JADA M TILTON
New Albany,OH
Summary
Motivated Assistant Controller adept at month end processes including analyzing income statement and balance sheet. Very experienced with AP and AR operations as well as inventory management, payroll and fixed assets. Good mathematical and problem-solving abilities. Intermediate and some Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel. Accomplished Accounting Manager enthusiastic about streamlining financial processes and improving procedures. Knowledgeable about manufacturing processes. 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
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Controller
Lear Corporation
Hebron, OH
10.2023 - Current
- Conducted month-end closing activities, such as accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, intercompany reconciliations, payroll, and other adjustments.
- Processed fixed assets, monthly depreciation, ePars, and leases.
- Monthly account reconciliations.
- Managed external AR and AP processes and balances to SAP.
- Assisted in the development of annual budgets and forecasts.
- Identified opportunities to improve processes through automation or improved controls over data accuracy.
- Complied with SOX guidelines and developed policies to maintain compliance with other regulatory statutes.
Senior Accountant
Axium Packaging LLC
New Albany, OH
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Generated and presented monthly financial statements to senior management.
- Maintained Fixed Assets for Bethlehem Plant and Apex Finishing
- Managed and prepared journal entries and reconciliations to support monthly general ledger closing activities.
- Review monthly Finished Goods and Raw Materials inventories, approve and post variances
- Reviewed and posted Accounts Payable invoices in SAP
- Linx Logistics IFTA reporting, inter company long and short haul invoicing
Accounting Manager
Savare' Specialty Adhesives
Delaware, OH
11.2015 - 10.2021
- Responsible for tracking Capital Projects, reconciling the Construction in Progress account, updating the fixed asset ledger and managing the monthly depreciation file
- Manage all areas of accounting, including accounts payable and receivable, general ledger management, journal entries, reconciliation between dual accounting systems and the subledgers
- Assist Treasurer in preparing Quarterly Financials for Foreign parent company
- Updated cash flow spreadsheet daily with bank transactions and entered them into Sisinfo
- Calculate and submit the borrowing base report to the bank monthly
- Responsible for filing and payment of CAT and use tax
- Also paid property tax and various income taxes
- Managed Accounts Payables by coding and entering invoices into Sisinfo
- Paid vendors and contractors via ach/wire payments, credit card or weekly check run
- Maintain raw material and finished goods inventories by entering the manufactured jobs into Deacom as well as the sales and purchase invoices
- Update standard costs in Deacom for raw materials
- Purchasing duties: create and issue purchase orders, maintain office supplies, order production supplies with credit on account or credit card
- Manage payroll operations for team of 40+ employees
- Implemented Timeco timekeeping system
- Internal HR manager - maintained relationship between employees and the PEO.
Senior Financial Analyst
Bread Financial (Alliance Data)
Columbus, OH
07.2013 - 05.2015
- Month end journals for Collateral (inventory) transactions and postage for statements, letters, etc
- Improved several journal entries by updating the processes and spreadsheets resulting in a time savings of approximately 4-5 hours for the credit card subcontractors. Distributed the $6MM statement postage expense entry among the various customers
- Month end balance sheet and income statement variance explanations and blackline reconciliations
- Updated subcontractor processes to provide more meaningful information
- Provided collateral IDs to buyers and program management within 99% of the SLA
- Tracked and recorded monthly destruction of inventory and close ID process
- Compiled information regarding inactive items for obsolete inventory accrual and teamed with partners to determine resolution
- Resolved invoice issues so they could be paid and provided weekly report to management
- Backup for real estate taxes, prepaid building leases & maintenance payments.
Plant Accountant
Packaging Corporation of America
Ashland, OH
09.1993 - 05.2013
- Completed the majority of the month end closing journals and was able to close for the Controller for this Fortune 500 Company
- Responsible for the majority of the balance sheet account reconciliations
- Produced high-quality documents, spreadsheets and presentations for internal and customer-facing needs using Impromptu and Microsoft Excel to assist in sales analysis, bids and capital project requests
- Improved inventory cycle count accuracy at the warehouse to 99% by effectively using the system software and proper training
- Replaced monthly physical counts with cycle counts and an annual physical which reduced inventory count time by at least 85%
- Main contact for some of the largest customers for the entire company
- Investigated deductions and on account payments
- Followed up with delinquent accounts to obtain funds and reduce delinquency days to an average of three
- Improved the time for the quality returns invoice processing from 45-60 days to 95% under 30 days
- Handled volume rebates and cost savings plans for customers
- Reviewed credit for prospective customers and renewals for current customers and rarely had a delinquent account
- Oversaw accounts payable and receivable operations for this manufacturing company
- Supervised and cross-trained three employees, enabling completion of priority tasks during personnel absences.
- Worked with internal, external and sales tax auditors
- Developed internal requirements which complied with Sarbanes Oxley standards to minimize regulatory risks and liability across program.
Education
BSBA - Finance
Ashland University
Associates - Accounting
North Central Technical College
Skills
- AP/AR processes
- Fixed Assets
- Month end closing processes
- Credit and collections
- Policy and procedure modification
- SAP, Peoplesoft, Sisinfo, Deacom, CIMS II ERP systems
- Blackline and IBM systems
- Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables and formulas)
- Outlook, Lotus Notes, Groupwise and Zimbra emails
- Financial Statements Review
- GAAP Accounting Practices
- Payroll Management
- Financial Projections
- Account Reconciliation
Timeline
Assistant Controller
Lear Corporation
10.2023 - Current
Senior Accountant
Axium Packaging LLC
10.2021 - 01.2023
Accounting Manager
Savare' Specialty Adhesives
11.2015 - 10.2021
Senior Financial Analyst
Bread Financial (Alliance Data)
07.2013 - 05.2015
Plant Accountant
Packaging Corporation of America
09.1993 - 05.2013
BSBA - Finance
Ashland University
Associates - Accounting
North Central Technical College