MARIA C MAGUREANU

SENIOR CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT

ad31gd@r.postjobfree.com Dearborn Hts., MI 734-***-****

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Qualifications Summary

CORE COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

A/P, A/R Supervision

Ad hoc Reporting and Special project for CFO

Banking – LOC, Loan, ACHs, Wires

Bilingual – English and Spanish

Cash Projections, Disbursements, Petty Cash

Compilation, audit trails for external auditors

Employee Benefits, WC and HIPA Compliance

Inter-Departmental & Co Reconciliation, Accruals

Internal Controls, Inventory, Assets, Depr/Amort

M/E Closing, Balance Sheet Auditing.

Preparation of Financial Statements.

Served as primary liaison with insurance broker.

Standard Cost Calculation OEM Gaskets, casters.

Participated in System Conversion/Integration.

ERP System Knowledge- E2, M2M, SAP, Minitrac

Peachtree, QuickBooks for Window and online.

Encompix- Aptean ERP system, Blackbaud,

MS Word & Excel (spreadsheet/pivot tables

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accomplished Manufacturing Corporate Accountant with 30 years’ experience in full cycle accounting, Manual and Computerized, providing support to CFO and other top executives. I achieved and maintained a management rate over 16 years, my professional history includes positions from Full Charge Bookkeeper to Accounting manager and Controller. I have been responsible for the supervision of A/P, A/R, OEM Inventory Control, Manufacturing Standard Cost & Variance Analysis, F/A management, Depreciation/Amortization Reports; Cash disbursements, Employee Benefit, Workers Compensation, Budgets, Tax reporting, accounting analysis and timely dissemination of monthly Financial Statement.

Knowledge of warehouse functions, Inventory Control. Standard Cost, Inventory Variances, BOM and Equipment. Worked as a Consultant for various companies after 9/11 and during COVID-19, in order to keep active and productive,

Senior Accountant Consultant Robert Half International- Ann Arbor, MI 03/2022 - PRESENT

Current Assignment: Providing Accounting support for Finance Manager, with closing documents, researching and reclassifying grants, making adjusting Journal Entries, Reconciliations and many other special projects for Michigan Works! Southeast. Software: Blackbaud, Excel, Office 365, SAP

Previously, - Accounting support, providing an appropriated level of business controls, addressing discrepancies and helping organize financial information.

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER BALANCE TECHNOLOGIES - Whitmore Lake, MI 03/2021 – 08/2021

Responsible for creating and entering all Equipment Sales Orders. Review and process all bank activities

Prepare all Payroll, PR Tax Journal entries Review all the insurances and employees’ contributions•

Met daily with the Sales and Engineering team to follow up the WIP and New order, in order to create the new routing for the engineers to start the project, and generated the progressive billing for the Equipment, parts and service.

Handle M/E reconciliations, Journal Entries, Assist the Plant Manager and Controller with many different issues and reports.

Software: Encompix, - Aptean ERP System –- Office 365, MS Word and Excel

Laid off: CFO position was created, duties changed and Assistant Controller position was eliminated.

Accounting Specialist AF&G dba JMS and Associates Farmington, MI 03/2018 – 03/2021

Responsible for the daily Accounting operation of 4 companies. Supervised A/P, A/R, responsible for M/E, Q/E and Y/E. Prepared the Financial Reports, International and Domestic wires, ACH’s, Reconciliation, JE. Responsible for the Executive PR, Commissions, maintain internal controls, enforce HIPAA (Health Ins. Portability and Accountability) guidelines. Created a color-coded system to expedite performance. Maintained policies, procedures, business process and contract activities.

Laid off: Downsizing due to COVIT-19 **CO currently closed**

ACCOUNTANTING CONSULTANT ENTECH and PERSONNEL UNLIMITED 02/2017 – 01/2018

Provided assistance with financial reporting, analyzing financial data, reviewed entries and made correction. Provided recommendations on ways to optimize efficiency and accuracy

SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT BEHAVIORAL CENTER OF MI 08/2013 – 01/2016

Responsible for BCO, Samaritan Hosp. and Pharmacy, recording of all Accounting and P/R information, preparation of all Monthly and Quarterly P/R Reports, and Taxes, Year End Corporate - P/R

Tax Filing, City, State, and Federal. Responsible for recording of all Inter-Co Activities, Depreciation Schedules

Bank Transaction, Deposits, Payments, Reconciliations and FTE for both hospital and pharmacy

Served as primary liaison for payment negotiation with City, State, and IRS

Reviewed and reconciled daily A/R and Month End. Prepared Balance Sheet and P/L Trends monthly for CFO and Board of Directors

Translated for Latin patient, unable to speak English as needed.

Resigned to take care of dying father.

CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT EXCO AUTOMOTIVE dba POLYTECH 03/2011 – 3/2013

Responsible for 4 steps payables, payments, all Bank Transactions, Debit Memos, Inventory and Material returns. In charge of M/E closing, Canada, Mexico and USA, Reconciliations, J.E. Prepaid insurances

Laid off: Company Reconstruction, duties transferred to Mexico

ACCOUNTANTING CONSULTANT CREATIVE FINANCIALS and KFORCE 05/2006 – 02/2011

Worked for the following Companies Contract Assignments – Have reference letters from these companies

* ASIMCO INTERNATIONAL -KFORCE - Forensic Accounting - Created all the doc for their closing division in Livonia.

* BOSAL OF NORTH AMER. KFORCE - Assisting Controller - Closing the Y/E books, Preparing J.E, budget, much more

* DART CONTAINER HQ. CFS - Bilingual Accountant – Translating the books and currency from a Co in Tijuana

* GIBBS Tech, Amphibian Equip. KFORCE --Organizing all the Assets and Inventory coming from overseas;

Created policies and procedures for the future Accounting Dept. This is a proto-type Co.

* INDRATECH CO. - KFORCE Worked with Controller, analyzed production, updated costs and prepared weekly Production Charts, handled direct labor cost reviews and inventory, managed cost data, journal entries, reconciliations and M/E closing

CONTROLLER MICH INDUSTRIAL FORKLIFTS – NISSAN DEALER 06/1998 – 03/2006

Provided an appropriated level of business controls and operation, implementing Policies and Procedures, Created the Employee Handbook. Responsible for the preparation of financial reports. Lead continuous H.R. compliance. Successfully enforce the W.C. rules with efficient and effective business processes

Managed the financial processes and procedures for the organization. Responsible for the Depreciation and amortization of Assets and Annual Sales Forecast for Nissan

Coordinated year-end closing and physical inventory for the Parts Dept. and 12 Service vans.

New & Used equipment Sales, Rent, Parts and Service Financials, met with managers monthly to go over the M/E figures. Kept internal controls. Supervised A/P, A/R & Rental staff.

Served as primary liaison with Insurance Brokers; Negotiated rates, terms and handled Annual Renewal. Responsible for G/L and appropriate audit trails for the Balance Sheet, P&L. Cash Flow, and Budget Variances. Managed and produced weekly payroll, attendance, personnel functions, and P/R Taxes. Helped with the annual compilations for outside auditors.

Created different avenues to reduce cost during the difficult time after 9/11, reducing OT, having employees contribute towards their insurances, reducing management salaries and a few more

Software Peachtree, COBOL (Formatted the P/L, Balance Sheet and Departmental P&L) to work with MINITRAC on UNIX Platform and excel

Laid off: Downsizing after 9/11- owners took over Sales & Accounting

EDUCATION

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENTS: Ann Arbor, MI 2024

1) Disrupting our conscious bias.

2) Microaggressions, Taking Responsibility

3) Internet Security

4) Spot the Phish Game

Sales Certificate - Sandler Training by EAM Consulting Group - Troy, MI 2017

Training solutions designed to address a wide range of business issues in sales, management and leadership

Certificate in COBOL Formatting - Edgerton Training Center - Cleveland, OH 2000

Learn Cobol Formatting, to create a New Chart of A/Cs, the Consolidated and Departmental P&L Reports for the new Minitrac program, required by Nissan.

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Accounting Dearborn, MI 1984

DETROIT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS - Dearborn, MI

MANUFACTURING/OEM EXPERIENCE acquired working for the following Companies

1.Polytech - EXCO Automotive

2.Brass Aluminum Forging Enterprise

3.Sensible Technologies

4.Rose Casters-Darnell Corp.

5.Hercules Steel Corp *

6.Sharnoa CNC Milling Machines

7.Fairchild Ind. Corporate. HQ. Virginia

8.McCord Gasket-Ex- Cell-O Corp. / Textron

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