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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Affiliations
Volunteer Interests
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Michelle A Day

Painesville,OH

Summary

I am seeking a Controller position that accents my long-term accounting experience and excellent skills to streamline company performance and profitability.


Skilled Accountant bringing 30+ years of experience working with different industries. Proven leadership and successful in leading teams in achieving financial goals.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Controller

Shoreby Club Inc.
03.2025 - 05.2025
  • Developed precise financial statements for Shoreby Club, enhancing transparency for the board members
  • Assisted members with payment inquiries, fostering strong relationships and trust
  • Managed timely vendor payments by processing invoices and checks, ensuring operational efficiency
  • Ensured compliance by obtaining necessary documentation, including W-9s, Certificates of Insurance, and proof of Worker's Compensation coverage

Controller & (Interim) Human Resource Manager

Melzer’s Fuel Service, Inc.
12.2021 - 03.2024
  • Supervised and trained staff of up to five employees
  • Maintain daily cash management report
  • Oversee the collection, deposit, and reconciliation of bank accounts
  • Supervise daily accounts receivable and accounts payable operations
  • Collaborate with CFO ensure smooth running of accounting department
  • Reviewed, updated, created structured account procedures
  • Ensure timely preparation and submission of Excise Refund Returns
  • Conduct monthly reconciliations of assigned General Ledger accounts
  • Prepare and present regular accounting reports to update CFO on company financial progress
  • Prepare for the approval of weekly disbursements
  • Filed and signed all necessary documents and returns including weekly disbursements
  • Assist in the preparation of monthly financial statements
  • Prepare documents for auditors
  • Coordinate semi-annual bank exams and assist CFO with running year-end audit
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP standards and audit practices
  • Travelled to other offices and over see inventory count at our convenience stores
  • Set up new employees in payroll system and maintained human resource files
  • Reviewed and updated necessary human resource forms including handbooks.

Accountant

Rochling Glastic Composites
06.2013 - 01.2022
  • Prepare month-end journal entries and reconciliation reports
  • Reconcile and schedule trial balance accounts
  • Maintain daily cash management report
  • Monthly bank reconciliation reports
  • Receive and process accounts payable invoices including verification of purchase orders
  • Transmit invoices to customers daily, review accounts receivable weekly and collect on past due invoices with an annual revenue $32m
  • Prepare monthly union benefit and pension reports
  • Work with customer service to review all customers on credit hold
  • Process different types of reports to provide proper information for financial statements
  • Work with external auditors
  • Expense/cost analysis reports as needed
  • Maintain capital project expenses.

Accounts Receivable Manager

TOA Technologies, Inc.
04.2012 - 10.2012
  • Calculated and processed invoices for domestic and international customers with annual revenue $80m
  • Recorded deposits daily
  • Provided customer support services and resolve customer account discrepancies
  • Managed service contracts between customers and TOA Technologies
  • Reviewed accounts receivable weekly and collect on past due invoices
  • Performed special projects as required.

Sr. Accounts Receivable Billing Specialist

GCA Services Group, Inc.
08.2009 - 04.2012
  • Calculated and process 600+ invoices for 200 customers with monthly billing revenue estimated at $4.0m
  • Provided customer support services and resolve customer account discrepancies
  • Managed service contracts between customers and GCA Services Group
  • Performed special projects as required
  • Streamlined time management invoice process with regional managers which allow the company to bill appropriate fees.

Accounting Manager

American Building Maintenance
12.2006 - 10.2008
  • Supervised an accounting and a payroll administrator
  • Reviewed and analyzed monthly pro-forma financial statements for $14m/year in revenue
  • Prepared monthly and year-end journal entries
  • Maintained fixed asset schedules
  • Adhered to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) rules and regulations
  • Calculated and prepared branch annual budgets and inventory for 160 buildings
  • Maintained job budget reports and monthly sales development reports
  • Reviewed and analyzed bi-weekly payroll and distributed payroll checks for 1,000 employees
  • Performed random payroll related audits
  • Prepared monthly benefit reports for three unions (pension, health & welfare, dues, and COPE)
  • Maintained legal contracts, sub-contractors contracts, business liability and workers compensation certificates.

Public Accountant

W. J. Franz & Co., CPA’s
02.1993 - 12.2006
  • Prepared bank reconciliations, code payables and receivables, and write-up services
  • Maintained fixed asset and general ledger schedules
  • Prepared all aspects of field work for compilation and review engagements
  • Prepared monthly financial statements and related budgets
  • Developed and reconciled aforementioned reports, projected budgets and other detailed reports
  • Prepared corporate, individual, payroll tax returns and federal, state, local estimated tax payments
  • Supervised and trained accounting personnel and assist secretary with computers
  • Maintained client third party documents (IE contractual documents) for rental properties.

Education

Computer Programming Certificate RPG III & IV -

Lakeland Community College
Kirtland, OH

Non-degree business graduate courses -

Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH

Bachelors of Science (Honors) Accounting -

David N. Myers College, formerly Dyke College
Cleveland, OH

Associates Degree (Honors) Accounting -

Bryant & Stratton Business Institute
Richmond, OH

Skills

  • I am efficient in ERP software, MS Office Professional (Excel, Access, Word, Publisher, Power Point) and a number of other software packages due to my knowledge of computer programming
  • Financial Controls Implementation
  • Balance Sheet Management
  • Accounting Management
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Payroll Processing
  • Preparing Financial Statements
  • Budget Preparation
  • Payment Disbursement
  • Audit Preparation
  • Financial Statement Review
  • Processing Payments
  • Procedure Development
  • General Ledger Accounting
  • Gaap Compliance
  • Staff Management
  • Statement Reconciliation
  • Financial Document Review
  • Ap/Ar Invoicing
  • Expenditure Review

Accomplishments

  • Introduced accounting procedures and stronger financial controls to improve financial reporting.
  • Optimized workflow and reduced variances.
  • Supervised team of 3-5 staff members.
  • Reduced accounts receivable past due days.
  • Accurate on-time processing vendor invoices.
  • Followed accounting standards and procedures.

Certification

Public Notary

Affiliations

  • President of Woodland Cemetery Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio. A nonprofit that I co-founded in 2007 to preserve the history of Woodland Cemetery.
  • I have volunteered my time for various Cleveland organizations for 27 years.

Volunteer Interests

  • Woodland Cemetery Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland, OH, Chairwoman, President, 06/2007, Present
  • Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve, Board Member, 10/2021, Present
  • Greater Cleveland Cemetery Association, Assistant Treasurer, 01/2022, Present
  • Ex-Member, Greater Cleveland Police Officer Memorial Society Grave Marker Project Committee, 2010, 2015

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Controller

Shoreby Club Inc.
03.2025 - 05.2025

Controller & (Interim) Human Resource Manager

Melzer’s Fuel Service, Inc.
12.2021 - 03.2024

Accountant

Rochling Glastic Composites
06.2013 - 01.2022

Accounts Receivable Manager

TOA Technologies, Inc.
04.2012 - 10.2012

Sr. Accounts Receivable Billing Specialist

GCA Services Group, Inc.
08.2009 - 04.2012

Accounting Manager

American Building Maintenance
12.2006 - 10.2008

Public Accountant

W. J. Franz & Co., CPA’s
02.1993 - 12.2006

Non-degree business graduate courses -

Cleveland State University

Bachelors of Science (Honors) Accounting -

David N. Myers College, formerly Dyke College

Associates Degree (Honors) Accounting -

Bryant & Stratton Business Institute

Computer Programming Certificate RPG III & IV -

Lakeland Community College

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