Helen Vo
Stafford,VA
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Cost Accountant
Harrington Hoists, Inc.-Kito Crosby
10.2012 - Current
- Manage, establish and optimize cost processes, calculate labor and overhead rates for the annual cost roll.
- Analyze cost and profitability by product line and project.
- Assist Sales and Operations by monitoring and maintaining accurate standard costs.
- Post daily completed work orders to system with corresponding manufacturing variances. Research excessive variances and coordinate any necessary corrections.
- Analyze key variance drivers: PPV, cycle count, inventory adjustments, over/under absorption of overheads.
- Reconcile inventory value and compile quarterly inventory obsolescence reserves.
- Provide journal entries for inventory and WIP reconciliations including all bank accounts reconciliations.
- Managed month-end closing activities efficiently, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
Cost Accountant
Depuy-Synthes, A Company Of Johnson & Johnson
03.2008 - 10.2012
- Prepared and reported monthly financial analyses including labor rate, labor efficiency and volume variances by product line, actual manufacturing cost and inventory trend.
- Supported annual budget preparation by providing detailed historical data analysis and projecting future trends in costs and revenues.
- Monitored fixed asset accounting process, maintaining accurate asset registers on all active capital projects.
- Assisted with month-end closing procedures, journal entry review, balance sheet analysis and monthly management report preparation.
Financial Accounting Specialist
Alcon Laboratories Inc.
09.2001 - 03.2008
- Managed accounts payable functions, ensuring timely processing of invoices and accurate cash flow management.
- Effectively managed fixed asset tracking system including recording acquisitions, disposals, depreciation calculations, and reconciling asset values with general ledger balances periodically.
- Maintained effective working relationships with external vendors by resolving disputes professionally while safeguarding company interests.
- Enhanced financial accuracy by performing reconciliations, adjusting journal entries, and maintaining updated records.
Education
Associate of Science - Computer And Information Sciences
American River College
Sacramento, CABachelor of Science - Accounting
Columbus University
OnlineSkills
- JDE ERP
- Epicor ERP
- Variance Analysis
- Bank Reconciliation
- Inventory Management
- Excel Proficiency-Pivot tables
- Power BI
- Team Collaboration
- Financial Reporting
- Cost Analysis
- Margin Analysis
- Standard Costing
Timeline
Cost Accountant
Harrington Hoists, Inc.-Kito Crosby
10.2012 - Current
Cost Accountant
Depuy-Synthes, A Company Of Johnson & Johnson
03.2008 - 10.2012
Financial Accounting Specialist
Alcon Laboratories Inc.
09.2001 - 03.2008
Associate of Science - Computer And Information Sciences
American River College
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Columbus University
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