Highly Experienced Business Analyst / Manager / Accountant

* Hands-on and team focused manager and mentor

* Extensive forecast and budget preparation experience

* Heavy cost center analysis - Pricing/revenue, thorough freight analysis and all margins/variances

* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, Macros, etc)

* In-depth accounting systems process understanding and GL account reconciliation experience

* Heavy Inventory Control experience (Fuel, Raw Materials, Aircraft Parts and various other types of component items, WIP, cycle counts etc.)

* Full P&L review with presentation of results to senior management via detailed Powerpoint presentations

Experience History

Games Workshop Retail, Inc. www.games-workshop.com

Senior Accountant - Memphis, TN - North American Headquarters 2010 - Present

* Perform accounting/analyst functions for 3 companies (GW Manufacturing, GW Retail/America and GW Canada)

* Cash Management for several large accounts with cash activity of up to $5 million/month

* Reconcile several inter-company accounts between North American Headquarters in Memphis, parent company in Lenton, Nottingham, UK and GW Canada

* Create business models to evaluate the viability of potential business locations throughout the US and Canada. The company currently operates 85+ locations in North America and 260+ throughout Europe, Japan and Australia

* Heavy Inventory Management - Including adjustments, PPV, SIT, obsolete reserve, standard costing, etc.

* Analysis/Reconciliation of various tax accounts (US state sales tax and Canadian GST/PST/HST)

* Perform detailed monthly Freight Account analysis to ensure shipping costs incurred are within expected plan

* Lead Accountant on new accounting system implementation - Sage X3

Signature Flight Support Corporation www.signatureflight.com

Regional Business Manager, Western Region – Dallas, TX and Las Vegas, NV 2003-2009

Area Accounting Manager – Atlanta, GA 2002-2003

Base Accounting Manager – Atlanta, GA 2001-2002

* Provided business, accounting management support and guidance to 12+ locations (cost centers) in the Western US (Reporting to Regional Vice President)

* Oversaw all forecasting and budget preparation exercises for the region (Including review and approval from the local level to the regional level) before presenting to Regional Vice President and then Corporate Senior Executives

* Created detailed MS Excel reports outlining variances (actual to forecast/budget), trend analysis and margin tracking utilizing Hyperion Essbase

* Worked with other Regional Business Managers and Corporate Accounting to create/update, administer and police accounting policies and procedures

* Performed regular pre/post audit reviews to ensure company policies and procedures were being followed and ensured controls to mitigate risk were in place at all locations in my region

* Coordinated accounting system implementations on seven acquisition projects

* Gained human resource experience involving employee coaching, performance reviews, hiring, and terminations

* Highly respected accounting/business management mentor to location general managers and accounting staff

Piedmont-Hawthorne Aviation, (now Landmark Aviation) www.landmarkaviation.com

Senior Accounting Analyst - Winston-Salem, NC 1999-2001

* Assisted with the monthly close and consolidation of the Financial Statements for 35+ locations

* Worked with new acquisitions in their setup with company accounting systems for 9 new locations

* Prepared analysis reports for various corporate departments and for senior management review

* Coordinated and supervised major projects to resolve procedure issues with A/R cash postings and A/P cash disbursements on the General Ledger for all locations

* Supervised and verified the yearly physical inventory for the Winston-Salem location (aircraft parts)

* Analyzed and researched all variances associated with Profit and Loss statements for the company

* Gained extensive experience working with inter-company transactions and with WIP (Work-In-Process) for the aircraft maintenance LOB

* Prepared audit schedules for the yearly audit of the financial statements for external auditors

The Stroh Brewery Company 1998-1999

Accounting Analyst – Winston Salem, NC

(Temporary position placed through Accounting Personnel of the Triad)

* Analyzed/Audited Production for 11 production lines

* Assisted with reconciliation of packaging materials inventory variances

* Handled special accounting analysis projects as needed

Additional Experience in the following industries:

* Construction (Masonry sub-contractor)

* Manufacturing (Metal Fabrication; Furniture, Plastic Fabrication)

* Investment Management (Mutual Fund Trading Floor Accounting Assistant)

Software

Sage Line 500 ERP, Sage X3 ERP Implementation, Sage MAS 90 Integrated Accounting, Cognos, AS400 Mainframe utilizing ASAP and Infinium software, Oracle systems, Citrix systems, Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Job Power Accounting, Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Essbase

Education

University of Mississippi – Oxford, MS 1996

Bachelor of Accountancy

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