Deana Wood
Helena,AL
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with 13 years in leadership roles as a Controller and Accounting Manager. Proven track record in successfully opening a new plant, implementing SAP systems, and overseeing financial operations across multiple facilities. Expertise in supervising finance teams while fostering a collaborative and positive work environment that drives success. Strong ability to promote open communication and build effective relationships across all departments, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate Accounting Manager
TBEL, Inc. (div. Federal Signal Corp)
Birmingham, AL
12.2023 - Current
- Process month end close, forecasts and quarter end reporting timely.
- Manage intercompany allocations and balances
- Review bad debt files for write offs and collections – follow-up status of payments
- Oversee banking transactions daily and reconciliations
- Balance sheet reconciliation review for controllers
- Oversee P-card expenses for corporate and all plants
- Communication with 8 Plant Controllers
- Personal time to help disabled family member - January 2023 – Dec. 2023
Plant Controller, Accounting
Lear Corporation
Birmingham, AL
01.2022 - 11.2023
- Lead/develop finance staff.
- Oversee month end close duties to meet deadlines.
- Prepare monthly financial reports.
- Present financials to corporate in monthly meetings to discuss variances to budget.
- Approve/review purchase requisitions.
- Review/approve journal entries & reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly budgets.
- Work closely with plant manager & corporate finance team.
- Attend all management meetings & discuss issues.
- Review/approve capital projects.
- Develop reports for plant management.
- Audit inventory counts & approve adjustments
- Comply with Sox guidelines
- Oversee AP and AR Aging reports for payment status
Project Manager Accountant - Tooling & Capital
Magna - Kamtek Automotive
Birmingham, AL
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Track all tooling transactions: expenses, invoices, and payments.
- Analyze budget vs actual tooling costs for multiple tooling projects.
- Report tooling spending categories vs budget to CFO.
- Submit capital requests with all documentation to corporate.
- Monitor & report budget vs actual capital spending.
- Work closely with various dept managers regarding capital spending to completions.
- Move CIP to fixed asset system, post depreciation to general ledger monthly.
- Post all intercompany tooling invoices and reconcile monthly to the general ledger.
- Audit fixed assets in the plant to fixed asset register.
Plant Controller, Accounting
Kasai North America, Inc
Talladega, AL
04.2018 - 01.2020
- Responsible for finances of 2 plant locations in Alabama
- Prepare monthly financial reports for both plants and present to corporate.
- Coordinate month end close to meet deadlines.
- Prepare analysis for actual vs budget & comments for financials.
- Prepare/process journal entries & reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly/yearly budgets.
- Present financials to corporate in monthly meetings
- Manage/develop accounting staff.
- Work closely with plant manager & corporate finance team.
- Oversee physical inventories & reconciliations.
- Prepare quarterly reconciliations & entries.
- Attend all management meetings & discuss issues.
- Develop ways to track/improve expenses.
Financial Accountant
Magotteaux, Inc.
Pulaski, TN
06.2014 - 04.2018
- Prepare/manage all weekly & monthly cash forecasts.
- Manage & reconcile all bank accounts.
- Prepare & initiate all wires.
- Prepare & submit to bank weekly AR factoring files.
- Manage/ reconcile all factoring loans.
- Setup customer credit ratings and credit limits for 350+ customers
- Oversee accounts receivable aging reports for payment status
- Prepare and submit online Sales/Use Tax reports for 8 states.
- Supervise AR Clerk
- Prepare accruals and journal entries for ME close.
- Reconcile general ledger accounts.
- Prepare analysis & comments on actual vs budget.
- Support Regional Finance Manager on special projects.
- Assist auditors with YE audit, tax audits and factoring audits.
- 2017 completed projects include: Implementation to SAP, Avalara Tax & Coface.
Accounting Manager
SaarGummi Tennessee, Inc.
Pulaski, TN
06.2005 - 10.2012
- Lead/develop finance staff.
- Oversee month end close duties to meet deadlines.
- Prepare monthly financial reports.
- Present financials to corporate in monthly meetings to discuss variances to budget.
- Approve/review purchase requisitions.
- Review/approve journal entries & reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly budgets.
- Work closely with plant manager & corporate finance team.
- Attend all management meetings & discuss issues.
- Review/approve capital projects.
- Develop reports for plant management.
- Audit inventory counts & approve adjustments
- Comply with Sox guidelines
- Oversee AP and AR Aging reports for payment status
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Athens State University
Athens, ALAssociate of Science - Accounting
Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TNSkills
- SAP ERP System
- Bank reconciliation
- Cash flow management
- Fixed asset management
- SOX compliance
- Financial statement preparation
- Staff training and development
- Variance analysis
- Financial reporting
- Inventory auditing
- Excel advanced
Timeline
Corporate Accounting Manager
TBEL, Inc. (div. Federal Signal Corp)
12.2023 - Current
Plant Controller, Accounting
Lear Corporation
01.2022 - 11.2023
Project Manager Accountant - Tooling & Capital
Magna - Kamtek Automotive
03.2021 - 12.2021
Plant Controller, Accounting
Kasai North America, Inc
04.2018 - 01.2020
Financial Accountant
Magotteaux, Inc.
06.2014 - 04.2018
Accounting Manager
SaarGummi Tennessee, Inc.
06.2005 - 10.2012
Associate of Science - Accounting
Columbia State Community College
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Athens State University