Senior Accountant/Assistant Controller/Accounting Manager

India Danielle Armstrong

Royal Oak, MI

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/india-a-634ab2207/

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

Advanced Excel Skills Federal & State Tax Filings

Risk Management Large Volume Reconciliations

Financial Analysis

Software Implementation

Financial & Compliance Audits

Forecasting

(Leadership) Training and Development

Carhartt, Inc. Accounting Manager/Treasury Analyst (02/2023 – Present) Retail Accounting

•Oversee and manage the general accounting functions, including, but not limited to: accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and taxes

•Assess current practices and procedures, and make implement strategies for improvements and efficiencies such as standard excel reports coded with formulated dates and built in checks.

•Maintain Debt Schedules, including daily balances, associated interest and amortization schedules

•Maintain 8 week cash flow forecast to inform lending decisions

•Populate Treasury Dashboards to report on WACC, DPO/DSO trends, EBITDA and Debt Covenants

•Supervise and/or manage general ledger accounting functions, including intercompany transactions, hedge transactions and liquidity management

•Provides training and support to senior accountants (including journal entry review, automation and analysis of accounts

•Communicated status updates of reporting, monthly close and debt decisions with executive team

•Assist organization with the adoption of ASC 842- Leases Software: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Forms), SAP Hana, Sharepoint, Planner First Children’s Finance, Business Development Specialist (09/2022 -11/2023) Michigan, United States · Remote

• Develops, promotes, and implements programs, services, and resources to support the mission of FCF.

• Provided training and consultation for over 1,200 child care entrepreneurs to support to child care businesses and improve business practices and strengthen operations.

• Assisted 500 start-up child care businesses and existing child care businesses experiencing financial crisis.

• Provided input and analyzed financial and program data including outreach percentages, increase in revenue among clients

• Provided program reporting to Michigan Department of Education including number of clients served and regulatory reporting

• Facilitates small-group and community engagement activities in support of FCF’s community-based programming

• Develop partnerships with communities, stakeholders and other strategic partners through outreach, networking and attending/hosting community events

UHY LLP, Certified Public Accountants (03/2019 -02/2023) 3Fifteen/Skymint (Assistant Controller) (contract) Cannabis industry accounting.

•Daily cash tracking for 10 stores to minimize loss, track cash in transit from courier, monitor over/under of tills, bank account reconciliation

•Aid in the working capital calculation for the consolidation of 3Fifteen to Skymint.

•Track Sales using Leaflogix, create journal entries detailing sales, discounts, tax and cash

•Prepare monthly financial reports and closing entries

•Work with AP Team to correct vendor balances and remit payments

•Sales & Excise Tax Schedules and Remittance

•Property Tax Amortization and Payment for 12 locations Software: QuickBooks Online & QB Desktop, LeafLogix Hi-Tech Mold

Accounting Analyst (contract)

Manufacturing industry accounting.

• Cost Accounting for various projects from materials to finished product.

• Balance Sheet Reconciliations

•Prepare Workpapers and support for external audit

•Analyze Accounts

Software: HFM Custom for Manufacturing and Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, Power BI)

Olympia Development of Michigan, Project Accountant (02/2017 – 02/2019) Real Estate Accounting

• Hired to assist with large volume of activity related to the construction of Little Caesar’s Arena

• Performed historical reconciliations, fixed asset accounting and reviewed ledger activity to identify improper accounting treatment and clean-up inactive accounts.

• Performed data mining through large volumes of information for analysis, reporting and reconciliation.

• Reconciled construction activity against budget and project buckets.

• Assisted in the implementation and transition from AS400 to Yardi Software EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration - Major: Accounting CPA License: State of MI 2016 (Inactive)

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