Accounting Manager Financial Operations

CINDY L. JACKSON, CPA

Cell 913-***-****

***********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Finance professional with experience in all financial operations. Experience includes significant financial analysis surrounding margin as well as operating & capital costs including both actuals and budget. Accustomed to a fast-paced environment where deadlines are priority and handling multiple tasks is the norm. Routinely display the ability to educate at a very detailed level as well as prepare and present financial information to all levels within the corporate structure.

EMPLOYMENT

Bravas, LLC Corporate Controller 1/22–Present

Bravas designs, installs, and services smart technology in luxury homes and business throughout the US.

Lead a Corporate Finance team and 13 Branch Accountants.

Participate as a key member of Corporate Leadership providing feedback and insights routinely.

Coordinate and direct activities between Branch and Regional Management.

Manage and lead annual audit that includes M&A.

Lead onboarding of new acquisitions.

Manage and lead Budget & Forecasting for Corporate and all Branches.

Prepare monthly Consolidated Reporting and Analysis for Leadership & PE owner review.

Develop, document, and maintain Inventory procedures.

Respond to Branch questions and provide guidance daily.

Responsible for Inventory reconciliations, and coordination of Branch physical counts.

Responsible for semi-annual obsolete inventory review and disposal with each Branch.

Lead and manage companywide documentation of workflows and SOPs for Accounting.

Served as a primary contact for corporate debt refinancing.

Interpret and calculate quarterly covenant calculations.

Advantage Solutions/The Sunflower Group Controller/Assistant Controller 7/16 – 1/22

The Sunflower Group, a Lenexa Ks. Marketing firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Advantage Solutions based in Irvine, CA. Sunflower partners with both local and national brands to forge meaningful relationships with consumers through one-on-one interactions across experiential, sampling, multicultural and digital marketing.

Manage and provide guidance to Accounting Manager, Accountant, AP Manager, Billing Specialist

Analyze gross profit results and communicate results to leadership.

Respond to audit requests.

Respond to Corporate requests and inquiries.

Develop, document, and maintain procedures.

Ensure GL accounts maintained on different ledgers reconcile.

Prepare & perform numerous reconciliations & processes before, during & after month-end close.

Play a key role in the system conversion from Microsoft Solomon to Microsoft AX.

Responsible for Inventory tracking, reconciliations, and bi-annual physical counts.

Record Payroll.

Primary Accountant and subject matter expert on largest $20M client.

Keypath Education/PlattForm Advertising Director of Accounting 12/12 – 7/16

Keypath/PlattForm helps students discover higher education opportunities and inspires them to take the first step toward a better career. They partner with higher education institutions and employers to match the student’s search to with the right school and/or employer.

Manage, direct, and provide guidance to 5 Accountants, Accounting Manager and all transactional areas.

Manage all aspects of annual audit including PBC requests to meeting with external audit firm.

Onboard all accounting functions of domestic and foreign acquisitions

Develop, train and communicate all accounting functions of start-up foreign subsidiary.

Prepare and analyze Financial Reporting for Executive Management.

Pivotal member of team that transitioned manual processing of credit card transactions to an automated solution.

Review, analyze and communicate financial results to all levels of the organization.

Shortened the close schedule by 10 days.

Review and approve majority of journal entries posted to General Ledger.

All responsibilities listed as Associate Accounting Director.

Associate Accounting Director 8/11 – 12/12

Supervise and provide guidance to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Billing.

Promote a team environment within the Accounting team and outside Accounting.

Work within all levels of the organization to improve communication and efficiencies between departments.

Audit Coordinator – Manage flow of PBC requests and flow of schedules to audit team.

Train staff on new processes as well as encourage innovation.

Improve and implement processes to increase efficiency.

Department knowledge source of processes and provide guidance to the AR group.

Review Balance Sheet reconciliations for accuracy and completeness

Manage month-end close deadlines.

SureWest/Everest Accounting Supervisor 4/09 – 7/11

SureWest/Everest is a broadband communications provider serving consumers, businesses of all sizes, wireless companies and carriers in the KC metro.

Supervise and provide guidance to accountants.

Manage workflow between staff members both in KC and California.

Work with management in KC and California to gain optimum efficiencies.

Facilitate Audit requests and SOX Compliance.

Train staff on new processes

Improve and implement processes to increase efficiency.

Develop and foster relationships between Ks. & Ca. as we continue to integrate

Review Balance Sheet reconciliations for accuracy and completeness

Ensure month end close schedules are met while producing accurate financial statements.

Prepare compliance and regulatory reporting to both state and federal agencies.

Financial Analyst/Sr. Accountant 5/02-3/09

Supervise Staff Accountant focused on Margin and Accounts Receivable

Prepare weekly & monthly flash reporting for management and executive teams.

Review Balance Sheet accounts to ensure balances are reasonable and accurate.

Coordinate and manage annual audit.

Coordinate and lead compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley reporting

Develop annual operating budget including high level summary for presentation to Board as well as detailed department budgets for each budget manager.

Meet with department managers monthly to discuss mtd and ytd operating variances.

Prepare detailed margin budget and provide monthly variance analysis.

Provide and discuss key Financial Reporting analysis with decision makers.

Truman Medical Center Accounting Supervisor 11/00-5/02

Truman Medical Center is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.

Responsible for preparation of monthly financial statements.

Manage daily & monthly tasks among accounting staff.

Review daily work completed.

Coordinate month-end processing for preparation of financial statements.

Educate & evaluate accounting staff.

Look for and implement process improvements.

Lockton Companies Staff Accountant 5/97-11/00

Lockton is the world’s largest privately held, independent insurance broker.

Work closely with management and executives to achieve corporate accounting goals.

Budget preparation on both large and small entities.

Coordinate and assist budget managers with the preparation of their corporate budget

Responsible for corporate budget variances on specified accounts.

Perform balance sheet reconciliations and maintain file for all balance sheet accounts.

Complete monthly revenue and expense variance with detailed notes for multiple entities.

EDUCATION, QUALITIES AND COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Certified Public Accountant since 2002

Bachelor of Science in Business – Emporia State University, Emporia, KS

GL Software - PeopleSoft, Solomon, Mas 200, Microsoft AX

Ability to multi-task with ease

Outstanding problem solving and analytical skills.

Attentive to deadlines

Windows Environment - Superior Excel skills

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