Cheryl Bernson, CTP

Experience

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  Automotive Dealerships in Ft. Lauderdale, Chicago and Dallas TX areas

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1999

  Summary of Automotive Accounting Career

  o Internal Auditor for Automotive Management Services, which consisted of 12 automobile dealerships, a Harley Davidson Store, and an Airplane Dealershipo Worked in the Ft. Lauderdale area as a private consultant with a steady client base of 4 auto dealershipso Office Manager at Daniels & Fry Motor Co, McKinney, TXo Office Manager of Autohaus Of Edens, Inc. Northbrook, ILo Office Manager of Coral Springs Automall, Coral Springs, FL Duties Included: Manage the functions of accounts receivable, accounts payable, expense analysis, inventory control, payroll and personnel management, billing and title control. Prepared monthly financial statements with supporting documents for the factories for various car lines Show less

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  Rick Case Automotive Group

  Dec 1999 - Jul 2005

  Assistant Controller

  o Monitored and reported on cash flow through three automobile dealerships.o Assisted in the preparation of monthly financial statements to the factorieso Reconciled all bank, floor plan and factory statementso Maintained accounting schedules and reconciliations o Prepared sales tax and payroll tax reports o Ensured the collection of factory incentives and managed accounts receivable

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  Radiant Systems Inc (now a part of NCR)

  Jul 2005 - Nov 2011

  Treasury Manager

  I started with Radiant Systems as a Senior Accountant. Requested to join the Treasury team in 2008, and was promoted to Treasury manager of this 400 million dollar company in 2010.o Managed daily cash reporting of over 40 bank accounts located in 15 countries. o Primary liaison with all bankers, with formal and informal interactions on a daily basis. o Coordinated daily payments with the AP departments globallyo Managed the global Corporate Insurance program. Coordinated the compilation of the renewal documents and the selection of Global Insurance Carriers, as well as and managing rollouto Acted as system administrator for the company’s banking software applications. o Calculated Loan Covenant documents (quarterly)o Processed Export Letters of Credito Managed the employee American Express corporate credit card programso Created and maintain PeopleSoft nVision reportso Various GL account reconciliations including the reconciliation of outstanding equity shares, and payroll reconciliations and accrualso Manage Corporate Travel program, including car rental and airline contractso Created and delivered training company-wide to team members on Concur Expense reporting tool implementationo Project team member overseeing major system implementations, with on time and in budget deliverableso Subject Matter Expert and Analyst on System and Business Projects, including 5 Corporate Acquisitions, and major system implementations (ERP PeopleSoft Conversion to 9.0 and Concur Expense Reporting System) Show less

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  Agilysys, Inc

  Nov 2011 - now

  Global Treasury Manager

  o Manage daily cash reporting of over 30 bank accounts located in 8 countries and quarterly treasury reporting to the Board of Directorso Responsible for quarterly and annual cash forecasting. Assist FP&A with developing key inputs into the balance sheet, income statements and cash flow statements for annual plan. o Maintain and cultivate all banking relationships, with formal and informal interactions on a daily basiso Manage investments of excess cash in instruments that ensure preservation of capital, liquidity, diversification and provide the highest possible yields that are consistent with these goalso System administrator for the company’s banking software applications at 4 global banks. o Coordinate payments with the AP departments globally, to maximize DPO and align with cash forecast. o Work with banking partners to minimize FX risko Project Manager for the implementation of the Accounts Payable and Cash Application modules of NetSuite ERP o Oversee the Cash Application functions within Celigo Lockbox Connectero Manage the global Corporate Insurance program. Implement solutions to minimize exposure, prevent losses, and reduce insurance premiums. Coordinate the compilation of the renewal documents and the selection of Global Insurance Carrierso Manage the employee American Express corporate credit card programs. Facilitated the integration from Amex to our ERP for expense reporting.o Manage the Corporate Pcard program with US Bank, to maximize credit card earnings.o Manage Corporate Travel program, including car rental and airline contracts. Implemented a new Travel Policy in 2017o Coordinate internal/external audits to ensure regulatory compliance Show less

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  BeyondTrust

  May 2019 - now

  Treasurer
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  I Dream of Whiskers LLC

  Jan 2022 - now

  Member Board of Directors