Financial Reporting Accounting Manager

Lisa M. Scott

PH# 248-***-****

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Managed financials, budget and accounting for start-up company within Ford, managed Debt-Marketable Securities for Treasury

Accounting, led Marketing and Sales for accounting, managed Ford Credit Finance Receivables footnote reporting, accounted

for resale inventory at auctions, Subvention for lease & retail customers, & Managed workstreams for various projects, & Payroll

EDUCATION: Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA – Finance/Accounting) - Wayne State University

Bachelors Degree in Accounting (BS – Accounting / Finance) - Madonna University

Training Sarbanes Oxley methods, Six Sigma methods & Financial assessment, & personnel supervision & leadership

EMPLOYMENT: FINANCE & ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Mar 01’ to present Ford Motor Company - Finance Department - Dearborn, MI

Management & Supervision Leadership

●Led & coordinated team efforts to deliver Objectives and Perform at high level skill set

●Strong & natural team building skills while managing 15 employees for accounting and other areas

●Guided team towards shared vision and by setting direction, building relationships and empowering employees

Marketing and Sales Accounting & Finance

●Maintained multiple incentive programs for Fleet customers including accounting

●Evaluated a Marketing and Sales program for accounting rules and controls to ensure programs met standards.

●Managed cashflow and payments to dealers for Marketing and Sales programs

●Financial reporting for Yearly/Monthly closings & reviewed reconciliations and balance sheet accounts.

Finance Analysis, Forecast Planning & Auditing

●Prepared 5 year budget

●Completed forecasts to actual to provide explanations and reports to management.

●Anticipated audits from GAO to ensure all documents met GAO standards and documentation was available.

●Consolidated financial reporting for Yearly/Monthly closings & monthly reconciliation for balance sheet accounts

Treasury -Capital

● Reviewed consolidated data for footnote reporting and month-end closings to include in 10K and 10Q.

● Analyzed debt preparation to borrow funding

● Evaluated marketable securities with various exchange rates from different countries

Finance receivable for financial company

●Prepared and presented credit reports within a financial company and footnotes.

●Prepared governance deck for stakeholders with vested interest in errors, mitigating errors and process improvements.

●Developed amortization schedule for lease subvention for finance company.

●Provided monthly auction values for retail vehicles.

Business Information Systems & Financial Reporting

●Trained on Peoplesoft, PFX, AFX, EFX, FAST

●Implemented new forecasting software & budgeting with the F@ST system-finance troubleshooting.

●Experience with launching systems such as Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Human Capital Management(HCM) and Oracle Payroll.

Sarbanes Oxley

●Prepared & conformed financial and accounting controls to meet Sarbanes Oxley requirements.

●Completed questions pertaining to each area and ensured all requirements were met.

●Collaborated with Internal Controls on all spreadsheets that had a financial impact as well as Sox questions and other controls in the area.

Oct 99’ to Mar01’ CONTROLLER / FINANCE MANAGER

Hahn Elastomer Corporation - Plymouth, MI

(Responsible for $50M revenues managing 8 employees for payroll, finance, accounting & treasurer functions)

Management & Supervision

●Controller of an entrepreneurial – fast paced expanding business with $50M gross revenues.

●Managed immediate supervision of 8 employees for finance and accounting department.

●Coordinated financial functions between acquired company controllers.

Global 0Financial Analysis & Planning Responsibilities

●Developed financial reports using marginal, fixed & variable costs, Profit/loss, ROI, ROE, payoff, & TVM.

●Presented yearly forecast based on past history, trends, and additions/loss of business.

●Compiled monthly forecast reports based on current releases and compare to yearly forecast.

Product Cost & Final Analysis (Lean Manufacturing and design)

●Reviewed financial data on a part-by-part bases including test cost, selling price, material usage.

●Reviewed Profit and Loss analysis on major part suppliers / contributors.

●Continuous monitoring and documenting expenses related to material to compare against budge, prevent overpayment, and ensure profitability

Merger and Capital Acquisitions

●Provided financial information prior to acquiring additional companies.

●Recommended post-merger cost savings / reductions

●Reported various acquisition costs

●Assisted new purchasing with improving cost through new vendors and timing of material.

Accounting & Financial Reporting Functions

●Managed Month-end closing, reconcile general ledger accounts, and bank accounts.

●Implemented new fixed asset software and maintain fixed assets.

●Monitored cash flow by implementing processes with payables and receivables.

●Compiled Sales performance and marketing financials for product forecasting.

Mar 95’ to Oct 99 FINANCE & ACCOUNTING CONTROLLER – A Masco Corp.

A Masco Company - Computerized Security - Troy, MI

(Responsible for $50M sales, 13 employees, budgets, tax)

Management & Supervision

●Managed and supervised accounting/finance department with $50 Million in sales revenues.

●Supervised a department of 13 employees in a manufacturing-based accounting department.

Manufacturing Financial Analysis & Planning Responsibilities

●Provided detailed overall financial status, trends, forecasting, & budget reports for Masco’s subsidiary company.

●Analyzed products and outsourcing trade-offs. Calculated various ratios such as receivable days.

●Prepared sales reports, feasibility analysis, & tooling budgets.

Global Corporate Accounting & Budget Tasks

●Performed month-end closing, surveys, year-end binders and general ledger reconciliations.

●Completed fixed asset depreciation schedules, P.O. and invoice approvals and performed physical inventory.

●Tax Preparation and Internal Auditing

●Filed sales & use tax returns with 50 states

●Performed audits & prepared documentation for review with parent company.

Business Information systems

●Knowledge of Great Plains and Corp software, excel, word

July 90’-March 95’ CONTROLLER

Gibbins Pattern & Plastic, Inc. - Redford, MI

(Managed company financials & accounting operations including payroll, tax, & 401K)

Office Supervisor & General Ledger & Tax Preparation

Supervised office staff, scheduled employee tasks, and managed financial responsibilities

5 million dollar automotive supplier of prototype parts.

Prepared/generated quarterly financial statements using Great Plains accounting software.

Completed yearly tax forms such as 1099’s, 940, 941, and W2s for 50 employees.

Manufacturing Job Costing & Financial Analysis Reports

Conducted reports & quotes on upcoming jobs and inventory status.

Prepared weekly reports regarding cash flow & Credit Line using Lotus1-2-3.

Payroll & 401K & Health Care /Purchasing & Procurement

Accounted for the weekly payroll information and organized employee records & files.

Corrected any computer problems & software requirements on a networked system.

Operated Lotus, Word Perfect, Express Calc, Great Plains, & Database software packages.

Managed retirement accounts and health care for employees.

Jan 87’-Jan 90’ ACCOUNTING AND PRODUCTION STAFF

Rebmann Plastic Molding -- Redford, MI

Accounting & Production Control

Involved in general ledger, job costing, entered timecards, & completed physical adjustments to inventory files.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Software: Excel, PowerPoint, Great Plains, Fox Pro, Win95 Office, Clientele, Max, Peoplesoft, & FAS2000. Oracle, HFM

People Skills: Reviews indicate outstanding team building and communicate well in matrix organizations.

Accounting & Tax: Completed and submitted sales and Use tax for 50 states

Methods: Sarbanes Oxley and Six Sigma requirements and guidelines experience

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