CRYSTAL A. NEWKIRK, MBA

Dekalb County, GA * Email: adfv71@r.postjobfree.com * Cell 202-***-****

Professional summary

Meticulous, efficient, and analytical professional with over 15 years of progressive experience in general ledger accounting, accrual and cash basis accounting, private equity, public and internationally public environments. A resourceful and forward-thinking management level accountant with experience in the manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, supply chains, and non-profit industries. An expertise in financial reporting, period close, team management, treasury management, P&L analysis, data analytics, software and process implementation, and fixed assets. An empowering leader and collaborator looking to add maximum value and efficacy to a progressive organization.

Software Proficiencies

Syteline, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics, SAP, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft 8.0, Concur Expense Reporting, Baan LN, AS400, MAS500, QuickBooks, Maximo, ODOC Imaging, and Microsoft Office software including MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Outlook.

Employment History

TOMCO2 Systems Company, Loganville, GA September 2017 – Present

Controller

•Manage an Accounting Department of 6 employees, as well as the Warehouse Manager and Purchasing Manager (pre-COVID19).

•Develop individual annual performance goals for the accounting staff to facilitate growth and align with corporate initiatives.

•Implemented and automated the Accounts Receivable Invoicing process which reduced manual invoicing time by 15 hours per week.

•Direct all payroll accounting, general ledger accounting and financial reporting activities including consolidation reporting to foreign publicly traded parent company, monthly and quarterly.

•Perform full corporate close (journal entries, period close, bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, publishing financial statements).

•Perform P&L Analysis, revenue analysis, cash flow analysis, financial trends, and ad-hoc reporting.

•Report and manage all treasury functions (bank reconciliation, cash forecasting, cash management, monitor cash activity).

•Point of contact for all bank related matters including compliance with covenants, SBLC needs, and requests of updated BBCs for line of credit.

•Perform Corporate Consolidations from GAAP to IFRS, and report to International Parent Company at period close.

•Perform financial reporting slide deck and present on cash management, collections highlights, and cash forecasting.

•Point of contact for all internal and external audits.

•Subject matter expert on 20 state Sales & Use tax filings, and $12M of Fixed Asset management and accounting.

•Reduced the length of Month End close from 15 days, to 5 days by creating a close schedule and implementing hard deadlines for each accounting area.

Assa Abloy, Lawrenceville, GA May 2017 – September 2017

Contract Senior Accountant

•Processed Month End Close and uploaded into HFM consolidation, for a global manufacturing company.

•Performed financial statement analysis for Overhead Door Business Unit.

•Monthly Intercompany balancing and Balance Sheet Account reconciliations.

•Submitted monthly reporting on shipments and parts billing.

Curtiss Wright, Inc., Charlotte, NC October 2015 – January 2017

Staff Accountant

•General Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, Intercompany Accounting and Concur Travel administration and processing.

•Reconciled 3 bank accounts and over 100 balance sheet accounts by the 15th of each month.

•Prepared and posted various journal entries, payroll entries, and monthly accruals for 6 business units.

•Performed intercompany reconciliations and intercompany settlements.

•Corresponded with various business units, and remote finance employees to verify payroll transactions and intercompany transactions.

•Examined assigned accounting documents to verify accuracy of computations and uniform application of policies, procedures and acceptable accounting standards.

•Reviewed, coordinated and provided documentation to support various internal and external audit requirements.

Jeld-Wen, Charlotte, NC May 2015 – October 2015

Cost Price Analyst-Contract Assignment

•Worked closely with operations to understand drivers behind performance and worked in a team to manage all aspects of the product cycle.

•Performed Month End Close of Perpetual Inventory accounts and processes.

•Partnered with operations to accurately cost products and inventory balances.

•Provided in-depth analysis on variances to Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year.

•Generated monthly Supplier performance reports using KPI metrics and presented to Executives, monthly.

•Performed monthly analysis of actual product costs and preparation of monthly reports comparing standard costs to actual costs.

The Retina Group of Washington, Greenbelt, MD May 2013 – March 2015

Staff Accountant

•Prepared journal entries and performed monthly balance sheet reconciliations and bank reconciliations.

•Analyzed, reported, and presented large data sets related to inventory, monthly physician revenue, drug costs, and capitalized costs, to Shareholders and Executive Team.

•Maintained lease schedules, contracts, depreciation schedules and calculated discounts, use tax liabilities, and physician’s bonuses.

•Managed & trained 2 AP clerks, and remained first point of contact for the AP Department.

•Subject matter expert and project manager in the transition of Accounts Payable historical data, open transactions, and vendors from Peachtree to Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

American Pharmacists Association, Washington, DC August 2012 to May 2013

Accounts Payable Manager

•Maintained general ledger accounts, journal entries, and AP disbursements.

•Processed 200+ invoices, expense reports, and student memberships, and university payments weekly.

•Reviewed AP Aging reports for timely processing of payments for four separate subsidiary companies.

•Positive Pay transfers and verification, biweekly, and wire payment administration.

•Analyzed and prepared annual 1099s, and quarterly Use Tax filings.

•Performed bank reconciliations and expense reconciliations.

•Managed travel advances and travel expense reimbursements.

•Prepared unclaimed property files, for four subsidiary companies.

Essential Power, LLC, Iselin, NJ July 2008 to May 2012

Staff Accountant

•Managed Accounts Payable team; hired, trained and supervised 4 power plant administrators, as well as 2 on-site corporate employees, on the full cycle accounts payable process.

•Reported Massachusetts State Diesel tax, including monthly returns and quarterly state tax refunds which brought in a return of $60k a quarter, in refund revenue

•Posted monthly journal entries, accruals, and reconciled 10+ balance sheet accounts.

•Performed cash flow analysis, bank account administration and reconciliations on two accounts.

•Tracked fuel inventory and created fuel roll-forwards (using the FIFO method).

•Subject matter expert for Purchase Order System Integration into Microsoft Great Plains.

•Reported monthly and quarterly Sales & Use Taxes and Property Taxes for various states of operation.

•Positive Pay verification, and wire payment administration.

Education

Southern New Hampshire University March 2017

Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Supply Chain Management. Graduated with Honors

Stratford University October 2014

Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Middlesex County College August 2011

Associate of the Arts in Business Administration. Graduated with Honors

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