Amanda Mariano
Ligonier,Indiana
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Controller
Lippert Components, Inc.
09.2022 - Current
- Oversight of all financial activities for seven plant locations across two business units.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare monthly and quarterly financial documents and reporting to executive and plant management.
- Prepared balance sheets and income statements.
- Supervised accurate, efficient, and compliant completion of monthly financial reporting packages.
- Provided insightful financial analysis to support executive team in making informed business decisions.
- Ensured timely financial statement preparation, allowing for better decision-making and strategic planning.
- Managed budgeting process, aligning departmental budgets with organizational goals and monitoring performance against targets.
- Prepared detailed variance analyses on a monthly basis, enabling more effective tracking of actuals versus forecasted figures.
- Improved financial decision-making, providing executive team with detailed reports and analysis on financial performance.
- Led cross-functional teams in process improvement initiatives, enhancing efficiency in financial operations.
Finance Manager
Carlex Glass Of America, LLC.
08.2021 - 09.2022
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions.
- Increased revenue by assisting with operations management.
- Analyzed financial statements against budget and forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.
- Mitigated process gaps and managed financial operational functions.
- Supervised accurate, efficient and compliant completion of monthly financial reporting packages.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Prepared income statements.
- Assisted in upper-level decision making by creating comprehensive financial reports and collaborating with finance and accounting departments.
- Accomplished reducing plant scrap from 9.85% to 5.2% through transparency reporting and providing details and suggestions for areas of improvement.
Senior Accountant
Carlex Glass Of America, LLC.
11.2020 - 08.2021
- Prepared 15 monthly journal entries and 12 balance sheet reconciliations.
- Updated general ledger with latest entries.
- Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
- Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
- Reconciled accounts and created documents for Monthly closure procedures.
- Helped convert financial department systems from Praevenio to EAM.
Staff Accountant
Carlex Glass of America Auburn
02.2019 - 11.2020
- AR Invoicing
- Prepare Journal Entries
- Post Journal Entries
- JSOX Audits
- JSOX Documentation
- Inventory Cycle Counts
- Established useful post-closing reports for operations.
- Increased transparency for daily reporting.
- Assist in Forecasting
- Analyze Plant Spending
Financial Assistant
Utilimaster Corporation
01.2012 - 02.2019
- Processed AP Transactions and helped resolved receiving issues for 3 business entities.
- Back up for AR Transactions for 3 different business entities.
- Completed monthly bank reconciliations for 4 different bank accounts.
- Oversight of shelter company in Mexico.
- Reconciled and followed up on open vendor chargebacks.
- Audit yearly physical inventory.
- Prepare and file sales tax reports for 25 states.
- Produced and audited T&E reimbursements and reports.
- Physical Inventory Control Desk
- Internal/External Audit
- Vendor payment reporting
- Company Credit Card reporting and audit.
- Supported Controller and Assistant Controller in fiscal closings, budget allocation and daily business operations.
Assistant Manager
El Paraiso, Inc
04.2004 - 01.2012
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy and reducing discrepancies.
- Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
- Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies and forecast future needs.
- Conducted weekly staff meetings to motivate staff members, address concerns and questions, plan improvements, and evaluate progress toward goals.
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
- Oversight of 15 employees in all area of store including cashiers, deli department, stockers, cooks, and waitresses.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Accounting
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN05.2019
Associates of Science - Accounting
International Business College - Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN11.2011
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- ERP Software Experience
- Fast Learner
- Operational Reporting
- Business Relationship Management
- Proactive and Focused
- Prioritizing and Planning
- Budgeting and Variance Analysis
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Fiscal Reporting
- Intuit QuickBooks
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Controller
Lippert Components, Inc.
09.2022 - Current
Finance Manager
Carlex Glass Of America, LLC.
08.2021 - 09.2022
Senior Accountant
Carlex Glass Of America, LLC.
11.2020 - 08.2021
Staff Accountant
Carlex Glass of America Auburn
02.2019 - 11.2020
Financial Assistant
Utilimaster Corporation
01.2012 - 02.2019
Assistant Manager
El Paraiso, Inc
04.2004 - 01.2012
Bachelors of Science - Accounting
Indiana Institute of Technology
Associates of Science - Accounting
International Business College - Fort Wayne
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