Julia Padilla
Oak Lawn,IL
Summary
Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach. Over 14 years of experience in Accounting and Finance, including Costing, budget planning and forecast, and financial statements, variance analysis, asset classification and capitalization, material management, inventory management, payroll, and basic accounting transactions such as accounts payable/receivable, collections, bank reconciliations, journal entries.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Cost Accounting & Analysis
Cresco Labs
2022.06 - Current
- Manage and coach at least one senior accounting analyst
- Subject matter expert for cost and inventory accounting
- Oversee cost accounting program, including product and process cost models for GAAP reporting for specific markets
- Prepare and review inventory analysis, valuation, and impairment on a quarterly basis
- Prepare and review schedules used in monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for both internal and external reporting purposes
- Assist with the preparation and review of the market-specific financial statements for cost and inventory areas
- Provide periodic (monthly/quarterly) operational cost analysis for the company's markets
- Assist with operational cost model and SKU-level analysis initiatives to provide improved profitability reporting
- Proactively identify areas to improve profitability and business results by leveraging cost models, analysis, and business partnerships with operations
- Work directly with operational and site teams on special projects and initiatives related to cost and inventory
- Lead monthly and quarterly meetings with operations teams and leadership to support the growth of the business and share key cost findings
- Drive the continuous improvement of processes and procedures as the company expands in new and established markets
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Support the year-end financial audit and tax preparation process
- Work closely with external auditors to ensure regulatory compliance of our inventory costing positions
- Work cross functionally with company departments and external partners on key operational projects and cost accounting and reporting requirements
- Responsible for the implementation of accounting policies and procedures as the company expands into new and established markets.
Corporate Cost Accountant
Inventus Power
2018.03 - 2022.06
- Partner with Manufacturing, Research and Development and Quality Controls teams to target opportunities to enhance processes and improve efficiencies
- Perform analytical reviews of all manufacturing variances
- Identify the drivers of the variances and propose action plans to get operations re-aligned with the plan
- Support the preparation of the quarterly operational financial forecasts and annual plan
- Perform month end close activities related to Cost Accounting
- Support the annual physical inventory and cycle count programs
- Partner with teams to improve inventory accuracy
- Provide financial support and manage the tracking of projects for both capital and expense related activities
- Develops standard costs for material, labor and overheads for all products
- Monitor absorption rates and identify factors driving variances to the anticipated rates
- Analyze aged inventory
- Propose proper reserves
- Develop plans to mitigate exposure
- Maintain Fixed Assets schedule for 4 entities.
Senior Financial Analyst
Harting Inc. of North America
2017.04 - 2018.03
- Prepare latest-estimations for year end and quarterly forecasts per corporate guidelines
- Prepare monthly financial statements and submit to corporate management
- Analyze current financial information and project future months
- Set-up and process cost allocations and distributions for all Americas’ entities
- Analyze and report price variances and profitable products for manufacturing entities
- Supply chain support with freight, VAT, duties, inventory, and slow-moving inventory reserves.
Accounting Manager
Lakeview Energy, LLC
2015.06 - 2017.04
- Provide Financial Statements with variance analysis to CFO
- Oversee month end close for five companies
- Prepare monthly financial statements and supporting schedules
- Maintain general ledgers for corporate entities
- Track and report all state sales and use tax reports
- Report Canadian GST/HST reports
- Track and allocate new development costs, intercompany transactions, and billings
- Approve vendor invoices for payment
- Complete expense report compliance reviews
- Coordinate with Commodity Traders on freight logistics and tracking
- Improve and implement new monthly financial reporting procedures and internal management analysis reports.
Staff Accountant
American Association of Nurse Anesthetist
2010.04 - 2015.09
- Performed account reconciliations, analysis, and adjustments
- Manage all check and cash deposits making sure that the funds are deposited to the correct Bank Accounts
- Approve payment applications in Aptify (CRM System) and ensure payments processors applied all payments provided
- Verify Aptify (CRM) data for export into Great Plains (Financial System) for accuracy
- Post adjusting journal entries to general ledger accounts as needed
- Provide all applicable data relevant to the organization and multi-entity annual audit including data compilation, reconciliation of balance sheet and P/L accounts, etc
- Receive and code AP check requests for multiple entities based on expense type and budget allocation
- Collection of past due invoices from multiple vendors
- Reconcile and invoice multiple intercompany entities for month end balances
- Review corporate credit card statements from multiple department directors for expense allocations and amounts
- Record monthly journal entries for allocation of restricted/unrestricted funds based on use, purpose, or project
- Assist with the preparation of yearly budget by providing previous year’s expense analysis and relevant information
- Manage Fixed Assets and depreciation allocation
- Researched and resolved unbalanced items for multiple accounts based on analysis and data review
- Prepare, adjust, and generate month-end financial reports in Dynamics Management Reporter 2012.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting -
Robert Morris University
Chicago, ILSkills
- Team Leadership
- Time Management
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Staff Training and Development
- Staff Management
- Project Management
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Staff Development
- Key Performance Indicators
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Organizational Skills
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- ERP Systems Expertise
- Cost Analysis
- Fixed Asset Accounting
- Auditing procedures
- Internal Controls
- Variance Analysis
- Margin Analysis
- Cost Evaluation
Skillsandaffiliations
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Great Plains, Management Reporter, AGRIS, Aptify, SAP, CRM, Analysis for Excel
Timeline
Manager, Cost Accounting & Analysis
Cresco Labs
2022.06 - Current
Corporate Cost Accountant
Inventus Power
2018.03 - 2022.06
Senior Financial Analyst
Harting Inc. of North America
2017.04 - 2018.03
Accounting Manager
Lakeview Energy, LLC
2015.06 - 2017.04
Staff Accountant
American Association of Nurse Anesthetist
2010.04 - 2015.09
Bachelor of Science in Accounting -
Robert Morris University
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