Accounting Customer Service

Katherine (Kate) Henninger

*** ******** ** ***********, ** 40065 Phone: 502-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Career Summary

Accounting Controller with many years of accounting experience in manufacturing, distribution and retail industries. Expertise in set up and organization of start-up companies including selection of accounting systems, implementation of accounting systems, implementation of EDI system, implementation of all accounting controls and implementation of logistics and inventory controls. Expertise in managing accounting functions in multi-company accounting environments.

Selected Strengths

Professional – Comprehensive execution of complicated tasks. Excellent interpersonal skills. Assumes initiative and accepts accountability. Ability to work autonomously while remaining a strong team player.

Analytical – Proactive problem solver. Skilled in creating procedures/systems, as well as analyzing same to design and implement improvements.

Organized – Multi-task oriented

Proficient – Use of Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel and Power Point. Experience with Hyperion Enterprise. Proficiency in MAS90 and Sage 100 ERP software. Proficiency in Peachtree accounting software. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Experience with AS400 systems. Experience implementing and using Adaptive Insights Budgeting and Planning software.

Professional Experience

REVERE PACKAGING, LLC - Shelbyville, KY

Multimillion-dollar company selling food packaging products

Controller/VP of Finance, 2008 to Present

This position manages all financial aspects of the company including monthly and year end financial closing and reporting, year-end physical inventory creating annual budgets and monthly rolling forecasts, quarterly lender covenant compliance and annual audit.

Main areas of responsibility

Monthly and year end closing and financial statements

General ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll

Annual corporate budget preparation and presentation

Monthly MD&A preparation and presentation to corporate parent company CFO and CEO, as well as lenders and investors.

Monthly and quarterly preparation and presentation of lender compliance reporting to lenders and board of directors.

Cash management and forecasting

Document retention, management and disposal

Selected Accomplishments:

In 2014 I was charged with replacing a 30 year old custom written AS400 ERP system with Sage 100. As the leader of the project, I implemented the system in January and issued the first financial statements from the system within 3 working days of month end.

In 2013 I was charged with selecting a new budgeting and forecasting system. Adaptive Insights was the system that was selected at the end of 2013 and implemented in 2014 with the full year 2015 budget created in the new system.

Complete close of accounting systems and preliminary financial statements within 3 working days of month end. Prior to my arrival this process took up to 3 weeks.

Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts. This had not been done for several months prior to my arrival.

Creation of all month end standard cost and variance calculation reports. There was no proper standard cost or variance reporting before my arrival.

COOLBAKER’S INTERNATIONAL, LLC – Louisville, KY

Corporate catering company

Controller, 2006 to 2008

Full responsibility for all financial aspects of the company. The President owned two companies and my department supported both companies. Coolbaker’s is a corporate catering company and Directec Corporation is a computer hardware and software reseller.

Main areas of responsibilities:

Monthly financial closing and preparation of all financial statements for Coolbaker’s International LLC.

Monthly financial closing and preparation of all financial statements for Directec Corporation.

General ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and banking for both companies.

Annual corporate budget preparation and presentation

Logistics and inventory control.

Management of 5 corporate restaurant managers and all operations activities.

Selected Accomplishments:

Determined mileage reimbursement for delivery drivers was incorrectly being paid as taxable income. Changed the classification and procedure saving the company approximately $4K per year.

Organized and streamlined accounting functions. The company had no controller for approximately 6 months before I arrived.

CT GLOBAL, INC.– Louisville, KY

Multimillion dollar distributor of electronic television remotes

Controller, 2004 - 2006

Full responsibility for all financial aspects of the company. This was a start-up company and I brought up all systems and maintained all accounting for the company including our EDI communications with our customers and our warehouse.

Main areas of responsibility:

Monthly financial closing and preparation of all financial statements for CT Global.

Monthly financial closing and preparation of all financial statements for Computime NA, our sister company.

Annual budget preparation and presentation to other management.

General ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and banking for both companies.

Logistics and inventory control.

Customer service.

Selected Accomplishments:

Implementation of all accounting systems, procedures and controls with full financial reports for both companies 5 days after first month end close.

Implementation of EDI system and procedures

Implementation of original warehouse contract with UPS and all procedures

Analyzed the cost and efficiency of UPS as the warehouse, comparing them to Expeditors International and made the decision to change to Expeditors. This change saved the company approximately $50,000 annually.

Implementation of new banking procedures, including ZBA and interest bearing accounts. This change saved the company approximately $10,000 annually.

QS AMERICA, LLC – Alpharetta, GA

Franchisee of 27 Papa Johns pizza stores in TN, AL & GA

Controller, 2001 - 2003

Full responsibility for all financial aspects of the company. This was a start-up company and I brought up all systems and maintained all accounting for the company including payroll for over 500 restaurant employees.

Main areas of responsibility:

Monthly financial closing and preparation of all financial statements.

Annual budget preparation and presentation to other management.

General ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, banking and monthly sales tax reporting for 3 states.

Selected Accomplishments:

Selection and implementation of accounting systems, with full financial reports 8 days after first month end close.

Installation of ADP payroll system. Processed payroll for 500 employees bi-weekly. First payroll run completed on schedule with minimal errors.

Set up and maintained 14 bank accounts for restaurants.

PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL – Louisville, KY

Papa Johns corporate headquarters

Manager, Restaurant Planning and Analysis, 1994 - 1999

Main areas of responsibility:

Monthly financial reporting for 560 corporately owned Papa Johns restaurants utilizing Hyperion.

Annual budget preparation and presentation for 560 restaurants and 150 field overhead centers.

Training of area supervisors and store managers in the understanding and analysis of restaurant p&l statements.

Selected Accomplishments:

Implemented a new p&l review process with the operations personnel.

Successfully completed the 1999 budget process requiring significantly less overtime than was necessary in prior years. This was achieved with the installation of a new g/l system and a new reporting system were installed by IT and tested by my team.

Created and distributed p&l review procedures to operations personnel. This distribution involved field training visits and follow-up training.

Implemented the electronic distribution of p&ls to operations personnel. The training with this new procedure also required several field-training visits and in some markets we were able to combine this training with the p&l review review training.

Implemented and automated the allocation of overhead expenses using the Hyperion system allocations module. This procedure saved approximately 5 hours monthly in processing time for the allocation.

Education

SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY - Louisville, KY

MBA in Accounting, 2014 - Graduated summa cum laude.

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY – Louisville, KY

Bachelor of Science, 2008

Major: Accounting - Graduated summa cum laude.

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