Danielle West (ad23d1@r.postjobfree.com) *** Dawson Hill Ln • Lexington, SC 29072 • 803-***-****

Professional Summary

Dedicated Financial Controller offering more than 15 years of experience in accounting and auditing functions. Highly skilled within all financials functions including financial reporting, bank BBC Compliance, risk management, GL reconciliation, payroll, sales tax, growth strategies, team management. Professional Experience

Hills Machinery Company 02/2019 – Current

Corporate Controller

Manage finance department of 8-10 employees. Prepare monthly consolidated financials for two companies.

• Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements

• Work with CFO to prepare monthly bank compliance reports

• Calculate SGA

• Revenue recognition and cost accrual

• Prepare entries for capital or operational leases

• Prepare recurring accrual entries

• Lead for all financial audits

• Work with Sales Team on equipment quotes

• Reconcile GL, fixed assets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accrual entries and payroll

• Reconciliations and audits of fixed assets

• Manage payables and receivables

• Audit capital expenditure justification after one year of use, to compare actual cost to estimated cost

• Process weekly payroll accrual and GL entries

• Monthly sales tax to SCDOR

• Yearly assets report to SCDOR

• Quarterly FET tax

• Prepare all statements and reports for yearly financial audit for 3rd party auditing firm.

• Cross trained to work within human resources: Onboarding for new hires. Yearly employee benefit enrollment

• Supervise team of 8-10 accounting professionals

Accomplishments:

• Implemented Expense SAP/Concur System

• Implemented accounting best practices and process

• Created Accounting Cross training program

• Automated weekly, monthly, quarterly reporting and payroll entries/reconciliations Mancor, SC Inc, Lugoff, SC 11/2017 – 12/2019

Controller

Manage finance department and support Materials Management. Execute activities for cost centers, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, payroll processing, GL reconciliations, weekly financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting and human resources.

• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearend financial closings

• Prepare monthly and quarterly forecast and annual budget

• Prepare and update work cost center rates annually

• Prepare accrual balances annually

• Reconcile GL, fixed assets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accrual entries and payroll

• Reconciliations and audits of fixed assets

• Manage payables and receivables

• Negotiate Vendor terms and contracts

• Perform Procurement audits

• Prepare capital justifications for capital expenditures

• Process the procurement and payment milestones for capital expenditures

• Audit capital expenditure justification after one year of use, to compare actual cost to estimated cost

• Process accounts receivable and manage collections

• Process payable and monthly vendor statements

• Process weekly payroll accrual and GL entries

• Monthly sales tax to SCDOR

• Yearly assets report to SCDOR

• Monthly estimated federal and state tax entries

• Prepare all statements and reports for yearly financial audit for 3rd party auditing firm.

• Manage employee benefits and vacation

• Cross trained to work within human resources: Onboarding for new hires. Yearly employee benefit enrollment

• Manage Workers compensation cases with insurance carrier

• Supervise team of 2 accounting professionals

Accomplishments:

• Incorporated lean processes within accounting departing.

• Implemented accounting best practices and process

• Automated weekly, monthly, quarterly reporting and payroll entries/reconciliations

• Turn around fixed asset system

Hagler Systems, Inc, Augusta, GA 12/2012 – 11/2017 Assistant Controller/Project Manager

Manage general accounting, cost, accounts payable and receivable, inventory control, monthly financial reporting, fixed assets, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting. Buyer and contract specialist.

• Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements

• Prepare monthly bank compliance reporting (DCR) and (BBC)

• Prepare monthly and annual expense forecasts

• Manage project financial closings

• Reconciliations for bank accounts, credit cards, line of credit, trial balance and balance sheet

• Calculate overhead percentage

• Complete GL audit and prepare journal entries for month end

• Manage International payables and receivables

• Perform Procurement and inventory audits

• Vendor Audits

• Negotiate Vendor/Customer contract and agreements

• Project estimating and cost analysis

• WBS Development

• Project milestone customer invoicing

• Change order management

• Customer financial reports

• Procurement for capital expenditures

• Manage purchasing

• Calculate Project CPI/SPI through Project cost tracking actual vs. budget

• Prepared customs paperwork for foreign shipments

• Generate Payroll journal entries

• Supervise team of 2 accounting professionals

Accomplishments:

• Implementation team for ERP (general ledger, accounting, purchasing, production, inventory and project management).

• Incorporated lean processes within accounting departing.

• Initiated inventory controls systems.

• Structured company budget and cost analysis for overhead.

• Created and developed costing process and Implemented cost tracking for SPI and CPI reporting. EnergySolutions 03/2006-12/2012

Product Account Coordinator/Project Controls

• Developed WBS

• Budget and forecasting for awarded contracts and opportunities

• Customer and vendor contract negations

• Project milestone customer invoicing

• Change order management

• Customer financial reports for project cashflow and schedule

• Prepared customs paperwork for foreign shipments

• Track and submitted project deliverables

• Manage scheduling and document control

Accomplishments:

• Implemented project budget and forecast program for over 200 active projects.

• Successfully delivered and held budget for multi-product project for Fukushima Nuclear Plant. Technical Skills

• Recording transactions, posting debits and credits, reconciling accounts, and ensuring accuracy and completeness of data. Expertise in developing and delivering monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for management within tight deadlines

• Proven ability to identify and implement improvements to streamline processes and increase efficiency and productivity

• Excellent abilities in negotiating with vendors and subcontractors Education & Certifications

Associate Program – Accounting Midlands Technical College Columbia, SC Certificate: Business and Resources Management Midlands Technical College Columbia, SC Project Management (PMI)

Community Involvement/Professional Organizations

Volunteer Carolina Boxer Rescue

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