KEVIN WRIGHT

**** ****** ******** ***** *********, NC 28213 704-***-**** (Cell) acz0bd@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results oriented accounting and finance professional with excellent team and interpersonal skills that meets deadlines and exceeds expectations. Proven strengths in the area of budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, account analysis, month end close including financial statement preparation, process documentation, policies and procedures, as well as SOX Compliance and GAAP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Performance Fibers, MSC Industrial Supply, Thorlos, and SGL Group, Entropy Solar

Senior Accountant November 2013 – Present

Analyze financial statements and prepare explanations of the findings

Responsible for closing the books in a timely manner.

Interact with and assist cost center managers from all functional areas

Participates in month end close, analyzes actual to budget variances, posts journal entries, performs complex account analyses and bank reconciliations

Lead monthly financial forecasts (Income statement & balance sheet)

Provide month end reports and analyses of results/forecasts to the business & its leadership

Perform Variance & Trend analysis

Participate on segment teams; develop and support global strategies

Monitor key business metrics and maintain database for communication of key metrics

Reporting to include presentation of monthly: Regional Revenue, Regional Income, Regional Working Capital, Regional & Segment Volume & Price, Regional Raw Materials, Regional Variance Analysis, Claims, rebates, returns, SG&A, R&D, T&E

Develop strong relationships with all levels of the organization

Prepare month end accruals

Merck & Co. Charlotte, NC October 2011 – November 2013 Senior Accountant – Accounting To Reporting

Worked in partnership with United States Controller’s Division to prepare variance analysis comparing actual results vs. forecast

Maintained accurate and current accounting ledger which accurately reflected the country’s transactional reality through timely posting of all required items

Responsible for monthly Account Reconciliation processes on a timely basis and applying all required controls

Actively identified opportunities for streamlining and rendered service delivery more efficiently and participated in special projects to support Accounting To Reporting Shared Services

Collaborated with team members to effectively manage workload and gain exposure to multiple finance and business disciplines within Merck

Prepared and recorded royalty related journal entries and complete account reconciliations

Prepared schedules in support of internal and external audits

Participated in SOX testing

Financial Analyst - Employee Expense Management July 2010 – October 2011

Provided customer support to Merck personnel for inquiries regarding expense reporting processes and software issues. Resolves all related helpdesk cases that have been escalated from support centers.

Selected for Comet 2 0B US Integration and Regression testing team for SAP Conversion

Posted employee expenses to general ledger within SAP and resolve any errors

Worked with support areas outside EEM to identify, resolve and improve processes in the workflow

Provided training classes for new hires to indoctrinate them into the work stream

SAP Superuser

Accounts Payable March 2009 – July 2010

Reviewed selected high risk disbursement requests for compliance with Corporate policies, audit requirements, and corresponding appropriately with requesters

Ascertained questions asked outside the peripheral detail being presented and provide accurate guidance

Navigated through multiple systems, resources, and tools to investigate and provide accurate answers based on purchasing, payables, policy and procedure information in question, applying appropriate knowledge and judgment when answers pertaining to business processes the representative isn’t fully familiar with

Provided proper general ledger account numbers and cost centers to ensure proper posting

Staff Accountant April 2008 – March 2009

Clients Include Time Warner Cable and Wells Fargo

Prepared quarter end schedules for balance sheet accounts

Prepared account reconciliations and roll forwards

Verified TWC earnings release and 10Q to financial statements

ITT Wedeco, Charlotte, NC 2007 – 2008

Staff Accountant

Provided P&L, balance sheet and cash flow variance analysis comparing actual results vs. forecast

Assisted with the accumulation, analysis and publication of financial metrics and operating results

Analyzed and reconciled general ledger accounts monthly

Recorded and updated fixed asset records

Assisted in the preparation of all HQ reporting requirements

Assisted in the development and distribution of policies and procedures

Carrier Corporation, Charlotte, NC 2000 - 2007

Senior Financial Analyst/ Senior Accountant

Prepared and entered journal entries to accurately close the financial books on a monthly basis;

Reconciled and maintained project cost and fixed asset accounting sub ledgers

Performed all month end closing functions

Reconciled all balance sheet accounts

Assisted in the preparation of the monthly forecast and annual plan

Managed weekly meetings aimed at reducing controllable costs for production departments

Monitored and accounted for all inter-company transactions

Educated managers and other personnel regarding changes in accounting policies and procedures

Key player in Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) initiatives, consists of process improvements

Analyzed and interpreted unusual variances relating to production expense accounts

Assisted in SOX requirements

Previous Experience

Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein LLP

Charlotte, NC

Billing Supervisor

KPMG Peat Marwick

Charlotte, North Carolina and New York, NY

Financial Analyst

EDUCATION

BS - Business Administration (Emphasis in Management and Economics),

Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

Additional Studies in Accounting – 21 hours

Brooklyn College, Brooklyn NY

SYSTEM SKLLS

Proficient with Excel and SAP, Completed Yellow Belt Training; Familiar with Microsoft Access & Hyperion, Word, PowerPoint, Concur, and PeopleSoft.

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