Sr level finance professional
Resume:
SUSAN I. STEDMAN, CPA
Eads, TN ***28
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Memphis, School of Accountancy – 1991
• Graduated Cum Laude
• Recipient of State Board of Regents scholarship for academic achievement
• Deans List
SYSTEMS
Proficient with the following software/ERP systems: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Access, SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Great Plains, Hyperion, Cognos, OutlookSoft & Baan.
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Consultant 2008 – Present
Non-Medical Home Care
• Develop accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll systems
• Develop business plan
• Develop marketing plan
• Prepare financial statements
Food and Manufacturing Industries
• Validate integrity of information in SAP due to system conversion from JD Edwards to SAP
• Develop customized reports in SAP to support budget process
• Develop financial statement package for monthly internal reporting and quarterly SEC reporting
• Build control system for financial statements to ensure accuracy of statements
• Review financial statements and budget analysis to ensure accuracy of information and compliance with internal controls
Flextronics Logistics, Inc.
A $30 Billion Contract Manufacturing Company
Controller/Division Controller 2006 – 2007
(Recruited back to finance to assist with an acquisition) 2007 – 2008
• Oversee general ledger, cost accounting and reporting functions and month-end closing process for three sites
• Oversee operational audit, payables, receivables, credit and collections functions
• Review and approve all customer pricing and contracts for the site
• Prepare monthly management reports and narratives
• Oversee the business combination associated with an acquisition
• Participate in purchase accounting analysis and related activities
• Dispose of material on secondary markets to minimize loss on inventories acquired in acquisition
• Work with planning and procurement to ensure inventory levels are properly managed and to minimize excess and obsolete inventory
• Review quarterly SEC footnote information for corporate submission
• Perform research and analysis to ensure that accounting principles are being properly applied to site transactions
• Write position papers to support accounting decisions and make recommendations to corporate management
• Develop and monitor metrics for internal measurement of overall effectiveness
• Develop metrics to measure the overall effectiveness of the payables and receivables functions
• Oversee inventory control process and improved program location accuracy by 22%
• Interact with external and internal audit and external tax personnel
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE (Cont.)
Business Unit Director - Infrastructure 2007
• Oversaw the forward and reverse logistics operations of one of three business units
• Responsible for over $450M in purchasing spend annually
• Managed the purchasing, planning, customer service, and warehouse personnel for the division.
• Improved customer level of service performance by 15%
• Managed transition of business from Massachusetts to Memphis and built local team
• Managed vendor relationships and developed vendor improvement plans
• Communicated weekly results to customer
• Responded to customer escalations
Banking, Manufacturing, Medical and Transportation Industries
Sarbanes-Oxley Consultant 2004 – 2006
• Succeeded in obtaining the required auditor approval of control structures for four publicly-held companies
• Set up documentation and testing programs necessary for publicly-held to comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Provided training for audit groups regarding the Sarbanes-Oxley documentation process
Exel Transportation Services (Formerly Mark VII Transportation)
A $1 Billion third-party logistics company- subsidiary of Exel/DHL
Chief Financial Officer 2002 – 2003
• Managed a diverse staff of approximately 130 employees
• Oversaw general ledger and reporting functions and month-end closing process
• Oversaw internal audit, payables, receivables, payroll, risk management, vendor management, credit and collections functions
• Interacted with over 100 network agencies and assisted with operational issues
• Performed contract review and approved pricing
• Prepared monthly management reports and narratives
• Developed metrics to measure the overall effectiveness of the payables and receivables functions
• Performed work associated with merger and acquisition activities
• Improved collection processes with an overall improvement to DSO from 40 days to 34 days
• Oversaw the preparation and allocation of the annual budget
• Prepared monthly and weekly forecasts
• Prepared financial analysis for divisional executive management
• Provided financial guidance for operating segments and agencies
• Reviewed quarterly SEC footnote information for corporate submission
VP Controller/Controller 2001-2002
• Managed the general ledger and reporting functions and month-end closing process
• Managed and reviewed work of accounting director and the accounting staff
• Prepared the annual budget and monthly and weekly forecasts
• Prepared financial analysis for executive management
• Assisted operating segments and agencies with financial analysis and working capital management
• Oversaw the cash management function
• Monitored adherence to global procurement initiatives
• Developed and implemented financial controls
• Interacted with external audit and tax personnel
Director of Financial Accounting 2000-2001
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE (Cont.)
FedEx Corporation/Federal Express Corporation
Financial Reporting Advisor – FedEx Corporation 1998- 2000
Senior Financial Reporting Accountant – Federal Express Corporation 1997- 1998
• Prepared and reviewed SEC filings and annual reports
• Prepared internal financial statements and financial analysis for multiple entities
• Prepared financial information for the Board of Directors
• Reviewed financial information for disclosure to outside analysts and investors
• Performed work associated with mergers and acquisitions
• Interacted with external auditors
• Prepared DOC filings
• Performed GAAP research and evaluated the impact on the corporation
• Performed balance sheet reviews for subsidiaries
• Reviewed contracts
TBC Corporation
A $1 Billion publicly-held distribution company
Senior Accountant/Payroll 1995-1997
• Performed duties associated with month-end
• Prepared SEC filings and annual reports
• Prepared and reviewed payroll and payroll tax returns for multiple states
Accountant I/II/Payroll 1992-1995
Frost and Company, P.A.
CPA Firm
Staff Auditor 1991-1992
• Performed audits in the healthcare, banking and poultry industries
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