Experience

Hemming Morse, LLP

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounting and Benefits Specialist

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Granberg International

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Oct 2001 - Apr 2022

  Guide the direction for administrative, accounting, and human resource initiatives to reduce risk, increase profit, and ensure compliance with all legal regulations. Facilitates weekly managers meeting and supervises eight to 10 employees.HIGHLIGHTS:➥ Exponentially increased company savings account utilizing a new cash flow strategy while staying current on loans and accounts payable.➥ Built out the office and training equipment as the company expanded from one to eight personnel. ➥ Report WIP and budget status to CEO, derived from profit/loss variance analysis and offer suggestions for cutting costs and raising profit margins. ➥ Reviews all accounts and subsidiary reports for accuracy, utilizing QuickBooks for account reconciliation, balance sheet accounts, and tracking sales tax accruals.➥ Manages accounts payable, accounts receivable, administrative assistant, assistant office manager, and labor/job costing personnel, inspiring a culture of inclusion, performance, and efficiency.➥ Prepares year-end close process reports for outside CPA to file corporate tax returns accurately.➥ Maintain company insurance policies and executes comparative analysis to uncover competitive pricing strategies.➥ Influences management to meet regularly and continuously improve operations that contribute to company growth and efficiency.➥ Improved purchase order entry process by introducing a new strategy to staff, thus saving two labor hours per week. ➥ Prepares budgets for marketing and research and development teams.➥ Performs break-even analysis of manufactured products and provides data to management.➥ Files monthly sales tax returns on time and accurately.➥ Facilitated communications with the bank and was the company’s key point of contact during a property acquisition.➥ Migrated existing enterprise resource planning product to the more inclusive, mobile-compatible, and scalable NetSuite that provided more value on ROI.

• Adminstrative & Finance Director

  • Oct 2001 - Jan 2022



Capital Tax

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Feb 2008 - Aug 2009

  Managed and reviewed accounting for 55 clients monthly at a tax and accounting firm.HIGHLIGHTS:➥ Effectively managed CPA’s calendar during a busy tax season.➥ Audited client accounts monthly, performed a variance analysis, reviewed results with client CEOs, management, and owners to ensure open communication and clear understanding, and answered questions as needed.➥ Entered journal entries from client reports, including monthly and yearly depreciation figures, into the customer account management system. ➥ Reconciled client bank and credit card statements to ensure maintenance of balanced records.➥ Filed quarterly sales taxes and prepared and issued 1099s.