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Resume:
Virginia D. Cogger
Tracy, CA
*******@*****.***
Objective: To obtain a position as an Accountant with a
company that offers opportunity for growth and advancement.
Professional Summary: Over 20 years’ experience in the Accounting Field primarily in Manufacturing.
I have been a leader in quality improvement groups. Inventory Control, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll,
Fixed Assets, and Collections.
Attended APEX Supply Chain classes including MRP, Purchasing, Inventory
Other experience includes Purchasing and Office Management/HR.
Wrote SOX procedures for Cost Accounting and Operations at Gardco Lighting
Brought inventory accuracy from 50% to 99% and implemented a Bar Code System at Finelite
Had over 10+ years’ experience of combined experience with public accounting and at public companies.
Been part of 2 system integrations
Been part of the audit planning team for most of my career
Have worked cross directional with various department including Legal, Finance groups, Board members and Audit
Committees.
Extensive knowledge of SAP, Oracle and sub ledgers,Great Plains, JD Edwards, Business Works, Ask Manman, Best,
Macola, Access, Power Point and Word
Expert Excel user – Vlookup, Pivot Tables, ERP download and parsing, Macros.
Education: San Jose State University Bachelor of Science Business Administration
With emphasis in Accounting
Experience:
Topcon Livermore, CA 08/12 to present
Cost Accountant
• Labor Absorption Analysis and Reporting
• Cost of Sales Variance Analysis and Reporting
• Stand Cost updates
• BOM updates
• ECO, PPCO and CO review and updates
• Weekly Gross Margin Report
• Review COGS activity
• Adhered to FASB rules and principals
• Reconciles General Ledger accounts
• Was responsible for the annual standard cost roll
• Inventory Analysis and Reporting
• Costing for new products
• Physical Inventory
• ERP – SAP
Otis Spunkmeyer Contract (short term) San Leandro, CA 12/11 to 8/12
Staff Accountant
• Assisted in combining 5 companies into 1
ERP SAP
Pacific Convenience & Fuels, LLC San Ramon, CA 03/9 to 11/11
Tax Accountant
• Prepares 350 Sales & Use Tax Returns for 5 different states
• Responsible for Personal and Property taxes for 20 different states
• Budgets tax payments
• Prepares Tax forecasts based on future sales
• Assisted to create a Fixed Asset Program
ERP Oracle
Nelson Associates – Contract Wente Vineyards Livermore, CA 04/08 to 2/09
Cost Accountant
Assisted the Controller with AG analysis.
Primary task to improve the process of billing AG Customers
• Agriculture invoicing processes within the 5 day close timeframe.
• Payroll Fringe GL entries
• Statuary Reporting of SOX
• Partial payroll entries
• Vineyard Fixed Asset Reporting
• Grapes in Progress Reporting
• Various Agriculture close entries
• Created purchase orders via Excel
• Other various duties when called upon
• Labor Absorption Analysis and Reporting
• Analyzed and reconciled variances – material, labor and OH margins
• Cost of Sales Variance Analysis and Reporting
• Reviewed perpetual inventory, excess and obsolete inventory reserve
• Accounts Payable Receiving Accrual analysis
• Adhered to FASB and GAAP principals
• Maintained standard cost system
• Reviewed and closed monthly work orders
• Inventory Analysis and Reporting
• Bill of Materials Review by analyzing changes to product design and routings
• Physical Inventory
• Prepared account analyses and financial reports including monthly operating report and quarterly/year end packages
• Interfaced with customer service, manufacturing, engineering and materials control departments in relationship to cost,
inventory and BOM issues
ERP – AMS ~ an Agriculture Specific System
Leggett & Platt Tracy, CA 01/04 to 04/08
Office Manager/Plant Accountant
Responsible for the month end close process from general ledger journals entries to reporting and analysis
• Profit and Loss Analysis and Reporting
• Accounts Payable Receiving Accrual analysis
• Physical Inventory
• Purchasing
• Payroll
• Budgeting and Forecasts
ERP Oracle
Valmark Industries Livermore, CA 12/01 to 12/03
Accounting Manager
Responsible for the month end close process
from general ledger journals entries to reporting and analysis
• Profit and Loss Analysis and Reporting
• Assisted outside Auditors to ensure FASB and GAAP were being followed.
• Labor Absorption Analysis and Reporting
• Cost of Sales Variance Analysis and Reporting
• Reconciles General Ledger accounts
• Forecasts cash – payables and collections
• Inventory Analysis and Reporting
• Bill of Materials Review
• Physical Inventory
• Fixed Assets
• Responsible for detail review of technical accounting
• Cash Management
• SEC Reporting – 10Q return
• Accounts Payable Management
• Accounts Receivable Management
• Subs in a Human Recourses as needed
• Responsible for 401K activities
• Inventory Analysis and Reporting
• Created new products Bills of Materials
• Physical Inventory
• ERP Oracle
Gardco Lighting San Leandro CA 07/99 12/01
Cost Accountant
Responsible for the operation and cost month end close
• Labor Absorption Analysis and Reporting
• Gave a weekly and monthly report to Operations on Labor, Overhead and Inventory
• Cost of Sales Variance Analysis and Reporting
• Adhered to FASB rules and principals
• Responsible for detail review of technical accounting
• Accounting compliance (Forms 10 Q/10 K, SOX 302, 906 and 404
• Valuations and purchase accounting
• Worked with Internal Audit
• Statutory Reporting of SOX
• LIFO adjustment
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Reconciles General Ledger accounts
• Was responsible for the annual standard cost roll
• Inventory Analysis and Reporting
• Implemented a cycle count program
• Bill of Materials – Corrected existing BOMs and created new product BOMs
• Costing for new products
• Physical Inventory
• ERP – Ask Manman and Oracle
Finelite Inc. Union City, CA 09/94 07/99
Cost Accounting Manager
Financial Reporting for month end
• Responsible for the general ledger and reporting for month end close
• Responsible for detail review of technical accounting
• Cost of Sales Variance Analysis and Reporting
• Reconciled General Ledger accounts
• Was responsible for the quarterly standard cost roll
• Created and was a member of the MRB team
• Implemented a Bar Code System where there was none
• Brought inventory accuracy from 50% to 99%
• Implemented a cycle count program
• Was part of the new products team – created cost modules
• Set up inventory at a new plant
• Fixed Asset tracking and reconciliation
• Inventory Analysis and Reporting Including Physical Inventory
• Bill of Materials Review
ERP – Macola and SAP
Can be found on LinkedIn
Highlights for Virginia Cogger
Recovered 360K from a Sales and Use Tax audit Pc& F
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Created an upload file to use for monthly Sales and use Tax
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returns for the State of Colorado EFile PC&F
Found root causes for inventory inaccuracies – recommended
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the corrective action Finelite Gardco
Wrote the SOX procedures for the entire Materials Group
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Gardco
Reduced 500K in Slow Moving and Obsolete Inventory
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Gardco
Created a procedure for BOM substitution L&P
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Created Cycle Count programs Finelite and Gardc
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Took Inventory from a low 50% to a high 99% accuracy
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Finelite
Co-wrote a Bar code System Finelite
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