Controller/Accounting Manager

ANN BYRD, CPA

**** ***** **** ***** • Windsor, CO 80550 • l9nilw@r.postjobfree.com • 970-***-****

Dependable and organized Accounting and Management Professional with extensive experience in various corporate accounting departments and computer conversions and a strong understanding of information technology

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS/CONVERSIONS

• Team leader for the entire implementation process from blueprinting the “as is”, determining and defining the “to be”, to planning and executing the testing and implementation for the following processes:

o General ledger – financials and managerial reporting

o Accounts payable

o Payroll process

o Fixed assets

o Capital project tracking

o Treasury

o Consolidations

o Workflow for AP invoices and journal entry approvals

o Sales tax reporting

• Software involved in conversions:

o SAP – FICO, HR/Payroll and other modules (initial conversion, upgrades and acquisitions)

o Lawson – financials and payroll

o Marcam – order entry and inventory control

o Account Reconciliation - account reconciliation tool that provides on line approvals

o Vertex – sales tax reporting and calculating

o NDS – w-2 processor

o Talx – ePayroll

o QAS- address scrubbing software

• Worked very closely with the entire IT department to ensure all conversions were completed accurately, implemented on time and configured using the best accounting practices.

ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE

• Responsible for all aspects of corporate accounting in a company that grew from one billion to eight billion in sales through three multi-billion dollar acquisitions:

o Analyzed accounting practices of acquired companies. Recommended and then implemented best practices for all corporate accounting functions

o Consolidations

o Accounts payable – processed over 12,000 invoices weekly

o Fixed Assets – depreciation calculations for book and tax basis

o Payroll process – 55,000 weekly checks; 78,000 W-2’s; gross to net calculations; tax reporting and check distribution

o General Ledger – cost centers, profit center and companywide reporting

o Sales tax reporting – Set up Texas as a direct reporting state

o Capital project tracking – comparing budget to actual by project categories

o Vehicle regulatory reporting and compliance

o Bank reconciliations – over 25 bank accounts reconciled monthly

o Corporate tax schedule preparation – apportioned schedules for state tax purposes

• Helped create positive atmosphere in responsible departments through empowerment, open communications and establishing an atmosphere where everyone was challenged to improve their process and do their best at all times. Encouraged all direct reports to continuously improve all their processes, which resulted in the following dollar or time savings:

o Saved $500,000 per year by reducing payroll check costs by 60% by increasing direct deposit participation from 10% to over 70% in a company that has over 90% hourly employees. Implemented a sponsored pay card program to non banked employees.

o Helped develop workflow for journal entry approval process which saved numerous hours of manual approvals and complied with internal audit’s requirements

o Implemented sales tax software that eliminated manual tax determinations. This implementation saved unnecessary tax dollars being sent to state agencies

o Licensed entire rolling stock in Texas which saved thousands of dollars annually

o Scanned all garnishment court orders and expense reports directly into SAP saving multiple hours filing and eliminated the need for hundreds of file cabinets, as well as providing easy access of information

• Managed up to 110 employees and was able to coach and mentor many of them to higher positions in the department or company. Always worked on helping others to improve themselves professionally. Many employees under my direction grew substantially professionally and have been promoted to higher positions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION, Pittsburg, TX Sept 1987 – May 2010

Large poultry processing and distributing company with net sales of $8.5 billion in 2008 to foodservice, retail, restaurant and frozen entrée customers, currently owned by JBS

DIRECTOR OF PAYROLL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS July 2005 – May 2010

DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE ACCOUNTING June 1993 – July 2005

INFORMATION SYSTEM USER COORDINATOR Sept 1987 – June 1993

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE / ACCOUNTING

ELMHURST COLLEGE Elmhurst, IL

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND LICENSING

• Certified Public Accountant, State of Texas and passed CPA exam for Illinois

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)

• SAP FICO module

• Attended Critical Thinking and IT Project Management APA seminars

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