Manager Accounting
Resume:
LINDA WILKINSON, CPA
Snellville, GA 30039
Mobile: 763-***-****
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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Senior finance professional, with a unique combination of finance and
systems, in a variety of industries. Proven accomplishments in management
and leadership roles. Results-driven professional, with broad-based
experience, resolving complex challenges and attaining peak levels of team
performance. Strong experience in accounting, planning and analysis,
financial system implementations, and project work.
PROFICIENCIES
* Management * Software Implementation
* ERP-Oracle R12, 11i
* Accounting/Finance * Business Systems
* Microsoft Office Suite
EXPERIENCE
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. July 2012 - October 2014
Bloomington, MN
DCI, with net sales of $260 million, is a worldwide manufacturer of
filtration systems and replacement parts.
Consultant as Project Manager/Payroll Manager
. Reporting to the Director of Finance, managed four Senior Payroll
Administrators, processing multiple payrolls for 4,000+ employees, located
in 14 plants across the country, including four union plants. Worked
closely with Director of Tax on expatriate income and wage analysis.
. Led multiple projects for Finance team, including large scale
reconciliation of cash and accounts receivable, due to DCI's global
initiative to convert to ERP system, Oracle EBS 12, utilizing parallel
processing during the four year project.
. Processed journal entries, account reconciliations, stock options,
internal/external commissions, executive compensation, and financial
statement schedules. Documented AR/AP procedures for process improvement.
. Managed project to convert in-house payroll system to ADP outsourcing.
Worked with ADP implementers to design and map the conversion. Gathered
team requirements and created all required documentation. Project put on
hold for budgetary reasons.
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
December 1999 - March 2011
St. Louis Park, MN
MGI is the second-largest money transfer company in the world, reporting
$1.4 billion in revenue.
Director - Business Project Integration (July 2004 - March 2011)
. Senior position, reporting to the VP/Controller, responsible for $100
million+ ERP implementation of Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12. Managed
large project team, consisting of employees and contractors, tasked with
business requirements gathering, gap/fit analysis, functional design
creation, process improvement documentation, data conversion, testing
strategy and execution.
. Responsible for partnering with operating units product development,
business process owners, and Information Technology in the execution of
new product development strategies, product enhancements, and distribution
methods.. Liaised with the lines of business and IT to ensure that the
various functional areas: accounting, finance, treasury, settlement, risk,
legal, and operations, were represented in the product
development/enhancement initiatives, and were prepared when new
initiatives were implemented.
Senior Corporate Accounting Manager (December 1999 - July 2004)
. Senior position, reporting to the Controller, responsible for managing
the preparation and accuracy of the Company's financial statements, month-
end close, internal and external audits, bad debt reserves, accounting
policies, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
. Numerous special projects, including due diligence reviews and a reverse
spin-off from parent company.
. Responsible for benefits accounting and reporting.
. Responsible for managing Corporate Accounting Supervisors, Accounts
Payable Supervisor, and Travel Coordinator who were responsible for
managing their direct reports and department budgets.
FORWARD TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES April 1999 -
December 1999
Plymouth, MN
Forward Technology is a leading manufacturer of standard and custom plastic
welding equipment and testing systems.
Controller
. Executive position, reporting to the President, responsible for all
financial, accounting, payroll, and human resource
functions.
. Final preparation and review of all internal financial statements and
monthly reporting to London parent company.
. Cash management and monthly reporting to the bank, coordination of
external audit, annual physical inventory, product safety audits, OSHA
requirements, tax preparation, and health and business insurance.
. Active role in daily plant operations, coordinating forecasted revenue
projections with monthly sales orders/shipments.
ELLERBE BECKET, INC. July 1992 - April 1999
Minneapolis, MN
EBI, currently an AECOM Company, is a worldwide architectural, engineering,
interior design and construction firm.
Assistant Controller
. Senior position, reporting to the Controller, responsible for the
preparation and accuracy of the Company's financial statements, month-end
close, stock options, project accounting, general ledger, account
reconciliations, budget and forecasting..
. Prepared book-to-tax reconciliation, filed federal and multiple states
income tax returns, and sales and use tax returns.
. Supervised the day-to-day functions in the areas of project accounting,
cash management, general ledger, accounts receivable/payable, and travel
expense reporting.
. Senior member of a 6-person team responsible for the selection, design,
and implementation of a comprehensive, project-oriented financial
information system. Design centered on the need to track projects with
intercompany relationships and multiple tasks and sub-tasks, as well as
interfacing with multiple internal systems/applications.
. Senior member of team that developed processes to allow decentralization
of accounting functions to support firm-wide strategy to dramatically
reduce administrative costs.
. Managed the conversion of an internal payroll system to an outsourced ADP
system in support of a strategic decision to move away from internally
developed mainframe programs. This conversion dramatically reduced
processing time and administrative costs in both the Payroll and
Information Systems departments.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Major in Accounting (1997)
Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN
CPA - Minnesota Board of Accountancy (Aug 1998)
Recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from Minnesota Society of
Certified Public Accountants.
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