Solomon Williams
Prairieville, Louisiana 70769
Email: gul49c@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Experience: ACCOUNTING/FINANCE/PROJECT MGT:
Qualifying experience includes...
Training accounting personnel; Managing business operations; Business budget preparation; Overseeing clerical staff; Supervising and performing various aspects of accounting; Monthly Profit and Loss Analysis; Financial Analysis/Variance Analysis; Financial statement preparation and review; General Ledger; Payroll; Accounts Payable; Accounts Receivable
Software:
-Utilizing various accounting and spreadsheet applications; Database Management and text processing; Microsoft Office; Great Plains; Oracle; PeopleSoft; Quicken; QuickBooks; Microsoft Project; Visio; Peachtree; SAP; Olaris; Infinium
Professional/Customer Relations:
-Reporting to Executive Management, Director, Project Leader
-Building close working relationships with employees
-Coordinating with vendors and stakeholders
-Ensuring quality customer service
Education:
Devry/Keller Graduate School of Management, Atlanta, Georgia
Masters of Business Administration (MBA), 2001
Certificate of Project Management, 2001
Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management, 1992
Concentration in Finance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
February 2010
To
Present
Albemarle Corporation (Snelling Personnel Services), Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Corporate Financial Reporting Department
Financial Reporting Specialist
Responsibilities include:
Prepare monthly consolidation work papers and schedules. Prepare consolidated corporate financial statements, including footnotes, for quarterly shareholders earnings releases, quarterly Form 10-Qs, and annual Form 10-K/Annual Report. Prepare monthly earnings reports for executive committee and other members of the management. Prepare financial statement balance sheet package for submission to Company executives. Coordinate and complete analysis of general ledger accounts on an ongoing basis. Perform other duties as assigned by Corporate Controller.
July 2008
To
January 2010
DSM Melamine Americas, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Business Unit Controller/Corporate Treasurer
Responsibilities include:
Safeguard the realization of the financial plans of Business Unit by steering, monitoring and controlling the accounting and financial processes of business. Performed as Compliance Manager, ensuring compliance to DSM Corporate standards and requirements by actively challenging Business Unit and Business Group Management as appropriate. Responsible for financial statement presentation and supporting documentation for Business Unit, which included reporting progress on financial and business results for Business Unit. Led the Business Unit planning and reporting process, both on short term and on long-term basis. Led the Business Unit Control Department in executing and implementing various costing models. Led the Business Unit Control-department in executing financial performance analysis (e.g. customer profitability analyses, product & process cost analysis, working capital analysis).
February 2008
To
June 2008
Angelle/Delta Concrete, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Senior Accountant
Responsibilities include:
Compiled and analyzed financial information to prepare financial statements including monthly and annual accounts; ensured financial records were maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures; ensured all financial reporting deadlines are met; prepared financial management reports; ensured accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close; established and monitored the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures; resolved accounting discrepancies and irregularities; provided continuous management and support of budget and forecast activities.
April 2006
To
January 2008
Georgia Pacific Corporation, Gloster, Mississippi
Plant Controller – Gloster Plywood
Responsibilities include:
Managed the financial, accounting, and internal control processes at Gloster Plywood; Accounting responsibilities include: month-end closing, account analysis, budget & profit forecasting, variance analysis, financial analysis, internal control oversight of inventories and capital assets, DMF preparation for proposed capital projects, and providing analytical information to local plant management for business decisions. Management of local accounting staff i.e. accounting assistant, accounts payable clerk, payroll clerk, and LAN administrator.
September 2005
To
April 2006
Georgia Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia
Accountant – Industrial Wood Products
Responsibilities include:
Supporting Industrial wood products production facilities by: Reviewing cost statements, reviewing account analysis, profit/loss review and analysis, and conducting on-site analysis on financial statements and accounting processes to ensure compliance to company accounting standards.
May 2004
To
September 2005
Georgia Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia
Accountant – Consumer Products Division
Responsibilities include:
Supported divisional production facilities, reconciled inter-company transactions, reviewing cost statements, preparing journal entries related to cash receipts, reconciled balance sheet accounts. Coordinated and lead annual budget plan for North America Consumer Products and participated in projects related to the Commercial, Retail, and Dixie divisions.
July 2002
To
May 2004
Georgia Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia
Accountant
Reconciled weekly payroll taxes, conducted company account analysis, responsible for filing of quarterly federal, state, and local company taxes, and resolution of tax-related issues.
REFERENCES
References are available and will be furnished upon request