Experience

Harrisburg News Co.

• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assitant Controller

  • Sep 2008 - Present

  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area • In charge of the tracking and collection of sales from major regional and national retailers, overseeing the collection of 15 million dollars per year in scan-based-trading sales from approximately 200 stores • Produce daily sales reports for management review and weekly reports to manage store level integrity of inventory • Design, plan, and implement procedures, programs, and internal controls during the transfer of accounts from standard sales to Scan-Based-Trading • Convey to… Show more • In charge of the tracking and collection of sales from major regional and national retailers, overseeing the collection of 15 million dollars per year in scan-based-trading sales from approximately 200 stores • Produce daily sales reports for management review and weekly reports to manage store level integrity of inventory • Design, plan, and implement procedures, programs, and internal controls during the transfer of accounts from standard sales to Scan-Based-Trading • Convey to various levels of management large variances as well as possible internal controls and procedures to improve loss prevention • Analyze bi-annual cycle counts to detect shrink variances and identify shrink trends • Communicate with President, COO, and CFO both verbally and through written reports regarding issues that financially impacted the company • Perform monthly, quarterly and year-end accounting cycle maintenance including preparation of monthly journal entries, accounts receivable, adjusting journal entries, accounts payable, and maintenance of the general ledger • Review quarterly and annual general ledger balances to ensure journal entries are accurate and consistent • Negotiate pricing, schedule shipping, and track payment for scrap sales • Monitor monthly fuel expense to detect irregularities in usage, prepare journal entries breaking out usage per depot • Prepare and validate daily and monthly reconciliation of Flexible Spending Account • Analyze and evaluate accounts payable and recommend steps to eliminate or reduce costs • Responsible for monthly reconciliation of bank statement • Provide support for external banking and publisher audit requests • In co-ordination with fleet manager doubled fuel discount savings by highlighting and communicating the potential savings and implementing procedures to ensure maximum discount is captured Show less



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Auditor

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2008

  • Performed detailed testing on accounts payable, cost of sales, cash, property, plant and equipment, and leases • Analyzed audit findings and communicated recommended course of action to key company personnel • Selected sample size and audit selections for testing both manually and with the Audit Command Language (ACL) program • Identified and documented client’s current internal control risk • Documented, monitored, and prepared audit work using firm audit software • Performed… Show more • Performed detailed testing on accounts payable, cost of sales, cash, property, plant and equipment, and leases • Analyzed audit findings and communicated recommended course of action to key company personnel • Selected sample size and audit selections for testing both manually and with the Audit Command Language (ACL) program • Identified and documented client’s current internal control risk • Documented, monitored, and prepared audit work using firm audit software • Performed year end, quarterly, and interim audits and reviews of manufacturing clients • Reviewed and assessed the validity and clarity of client 10-K and other SEC disclosures Show less



Harrisburg News Co.

• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• A/R Representative

  • Jan 2003 - Aug 2007

  Harrisburg, PA • Collected and applied all funds for seven million dollar a year account • Assisted in development of computer program to expedite recording of shortages • Developed several Excel spreadsheet macros used to reduce entry time and eliminate keying errors • Reviewed and pursued through improved collection procedures aged account balances reducing the aging by 9 months and over $500,000 in one year. • Contributed to developing automated check processing program resulting in an 80%… Show more • Collected and applied all funds for seven million dollar a year account • Assisted in development of computer program to expedite recording of shortages • Developed several Excel spreadsheet macros used to reduce entry time and eliminate keying errors • Reviewed and pursued through improved collection procedures aged account balances reducing the aging by 9 months and over $500,000 in one year. • Contributed to developing automated check processing program resulting in an 80% reduction in processing time Show less



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student

  • 2003 - 2007

  Maintained a 3.7 GPA awhile working Full-Time.