MEIKO GroupAccounting Manager
Aug. 2016 - May. 2020La Vergne, Tennessee, United StatesManaged full cycle accounting, including transactions, journal entries, posting, adjusting entries, financial statements, and monthly closing processes. Led budget versus actual and P&L reporting by department as well as to parent company. Drove reconciliation of bank statement. Guided preparation of month-end and year-end financial statements. Reviewed and drove finalization of all month-end closing activities, including general ledger and sub-ledger maintenance, balance sheet reconciliations, depreciation, amortization and corporate/overhead cost, and revenue allocation. Functioned as final point of escalation for A/R and A/P issues. Acted as key point of contact for external auditors. Led preparation and support of all external audits. Reviewed, led analysis, and provided approval of sales tax returns for 26 states as well as business income taxes for all applicable states. Maintained oversight of daily sales transactions to ensure sales tax and revenue calculated properly. Managed and maintained employee compliance with company’s travel policies. Fielded adjustments and changes to company’s travel policy as needed. Maintained company credit card issuance, cancellation, and limits for overall group and individual employee accounts. Drove determination of all customers’ wherewithal, credit limit, and payment term changes as needed and facilitated approval of all customers. Led individual credit review of all orders greater than $100,000. Led system entry and processing of all foreign currency transactions, including daily spot rate entry and month-end valuation. Drove creation of fixed assets as well as monthly depreciation and amortization calculations. Oversaw transactional details and full cycle accounting for U.S., Canada, and Latin America subsidiaries.