Experience

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  Plante moran

  Jan 2001 - May 2005

  Audit / tax - in-charge staff auditor

  Led audit and financial statement review engagements for auto dealerships, manufacturing firms, school districts, and municipalities. Audited all aspects of the accounting cycle: cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, inventory (including inventory observations), income taxes, and revenue and expenses. Documented and analyzed controls over accounting systems. Identified and offered suggestions for the improvement of management and system efficiencies. Prepared and reviewed financial statements, including footnotes, as well as various federal, state, and local income tax filings. Supervised, trained, and reviewed work of staff accountants. Show less

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  Kar nut products

  May 2005 - May 2007

  Assistant controller

  Planned, organized, and directed day-to day activities of Accounting Department, including oversight of two clerks and two staff accountants. Managed all general ledger activity, including budget to actual analysis, monthly close process (accruals, accounts payable and receivable, and intercompany transactions), journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations. Supervised preparation of annual budget, delivery of monthly financial statements, and analytical review of all revenue and expense accounts. Produced ad-hoc analysis by customer or by product to help with promotional offers or to assist with pricing decisions when sales team was negotiating with distributors. Acted as liaison with independent accounting firm for year-end financial statement review and tax work. Completed special projects as directed by Controller, VP of Finance, or CEO, including a monthly forecasting model for the P&L. Selected Accomplishments:- Reviewed accounts receivable aging, uncovering and recovering $5K in unclaimed supplier credits.- Reduced monthly close process from seven to ten days down to five through creation and implementation of a month-end close plan. Show less

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  Hewlett-packard

  May 2007 - Sept 2012

  Performed and completed all phases of self assessments of internal controls – including planning, development of risk control matrix, testing, work paper creation, and report generation and presentation – for all processes within the Pontiac shared services center. Coordinated with process owners to monitor and close recommendations made for control improvements. Conducted quality reviews of account reconciliations to ensure compliance with HP guidelines. Assisted in evaluating and determining appropriate internal controls over work transitioning from other HP business units into Global Business Services (GBS) shared service organization. Selected Accomplishments:- Led global team in audit of Six Sigma calculations and reporting by operations teams in various centers. As a result of the audit findings, a Global Metric Review Board was created to review all Critical to Quality measures to ensure consistency and accuracy of calculations performed and reported.- Selected to establish GBS Business Controls position for the Pontiac center. Created a risk rating for each process performed and developed an audit calendar based on risk rating and input from center manager.- Proposed plan to perform process audits globally, rather than separately in the individual centers, in order to build collaboration across centers and potentially identify more issues.- Selected by Director of Compliance and Controls to receive Q1 FY11 award for Excellent Contribution.- Attained Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation. Show less Conducted input and logic reviews of complex journal entries for Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract. Served as subject matter expert and provided guidance to other team members to resolve issues related to fixed assets. Prepared monthly variance analysis and reconciliations on selected balance sheet accounts, and researched and resolved reconciling items. Provided internal and external auditors with various schedules and journal entry support needed to complete quarterly and year-end financial statement work. Selected Accomplishments:- Resolved $6.4M of unidentified debits in the fixed asset clearing account through capitalizations and write-off to expense, conducting extensive research to provide necessary supporting documentation for capitalizations. Final write-off to expense was less than $100K.- Received “On the Spot” bonuses twice for assistance provided in making sure team was able to deliver accurate and on time closing numbers to senior management. Show less

  • Business Control Lead

    Jan 2010 - Sept 2012

  • Financial Analyst

    May 2007 - Jan 2010
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  Honigman miller schwartz and cohn llp

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2016

  Controller

  Oversaw and directed the GL accounting function including AP, Fixed Assets, Cash Application and Escrow (1 manager and 7 non-exempt staff). Managed the month end closing process including the timely preparation of financial statements with accompanying variance explanations and financial analyses for senior management. Working with administrative department heads, Director of Finance and COO, developed and maintained the annual operating budget. Worked with administrative department heads to create and provide monthly reporting of budget to actual expenses. Managed the annual financial statement audit and assisted in the preparation of Federal, State and Local tax returns. Worked with senior management to develop board presentations of financial data. Responded to ad-hoc inquiries from the CEO, Vice Chairman, COO and Director of Finance. Show less

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  Robert half finance & accounting

  Oct 2016 - Nov 2016

  Budget analyst

  Responsible for the review and analysis of 2017 departmental and capital project budgets for a local governmental entity.

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  Itc holdings corp.

  Nov 2016 - now

  Manager, fixed asset accounting

  Manage the fixed asset accounting group to ensure accurate and timely processing of fixed asset accounting information. Ensures the group operates in accordance with GAAP, SEC and FERC regulations and guidelines