LAURA DEMIRJYN **** Erin Avenue
Upland, California 91784
*********@*****.***
Summary
Accounting professional with over 25 years experience in the manufacturing and construction industry. Background in budgeting, financials, auditing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, payroll tax reports, inventory control, product costing, job costing, capital project, training, payroll and ERP implementations. Career and Impact
Safway Atlantic, Inc. Fontana, California
Commercial Construction Hoists and Scaffolding
Accounting Manager: Perform month end close duties, quarterly, and end of the year accounting duties which includes creation and entering journal entries, create, run, and update branch and corporate level reports for seven branches, as well as profit loss analysis, job audits and review of variances and contracts. Work with area managers to compile annual budgets. Track trends of hoists and operating engineers. Created spreadsheets to improve rental billing, labor tracking, change order tracking, customer statements, account payments and reconciliation, and streamlined AIA G&02 & G703 into one file. Worked with various teams weekly to review jobs and labor catching payroll errors early. Worked with vendors and systems to review current and aging invoices, coding, and invoice approvals for payment. Yearly inventory audit support and back up. Maintain company policies and procedures, HR support, performance reviews, work with internal and external auditors for sales tax and OCIP audits. Perform various duties ad hoc. 2023 to
Present
Urethane Polymers International, Inc. Fontana, California Urethane and Acrylics Coating Manufacturer
Plant Controller: Close work orders, research and correct variances. Update raw material and packaging costs monthly and perform cost rolls, back up scheduling and work order creation. Create and update Bill of Materials for formulas and finished goods, work alongside plant employees to perform weekly cycle counts and inventory adjustments, manage bi-yearly physicals and inventory adjustments, work with internal and external auditors. Monthly create and maintain monthly raw material and packaging consumption reports, production and sales volume comparison reports, create and update company financials and closing in 3 days. Review accounts payable for correctness, handle collections as needed. Create, review, and update policies and procedures. Back up for receiving raw materials and packaging. Update and monitor customer complaints, track and accrue customer rebates. Update sales pricing and customer notifications, analyze variance reports. Maintain production overhead and labor cost model. Perform various duties ad hoc. Brencon Companies, Inc., Upland, California
Construction Management firm.
2022 to
2023
2013 to
2022
Controller/Office Manager: Review accounts payable and receivables for correctness, cut vendor checks and handle collections as needed, prepare and enter weekly payroll, prepare general journal entries. Analyze completed jobs against budget. Run credit verification checks on new customers. Perform account reconciliations, job costing, overhead costing, financial statements, payroll tax reports and deposits, material ordering, pull city and county permits as needed, maintain high customer and vendor relationships. Perform month-end closing, prepare and enter general journal entries, accruals, and financial statements. Perform monthly and year-end internal audits to compile year-end packet for CPA. Compile and complete AQMD reports, CUPA Annual Business Plan, Osha 300 & 300A reports, 571-L Property Tax reports and Worker Compensation Audits. Resume Laura DeMirjyn Page 2
M&M Printed Bag, Inc, Chino, California
Manufacture flexographic printing on plastic sheeting and plastic bags converting. 2009 to
2013
Assistant Controller: Perform month-end closing, prepare and enter general journal entries, accruals, and financial statements. Perform monthly and year-end internal audits to compile year-end packet for CPA. Analyze completed jobs against industry standards and perform weekly raw material inventories and maintain production reports. Run credit verification checks on new customers. Compile and complete AQMD reports, CUPA Annual Business Plan, Osha 300 & 300A reports, 571-L Property Tax report and 5500 401K reports. Perform order entry, shipping, receiving, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll backup as needed. DCE, Upland, California
Construction design build firm specializing in commercial, public works and custom residential projects.
2001 to
2009
Office Manager/Controller: Managed accounts payable and receivable employees, reviewed correctness of in house weekly payroll, prepared general journal entries, account reconciliations, job costing, overhead costing, financial statements, payroll tax reports and deposits, material ordering, pull city and county permits, maintain high customer and vendor relationships. Rich Products Manufacturing Corporation, Claremont, California A producer of non-dairy segment frozen foods and a leading supplier to foodservice, in-store bakery, and retail market places.
1990 to
2001
Plant Controller/ERP Administrator: Perform month-end closing, prepare and enter general journal entries, inventory cycle counts, accruals, complete monthly scorecard, ABC costing, experimental project costing, prepare and maintain budgets. Perform monthly and year-end internal audits. Order raw materials and packaging for production. Network administrator for the plant. Perform accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll back-up as needed. Created procedure manuals and trained employees on use and data entry of new MRP system. Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Accounting, Phoenix University, Ontario, California Associate’s Degree, Liberal Arts, Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, California Certification and Training
Dale Carnegie’s Effective Communication
TQM (160 hours), Facilitator Training
BSA Wood Badge Instructor, BSA NYLT Course Director