accounting , sap

Career Objective

To work in a professional environment that promotes learning and growth in the accounting field in addition to demonstrating loyalty, honesty, and respect to all employees

Special Skills and Abilities

Expertise in SAP R/3 with emphasis in FI and CO modules

Advanced proficiency in MS Office Applications

Intermediate proficiency of PDC, Hyperion, and MIK

Excellent communication and organization skills

Strong Leadership Skills

Experience

Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, LP January 2008 to present

Accounting Supervisor and North America SAP Super User

Serve as the Filtration North America SAP Key User for FI and CO modules, lead system migrations to European ERP platform for these modules (4 migrations to date), and implement any new or revised FI/CO business processes

Act as the North America SAP Super User liaison with the German SAP team for all SAP modules including troubleshooting EDI errors, resolving SAP system problems, improving new business processes, and monitoring SAP user activity.

Manage employees in Accounts Payable, Credit and Collections, and Cost Accounting

Ensure accuracy of the General Ledger to include monthly reconciliations and monitoring of all journal entries

Complete all month end processes necessary to close the books according to parent company deadlines

Perform Global Intercompany AP/AR Netting functions in the Freudenberg Treasury Database system and reconcile IC Balance Confirmations in same system

Monitor cash flows and track cash pool balances daily (globally consolidated bank for all Freudenberg & Company Affiliates)

Implement new banking products or make changes to existing ones

Lead and direct third party accounting audits

Act as liaison with HR on employee benefits and payroll

Serve as backup for governmental/statutory reporting and taxation, global Intercompany reporting, and Asset Accounting

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT FOR 1 YEAR: Planning and Reporting Duties including: submit all financial reporting to global headquarter office in Germany, create sales and OR forecasting, prepare the annual tax package, property tax, and Sales and Use tax calculations, lead the annual operating plan, and complete miscellaneous statutory reporting.

Freudenberg Nonwovens, LP March 2007 to January 2008

Filter Manufacturing Cost Analyst

Serve as SAP key user for FI and CO Modules for Filter Division

Lead physical inventory for division and implement cycle count procedures

Close the accounting month according to Corporate deadlines

Prepare the annual budget for the US and Canada offices

Implement SAP procedures for the Mexico plant for production startup including training and documentation

Provide Corporate assistance during accounting audits for division

Assist Controller in various financial analyses in order to improve profitability

Freudenberg Nonwovens, LP December 2006 to March 2007

SAP CO Module Leader / Automotive Financial Analyst

Analyze SAP business processes and reporting needs in Controlling for required functionality and their impact on other areas

Consult/support the functional areas in reviewing the business procedures including development of new reporting tools and implementation of solutions

Conduct integration tests with other module leaders (Logistics, FI, Technical) for all new process implementation

Train key-users, create and maintain training documentation, and provide on-the-job support for module users

Automotive Financial Analyst responsibilities were very similar to the Manufacturing Cost Analyst role previously held for another division

Freudenberg Nonwovens, LP November 2003 to December 2006

Manufacturing Cost Analyst

Serve as the plant key user for the CO module, including training employees

Train new cost accountants in all their responsibilities

Close the accounting month for my plant according to Corporate deadlines

Contribute to Six Sigma teams by helping to derive cost savings for projects

Participate in a Rapid New Business Development team for my division

Maintain the standard cost system for accuracy

Assist with cycle count procedures and physical inventory

Generate monthly reports for inventory analyses in order to reduce working capital and obsolescence

Prepare the yearly production budgets for the Hopkinsville plant

Evaluate any deviations from budgeted expenses

Monitor and analyze manufacturing variances and report findings to the management team on a regular basis

Prepare Investment Evaluation Analyses for capital projects

Self-employed Insurance Agent September 1998 to July 2002

Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union January 1997 to May 1998

Financial Service Representative

Education

Murray State University

B.S.B. with area in Accounting, May 2003

Cumulative GPA 3.36 and Accounting GPA 3.80

Graduated with honors – Cum Laude

Hopkinsville Community College

Associates of Arts, December 2000

Associates of Science (Accounting), May 2001

Cumulative GPA 3.9

Special Honors

Dean’s List since Fall 1998

Phi Theta Kappa Member and Officer

Academic scholarship recipient

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