Accounts Payable Assistant Controller

HELEN M. BLANCHETTE

SUMMARY

Accomplished accounting and finance leader with over two decades of experience managing complex financial operations and corporate reporting across multiple industries. Proficient in utilizing ERP systems like Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SAP, as well as advanced Microsoft Office tools, and excels in streamlining processes, overseeing financial closings, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Has a proven track record of providing strategic financial insights, supporting executive leadership, working in the details, and mentoring teams to achieve organizational goals. Core competencies include:

Accounting Management

Month End Close

Financial Statement

Preparation

Consolidated Reporting

Staff Management

Accounts Payable/Receivable

Multi-Entity Reporting

Audit / Tax Compliance

Coordination

Bank Reconciliations

Inventory Accounting

Variance Analysis

Intercompany Transactions

EDUCATION

BBA in Accounting - Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (GPA 3.75) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BrightCore, Contract/Consulting Assignments

Senior Accountant, PTx Trimble LLC (a division of AGCO Company) Duluth, GA May 2025 - present

Cleaned up and completed 12+ months of bank reconciliations

Oversee Accounts Payable process, including providing invoice coding and coordinating payment process

Performed numerous customer and vendor reconciliations

Assisted Accounting Team to close 2 + accounting periods, including posting recurring journal entries and completing various balance sheet account reconciliations

Engineered Stone Group/MTI Baths, LLC, Manufacturer in Sugar Hill, GA Feb 2023 - Mar 2025 Controller

Coordinated monthly close process, including publishing financial statements and corporate reports for 9 legal entities

Oversaw Assistant Controller to complete posting recurring journal entries (customer rebates, payroll, freight and received not invoiced accruals, etc.)

Reviewed and completed balance sheet account reconciliations prepared by Assistant Controller for all companies, including 6 operating bank accounts

Administered monthly related-party foreign intercompany balancing and reviewed US intercompany reconciliations

Managed Accounts Payable Lead and maintained weekly and monthly 8-week cash forecasts

Prepared tax workpapers and external audit schedules

Compiled annual corporate insurance renewal data

Completed periodic US Census Surveys

Maintained annual business licenses

Filed periodic sales and excise tax returns

Supported the CFO, including providing financial data and researching budget and forecast variances Halocarbon, Corporate Office (Manufacturer) in Peachtree Corners, GA Dec 2021 - Sep 2022 Accounting Manager

Completed monthly close process, including financial statement preparation, recurring journal entries (payroll, accruals, etc.) balance sheet account and bank reconciliations

Managed Accounts Payable, including purchase order-invoice and invoice entry, weekly payables

Compiled tax workpapers for S-corp tax return

Maintained annual business licenses

Supported the CFO and CEO, including providing financial data, assisted with the compilation of annual corporate insurance renewal data, researched historical performance queries and assembled quarterly Board Report presentations

Boral Industries Inc., Corporate Office (Building Materials Manufacturer) Roswell, GA Aug 2010 - Oct 2021 Group Corporate Accounting Manager (Corporate Accounting/Finance Department)

Prepared weekly report of consolidated business volume, revenue and EBIT

Compiled, reviewed, and distributed monthly consolidated financial reports, including select balance sheet account analyses, budget and forecast variances, and capital spend

Consolidated semi-annually financial statements for US businesses for external distribution

Processed executive accounts payables and manage administrative and legal staff accounting duties

Directed Separate Business Unit (SBU) accounting teams on appropriate general ledger coding, classification of various expenses and following company policies

Supported the North America corporate CFO and VP of Accounting & Finance Tax including providing financial data to external and internal auditors, assisting with the compilation of annual corporate insurance renewal data and renewing bonds, researching historical performance queries and assembling quarterly Board Report presentations

Provided treasury support for all businesses, including ACH debit maintenance, adding, modifying and removing online users, researching deposits & payments, securing and maintaining letters of credit, and reconciling corporate bank accounts

Tax Specialist (Corporate Income Tax Department)

Had responsibility for tracking Secretary of State filings, including: o Filing annual reports for 20 companies in over 25 different states o Maintaining and renewing statutory representation for same o Registering and withdrawing companies as needed

Prepared Federal 1120 Proforma returns for six different companies

Prepared 30 separate state tax returns for six different companies and assisted with filing 65 unitary state returns for nearly one dozen companies

Completed federal workpapers for 3 different partner companies

Managed tax depreciation reporting, including MACRS and AMT, for nine different companies HomeTeam Pest Defense, Inc., a Division of Rollins Corporation, Pest Control Services Atlanta, GA Sep 1999 - Aug 2010 East Division Controller

Prepared weekly revenue completion and sales progress reports

Prepared monthly financial statements for 19 of 50+ branches of the pest control division of a publicly held company

Reconciled depository bank and Accounts Receivable accounts along with various balance sheet accounts, including deferred rent, sales tax payable and expense accrual accounts for 19 different branches

Analyzed and reported on budget variances by branch and region on a monthly basis

Compiled monthly comparative data reports, including P&L trends, productivity results, ranked service completion, and sales growth for the East Division

Coordinated monthly self-billing of termite bait system monitoring system used company-wide, including deadline enforcement and accuracy training

Compiled analytical and comparative financial schedules, including schedules to support 10Q and 10K Forms

Ongoing receivables system training of local office staff TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

ERP Systems: Navision and Business Central (Microsoft Dynamics 365), SAP, Oracle, Great Plains and MAS90 including report writers: Spreadsheet Server, Outlook Soft, FRx, Crystal, Excel4Apps (GL Wand).

MS Office: advanced level skills in Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams.

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