Manager Accounts Payable

TRACY J KILGROE BISHOP, CPA, MBA

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

AGCO Jul 2008-Present

($8B publicly-held manufacturer of agricultural equipment)

Accounting Manager / Accounts Payable Manager

• Six Sigma White Belt - Reduced time to process payable accruals by 75% and improved accuracy.

• Six Sigma Green Belt – Reduced invoice variance KPI by 50% across multiple locations while reducing duplicate

handling of invoices by 50%.

• Lean Office Champion for North America Accounting including KPI tracking and goal setting.

• Lead effort to abate sales & tax penalties saving .5M

• Lead implementation of electronic expense reporting tool. (SunTrust ESP)

• Co-Lead interdisciplinary implementation of Purchasing/Procurement to Payment System (ARIBA P2P)

including design, testing, and end-user training. This included writing and implementing SOX.

• Update W-9, W-8, 1099, CP2100 / B-notice Reporting to Comply with IRS Guidelines

• General Ledger Account Reconciliation and Review

• Report Conversion from Hyperion Enterprise to Hyperion Financial Management

• Schedules & Analysis for Internal and External Audit

• Recommend and Implement Best Practices for Accounts Payable through participation in IAPP training

• Analyze Business Needs, Create Reports, Test, and Implement in ARIBA p2p Tool

• Write and Adhere to SOX for Purchasing System and A/P Processes.

AMES TAPING TOOLS Oct 2006 – Jul 2008

($45M privately-held provider of drywall finishing tools and equipment)

Accounting Manager / Principal Accountant / Accounts Payable Manager

• Manage Accounts Payable, Credit, and Collection Departments

• Update W-9 and 1099 Reporting to Comply with IRS Requirements

• Train, Supervise and Evaluate staff of 14

• Implementation of Accounting System (SRM) for Retail Stores and Inventory Management

• Bank Account and Credit Card Reconciliations for 100+ retail stores

QUIKRETE Jul 2003 – Oct 2006

(Privately-held manufacturer of building concrete products)

Accounts Payable Manager

• Develop model for 6 acquisition and building of 3 plants over 2 years including training, auditing cutoffs, and

booking prior acquisition information including W-9, 1099, and IT issues.

• Analyze corporate and plant processes and implement change.

• Update W-9 and 1099 processes to comply with IRS regulations.

• Create reports & queries for plant and corporate personnel for ad-hoc reporting as well as implementing

technological solutions for antiquated manual reporting

• Write and implement Policies and Procedures at Corporate and Plant Level

• Implement Batch Filing to eliminate misfiles and reduce file clerk positions in

• Train, Supervise, and Evaluate Staff of 7

• Provide education and guidance to over 60 plants and field staff

• Work with Controller and Senior Staff accountants to insure plants properly code transactions

• Reconcile Intercompany Accounts

• Coordinate transactions with Accounts Receivable Department

• Eliminate multiple vendors to reduce duplicate payments

DOLCO PACKAGING Jun 2002 – Jul 2003

($117M privately-held polystyrene carton manufacturer)

OPERATIONS ANALYST

Assist Director of Operations in analysis of operational and financial data during acquisition of 3 plants

• Maintain the fixed asset system, Intercompany Account Reconciliations and Payroll Account Reconciliations

APEX Supply Aug 2000 - Sep 2001

($279M wholly owned subsidiary of The Home Depot)

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SUPERVISOR / STAFF ACCOUNTANT

• Documenting and Implementing Procedures for company converting from private to public

• Researching & Reconciling Customer Accounts

• Tracking and Recording Rebates, Co-op Funds, and Vendor Receivables

• Reconciliation of General Ledger

• Training, Supervising and Evaluating a staff of 4

POLY ONE (formerly MA HANNAH COLOR) Sep 1996- Jan 1998

(Publicly held provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions)

ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR

• Evaluated Balance Sheets of former companies to bring to new corporate balance sheet including proper accrual

balances

• Reconciled inherited corporate intercompany with parent that was over 1 million out of balance over 2 year

period.

• Worked with Parent’s tax department on planning and implementing sales & use tax programs for non-compliant

plants.

• Researched, wrote, and executed policies and procedures for both the plants and corporate office for 3 merged

companies.

• Closed books for two divisions and coordinating all other divisions closing deadlines.

• Cleaned up Consolidated Spreadsheets

• Interacted with parent company, plant staff, and external audit firm

• Reconciled 16 plants intercompany with corporate

• Worked on year-end tax package

• Supervised 6 persons accounts payable department

• Provided schedules and analysis for internal audit group and external auditing firm

DOLCO PACKAGING Jun 1994- Aug 1996

($4M privately-held foam container manufacturer)

PLANT ACCOUNTANT

Maintaining integrity of financial statements included maintaining books and subsidiary ledgers, reconciling accounts, and

organizing and overseeing year-end inventory.

• Supporting managerial decisions included reporting and analyzing variances, week ‘estimation’ of net income,

contribution margin analysis on current product line, and ad-hoc analysis on profitability of current and

prospective product lines and customers.

SOFTWARE:

JD Edwards, JD Edwards One World, ARIBA p2p, SunTrust ESP, GELCO, SRM, MANGO, Hyperion Enterprise,

Hyperion Financial Management, Upstream, and Excel.

EDUCATION:

Aug 1996 Georgia State University

Masters of Business Administration, Accounting

Post-baccalaureate Accounting Work

Dec 1990 Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech)

Bachelors of Science, Management

Certificate in Psychology & Marketing

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