Experience

Savage

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics and Storage
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Accounting Manager

  • May 2019 - Present

• Financial Systems Administrator

  • Aug 2017 - May 2019



Cypress Five Star Inc

• Controller

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2017

  • Manage accounting team• Admin for financial systems, reporting, and other accounting tools (including design, maintenance, and trouble shooting)• Financial statement review and analysis. Adherence with US GAAP.• Consolidate 12 entities in two currencies, USD & CAD (consisting of two restaurant brands, 50 stores, 50 MM rev/yr)• Manage bank accounts and monitored cashflow• Manage quarterly internal and annual external audits.• Routinely juggle multiple projects, hit deadines, kept up with aggressive growth, improve system utilization, create financial hierarchy and job duties that addressed internal controls, develope scalable processes

• Accounting Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Jan 2014



Interweave

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Accountant / Information Systems Specialist

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2012

  •Performed all industry specific accounting tasks (i.e. newsstand, subscription, direct mail, etc) as they related to month end close, internal and external audits, or other analysis•Worked closely with external auditors•Designed newsstand database that streamlined processes and centralized data between depts.•Prepared weekly cash flow report•Entered payroll and benefits as well as related allocations, adjustments, and other reconciling items•Reconciled balance sheet accounts and reviewed balance sheet•Performed additional accounting functions related to month end and daily support

• Reports / Systems Specialist

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

  •Implemented Microsoft GP financial software and supporting packages•Created and maintained financial reports and budget templates/models•Customized financial system “canned” reports, windows, and lists•Trained new users and provided ongoing systems support including troubleshooting•Maintained financial system security to support internal controls•Handled financial system data transfers, data manipulation, and system integrations•Assumed role of point person for new acquisitions

• Accountant

  • Sep 2005 - Sep 2006

  •Maintained sales and use taxes•Developed a companywide departmental approval process to support the budgets•Tracked and gathered metrics, and calculated preliminary ratios for KPIs•Processed A/P



VISTA Staffing

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Accountant

  • May 2003 - Aug 2005

  •Processed A/P •Developed client rebate reports •Helped build financial reports •Processed A/P •Developed client rebate reports •Helped build financial reports