Misty Weeks
Accounting Manager
Grand Rapids,MI
Summary
Results-driven, highly qualified Accounting Manager with 15+ years of progressive accounting experience specializing in multi-entity operations, process standardization, and financial reporting accuracy. Proven track record of managing robust month-end close execution, strengthening internal controls, and scaling systems for high-volume performance. Highly collaborative leader gifted in building, training, and mentoring cross-functional teams while driving strategic finance transformations and massive cost-saving initiatives.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Manager
Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
12.2023 - Current
- Departmental Leadership: Formulate tactical goals and provide hands-on oversight, development, and training for a team of transactional accounting professionals, fostering a collaborative, performance-based environment.
- Financial Reporting & Analysis: Oversee the accurate and timely preparation, analysis, and delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring strict adherence to company policies and reporting guidelines.
- Month-End Close & Controls: Manage comprehensive month-end close activities, driving process efficiencies, close automation, and balancing detailed execution with broader business impacts.
- Revenue Recovery & Account Partnering: Partnered directly with leadership and one of the organization’s largest corporate customer accounts to reconcile accounts and successfully recover $350,000 in critical, past-due receivables.
- Continuous Improvement: Cultivate a culture of process excellence, encouraging team members to identify trends, mitigate financial risks, and implement workflow enhancements.
Accounts Payable Manager
Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
09.2006 - 12.2023
- Finance Transformation & Automation: Researched, designed, and implemented an innovative Virtual Credit Card program that drove operational scalability and has generated over $2,000,000 in cash-back rebates since inception.
- ERP System Migration: Spearheaded the accounts payable workflow transition and standardization initiatives during a major corporate migration to the QAD ERP system (beginning 2018).
- Process Standardization: Documented brand-new business processes, authored comprehensive corporate work instructions, and led extensive team training to ensure consistency and compliance during system changes.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered seamlessly with banking institutions and internal IT teams to establish, test, and troubleshoot secure bank file transmittals, maintaining balance sheet and data integrity.
- Audit & Compliance Support: Maintained rigorous internal controls and prepared key schedules, documentation, and reporting to support successful corporate audit processes.
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Lacks Wheel Trim Systems, LLC
09.2004 - 09.2006
- Reviewed accounts on monthly basis to assess aging and pursue collection of funds.
- Contacted clients with past due accounts to formulate payment plans and discuss restructuring options.
- Reconciled accounts receivable ledger to verify payments and resolve variances.
- Managed efficient cash flow reporting, posted cash receipts and analyzed chargebacks, independently addressing and resolving issues.
- Created and mailed invoices daily.
Accounts Payable Clerk
Lacks Trim Systems, LLC
02.2004 - 09.2004
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Used three way match to process inventory and MRO type invoices.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
- Maintained good working relationships with vendors and resolved disputes.
- Assist with front desk/phone coverage.
Skills
- Accounts payable management
- 1099 Reporting
- Accounts receivable management
- Invoicing, collections
- Closing procedures
- Financial reporting
- Staff training and development
- Process management & improvement
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Proficient in Excel
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
Accomplishments
- Financial Operations & Reporting: Month-End/Year-End Close Execution, Financial Statement Analysis, 1099 Reporting, Variance Analysis
- Finance Transformation & Systems: ERP System Migrations (QAD, BPCS), Process Standardization & Automation, Advanced MS Excel, Bank File Transmittals & IT Collaboration
- Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration: Team Building & Mentoring, Cross-Functional Leadership, Internal Controls, Audit Support, Strategic Problem Solving
Timeline
Accounting Manager
Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
12.2023 - Current
Accounts Payable Manager
Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
09.2006 - 12.2023
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Lacks Wheel Trim Systems, LLC
09.2004 - 09.2006
Accounts Payable Clerk
Lacks Trim Systems, LLC
02.2004 - 09.2004