Lawson Specialist
Resume:
Matthew J. Murtagh
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Objective: To obtain a challenging Financial System Analyst position that will enable me to utilize my technical training and supervisory skills in a setting that promotes professional development.
Education:
Feb-2000 Chubb Institute, Parsippany, NJ
Diploma Network Engineer Data Communication Program (NEDC).
1989-1993 Fordham University, New York, NY
B.S. Accounting
1987 Computer Learning Center, Paramus, NJ
Diploma in Computer Programming
Experience:
08/08 – 09/09 Mitsui Foods International, Norwood, NJ
Senior Financial Analyst
• Developed procedures and trained all Lawson users on use of DME's to extract data
and Lawson Excel Add-In.
• Rectified set-ups of sub-ledgers to General Ledger.
• Discovered commission over-charge, saving the company $180,000.00.
• Uploaded budgets and closed General Ledger monthly.
• Reconciled Accounts Payable to General Ledger, Purchase Order to General Ledger.
• Maintained Chart of Accounts.
• Assisted in the implementation of Lawson Business Intelligence (LBI).
• Created various Ad Hoc Crystal Reports.
10/04 – 07/08 The Children’s Place, Secaucus, NJ
Financial System Analyst /Report Writer
• Assisted in implementation of Hyperion Essbase dimensions and data mart setup.
• Created all views, P&L and B/S in Essbase with attributes for users by request.
• Liaison for external auditors regarding entire financial information via Lawson
data extraction .
• Troubleshoot financial end user support for Essbase and Lawson.
• Trained all financial new hires for Lawson GL, Essbase and Lawson MS Add-in
functions.
• Proficient in Crystal Reports 9 and Authorized Crystal Engineer (ACE Certified).
• Maintained all Report Writer Reports and tied out reports to Essbase cubes and GL.
• Maintained (4) Charts of Accounts, all attributes, and added all new companies.
• Closed General Ledger and Activities Management, Recurring Journal, Cost
Allocation and opened General Ledger for backposting when requested.
• Created an external P&L by accounting unit in Crystal Report.
• Manage the Lawson Portal to PDF RW100 files to various users.
• Utilize Crystal Management Console to create reports that are scheduled daily,
monthly or weekly.
• Converted and uploaded one entire year of Disney stores history to have comp sales
comparison.
• Managed compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley by:
1. Printing out authorization of changes to Chart of Accounts.
2. Tie-out financial RW100 reports to GL and to the 10Q and 10K.
9/01 – 10/04 The Children’s Place, Secaucus, NJ
Senior Accountant
• Maintained all corporate financial reports using Lawson RW100 Report Writer.
• Created and maintained all recurring journals, cost allocations, and general ledger
(GL) uploads to Lawson.
• Managed monthly closing of all sub ledgers and GL.
• Maintained chart of accounts.
• Published monthly P&L Reports by Regional Manger, DM, and by Store.
• Translated Foreign Currency Companies in Lawson.
• Provided reconciliation of Prepaid Accounts.
• Upload all Journal entries into GL over 300 per month.
• Interfaced Sales Journal into GL each month.
• Lawson Power User for system Implementation.
• Converted all Claris reports into Report Writer.
6/97- 9/01 Big M Inc., Totowa, NJ
Accounting Supervisor
• Generate monthly and YTD P/L by store Actual VS Budget using Crystal Report and Lawson Report Writer.
• Converted $100 Million in assets to Lawson Fixed Asset Manager Sub ledger,
saving the company $100,000 in consulting fees.
• Won Creative Genius award for year 2000.
• Run any Ad-hoc or special reports for the CFO or senior mgmt using Excel,
Access, Crystal Reports or Report Smith.
• Upload most j/e into Lawson G/L using Excel Macros.
• Interface monthly Sales, Payroll, Credit card payments.
• Run and close all Lawson GL and subledgers Cost Allocation, Accounts Payable, Asset Management, Recurring Journal and General Ledger.
• Resolve most PC support issues for Finance Dept.
• Upload Budget into Lawson
• Reconcile P/L Actual VS Budget by Account.
• Basic UNIX understanding for data conversions.
• Assist with State Auditors or Public Auditors.
• Supervise a staff of three.
10/93-6/97 Petrie Retail, Inc., Secaucus, NJ
Accountant
• Generate monthly and YTD P/L by store
• Prepared bank reconciliation
• McCormick and Dodge ledger update
• Provided vital daily, weekly and monthly reports to all levels of management throughout the country through local area network (LAN)
• Performed analysis of general ledger accounts
• Compiled and assisted in generating the Statement of Financial Affairs Report for parent and subsidiaries
• Create various Payroll and Human Resources reports utilizing General Retrieval
System.
• Download data from mainframe to generate confidential reports according to Controller’s specifications.
• Provided extensive PC support including backups and LAN connections.
01/90-04/95 Executive Tax Service, Fort Lee, NJ
Senior Tax Preparer
• Prepared individual, partnerships and S-Corp tax returns
• Generated over $12,000 in revenue
• Assisted in teaching Tax Preparation course
Software Skills:
Lotus 1-2-3, Monarch, Hyperion Essbase, Lawson 9.0 Financials, Crystal Reports 10, SQL, Excel, Access ,Report Smith, Crystal Enterprize , DME
References available upon request
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