Director of Accounting, Controller
Resume:
CAROLYN A. LYLE
Canton, GA 30114
***********@*****.***
Over 20 years in accounting and finance provides me proven experience in; acquisitions and mergers, system conversions and implementations in the areas of accounting, financial/management reporting, and T&E expense reporting. I am a problem solver with a history of providing system and process solutions for business needs.
QUALIFICATIONS
Financial Reporting System Conversion Microsoft Excel
Budgeting/Forecasting Month End Close Microsoft Word
Acquisitions/Mergers Payroll Management Reporting Systems
Variance Analysis Account Reconciliations T&E Expense System
General Ledger Cash Management JD Edwards/Hyperion
Audits Accounts Payable Quickbooks
EXPERIENCE
10/15-Present Efreightsolutions, Atlanta, Ga
A Freight Forwarding Company - Director of Accounting
Manage a staff of 10 for all aspects of accounting included Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Collections, Commissions and Cash Applications. Converted all departments onto a new accounting system while developing the new system and SOP’s. Brought Accounts Receivable and Collection functions to Atlanta to bring entire accounting team to one location. Developed new SOP’s, department structure and new financial reporting to management.
01/07-09/15 Own and operate small accounting business. Provide accounting services for small business, including daily accounting functions, bank reconciliations, A/P, A/R, payroll, financial reporting, and website design and maintenance. Some businesses include multiple legal entities requiring intercompany transactions.
11/06-09/07 I&T, Inc. Atlanta, GA
Contract Position A service company that provides lighting for special events - Controller
Managed financial reporting, general ledger, fixed assets, and cash flow – approximately $1.3M in revenue. Managed year-end and month end close process and consolidated financials for each reporting cycle. Implemented process improvements and helped procure loan for equipment purchase.
11/02-02/03 Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. Atlanta, GA
Contract Position A service company that provides gasoline and groceries - Accounting Manager
Managed a staff of 6 for financial reporting, general ledger, and fixed assets – approximately $3.5B in revenue. Managed year-end and month end close process and consolidated financials for each reporting cycle. Also, wrote policies and procedures for the financial accounting department. Implemented process improvements required due to rapid growth of company.
10/98-01/01 Randstad North America Atlanta, GA
A service company that provides staffing services - Controller
Managed a staff of 18 for budgeting, financial reporting, general ledger, fixed assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management/banking relationships, stock options, payroll, and cash applications. Manage year-end and mid-year audits. Also responsible for budgeting, financial reporting, general ledger, and fixed assets for Randstad’s Canadian entity.
Consolidated financials to report to the Holding company in Holland for Randstad North America. The management reporting system, Hyperion, is used to consolidate financials for this reporting.
Responsible for all questions/issues on profit and loss statements for the Southeast organization.
Implemented monthly account reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial statements.
Implemented continuous improvement goals for all accounting functions.
Converted acquired companies to JD Edwards and history for general ledger, fixed assets and accounts payable. Converted financials to conform to Randstad policies and procedures.
Implemented an automated cash applications system improving accuracy and timeliness. Reduced cost by decreasing headcount in the cash applications group.
JD Edwards conversion team – advisor to project team for conversion from seven general systems to one JD Edwards system. Help design new legal structure, chart of accounts, and cost center structure.
Comshare project team - chose and designed Randstad’s management reporting system. Comshare is a web enabled system used for budgeting and management reporting. Comshare provides “On the Fly” reporting for comparison reporting, reorganizations, acquisition, and specialized reporting.
Concur project team - chose and designed Randstad’s T&E expense system, a web enabled system used to collect, remit, and report T&E expense. This implementation tightened controls over expense reimbursement by using built in policies and procedures and cuts cost by removing paper and allowing the accounts payable team to manage errors by exception.
Intranet project team - Recommended that each department be responsible for the content and maintenance of their area on the intranet to ensure accuracy and timeliness of information and forms.
CAROLYN A. LYLE
680 Page Place
Canton, GA 30114
***********@*****.***
04/96-10/98 McKESSONHBOC Atlanta, GA
A service company providing information systems solutions to the health care industry
Senior Accountant Financial Reporting – Management Reporting System Administrator
External/Internal Financial Reporting - Consolidated Income Statements, Business Unit Income Statements, income statement trend analysis, earnings per share tracking, income statement growth/mix analysis for Management Discussion & Analysis, audit workpapers, internal auditing, management performance measurement reports, various management reports
Month-end/year-end close cycle - system scheduling/posts, system financial reports scheduling/ distribution, general system maintenance and troubleshooting during the close cycle
Maintained the integrity of the management reporting system (TM1). Controlled all aspects of the TM1 reporting system including initial cost savings analysis, hardware requirements, databases, and continued maintenance. Developed/provided training for new and existing users. Transitioned existing reporting/budgeting processes to TM1 saving process time and providing "On the Fly" reporting.
Acquisitions (poolings) - General ledger mappings, general ledger history loads, ensured accuracy of all general ledger data and external/internal reporting of consolidated companies. Continually improved and automated processes for consolidating acquired corporations.
Intralink team member - internally developed intranet designed to provide current company information to employees. Provided the most current policies and procedures for the Financial Reporting department and ensured uniformity of format and content from all accounting departments.
International/U.S. consolidations, GAAP research, account reconciliations, various projects
11/94-04/96 GALAXY SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION Atlanta, GA
A service company providing information systems solutions to the airline industry
Financial Analyst
Financial reporting, proposals, budgeting, forecasting, labor projections, purchasing, maintain accounting system, financial report design, general accounting
Maintain project budgets, track costs and analyze variances
Accounts Payable, payroll, personnel, benefits, staffing
01/91-04/93 LOCKHEED MARTIN Oak Ridge, TN
A company that researches, designs, and manufactures technology systems products and services for commercial and government customers
Financial Analyst
Budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, report design
Maintain project budgets, track costs and analyze variances
Assisted in the development of an information system to track and analyze project costs
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE Knoxville, TN
Bachelor of Science, Accounting, May 1994
DRAUGHON’S JUNIOR COLLEGE Knoxville, TN
A.S. in Business Science, Accounting/Computer Science, June 1990
ADDITIONAL Financed 100% of college education through employment and loans
INFORMATION Recipient of both team and individual awards for outstanding job performance
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