Lisa Campbell
Washington,NJ
Summary
Skilled financial leader knowledgeable about accounting practices, principles and requirements. Successfully maintains compliant, accurate and cost-effective financial operations for Manufacturing and Retail businesses. Over 10 years in field with stellar record of achievement.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant, Retail
Diptyque Paris, USA
New York, NY
05.2022 - Current
- Assisted Controller in developing and implementing internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Maintained up-to-date records of all accounts payable and receivable activities.
- Reconciled bank statements on a regular basis to ensure accuracy of financial information.
- Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations for review by Controller.
- Reviewed monthly reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial data in general ledger accounts.
- Assisted with month-end closing activities such as journal entries and reconciliations of general ledger accounts.
- Provided support with annual budgeting process including gathering data, preparing reports, and tracking progress against budgeted numbers.
- Assisted with external audit requests by providing requested documents in a timely manner.
- Developed procedures for streamlining accounts payable processes to improve efficiency in the department.
- Performed month-end close functions such as accruals, prepaid expenses amortization.
- Coordinated with other departments and divisions to ensure accurate accounting of intercompany transactions.
- Provided back-up support for Accounts Payable team during peak times or absences due to vacation or illness.
- Participated in special projects as assigned by the Controller or CFO.
- Performed intercompany reconciliations between multiple legal entities across countries.
Finance Consultant
Independent Contactor
Remote, NJ
08.2020 - 05.2022
- Maintain general ledger and chart of accounts, performed complex accounting functions such as journal entry preparation, account analysis, balance sheet reconciliation and preparation of quarterly financial statements.
- Oversee cash flow, controlled costs and financial matters.
- Responsible for inter-company reconciliations and chargebacks.
- Completed month-end and year-end closings, kept records audit-ready and monitored timely recording of accounting transactions.
- Verified accuracy of accounting disbursements such as vendor payments.
- Handle any ad hoc tasks as necessary.
Controller
Ales Group USA, Inc.
Remote, NJ
01.2018 - 07.2020
- Maintained general ledger and chart of accounts, performed complex accounting functions such as journal entry preparation, account analysis, balance sheet reconciliation and preparation of quarterly financial statements.
- Analyzed and presented financial reports and financial statements to CEO on a monthly and annual basis and provided strategic recommendations in support of business decisions.
- Managed and reconciled Balance Sheet account schedules including bank reconciliations.
- Developed reports for leadership compiling data and insights into inventory, trends and sales with focus on readability and brevity.
- Extensively analyzed and researched financial data ahead of annual budget creation and administration.
- Established budgets, cash flow forecasts, cost assessments and provided weekly, monthly and quarterly reports.
- Completed month-end and year-end closings, kept records audit-ready and monitored timely recording of accounting transactions.
- Verified accuracy of accounting disbursements such as vendor payments.
- Oversaw cash flow, controlled costs and financial matters.
- Worked closely with CEO to Develop annual budget and forecasts.
- Implemented cost and budget processes to ensure budget control and accurate forecasting.
- Managed work of team of 2 Accounting specialists handling AP/AR Collections and all other accounting functions.
- Responsible for inter-company reporting, reconciliations and chargebacks.
- Managed purchases, receipts and documentation of finished goods, materials, packaging and ingredients for submission in monthly/ annual closing reports.
Accounting Manager
Ales Group USA, Inc.
New York, NY
01.2010 - 12.2017
- Tracked and analyzed weekly sales reports, assisted CFO and CEO in implementing corrective action plans and streamlined sales operations.
- Handled accounting operations such as journal entries, pursuing collections and reconciling accounts.
- Prepared monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices.
- Managed Balance Sheet accounts schedules and reconciliations including bank reconciliations.
- Supported budget administration with detailed expense analyses and report reviews.
- Reviewed and reconciled discrepancies in accounts and financial documentation.
- Managed and delegated tasks to accounting staff of 4 employees based upon strength and expertise.
- Processed and paid Sales taxes to keep operation compliant with state and federal laws.
- Managed Intercompany reporting and reconciliations.
Education
MBA - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZBachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZAssociate of Arts - Information Technology
Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NYSkills
- GAAP Accounting
- Executive leadership advisement
- Month-end and year-end closings
- Process improvement
- Balance sheet management
- Financial forecasting
- Financial document review
- Sales Tax Preparation
- Proficient in MS Excel
- SA, IM and GL SAP modules
Additional Information
Extensive usage of accounting packages (AR, AP, GL, SO, PO, IM, CM), Sage, Crystal Reports, Navision, Excel, Word, Power Point. Strong Organizational, Administrative and Leadership Skills. Extremely Detail Oriented. Strong trouble shooting/Helpdesk experience. Experience in customer goods in manufacturing and retail industry. Experience with EDI import, export and inventory management processes. Assisted IT and API Data consultants with ERP upgrades and EDI integration. Point of Contact for set up of new EDI trading partners.
Timeline
Senior Accountant, Retail
Diptyque Paris, USA
05.2022 - Current
Finance Consultant
Independent Contactor
08.2020 - 05.2022
Controller
Ales Group USA, Inc.
01.2018 - 07.2020
Accounting Manager
Ales Group USA, Inc.
01.2010 - 12.2017
MBA - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts - Information Technology
Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York
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