Ann Marie Lakatos
Rockaway,New Jersey
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager – Corporate Reporting and Finance/IT Controller
Sun Chemical Corporation
Parsippany, NJ
09.2007 - Current
- Responsible for all Corporate Expense reporting and analysis
- Approve entries prepared by Financial Analyst for monthly close and fixed basis
- Track Capital spending of IT projects
- Coordinate Corporate Expense Templates for AOP process and improve each year to make more efficient.
Senior SAP Financial System Analyst
Sun Chemical Corporation
Parsippany, NJ
09.2007 - Current
- Migrated data from legacy CODA system to SAP
- Identified as SAP Power User and provide training and support to Finance staff
- Booked corporate payrolls via ADP GL as well as maintain subsystem as necessary
- Preform various monthly financial closing tasks such as journal entries, reconciliations and paying of invoices
- Prepare monthly corporate expense reporting package and reconcile with financial reporting group.
Senior Financial Systems Analyst / Consultant
Siemens Buildings Technologies
Florham Park, NJ
06.2002 - 06.2007
- Key member of SAP implementation team
- Responsible for chart of account and cost center mapping, payroll interface, testing and data migration
- Identified as SAP Power User
- Train and support local Finance Staff on use of all applications
- Maintain all aspects of legacy general ledger systems (Oracle and AS400)
- Decommissioned Oracle and BPCS general ledgers
- Lead accounting projects with significant business impact by developing detailed project plans
- Evaluate current financial reporting systems to recommend, develop, and implement new procedures while improving operating efficiencies and internal controls
- Partner with IT department on integration of acquired businesses units
- Program Oracle Auto-allocation functionality to allocate Administrative expenses
- Performed monthly account analyses and prepared quarterly PBC schedules.
Staff Consultant
ISES
Whitehouse Station, N.J.
03.2000 - 12.2001
- Led analysis and documentation for migration of AS400 billing system to Oracle A/R
- Reconciled outstanding A/R balances from legacy system
- Assisted in the collection and application of over $8 M overdue customer receivables while processing monthly billings of $1M for Network Services
- Assisted in the management of over $15 million of revenue for outsourced and resale business.
Staff Consultant
Johnson McClean Technologies, Inc.
New York, N.Y.
09.1998 - 12.1999
- Created Internal Process Guide for re-engineering of financial system to Oracle PA, FA and AR
- Developed presentation of key financial processes to management and associates
- Documented Fixed Asset book close procedure and trained new associate to perform function
- Reconciled AT&T Labs Capital Projects and facilitated corrections to accounting process.
Senior Financial Systems Analyst/System Administrator
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Roseland, N.J.
04.1995 - 09.1998
- Maintained accuracy of all Oracles financial reports (FSG’s)
- Trained new users on character base and GUI versions
- Performed system administrator duties including security, new user setup and assigning roles
- Defined set of books for foreign acquisition to enable accurate translation of financials
- Automated manual efforts for users to achieve accurate analysis and efficient use of time.
Senior Financial Analyst
Potters Industries Inc.
Parsippany, NJ
05.1989 - 07.1994
- Responsible for analyzing and reporting monthly financial results
- Prepared consolidated three-year plans, operating budgets and capital budgets
- Created product line report.
Senior Accountant
Potters Industries Inc.
Parsippany, NJ
05.1989 - 07.1994
- Maintained financial applications
- Reviewed financial statements and assisted with month end close.
Financial Analyst
Potters Industries Inc.
Parsippany, NJ
05.1989 - 07.1994
- Produced and analyzed the monthly management financial reports
- Input operating budgets.
Education
M.B.A. - Corporate Finance
Fairleigh Dickinson University
B.A. - Accounting Information Systems
Pace University
Skills
- SAP
- Microsoft Suite
- Oracle Financial Suite
- Webmaster Certification
Timeline
Manager – Corporate Reporting and Finance/IT Controller
Sun Chemical Corporation
09.2007 - Current
Senior SAP Financial System Analyst
Sun Chemical Corporation
09.2007 - Current
Senior Financial Systems Analyst / Consultant
Siemens Buildings Technologies
06.2002 - 06.2007
Staff Consultant
ISES
03.2000 - 12.2001
Staff Consultant
Johnson McClean Technologies, Inc.
09.1998 - 12.1999
Senior Financial Systems Analyst/System Administrator
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
04.1995 - 09.1998
Senior Financial Analyst
Potters Industries Inc.
05.1989 - 07.1994
Senior Accountant
Potters Industries Inc.
05.1989 - 07.1994
Financial Analyst
Potters Industries Inc.
05.1989 - 07.1994
M.B.A. - Corporate Finance
Fairleigh Dickinson University
B.A. - Accounting Information Systems
Pace University