted IT in system conversion to JD Edwards and educated

managers and accounting staff in using the system.

• Documented procedures and trained personnel of newly acquired companies.

• Assisted Business Unit managers in understanding financial statements.

• Assisted Regional Financial Controller in implementing corrective actions with Business Unit

Managers to improve KPI’s.

• Promoted to Accounting Manager to address management concerns and improve staff

performance.

PSI, Inc. 2000 - 2003

National Engineering – Privately Held

Financial Analyst

Collected monthly forecast data from all field engineering offices and prepared monthly Executive Summary

Forecast reports. Wrote reports in Crystal and Monarch software to retrieve data for analysis and reporting.

Assisted in the annual budgeting function. Analyzed financial data, reconciled general ledger accounts, and

prepared journal entries. Trained accounting staff and documented procedures.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Northern Illinois University

College Internship - Deloitte

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Certified Public Accountant Registered, State of IL 239.001537

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Donna M Lorenz, CPA Resume 630-***-****

Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society

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