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Amy McGaw

Ventura,CA

Summary

Highly seasoned financial/cost accountant and FP&A expert with over 10 years of professional experience in budgeting and expense/revenue forecasting, discrepancy identification, and resolution, Adept, proven expertise in improving the fiscal vitality of a diverse range of organizations in multiple industries through effective cost and cash flow management, strict adherence to accounting protocols and procedures, and maximizing revenue generation and profitability via financial analysis.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounting Manager

ODU-USA, Inc.
12.2021 - Current
  • Developed new processes for the accounting team to improve key performance measurements and improve the teams' efficiency.
  • Annual budgeting with monthly plan vs. expenses review to financial variances and analysis of those variances.
  • Consolidation of financials for three organizations for auditing purposes and complex analysis.
  • Project lead for internal improvements and new ERP implementation.
  • FP&A to support the Executive team to assist in decision-making with the detailed analysis presented.
  • Management styling that combines coaching, letting employees know their input is valuable, open communication, showing praise, giving feedback, and acknowledging successes while showing empathy.
  • Lead on annual certified audit for entire teams with over 7 years of good audit results

Senior Accountant

ODU-USA, Inc.
11.2015 - 12.2021
  • Maintain and supervise all accounting processes for 3 entities, ODU- USA, ODU-Automotive, and ODU-North American Logistics
  • Review financial reports explaining anomalies
  • Reviewed bank reconciliations to make sure they balanced with GL
  • Balance General Ledger Accounts
  • In charge of all aspects of both internal and certified audits
  • Negotiates all vehicle lease contracts
  • In charge of setting up and maintaining credit card processes for website orders
  • Process payroll to make sure all employees are paid properly
  • Including processing paid time off
  • Oversee all insurance renewals for business liabilities
  • Oversees month-end and year-end closing processes
  • Achievements:
  • Developed a paperless process for accounts receivable
  • Worked with multiple departments to launch the website by setting up all credit card processes and sales tax processes
  • Developed procedures for the accounting and HR teams to work remotely during COVID
  • Developed procedures for new customers, including approving credit terms, credit limits, and welcome letters.

Staff Accountant

Saticoy Country Club
11.2009 - 03.2015
  • Reviewed prepared financial reports and provided support to the finance team
  • Collected, analyzed, and reconciled financial data
  • Reviewed processed accounting entries
  • Studied company operations, trends, costs, revenues, and financial obligations
  • Compiled reports comparing actual and budgeted costs
  • Closed accounts and compiled financial statements each month
  • Worked with staff to develop and manage the budget
  • Journal Entries
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Monitored receivables for over 500 members
  • Developed and Implemented document recordkeeping
  • Created a process for tracking membership, the type of membership, and each membership equity value
  • Developed budgets for each department to follow and monitored budgets to make sure all managers stayed within their budget.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Phoenix

Skills

  • Staff supervision/mentoring
  • Leading events and meeting from 3-30 participants
  • Use initiative to be a proactive self-starter
  • Financial Reporting Analysis
  • Ability to work in a face paced environment
  • Problem solver looking at the big picture
  • Financial Budgeting
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software
  • Accounting Procedure Consultant
  • Attention to Detail
  • Self-Motivated Professional
  • MS Office Suite

Timeline

Accounting Manager

ODU-USA, Inc.
12.2021 - Current

Senior Accountant

ODU-USA, Inc.
11.2015 - 12.2021

Staff Accountant

Saticoy Country Club
11.2009 - 03.2015

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Phoenix
Amy McGaw