Experience

Applejack Wine & Spirits

• United States
• Wine & Spirits
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Finance

  • Oct 2016 - Present



Sports Authority

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Retail Accounting

  • May 2010 - Oct 2016

  -Manage areas of Retail Accounting, Inventory Control, Gross Margin Reporting, Vendor Entitlement/Revenue Accounting, Import Finance, and E-commerce Accounting with a staff of up to 13 members -Manage all aspects of the month, quarter, and year end close process for Retail Accounting Group, including posting of transactions from sub-ledgers, journal entries, reporting, account reconciliations, and variance analysis-Lead annual budgeting process for $65M of vendor entitlements, working with Financial Planning on revised monthly forecasts on $1B receipt plans -Lead annual company-wide physical inventory cycle and team that manages inventory on a day-to-day basis on $600M worth of on-hand inventory at over 460 locations including 5 distribution centers-Provide accurate analysis and reporting as it relates to Inventory Management and Company Initiatives, including high risk inventory items, inventory aging and forecasts, vendor entitlement forecasts, LCM and inventory valuation-Act as primary finance partner with Merchandising and Planning departments on analysis and reporting of inventory, sales, and gross margin performance in 45+ Merchandise departments and 6 Divisions-Key resource partner for external and internal auditors as part of the annual audit process

• Group Manager Gross Margin/Vendor Entitlement Accounting

  • Nov 2003 - May 2010

  -Oversee staff of six to manage A/R of Vendor Entitlements/Revenues and Maintenance of Gross Margin Reporting-Manage budgeting and forecasting of Vendor Entitlements/Revenues and impact on financial statements-Manage monthly month end close procedures of Retail Accounting division of Finance including journal entries and reconciliations-Manage Annual Vendor Deal Sheet process, coordinating with Merchant group and external vendors, tracking collection and ensuring terms to not go backwards-Supervise team to handle day to day operations of monthly billing, tracking, and collection of $65 Million of annual Vendor Entitlements/Revenues-Work with external and internal audit groups on quarterly reviews, annual audits, and Sarbanes Oxley internal control procedures

• Supervisor Financial Reporting

  • Sep 2002 - Nov 2003

  -Prepare company’s internal financial statements including P&L and Balance Sheet -Work with Financial Reporting Manager on preparation of 10Q's and 10K's in compliance with GAAP-Work with external audit team on quarterly reviews and annual audits-Managed Employee Stock Option exercises and new option grants-Obtain and update supporting schedules used for financial statements-Post journal entries and reconcile complex general ledger accounts-Apply and analyze GAAP and perform technical accounting research

• Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting

  • Mar 2002 - Sep 2002

  -Prepare company’s internal financial statements including P&L and Balance Sheet -Work with Financial Reporting Manager on preparation of 10Q's and 10K's in compliance with GAAP-Work with external audit team on quarterly reviews and annual audits-Obtain and update supporting schedules used for financial statements-Post journal entries and reconcile complex general ledger accounts

• Senior Accountant, Advertising

  • Jul 2001 - Mar 2002

  -Perform month end process in booking Advertising Expenses, communicating with advertising department to ensure accurate reporting of monthly expenses -Track and invoice Vendor Entitlement income, recording journal entries and performing account reconciliations-Maintain co-op forecast, tracking actual income to forecast and working with buyers on variances-Research vendor issues and communicate to merchant team-Manage co-op assistant and work with team to review ad measuring , accounts receivable aging, past due collections, and other issues



Rainforest Cafe

• General Ledger Accountant

  • 1998 - 2001

  -Perform month-end procedures to prepare monthly internal profit and loss statements-Create and input journal entries; maintain recurring journal entries and cost allocations; reconcile and analyze -Coordinate with accounting department personnel to insure accurate and timely close-Regularly communicate with Units to assist in P&L reconciliation and general ledger variance analysis-Perform lease analysis for store locations and verify landlord payments-Track weekly international sales to calculate monthly royalty income to record equity earned in foreign partners-Managed Retail Accounts Payable functions including invoice input and check runs-Assist in transitioning of accounting department to Landry’s Seafood in Houston