Senior Accountant
Resume:
Stephanie C. Lee
Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
*********@*******.***
Career Summary
Knowledgeable and skilled Senior Accountant with over ten years experience working for both publicly traded and privately held organizations in various manufacturing fields.
Education
Cleveland State University
Masters of Business Administration
July 2001
Kent State University
Bachelors of Business Administration
Major: Accounting
December 1996
Experience
Intigral
Small privately owned glass manufacturer
April 2009-October 2009
Walton Hills, Ohio
Senior Accountant
•Maintained inventory for 4 plants
•Reconciled month end inventory and assisted in physical counts
•Performed month end close and posted journal entries
•Worked with plants and receivers to assist in inventory issues
•Prepared month end reports for distribution to staff and Board of Directors
•Instrumental in reducing month end close process from 10 to 5 days
Americarb
Small privately owned graphite manufacturer and heat treating facility
May 2008-December 2008
Ashland, Ohio
Senior Accountant
•Set up accounting procedures and brought accounting function in house which included closing the 2007 year end and five months of 2008 in one month.
•Developed and implemented departments to better track expenses.
•Worked with General Manager and Production to prepare budgets for fiscal year
•Developed and initiated with Production a standard cost system and analysis for inventory
•Prepared financial statements for 3 companies and reviewed balance sheet and P/L to ensure proper reporting
•Worked with General Manager and Production to develop and maintain sales and operating profit forecasts
•Performed month end close and posted all journal entries for 3 companies.
PCC Airfoils, LLC
Worldwide publicly traded manufacturer of gas turbine and aerospace products
October 2002-May 2008
Plant Senior Accountant Mentor, Ohio January 2006-May 2008
•Reconciled and confirmed inter/intra company activity before submittal to Corporate to ensure proper recording of transactions.
•Posted journal entries and prepared financial statements using Macola which were then sent to Division office. Assisted in preparation of monthly/quarterly reporting packages. Assisted external/internal auditors in collecting proper support for their review.
•Worked extensively with area managers to reduce variable expenses and with explanations for large variances in their departments
•Prepared weekly scrap report, daily variable reports and monthly fixed cost reports for analysis by upper management
•Worked with internal auditors to maintained ongoing SOX requirements and ensure testing was completed by Corporate deadline each quarter
•Worked with area managers, Operations Manager, and Production staff to prepare and analyze budgets for fiscal year
•Participated in hiring of new personnel and assisted in training and supervision of accounting staff on projects and daily responsibilities
Division Senior Accountant Beachwood, OH October 2002-January 2006
•Instrumental in the implementation of SOX by traveling to all plants and helping write procedures and testing requirements. Performed walk through of testing procedures and policies to ensure testing would pass auditors and Corporate standards. Worked with plants to maintain ongoing SOX requirements and to ensure testing performed correctly and completed by Corporate deadline each quarter.
•Traveled extensively to the Mexico facility to ensure compliance with US GAAP and to assist in hiring, management of personnel. Instrumental in helping plant achieve customer approval to receive parts for processing.
•Assisted 6 plants to prepare consolidated financial statements in Oracle which included foreign currency translation of 2 plants and ensured completion by Corporate deadlines. Prepared monthly/quarterly reporting packages.
•Collected proper support for external/internal auditors for their review for both SOX testing and year/quarter end.
•Prepared and posted journal entries monthly using Solomon.
•Prepared monthly consolidated sales and operating profit forecasts to be submitted to Corporate office
•Performed budgeting function for Division office for fiscal year
Ferro Corporation
Worldwide publicly traded manufacturer of chemicals
August 2001-August 2002
Independence, Ohio
Senior Financial Analyst
•Assisted in performing physical inventories and worked with auditors on year end audits
•Assisted in preparation of consolidated financial statements for business unit
•Worked with production and sales to create and maintain sales and operating profit forecasts
•Assisted in preparation of budgets for fiscal year
Hugo Boss
Worldwide manufacturer of clothing
July 1998-August 2001
Brooklyn, Ohio
Financial Analyst
•Performed physical inventories and worked with auditors on year end audits
•Prepared consolidated financial statements for US subsidiary using SAP. Performed analysis of balance sheet and P/L before being submitted to German headquarters.
•Maintained and implemented costing database in order to reconcile inventory on a monthly basis
•Assisted in preparation of budgets for fiscal year. Assisted in preparation and analysis of revised forecasts twice a year.
Vertical Merchandising
National distributor of novelty items to grocery stores
February 1997-July 1998
Brooklyn Hts, Ohio
Accounting Manager
•Supervised staff of 5 personnel in Customer Service, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable
•Assisted in month end close process including preparing and posting journal entries
•Supervised and performed physical inventories
•Worked with Controller and CPA firm in preparation of financials
System/Software Knowledge
Solomon, Macola, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Products
References available upon request
Contact this candidate