LaTasha Shepard
McKinney,TX
Summary
Reliable Senior Accounting Manager professional offering 26 years of demonstrated skills and success in managing internal accounting processes, improving controls and strengthening systems for optimal performance. Proficient in all aspects of accounting, including Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures, month-end, quarterly, and year-end close, financial statement preparation and analysis, operational management, journal entries, reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, budget administration, used sales tax, and payroll. Gifted in building and leading solid teams to handle high-volume operations with consistency, accuracy and full compliance with regulatory requirements.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounting Manager
Jefferson Lines
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed month- end close process and year end close process
- Prepared and publish timely monthly financial statements
- Processed journal entries
- Responsible for reconciling Cash
- Prepared and processed monthly Sales and Used Tax report
- Processed yearly 1099 Tax Package
- Managed amortization expenses
- Managed and trained Senior Staff Accountant, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and any Temps
- Coordinated and assist with the preparation of regulatory reporting including annual and periodic program review audits
- Managed Inventory
- Reviewed and approved Payroll
- Developed and documented business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Coordinated and assisted with the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
- Assisted Control with additional duties as necessary
- Overseen all subsidy contracts related to accounting and invoicing matters
- Overseen subsidy revenue budgets, periodic reforecasts and fiscal year budget
- Assisted in all internal and external audits including yearly certification audit related to subsidy revenue
- Ensured staff maintains all pertinent state subsidy documentation; (contracts, operating schedules, state/consultant communication emails, etc.), and the subsidy database (billed revenue, passenger revenue, revenue per mile, cost per mile, bus miles, etc.)
- Subsidy Database: run, maintain, and validate monthly reports used to retrieve operational schedule data for subsidized city pairs; bus miles, passenger miles, and passenger revenue
- Ensure database balances to GL monthly
- Provided ad-hoc reporting to Upper Management related to subsidy programs
- Work closely with Commercial/Operational team members and external consulting representatives related to all subsidy programs and help prioritize activities that maximize profits.
Senior Accounting Manager
DIVINE HAIR STORE / DIVINE HAIR SALON
01.2017 - 11.2021
- Online business turned into a successful Beauty Supply Store and Beauty Salon with revenue of $300K
- Responsible for making a profit
- Handle all operations of both Beauty Supply Store and Beauty Salon from book keeping to balancing budgets, managing cash flow and conflict resolutions
- Responsible for Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Completing Accounting duties
- Management
- Communication Services
- Created new revenue streams through adding key brands to the store
- Spearheaded the remodeling of the store and Salon area resulting in a 25% increase in revenue
- Strengthened company business by adding a Salon to the store to increase the flow of traffic
- Turned the business around by adding more inventory and products so customers can actually buy the product when they come in as well as get it installed in the Salon
- Managed a team of 7, 3 Sale Rep., and 4 beauty professionals
- Increase inventory levels so the store is full of new and exclusive brands
- Ensure all staff are complying with occupational health and safety regulations
- Interacting with customers/clients and Staff
- Overseeing customer service.
Division Senior Accounting Manager
PARKER HANNIFIN OILDYNE DIVISION
07.2007 - 12.2016
- Ensure the corporate accounting policies were adhered to, according to generally accepted accounting principles
- Ensure inventory is properly costed and analyzed
- Prepare monthly LIFO index! prepare Y/E Tax Package, S199 Tax, R&D Tax
- Set annual standard costs and departmental budgets
- Assist in Budget Forecasting
- Maintain general ledger
- Prepare Win Scorecard, prepare UCC Survey
- Manages the yearly peer to peer audit
- Auditor for other Parker location
- Managed the monthly closing process for the division
- Prepare monthly financial reports and Flux Analysis for the division and corporate
- Prepare monthly reconciliation, and provide business analysis as required
- Maintain, update and enhance the Division's and Plant location's internal controls to ensure future financial, internal control, and Sarbanes-Oxley audits are complying
- Perform Sarbanes-Oxley Peer Audits Perform and maintain Internal Self-Assessment Supervise, direct and assign work of collection staff
- Review and managed performance Train staff
- Maintain highest degree of customer service, throughput, quality, cost reduction and people productivity
- Processed weekly payroll function for 125 employees
- Managed the collection process Received $684K in payments from vendors in 8 Months from Accounts that were 6 years Past Due (Aging had a credit balance of $32K)
- Utilizing SAP ERP system for Parker Hannifin hydraulics division.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting -
Almeda University
01.2006
Associate Applied Science, Advance Accounting -
MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
08.1998
Skills
- ADP
- AS400
- Crystal Reports
- Dos
- Lawson
- SAP
- Microsoft Word
- J D Edwards Lawson
- Excel
- Access
- Oracle ERP
- Platinum
- PowerPoint
- Mainframe SAP IBM System AS400
- Outlook Express
- Crystal Reports Timberline
- Hyperion
- ADP/PeopleSoft
- Bottom Line/Paybase
- Great Plains
- MAS 90
- MSS
- Peachtree/Dos
- Macola
- QuickBooks
- 12,500sph
- 10 Key
Accomplishments
- Brought in $684K by reviewing delinquent accounts and contacting customers.
- Documented and resolved RMA Process which led to saving $60K in scrap.
Timeline
Senior Accounting Manager
Jefferson Lines
04.2022 - 06.2023
Senior Accounting Manager
DIVINE HAIR STORE / DIVINE HAIR SALON
01.2017 - 11.2021
Division Senior Accounting Manager
PARKER HANNIFIN OILDYNE DIVISION
07.2007 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Accounting -
Almeda University
Associate Applied Science, Advance Accounting -
MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
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