Marcia DePriest
Rose Bud,AR
Summary
Business-minded Finance Manager promoting more than 30 years of expertise overseeing transactions and reconciling monthly financial reports. Highly collaborative individual with track record of effectively training and coaching staff members. Offering confidence, team contribution and decision making skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Controller
Crain Automotive Group
Sherwood, AR
03.2022 - 08.2022
- Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Managed daily financial functions in collaboration with accounting and payroll personnel.
- Followed up with delinquent accounts to obtain funds and reduce aging balances.
- Reviewed documents and data to give accurate presentations and forecasts to upper management.
- Worked with both internal and external users to create detailed financial reports.
- Directed corporate decision-making and planning by monitoring and setting policies and procedures to optimize fiscal performance.
- Managed twelve dealership statement reviews monthly to coordinate variance reporting.
Cost Accountant
Saint Jean Industry
Heber Springs, AR
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Performed financial reporting, trend analysis and process improvement support.
- Predicted, planned and recorded costs of raw materials, labor and operation.
- Diminished outstanding debts by analyzing accounts for issues.
- Suggested key budgetary changes to increase company profits.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Developed and implemented corrective actions to bring business areas in line with standards.
- Calculated labor and overhead rates, annually updating costs.
- Assisted with month-end closing procedures, journal entry review, balance sheet analysis and monthly management report preparation.
- Monitored cost standard performance to confirm that costs met budget cost parameters.
Finance Manager
Red River Boating Center
Heber Springs, AR
03.2020 - 08.2021
- Executed core financial processes, including vendor setup and payment, operational expenses, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
- Created documents to display financial reports and data using Total Control, Epic, and Quickbooks.
- Developed budgets and strategic plans for day-to-day operations.
- Supported the office, with special projects, inventory tracking, floor plan tracking, banking, and additional job duties.
- Supported service with special projects and additional job duties.
- Used Quicken to prepare monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and take corrective actions on deviations.
- Prepared payroll, sales tax, and monthly credit card statement review
Credit Manager
SSW Holding Inc
Fort Smith, AR
08.2000 - 08.2020
- Oversaw all reporting, documentation and recordkeeping requirements for department.
- Wrote and implemented standard operating procedures for credit personnel to achieve consistency in unit operations.
- Work cross-functionally with sales, management and other departments to maintain effective operations.
- Recognized across organization for diligence, accuracy and contributions toward maintaining positive cash flow.
- Negotiated settlements and payment terms with customers.
- Provided training and supervision to account teams.
- Reviewed and analyzed loan procedures.
- Optimized credit approval and collection processes, improving operational efficiencies by over 99%
- Reduced past due balances and bad debt by coordinating collection efforts with customer service, sales and billing departments.
- Banking for the company, which included all oversea payments.
- Managed 24 million dollar line of credit
Education
Business
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Fayetteville, ARSkills
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Financial analysis
- Coaching and training
- Customer service
- Skilled in 5S, paperless, cost savings
- Skilled in BPCS, Total Control, Excell, Word
- Budget forecasting
- Cultural awareness
- Teambuilding
- Multitasking abilities
- Detail-oriented
Additional Information
Due to family changes I relocated to Heber Springs after 25 years of working in the corporate office. During that 25 years, I worked in Human Resources, Banking, Account payable, accounts receivable, inventory, credit and collections, and supervision. I am currently working as an office manage/F&I. I am seeking employment with growth potential , oppertunity advancement and benefits.
Timeline
Regional Controller
Crain Automotive Group
03.2022 - 08.2022
Cost Accountant
Saint Jean Industry
08.2021 - 03.2022
Finance Manager
Red River Boating Center
03.2020 - 08.2021
Credit Manager
SSW Holding Inc
08.2000 - 08.2020
Business
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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