Controller/Accounting Manager

MICHAEL ELLIOTT

847-***-**** *** Sandy Pointe Lane **********@*******.*** Round Lake Park, IL 60073

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Highly experienced Senior Accountant with a track record of successfully journalizing, reconciling and reporting in both manufacturing and distribution environments. Strong experience in integrating and implementing new accounting systems. Passionate about meeting deadlines on time and error free.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DELL/ASAP SOFTWARE, Buffalo Grove IL 1994 – 2011

Dell, an international technology firm with over 96,000 employees worldwide, acquired ASAP Software in November 2007.

Senior Accountant - DELL/ASAP SOFTWARE 2007 - 2011

Responsible for monthly financial activity including journal entries, account reconciliations, and intercompany processing of cash transactions for three separate companies within the organization.

• Processed reports and journal entry transactions using JDEdwards general ledger system.

• Uploaded JDEdwards transactions into Dell’s Oracle general ledger system.

Senior Accountant - ASAP SOFTWARE 1994 – 2007

Processed monthly financial transactions and prepared the monthly financial statements for three companies. Produced P&L and Balance sheets using report writer tool. Created, entered, and maintained chart of accounts. Recorded expenditures for capital expenditure requests. Entered completed capital expenditure requests into BEST Fixed Asset system. Processed sales and accounting reports.

• Assisted in the implementation of JDEdwards general ledger system.

• Upgraded the BEST Fixed Asset system from DOS to Windows System.

• Created journal entry using Crystal Report Writing function built into the BEST Fixed Asset system.

• Initiated the implementation of the VERTEX Sales Tax System at ASAP, eliminating countless manual hours spent capturing sales tax for reporting purposes and increased accuracy of sales tax reporting. Grew from eight to 50 states.

• Managed the upgrade of new version of VERTEX Sales Tax System.

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Senior Accountant - ASAP SOFTWARE, continued:

• Maintained in house Marketing Fund program to track expenses and invoiced software publishers for advertising and promotional programs.

• Prepared commission statements based on sales and gross profit achievements for all sales teams.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

BUTCHER BOY DOOR COMPANY, Harvard IL

Controller

Prepared financial statements, developed bills of materials for cost reporting, supervised payroll. Processed and submitted payroll tax and sales tax reports. Assisted with implementation of IBM Mapics general ledger systems. Supervised staff of three.

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AMERICAN ROLLER COMPANY, Union Grove, Wi

Divisional Accounting Manager

Responsible for the accounting functions of six plant operations in the Midwest. Prepared monthly close along with analysis of operations for management. Prepared budgets and standard costs for the plant locations. Supervised staff of four.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

BA, Accounting Major, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI

Assoc Degree, Accounting, Gateway Technical Institute, Racine, WI

US Navy

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, JDEdwards, Oracle, BEST Fixed Asset system, VERTEX Sales Tax System, IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Mapics

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