Accounts Payable Team Member

LISA LANEY

Carrollton, TX ***** 214-***-**** ***********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/lisaklaney

Accomplished Finance Manager with a strong background in Accounting and Financial Management. Extensive experience in budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and accounting with a proven ability to compile and analyze data to provide accurate and timely insights that support business decisions. Adept at increasing work process efficiency and profitability through functional and detailed operational and financial analysis. Strong leadership skills and ability to effectively manage financial teams to achieve corporate objectives. Key competencies include:

G/L Account Reconciliation

Accurate Forecasting

P&L Management

Month End Close Process

Variance Analysis

Financial Accounting

Budget Analysis

Operational Leadership

Technical Skills include: SAP Hana S4, MS Excel, SAP EPM, Hyperion Essbase, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Oracle Financials

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Signet Jewelers Coppell, TX 8/91 to 9/24

Signet Jewelers is the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry. Signet Jewelry operates approximately 2700 locations primarily under the brand names of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Diamonds Direct, Blue Nile and James Allen.com.

Manager Corporate Planning 8/16 to 9/24

Responsible for the IT Department planning and analysis for monthly forecasts and annual operating budgets, month end close, variance analysis and project financial modeling for all capital and expense budgets totaling more than $200M annually.

Prepared monthly financial reports to IT Executives with variance explanations and Head Count analysis which enabled IT Management insight into cost savings opportunities.

Researched and created Telecom budgets for North America Brands which include store and corporate.

Reviewed monthly accruals and account reconciliation for the IT Department

Created the Monthly Spend report for Capital and Expense projects which gave visibility into project spend.

Prepared monthly accruals for all IT Projects.

Created tracking model for IT Project Spend that compared actual versus forecast. Researched material variances.

Created a payroll budget template that streamlined the payroll budget process.

Assisted in the testing of the conversion to SAP.

Audited various telecom invoices that resulted in $445,000 in savings.

Manager Corporate Planning 2/10 to 7/16

Manager Corporate Planning 2/10 to 7/16

Provided budget planning, monthly forecasting and analytical support for the Dallas Brand Corporate Departments. Responsible for month end activities and forecasting for the Marketing Department.

Tracked IT Project Spend for Dallas.

Oversaw Payroll Detail budgets for the Dallas Corporate Office Departments. Reviewed Telecom Bills that resulted savings of $350,000.

Developed a Consolidated P&L report that streamlined the reporting process to Corporate Planning.

Manager IT Finance & Admin 11/99 to 1/10

Responsible for all financial activities of the IT Department and implementing annual budgets and monthly forecasts.

Performed month end close duties including accruals and journal entries.

Prepared monthly financial reports for IT Dept (Dallas).

Prepared Account Reconciliations.

Tracked IT Project Spend for Dallas brands against approved budget.

Managed Contract Management for IT Dept and Software Maintenance license process.

Approved coding of IT Invoices to ensure accuracy.

Manager of Vendor Relations, Accounts Payable 4/97 to 10/99

Responsible for developing and sustaining long-standing relationships with company approved merchandise vendors.

Reviewed Vendor Account analysis.

Prepared monthly General Ledger account reconciliations.

Involved in testing system conversion to Oracle (Accounts Payable).

Manager of Rent Control, Cash, Rent 1/96 to 3/97

Managed the financial activities of the Rent Control Department.

Reviewed lease agreements to ensure contract details were accurately reflected in the system.

Performed Common Area Maintenance audits of invoices from the landlord which resulted in savings.

Reviewed Percent Rent payments and made adjustments that resulted in savings.

Prepared General Ledger account reconciliations

Sr Accountant, Corporate Accounting 6/92 to 12/95

Responsible for preparing and analyzing financial statements, reconciling accounts and compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

Developed Fixed Asset monthly account reconciliation.

Performed P&L review for corporate departments.

Prepared Balance Sheet reconciliations.

Sr Accountant, Accounts Payable 8/91 to 5/92

Implemented Vendor Account reconciliation process.

Prepared General Ledger account reconciliations.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Public Administration with an emphasis in Accounting, University of Texas at Dallas

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS, Dallas, TX

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