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Bobbi W. Status: Offline
Clearwater, United States
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Top Upwork Rated Accountant, Bookkeeper and Finance Manager

Projects and Experiences as Controller and Finance Manager * Controller / Finance Manager for 2 Fortune 100 Companies; GE and International Paper * Major contributor in achieving increased EBIT for box plant with $75MM annual sales and Metal Ship with $6.5MM annual sales * Actively providing feedback to QuickBooks Advanced Programmers for customer improvements * My client was selected by Intuit QuickBooks to do a 6-8 minute video about the company, to be viewed by 400 top leaders and executives. First time company has done this. * 9 ERP and System Implementations: 4 SAP, 1 QuickBooks, 1 Sage, 1 Witron, 1 ADP, 1 Visual * Created strong Internal Controls throughout the Accounting Department, resulting in a reduced invoicing from 18 days to 3.5 days, increasing cash flow in a timelier manner, and decreasing DSO from 62 days to 38 days. * Month end close from start to finish; reconciling accounts, managing payroll, and preparing accounting and financial reports (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Statement), and high-level explanations and anomalies * Implemented and drove an effective initiative for rollout of Visual Business Solutions (VBS). Saving the company $30,000 on an $85,000 budget. Created over 60 Work Instruction procedures for sales, operations, purchasing, customer service and accounting. * Lowered freight rates by $200,000 in 2012 by collaborating with shipping manager and creating a freight cost spreadsheet that compared contracted rates to actual rates and identified the higher priced carriers per lane. Achieved the above even with an 8% freight rate increase and the freight surcharge doubling. * Created chart of accounts for project-based machine shop 150 accounts to over 600 accounts. * Designed 13-week cash flow projection model measuring: the DCF, WACC and CAPEX of past, current and future projects. Business looking to implement 2 new additional lines and building the model provided the information to make an informed decision to delay 1 line. Human Resource and Recruiter Experience: * 2.5 years as a Recruiter hiring manufacturing floor workers all the way to C-level executives. * 5 years directly hiring candidates: scanning 1000s of resumes and vetting hundreds of candidates including: speaking to the candidate directly for further resume clarity, setting up official interviews (via face-to-face, video, or phone), conducting interviews, and contacting references. *Reviewed all benefits on a yearly basis, insured proper compliancy with the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare), and once a company reaches over 50 employees ensuring Federal and State compliance with FMLA laws are being followed and proper reporting. * Reviewed and rewritten portions of
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