Experience

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  Accretive Solutions

  • Greater Atlanta Area

  • Administrative Accountant

    • May 2011 - Dec 2015
    • Greater Atlanta Area

    Responsible for all administrative support for Boston location. This work includes setting up, monitoring and invoicing consulting projects utilizing both BullHorn and Great Plains software. Work with clients and internal management on collection efforts to keep receivables current. Responsible for entering new consultants into accounting systems and providing all necessary support to these employees with regard to payroll, time keeping, expense reports and Company benefits. Follow appropriate multiple Company policies in order to calculate monthly commissions for accruals and payouts.

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  Willmer Engineering Inc

  • Accounts Payable Specialist

    • Mar 2009 - Apr 2011

    Responsible for Accounts Payable and the administration of Company health insurance. Backup to the Controller for various responsibilities including payroll activities, administration for Company cell phones and communications with clients with regard to Company invoices.

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  Brightworth

  • Investment Operations Administrator

    • Nov 2006 - Dec 2008

    Responsible for creating investment proposals and performance reports for both prospective and current clients. Performed the daily download from custodians and reviewed the related transaction ledger and prepared the needed trades. Maintained Portfolio Center; reconciled transferred accounts, set up new accounts, input cost basis data, eliminated unrealized short term capital gains. Maintained the Investment Operations’ Procedures Manual. Supported Investment Operations for meetings, billings, projects and other duties as assigned.

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  The Storehouse

  • Accounts Payable Manager

    • 2004 - 2006

    Responsible for Accounts Payable and for the Travel Program for the Corporation, which included approximately 70 store locations. Responsible for vendor charge back requests for the Company. Managed a staff of four accounts payable specialists and reported to the Financial Reporting Manager.

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  Ross Systems

  • Treasury Manager

    • 2000 - 2004

    Responsible for Accounts Payable and Company’s Travel Program. Responsible for many financial reporting requirements, including monthly Canadian GST. Key player in Company’s asset management tasks. Reported to Company Controller.• Implemented automated 1099 annual processing.• Established system for obtaining and recording W-9 information.• Implemented new Accounts Payable system.• Migrated and integrated separate Company into the new Accounts Payable system.

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  The Boeing Company

  • Manager of Accounting

    • 1982 - 2000

    Responsible for all program cost accounting functions, financial reporting requirements, the Division Payroll and Timekeeping department, Accounts Payable and Company’s Travel Program. Key player in Division’s asset management tasks. Supervised eleven professional accountants and four non-exempt employees. Reported to Division Controller.• Established in-house travel agency, which has made the travel program most cost-efficient and effective, and returns approximately $70,000 annually to the site in rebates.• Helped keep accounting organization focused and intact through several mergers and downsizing initiatives.• Organized cross-functional Contract Asset Team to work Contract Receivables and to reduce their aging.• Communicate successfully with both managers and customers to plan and coordinate accounting projects and assignments.• Maximize cash flow by keeping costs properly accounted for, sales recorded, and ensuring that assets are held to the lowest possible level.• Changed the entire existing process of working supplier issues which improved internal and external customer relations far beyond management’s expectations. These improvements helped keep contracts on schedule and directly impacted Company profit.• Corrected significant Supplier Payment problems by organizing and facilitating a cross-functional team to work issues. Team was comprised of departments which had never worked well together.• Established the Company’s first centralized inventory system; by proving efficiency, convinced management to replace wall-to-wall counts with cycle counting.

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  Deloitte Haskins & Sells

  • Senior Assistant Accountant

    • 1980 - 1982

    Provided full range of accounting services for varied clients, including auditing of financial statements, performing internal control studies and conducting pension and profit-sharing plan audits.