Controller - Assistant Controller

Susan L. Williams

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Highland Park, MI 48203

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Employment History

• The Fairlane Club, Controller 2011 to 2012

• IISG-OmniChem Group, Accountant 2003 to 2011

• Western Petroleum, Senior Staff Accountant 2000 to 2002

• Fleming Companies, Sentry Foods Division, Professional Staff Accountant 1998 to 2000

Employment Experience

Controller/Accountant

• Responsible for all month end close and financial reporting to owner and/or upper management

• Maximize financial accountability while maintaining strong cash flow management by budgeting and analyzing financial projections

• Reconcile monthly depository, disbursement, and payroll general ledger accounts to bank accounts

• Prepare month end and year end Financial and Work Papers for Audit and assisted internal and external auditors

• Reconcile month end general ledger to detail accounts: accruals, payroll, inventory, insurance, A/R, A/P and B/S

• Process and prepare payroll and commissions and related reports; paying all taxes, corporate and payroll

• Approve payment of vendor invoices; post and reconcile invoices to purchase orders for foreign and domestic currency

• Prepare Customer invoicing, communicated with Sales, and verify Customer P.O.s with invoices sent

• Supervised staff with daily functions of A/R, A/P collections and cash disbursement, as well as cost, inventory, and general ledger entries

Supervision/Administration

• Systems manager of accounting software; led conversion team and trained assistants on new system

• Direct office administrative activity, human resources, payroll, local & national market collectors

• Sustained flow of product, supervising receiving clerks and storeroom personnel

• Organized, prepared and taught seminar on collections for major client

• Function as Manager on Duty

Credit/Collections

• Reduced percentage of accounts over 90 days from 4% to .096% and to a turnover of 28 days

• Supervised the investigation and review of credit risks involving customers and suppliers

• Authorized credit for commercial and retail customers to unlimited dollar amount; monitored bad debt write off

• Managed Accounts Receivable which were in excess of 10.6 million with weekly billings of 500 or more invoices

• Directed Letters of Credit; foreign exchange transactions, wire transfers; stop payments; and collected past due accounts

• Negotiated terms of payment for hotel, property lease, retail, commercial, manufacturing, service, and PBS sponsors

• Maximized Customer Service to external and internal customers resulting in continued customer support

Purchasing/Materials Management

• Developed system of inventory control and for plant; storerooms, restaurants, lounges, kitchens, and banquet facilities

• Analyzed actual expenses to budget; identified key variances relating information to department managers

• Refined procedures and maintained inventory cost at 18 to 25 percent of cost of goods

• Prepared quotes and selected optimum quote for purchase

• Purchased computer hardware/software, liquor, food products; manufacturing products, all other items to needed to conduct business

Computer Skills

• 2010/2007 Professional Office Excel and Word; Lotus 1,2,3 ; WordPerfect and various other lesser known software

• Accounting Systems: Oracle; Macola; Great Plains; Peachtree; JDEdwards; Quickbook; MYOB; IBS; & various payroll systems

• ACOM a material management system; Kronos; SwipeClock, TruTime time systems; PlatiumPay; and PMS a property management system

Education

• BS University of Minnesota, Carlson College of Management Accounting

• BA Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN double major in History and Social Studies

• Seminars related to collection, customer service, bankruptcy, inventory control, and computer programming

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