Michelle Buttiglieri
Accounting Professional
Elizabeth,Indiana
Summary
Results-oriented professional with a proven track record of initiating and completing projects independently, consistently achieving success through reliability and determination.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Professional
Kentuckiana Material handling
Louisville, KY
12.2023 - 05.2026
- Utilized Software – Sage 50, Paylocity, Procore, Textura, Avetta, QuickBooks Online.
- Spearheaded a cost analytics system cutting overhead by 5%.
- Creation, implementation of budgets- working with Operations Manager, Project Managers and Owner to closely monitor and analyze cost savings and overage issues on projects.
- Completion of monthly progress payments and AIA documents.
- Daily cash flow controls and projections.
- Implement new processes for full accounting cycle.
- Supervision of all accounts payable and receivable functions, issues, collections.
- Month end close processes. General ledger entries, balance sheet, income statement, trial balance reconciliations
- All Human Resource functions: All new hire paperwork, terminations, workers compensation audits, state employment audits.
- Prepare and process all payroll functions for construction/manufacturing facility: Union, commission and regular payroll weekly and bi-weekly. Prevailing wage, certified payroll, multi-state payroll taxes and compliance.
- Inventory control- reducing dead inventory, cost tracking and discovering optimal pricing.
- Bank Reconciliation
- Bank relationships, wires, ach.
Controller
Silver Creek Leather Co
01.2015 - 04.2023
- Utilized Software - Sage 50, NetSuite
- Prepare monthly analysis of cost of goods sold and operational expenses against prior year and budget.
- Partner with Product Management and Purchasing Team in determining financial impact due to product cost reductions, new product roll out, etc.
- Identify, investigate, and analyze potential operational improvement and make proposal for operational changes (policy, procedures, processes, etc.).
- Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives.
- Oversee / implemented the accounting operations, control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures.
- Increased bottom line profit by 3.7% from 2015 to 2016.
- General Ledger Entries, Balance sheet and Income Statement preparation, month end and year end.
- Created and implemented a 5 day closing schedule, transitioning from a 20 day closing schedule.
- Implementation and usage of a yearly budget.
- Cash flow- Implementation and analyzation of daily, weekly, monthly reporting to control expenditures.
- Audits – Workers compensation, social, state mandated payroll.
- Payroll processing / Human Resources – Benefits, on-boarding, cobra compliance.
- Implemented process for international wires.
- Inventory control.
- Bank reconciliation.
- Human Resources.
- AP and AR control.
- Implementation of NetSuite
Accounting Manager
Branham Corporation
01.2003 - 01.2014
- Utilized Software – Microsoft Office, MAS90, P21
- Accounting Manager: Supervise, maintain payables for 9 branches, $4.8 million per month. Prepare and maintain files, invoices, expense reports, check runs, inventory, returns, credits, purchase orders, sales order discrepancies, ship returns, statements, discounts, EOM and year end procedures, (1099’s). Accounting: A/P, A/R, GL, for 9 branches, all account reconciliations, inner company transactions. General allocations and coding. Apply accounting principles to the financial operation. Apply and supervise cash receipts ($10 M per month). Analyze current and historical account records, expense and revenue trends, variances, estimated and realized revenues, administrative commitments and obligations. Approve accounts payable payments. Responsible for A/R and A/P reconciliation and review. Month end / year-end financial preparation. Development and implementation of collections, A/R, A/P procedures. Maintain an effective fund accounting system. Development and implementation of accounting department policies and procedures. Multi state/multi jurisdiction sales tax compliance and preparation. Supervise personnel.
- Payroll: APS, backup and manager over all payroll and implementation.
- Assistant to CFO – inventory management, issues, cycle counts etc.
Education
BS - Accounting
Western Governors University
Skills
Exception ability to work under stress with accuracy and commitment, capable of managing competing priorities while staying focused on critical activities
Accounting: A/P, A/R, GL, Inventory Control, budget, Financial Statements GAAP compliance, collections, multi-state sales, property tax, reconciliations
Human Resources: health insurance, disability, new employee, COBRA compliance
Management: accounting office administration, Human Resources
Payroll: Multi-jurisdiction/state taxes, prevailing wage, regular and commission earnings, implementation of new systems
Corporate Trainer: Development and implementation of P21, NetSuite SOP’s and corporate wide personnel training
Implementation of Accounting Software and Payroll Systems, Project Management
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
- Microsoft Applications
- MAS 90
- Epicor P21
- ADP (Certified)
- APS Payroll – Millineum
- Attendance On Demand
- Sage 50
- MiSys Manufacturing
- Oracle NetSuite
- Quickbooks Online
- Paylocity
- Infor/Visual
- LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-buttiglieri-370ab036/
Timeline
Accounting Professional
Kentuckiana Material handling
12.2023 - 05.2026
Controller
Silver Creek Leather Co
01.2015 - 04.2023
Accounting Manager
Branham Corporation
01.2003 - 01.2014
BS - Accounting
Western Governors University
Work Availability
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