CARROL BAILEY

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DeKalb, IL. 60115 email ad1e12@r.postjobfree.com 630-***-****

CAREER FOCUS

To take a leadership role, which utilizes my skills in budgets analysis, payroll, purchasing, accounting, office management, Microsoft Dynamics GP(Over 16 years), and customer service relations to control costs, improve efficiencies and increase sales and profits.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Twenty years of Microsoft Dynamics GP experience in general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory control, HR management, manufacturing, forecaster, analytical accounting, FRx reports, Crystal reports, SRS reports and SQL maintenance for 90 plus companies.

GP Systems Administrator manager that maintains over 90 company data bases. Setup and maintain all security functions. Maintain monthly maintenance schedule. Run file maintenance monthly. Close all modules at year end.

Work directly with accounting, IT, budgeting, and treasury and audit departments to install and improve efficiencies. Resolve all issues in GP such as stuck batches, utilizing SQL scripts for IT to correct errors.

Project Manager for 2010 Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade from 7.5 to 10.0 versions. Cut consulting costs by 30% by completing the upgrade in two days with no interruption for accounting, accounts payable, purchasing and budgeting.

Research solutions to approve workflow such as Any View third party software that allows users to view data across multiple companies. Worked with treasury to help implement Krybra software. Setup forecaster budgeting software.

Promoted to IT Business System Manager for Peterson Brands, LLC responsible for all Dynamics GP upgrades, system updates, training staff in inventory, accounts payable, sales, HR management, FRx reporting and crystal reports. Ran all SQL scripts to correct issues.

For more than five years, manager of purchasing and financial reporting. Negotiated national shredding, office supplies and water contracts. Designed billing for accounts payable with electronic invoice that could be integrated into GP. This saved several hours of inputting invoices manually.

Strong financial research and analysis skills.

Developing pro forma analysis for innovation projects.

Build predictive financial models and analytical financial reports to assist senior management understand complex business issues, leveraging internal systems and applications.

Coordinate completion and consolidation of budgets, forecasts certain aspects of financial reporting, and monthly discussion and analysis.

Developed a leadership guide and participants materials for purchasing seminar. Resulted in savings of 40% of a $13M budget.

Consolidated four different companies into one company using the combiner tool.

Prepared all monthly closings, financial statements, cash flow, bank reconciliations, tax returns and all computer month end file maintenance.

Customer driven manager, which worked extensively with both internal and external customers on a daily basis.

Managed accounting department including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, general ledger, inventory control, customer service, purchasing and monthly closings.

Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) with over sixteen years purchasing and inventory control experience.

Setup QuickBooks software for several startup companies, including training and inventory tracking.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Business Applications Analysis December 2013 – Present

Shirley Ryan Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Provide support for all business application for finance, central purchasing, billing and any third party product.

Maintain GP Dynamic’s software along with 30 additional add-ons to the software.

Project manager for automating wheelchair room components and assemble for patients. Tracking all components.

Upgrade GP from 2010 GP to 2015 GP version.

Maintain Forecaster used in preparation of budgets.

On-call business applications after hours to maintain all applications functioned

Converted GP payroll to ADP payroll system.

Worked closely with accounting to create processes for returns, credits and improving current processes.

Systems Administrator, Budget, Financial Analysis Manager June 2007 – September 2013

PLS Financial Services, Chicago, IL

Administrator for Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains for 90 plus data basis including general ledger, accounts payable, purchasing, payroll, project management and forecaster.

Coordinate all Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains upgrades along with keeping up to date with the latest updates. Train accounting, accounts payable and upper management on Microsoft Dynamics GP software.

Trouble shoot errors in Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, write scripts in sequel server to correct batches, errors and run monthly maintenance.

Setup all purchasing national contracts for 360 stores.

Negotiate all national contracts from creating the RFP proposal to the award of contract to the chosen vendor

Set up purchasing module in Great Plains write process and procedure.

Prepare budget packets for 360 different cost centers

Prepare budgets for 360 stores.

Accounting/IT Business Systems Manager 2005 – May 2007

Petersen Brands LLC, Arlington Heights, IL.

IT Manager for Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains software. Including training, upgrades, installing new modules, setting up all modified reports on Crystal Reports and maintaining all computer file maintenance (such as backups, sequel server scripts, FRX financial reports set up.)

Supervised and trained all employees on accounts receivable, cash applications, accounts payable, inventory control, collections, general ledger, purchasing, bank reconciliation, financial statements Prepare financial statements, journal entries, depreciation, commissions and monthly closing processes for four companies.

Coordinate budgets; forecast certain aspects of financial reporting and monthly analysis.

Human Resources functions for four companies including employee’s reviews, payroll, payroll tax filings, 401 K plan, insurance and procedures and policies for the company.

Prepare yearly, quarterly and monthly budget analysis for upper management.

Set up inventory forecasting, bill of materials, planning to lower inventory levels, cycle count schedules with four different fulfillment warehouses to insure accuracy of inventory.

Budgets, forecast revenue, trial balance budgeting, income sales budget, cash flow management, profit and loss budget, departmental budgets and research budgeting.

Accounting/Office Manager 1998 – August 2004

Micro Lamps. Inc. Batavia, IL.

Supervised purchasing, inventory control, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales, customer service, collections, receptionist and warehouse.

Processed weekly, bi-weekly and monthly payroll

Prepared budgets, forecast revenue, trial balance, journal entries, income statement, tax returns, pension tax returns and 401K plan management.

Set up ISO9001 including all work processes and company procedures.

Oversee the entire operations of the office and sales functions.

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