Financial controller

Karen Dallas

Executive Profile

Hard working, reliable and dedicated employee with a desire to make the executive team's job more effective with accurate and easy to understand reporting. Strong partnership in the operational side of business supported by strong financial background.

Skill Highlights

Budgeting expertise.

Self-motivated.

Leadership/communication skills.

Forecasting.

Cash Management.

Bank reconciliations.

Cost accounting.

Performed and orchestrated month end closing for a total of 15 financial entities.

Staff hiring, supervising and developing.

Inventory management.

Fixed Asset management.

Analysis including graphing presentation.

Ad hoc reporting.

Core Accomplishments

Streamlined month end closing process for 12 divisions translating into 15 financial entities. Created semi-automated budgeting process.

Created graphs for product line profitability (now automated). Professional Experience

Corporate Controller

July 2014 to November 2015

Ernest Packaging Solutions Commerce, CA

Continued responsibilities as Assistant Controller in addition to the position of Corporate Controller which included the following:

Worked with banking entity to produce analysis required and participated in the negotiation of the contract process.

Involved in acquisition planning, recording and development. Final review of financial reports for all 15 reporting entities. Worked with off-site CPA to produce quarterly tax information for corporate tax filings. Organized year end physical inventory at each location requiring travel to multiple sites. Worked with designers for new AX7 software system. Budget preparation bottom-up style and final review for President and executive sales team. Sales representatives performance tracking.

Month end responsibilities including variance reporting. Assistant Controller

February 2004 to July 2014

Ernest Packaging Solution Commerce, CA

Responsible for the month end and preparation of financial reporting for as many as 5 divisions over the years. Sales tax preparation.

Cash management.

Budget preparation for assigned divisions.

Physical inventory.

Product line analysis.

Senior Accountant

February 1999 to February 2004

Ernest Packaging Solutions Commerce, CA

10949 Theis Ave, Whittier CA 90604

Cell: 562-***-**** - *************@*****.***

Responsible for month end and financial reporting for 3 divisions. Vital player in the conversion to new software system (Great Plains). Created reporting documents thru FRx.

Senior Accountant

December 1987 to February 1999

Picker International Irvine, CA

Maintained job cost standards.

Reported job profitability.

Prepared budgets for Western Region divisions.

Responsible for 4 divisions requiring travel to each location. Account/Office Manager

March 1982 to December 1987

Modine Manufacturing Whittier, CA

Month end close and variance reporting.

Budget preparation.

Job cost accounting.

Job cost accountant

March 1980 to March 1982

Brown Boveri Electric Los Angeles, CA

Manufacturing cost accountant

December 1978 to March 1980

Foremost McKesson Los Angeles, CA

Education

Bachelor of Science : Accounting, 1978

California State University at Long Beach Long Beach, CA, USA

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