Project Construction
Resume:
Nancy A. Pizzi, CPA CIA
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Education:
Illinois State University, Normal, IL. Bachelors of Science in accounting and history, May 1993.
Certification:
Certified Public Accounting certification - May 1994.
Certified Internal Auditor certification - July 2002.
Experience:
September 2006 – January 2011
Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, IL and Hazleton, PA. Accounting Supervisor.
• Develop operational department financial structure for the new plant with internal controls in mind (COSO/SOX compliance). Develop P&L department financial structure for the three main plant processes (pressing, milling, and chocolate production). Set up and document the methodology for intra-plant product transfers and closing month end costs for individual plant departments. Use process flows to accurately group assets for capitalization and set up operating departments.
• Develop, trouble-shoot, and implement month-end reporting and reconciling spreadsheets to be used by the location accountant to report financial position of Hazleton Cocoa plant each month end. Examples of such spreadsheets would be plant cost close reporting, P&L analysis reporting, and inventory reconciliation.
• Develop and implement various yields on production process to operations, commercial, and financial management, which will be used by the location accountant during each month end close.
• Assisted with new software implementation during start up of Hazleton such as Maximo (purchasing, spare parts inventory, asset management), CTS (contractor time-keeping system), INFOTRONIC/Attendance Enterprise (hourly payroll system), WMS (warehouse management system). Make sure data from these systems are accurately reflected in financial information.
• Assist with start up of new location process such as inventory cycle counts, work order completion, book to physical inventory reconciliations, production reporting.
• Transferred to Hazleton, PA in September 2006 to oversee construction accounting of $180 million plus cocoa plant and warehouse construction project.
• Responsible for reviewing the accuracy of all construction costs for a $180 million cocoa plant project. Assist with the development and implementation of the budget cost structure; project reporting, and the capitalization process.
• Work with project engineers in developing processes to manage project committed and actual costs.
• Work with Milwaukee hedge desk to hedge anticipated foreign currency purchases. Report foreign currency hedge position, gains, and losses each month end.
• Special projects as needed:
o In July 2007 traveled to Ghana, Africa for one week to provide ADM and JV partner assistance with setting up accounting controls related to the construction of a new plant in Tema, Ghana.
o August 2008 traveled to Koog, Netherlands to assist with project accounting set-up for the Kumasi, Ghana cocoa facility project.
October 2004 – September 2006
Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, IL. Senior Accounting Analyst.
• Responsible for operational accounting functions in the Cocoa Division. Monthly financial statement preparation for Mansfield cocoa plant.
• Responsible for operational accounting functions in the Grain Financial Services Division and Cocoa Division.
• Responsible for preparing and reviewing financial statements for eight grain elevators.
• Perform yearly physical inventories to verify existence of inventory assets as needed.
December 1999 – September 2004
Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, IL. Senior Audit Analyst.
• Performed monthly operational compliance field audits at ADM locations throughout the world following company COSO and SOX controls.
• Responsible for auditing inventory, disbursements, sales, raw materials, information systems, safety and security, property, financial statements, and payroll.
• Develop specific audit plans to test areas under audit to determine transactions or processes adhere to standards.
• Document audit results using computerized working papers.
• Responsible for communicating audit results orally and in written form to operational and accounting management to help ensure locations are operating efficiently and adhering to company policy and standards.
• Maintain working knowledge or various ADM company and divisional standards and methods of doing business in order to understand areas of risk during audit fieldwork.
May 1999 – December 1999
• Miscellaneous temporary positions with Accounttemps.
• Worked temporarily for Illinois Power, GTE, and Minnesota Health Care.
January 1997-May 1999
Rainforest Cafe, Inc., Hopkins, MN. Fixed Asset Accountant.
• Accurately generate and reconcile monthly depreciation and amortization costs for a growing company with over $200 million in fixed assets. Verify asset lives and depreciation methods are correctly applied based upon book or tax requirements.
• Monitor and record pre-opening costs of new restaurant construction costs and prepared costs for capitalization.
• Develop and execute processes to verify existence of assets.
• Correctly capitalize approximately seven new restaurants annually.
• Responsible for recording all transfers and disposals of fixed assets.
• Work with external auditors, state sales tax auditors, upper management and location managers pertaining to the fixed asset issues.
• Responsible for testing and maintaining fixed asset software (Lawson Software) with external software consultants.
• Extensive excel spreadsheet analysis and reporting.
March 1995-January 1997
Target Store Inc., Minneapolis, MN. Construction Accountant.
• Accounting responsibilities for new store and remodel construction projects. Entry of construction costs, capitalization of construction costs, and reconciliation of costs on a monthly basis.
• Verify correct sales/use tax is applied on purchases.
• Responsible for monthly reconciliation of various construction in progress accounts.
• Verify that costs are classified correctly to ensure proper asset life and category.
• File monthly property figures with the federal government.
• Prepare month end entries to close CIP accounts properly.
August 1993-March 1995
Welsh Construction Inc., Bloomington, MN. Accountant.
• Enter and code project payables accurately. Process disbursement checks weekly. Verify retainage is correctly applied and held when needed.
• Report completion status of open projects to project managers and company president.
• Oversee lien waiver process for subcontractors.
• Verify proper insurance documentation for subcontractors utilized on a construction project.
• Prepare sales invoices and reconcile with receipts including draws on larger construction contracts.
Language Skills:
• Basic Spanish reading/writing/speaking skills.
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