Anita S. Liguori
Hoschton,GA
Summary
Detail-oriented accounting professional with expertise in financial systems and accounting processes. Solves complex problems and manages workloads to enhance team performance. Delivers accurate financial reconciliations and analysis while supporting strategic business objectives. Drives continuous process improvements in a collaborative team environment.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Supervisor
Steel Plate LLC
Pendergrass, Georgia
10.2024 - Current
- Supervised daily accounting operations and team activities, ensuring financial accuracy.
- Managed accounts payable and receivable processes to ensure timely transactions.
- Hired and managed accounts payable and accounts receivable staff, optimizing team performance.
- Executed multiple bank reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy.
- Main point of contact for quarterly and annual audits.
- Executed corporate credit card reconciliations and approved expense reports for financial compliance.
- Developed SOP documentation and facilitated conversion from Syspro to Invex ERP to enhance operational efficiency.
Senior Corporate Accountant
Capital Lighting Fixture Company
08.2020 - 10.2024
- Leverage strong organizational skills and an analytical mindset to ensure accurate and timely processing of accounting information in accordance with GAAP and corporate finance principles.
- Prepare financial reports, maintain the general ledger, complete account balancing, and month-end closing processes using Microsoft Dynamics AX.e ERP.
- Reconcile foreign and domestic bank accounts, and calculate exchange rate differences.
- Acted as primary contact for audit matters, prepared expense budgets, managed fixed assets, and reconciled vendor royalties and credit card reports.
- Implemented internal control changes, establishing an organized system for fixed asset accounting that improved compliance and accuracy.
- Coordinate and file business licenses, property tax, sales tax, exemption certificates, and determine vendor and customer rebates using Power BI and SQL Power Queries.
Accountant
Vallen USA
10.2018 - 08.2020
- Expertly directed all aspects of financial management and provided reporting and analysis on division, department, and expense levels.
- Performed monthly reconciliations for accounts receivable (A/R) collection accounts consisting of approximately 10,000 transaction lines and entered accruals and reversals of revenue and expenses for service companies.
- Conducted management fee calculations for ROA/ROS and labor and fringe benefits, delivering precise estimates for franchise and non-franchise sales.
- Monitored commercial property leases and utility expenses, recommending cost-reduction strategies that improved profitability.
- Coordinated cross-training sessions between departments to enhance employee skills. between the Sales Tax and Accounting Departments.
- Provided hands-on management and technical expertise in SX.e, OnBase, and Cognos programs.
- Managed distribution of indirect materials and stock for efficient supply chain operations.
Accounting Manager
Plumbing Distributors Inc.
09.2016 - 06.2018
- Led accounting department as strategic business advisor, managing staff and processes to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Reconciled daily cash accounts, expense reports, and fuel cards and held accountability for cash management to ensure adequate accounts payable (A/P), payroll, and sales tax funding.
- Supervised five accounts payable (A/P) associates responsible for purchase orders and receiving documents and vendor invoices in a paper and ERP-based system.
- Spearheaded creation and updates of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and internal controls to enhance consistency in accounting processes.
- Developed training program for accounts payable (A/P) associates and coordinated weekly meetings for effective communication and project updates.
- Negotiated buying programs to achieve over 25% reduction in department supply costs.
Accountant
Winsupply
06.2005 - 09.2016
- Managed accounting operations by preparing financial statements and maintaining general ledgers for 35 wholesale plumbing, electrical, and HVAC equipment companies.
- Managed local business licenses and property tax returns, reviewed commercial leases, reconciled bank and expense report statements, and coordinated audits.
- Developed documentation, amendments, and revisions to procedures, policies, and standards for purchasing, receiving, sales orders, accounts payable reconciliation, and freight handling.
- Effectively mentored and trained accounting assistants and interns from the University of Georgia and Georgia Gwinnett College on financial reporting and analysis and transferred knowledge of key concepts.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
University of Georgia
Athens, GASkills
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Financial statements and reconciliations
- Auditing
- Month-end closing processes
- General ledger and journal entries
- Cash flow management
- Financial reporting and forecasting
- Compliance auditing
- Data analysis
- Process improvement
- Project management
- Microsoft Dynamics ERP
- Cognos and Power BI
- SQL and Power Query
- Team building and leadership
- Compliance auditing
Timeline
Accounting Supervisor
Steel Plate LLC
10.2024 - Current
Senior Corporate Accountant
Capital Lighting Fixture Company
08.2020 - 10.2024
Accountant
Vallen USA
10.2018 - 08.2020
Accounting Manager
Plumbing Distributors Inc.
09.2016 - 06.2018
Accountant
Winsupply
06.2005 - 09.2016
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
University of Georgia