Experience

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  Hansen Marketing Services Inc.

  • Walled Lake, MI

  • Controller

    • Apr 2015 - Present
    • Walled Lake, MI

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  Michigan Lumber Company

  • Flint, Michigan

  • Financial Manager

    • Aug 2007 - Feb 2014
    • Flint, Michigan

    Directed or performed all functions associated with cash management, AP, AR and PR• Established internal controls and policies to protect company assets.• Provided Management with Flash Report showing daily financial positions• Provided Management and Sales Team with daily Sales Reports• Provided Ownership with Daily Cash Position Report• Reviewed Daily General Ledger Entries prior to posting• Reviewed daily cash requirements needed • Verified invoices paid, check signer on all accounts.• Monitored AR balances • Completed Notice of Commencement and filed Notice of Furnishing. (Including Liens if required).• Maintained ADP PR System and posted weekly entries• Filed monthly sales tax returns.• Reconciled bank statements• Reconciled asset and liability accounts and created adjusting entries • Provided Monthly Financial Statements including analysis and notes. • Collaborated with the outside CPA firm to complete tax returns• Coordinated the annual operating budget according to policies of the Board of Directors, COO and the Management Team.• Forecasted the annual capital requirements, operational cash flows and working capital needs with the COO and banking institutions to secure necessary financing and banking support.• Collaborated with COO in the procurement of appropriate insurance coverage for various liabilities (property, professional, equipment, workers’ comp, etc.)• Provided Management Team and Ownership with ad hoc reporting as necessary to provide financial information for new projects.• Solved IT issues for both the POS system and the Network and Server, or interfaced with our outside IT and Programming source vendors to solve problems as they arose.• As part of the company’s Management Team, participated in strategic planning for the corporation’s overall direction, ensuring business risks and operational outcomes through pro-forma creation and analysis.

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  Nalpac

  • Ferndale, Michigan

  • Financial Controller

    • Aug 2002 - Jul 2007
    • Ferndale, Michigan

    Rebuilt a dysfunctional accounting department, replaced or realigned existing staff, evaluated internal procedures and redesigned them for integrity and accuracy, evaluated an existing UNIX accounting system, and develop a replacement/transition plan for replacing the system and retraining employees.• Provided various analysis reports to management on a weekly or monthly basis including weekly sales, receivable and cash flow information and comparative analysis of financial statements using historical years or budget figures compared to current operations.• Hired and trained the accounting staff including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Human Resources/Payroll.• Reviewed all accounting information on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly scheduleo Review accounting transactions for accuracy, including timely recording and recognition of income and expenses.o Prepared and/or reviewed monthly/yearly adjusting journal entries for asset and liability accountso Reviewed bank reconciliations for accuracy and provided accounting work papers for asset and liability accounts on a monthly basis.o Reviewed all fixed assets on a monthly bases, verifying proper recording for purchases or dispositions, and the related depreciation. Analyzed requests for all capital expenditures.o Provided Management with monthly financial statements for the corporation and its subsidiaries.• Prepared the accounting package for annual audit by the outside accounting firm, including all work papers, reconciliations, trial balances, general ledgers and financial statements.

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  Siding World

  • Detroit, Michigan

  • Financial Controller

    • Aug 1974 - Apr 2002
    • Detroit, Michigan

    Was part of the management team that grew the company from 1 to 15 stores in three states. Managed all departments in the main office including Accounts Receivable and Payable, Payroll (both ADP and manual systems including PR Tax Returns), Inventory and Information Systems. Reconciled all general ledger accounts and prepared all work papers for asset and liability accounts, including bank reconciliations, accounts receivable and payable reconciliations, inventory reconciliations, prepaid and accrual schedules. Provided quarterly/yearly Financial Statements for all locations individually as well as consolidated, in accordance with GAAP. Managed all Human Resource Functions. Developed and implemented systems and procedures as necessary to accommodate growth and development.Managed and maintained all records for three additional property management companies and an installation service for siding, windows and gutter using Peachtree and Quickbooks Accounting Software