Accounting Manager

Lacey Farnsworth-Weinblatt, CPA

**** ** **** **. ● Gresham, OR 97080● 585-***-****

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EDUCATION Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting 5/2007

State University of New York College at Brockport

AACSB Accredited Business Program

Overall GPA 3.53/4.0

Magna Cum Laude

Dean’s List: all semesters

WSET Level 2 certified with Merit

EXPERIENCE Anheuser-Busch (Craft Brew Alliance, Inc ) 10/2020 – Present

Senior Accounting Manager Portland, OR

Leading the divestiture of Kona Brewery, LLC in accordance with the Transition Service Agreement

Designed, tested, implemented, and stabilized OrchestratedBEER ERP (OBeer) an SAP Business One platform

Implemented month-end closing procedures including and not limited to journal entry preparation and review, account reconciliation preparation and review, and general ledger review

Train the Kona Brewery staff including VP of Finance, Senior Financial Analyst, and Operations Coordinator on OrchestratedBEER and newly established accounting policies and procedures

Troubleshoot, correct, and identify root cause for system errors

Liaison between legacy accounting department at Craft Brew Alliance, Anheuser-Busch, and Kona Brewery to ensure adherence to terms within the legal contracts and company policies and procedures

Craft Brew Alliance, Inc 7/2017 – 9/2020

External Reporting Manager Portland, OR

Prepared quarterly and annual SEC filings including Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K and form 4

Prepared annual proxy statement and helped coordinate annual meeting of shareholders

Assisted with quarter-end and year-end internal and external audits including SOX controls and fieldwork requests

Prepared annual insurance renewal and worked closely with insurance agents regarding COI creation and claims management

Banking process optimization including and not limited to implementing dual authorization, closing bank accounts, and automating ACH deposits and withdrawal from vendors and customers

Assisted with three acquisitions including accounting discovery and due diligence, project management, coordinating banking, merchant services and POS services, coordinating insurance coverage, integrating into accounting processes, procedures and financial statements, and training new colleagues

Craft Brew Alliance, Inc 8/2015 – 7/2017

Senior Staff Accountant Portland, Or

Assisted in month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing procedures to ensure timely and accurate financial information in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States

Prepared timely and accurate account reconciliations for use by internal and external auditors

Assisted with Brewpub accounting including daily sales journal entries, review of discounting and proper accounting and coding for corporate charges

Collaborated with FP&A to ensure prepaid expenses, accruals, and reclasses journal entries were recorded timely and accurately

Assisted with quarter-end and year-end internal and external audits including SOX controls and fieldwork requests

Assisted in preparation of quarterly and annual SEC filings including Forms 10-Q and 10-K

Assisted with onboarding to ensure new employees successfully acclimate to the Accounting Department

Temporarily backfilled for Manager of Technical Accounting covering tasks including journal entry review, account reconciliation review, balance sheet review and supervision of a team of 3 accounting staff

Constellation Brands, Inc 8/2010 – 8/2015

Senior Accountant (5/2015) Canandaigua, NY

Accountant Canandaigua, NY

Assisted in month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing procedures to ensure timely and accurate financial information in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States

Reviewed and prepared Op-Co Financial Statements to ensure accuracy for consolidation

Prepared month-end and quarter-end flux analysis for internal and external review

Prepared account reconciliations in accordance with Finance Shared Services accounting policies

Prepared weekly product settlement between intercompany and 3rd party vendors and customers

Assisted with onboarding to ensure new employees successfully acclimated to the Finance Shared Services organization

Monitored the Finance Shared Services Accounting mailbox and provided excellent customer service with prompt, accurate responses to all inquires

Maintained monthly intercompany non-product process including monitoring the intercompany mailbox, preparing and posting journal entries, processing FX, Op-Co confirmations and ensuring the applicable accounts netted to zero in consolidation

The Bonadio Group 9/2007 – 7/2010

In-Charge Auditor Rochester, NY

Assisted in year-end financial statement audits for non-profit, higher education and government clients according to audit standards generally accepted in the United States

Assisted in preparation of year-end financial statements for non-profit, higher education and governmental clients according to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States

Assisted in preparation and certification of RHCF-4 cost reports according to Department of Health guidelines

Assisted in preparation of IRS form 990 and state return CHAR500 in accordance with federal and state guidelines

Communicated with banks, attorneys, actuaries and clients receiving accurate and timely responses regarding audit correspondence such as bank confirmations, legal representation letters, actuarial reports, and management representation letters

COMPUTER Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Orchestrated Beer an SAP B1 platform, Sage 500, Cognos, Workiva, Solium, DocStar, JD Edwards 9.1, Insight, IPM, Blackline, HFM, ProSystems Engagement, and ProSystems Tax

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