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Nichole L. Wilson

North America Controller
Delhi,IA

Summary

Conscientious Controller with 10 years of experience solving problems creatively and using tact and diplomacy to achieve win-win outcomes. Great team player comfortable thriving in competitive, fast-paced environments. Polished in handling direct inquiries, implementing policies and executing financial responsibilities.

Work History

North America Controller

Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (formerly IES, LLC)
Delhi, IA
4 2019 - Current
  • Led Accounting & Payable teams through quickest Stanley Black & Decker M&A process, completing the financial reporting integration within 6 months.
  • Responsible for making sure company Policies & Procedures are being followed, managing team through 3 day month end close processes & transmitting trial balance results for 14 N.A. Infrastructure businesses
  • Working closely with internal & external Auditors to complete annual reviews
  • Supporting any business functions that require assistance with daily, weekly, & monthly tasks and reporting.

Accounting Manager

International Equipment Solutions, LLC.
Delhi, IA
7 2015 - 4 2019
  • Oversaw a team of 8 to quickly and efficiently complete all General Accounting & Accounts Payables tasks.
  • Owned the setup, training, and administrative application of Concur Invoicing for 13 separate companies as well as taking over Concur Expense Administrative duties & reporting.
  • Streamlined & created consistency amongst 13 companies journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations taking us from a 1-week close period to 2 days.
  • Guided and encouraged 4 team members through trainings & challenges, leading to advancement in their current careers.
  • In 18 months, led team to 19% reduction in unvouched vendor receipts by creating an excel managed file for identifying top, over 90 day accounts & creating a standard process for review & resolution for the team to follow; final results were 1.5% of all unvouched receipts were aged greater than 90 days.

Accounting Supervisor

International Equipment Solutions, LLC.
Delhi, IA
6 2014 - 7 2015
  • Supervised a team of 3 during month end close process which included creating & posting manual adjusting entries, creating & providing appropriate support for all balance sheet accounts, and completing concise & accurate reconciliations.
  • Responsible for reviewing & signing balance sheet reconciliations for 12 companies and confirming all revenue recognition procedures were followed by the shipping & receiving departments.
  • Ran point for audit for all General Ledger & Accounts Payable requests; worked directly with auditors on walk-throughs & all follow up requests.
  • Participated on a team that was responsible for creating, reviewing, & training company policies and procedures, with a focus on shipping, receiving, sourcing, & payables.

Accountant

International Equipment Solutions, LLC.
Delhi, IA
4 2011 - 6 2014
  • Responsible for calculating, obtaining approvals, and verifying posting of all month end required journal entries for upto 4 companies. Customer & Supplier rebates, freight accrual, prepaids, receivables/payables, payroll, accrued vacation are all examples of entries completed.
  • Transitioned from paper balance sheet reconciliations to electronic by creating a Spreadsheet Server excel file that reported amounts directly from the ERP system. Made the reconciliation automated by using formulas & links to support to increase the efficiency on both completing the reconciliation & the Manager’s review as well.
  • Assisted payables team in processing vendor invoices by completing 3-way matches & working closely with shipping & receiving teams to resolve problems that arose during the matching process.

Credit Coordinator

International Equipment Solutions, LLC.
Delhi, IA
7 2010 - 4 2011
  • Responsible for applying cash receipts to customer accounts, processing customer credits, customer service for 10 businesses & various side projects assigned by management.
  • Took cash application to paperless processing & created a routing process for customer RMAs to verify proper approvals were being captured prior to issuing credit.
  • Built reporting in excel to report out on customer credits processed, by category (warranty, freight, sales order error, etc), and was part of a team to work through route cause analysis to reduce the number of credits being issued.
  • Took on the responsibility of reconciling Trade & Affiliate Accounts Receivable for 10 businesses during month end close.

Part-time Scan Operator/Bookkeeping Clerk

Ohnward Bank & Trust
Cascade, IA
2008 - 6 2010
  • Responsible for a short-term project that consisted of organizing customer files and scanning the data into the system. Also responsible for supervising two other employees’ work on the project.
  • Transitioned to Bookkeeping Clerk and was responsible for keeping accounts balanced, doing daily maintenance of accounts, and customer service.

Four-hour Temp Worker/Part-time Press Operator

Orbis Manufacturing Company
Monticello, IA
2005 - 2008
  • Responsible for giving other employees breaks, looking over products and quality, and finishing ‘work in process’ orders.
  • Became a press operator, manning a press and following the production orders, filling out paperwork correctly, and checking quality on all parts produced at the press.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

University Of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

Associate of Science/Career Option Degree - Accounting

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Skills

    Creative problem solving

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Software

Syteline Operating System

Hyperion Financial Management System/FDM

Concur Invoicing and Travel & Expense

Qlikview

SAP Operating System

Microsoft Excel

Accomplishments

  • Stanley Black & Decker WIN Award Recipient: Award given for exemplary work & dedication to a business project.

Timeline

Associate of Science/Career Option Degree - Accounting

Kirkwood Community College

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

University Of Northern Iowa

Four-hour Temp Worker/Part-time Press Operator

Orbis Manufacturing Company
2005 - 2008

Part-time Scan Operator/Bookkeeping Clerk

Ohnward Bank & Trust
2008 - 6 2010

Credit Coordinator

International Equipment Solutions, LLC.
7 2010 - 4 2011

Accountant

International Equipment Solutions, LLC.
4 2011 - 6 2014

Accounting Supervisor

International Equipment Solutions, LLC.
6 2014 - 7 2015

Accounting Manager

International Equipment Solutions, LLC.
7 2015 - 4 2019

North America Controller

Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (formerly IES, LLC)
4 2019 - Current

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