Patricia Reeder
Sr Manager Accounting - Global Financial Systems
Goodyear,AZ
Summary
Strategic leader with a strong cross functional collaborative approach, ability to develop others and technical aptitude to design and implement process improvement. Highly motivated with a strong educational background and continued development in accounting, data analysis, technical skills, and management skills. Diversified background in multiple industries including IT, grocery resale, construction, financial, newspaper, and service. Skilled as a strategic thinker, innovator, and motivator, knowledgeable in GAAP accounting, experienced in SDLC, RASCI, budget development and management, forecasting, financial analysis, business process reengineering, performance auditing and metrics.
Overview
8
8
years of post-secondary education
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounting Manager - Global Financial Syste
Insight Enterprises Inc
Temple, AZ
09.2018 - Current
- Development of Global system technical analysis including RASCI.
- Lite project manager or project lead on several concurrent projects including applications implementation.
- Creation of process improvement tracking of 100+ change requests to streamline transition between functional and IT groups utilizing Jira
- Liaison between functional finance group and IT teams.
- Ensured documented requirements and testing protocol on process improvement, projects, and change requests followed SDLC (software development lifecycle).
- Leader and mentor to direct reports and indirect teammates to assist with their career development and objectives.
- Prioritize process improvements based on financial roadmap, company strategic goals and resource requirements.
- Responsible for master data strategy within SAP and supporting systems.
- Certification and analysis of SOX controls related to integration between enterprise and local applications.
- Backup administrator of applications under team responsibility.
Senior Accounting Manager - Partner Accounting
Insight Enterprises Inc
Tempe, AZ
04.2017 - 09.2018
- Responsible for all aspects of supplier funded marketing activities, head count, and rebates including account reconciliation, journal entry review and approval, and SOX controls.
- Review partner contracts and terms and conditions to ensure compliance with Insight policy and evaluation of accounting treatment based on ASC 705 and 606.
- Mentor 2 direct report managers and 19 indirect reports located throughout US and Canada by providing timely feedback, training, and development opportunities.
- Collaborated across multiple departments to ensure timely recognition of vendor funds and review of contracts and program guides.
- Updated and maintain accounting and operational policies and streamlined close process.
Fixed Asset Accounting Manager
Albertsons Companies Inc. (Safeway Inc.)
Phoenix, AZ
06.2014 - 04.2017
- Responsible for fix asset accounting and reporting including life cycle processing and capital asset roll-forward reporting.
- Established process to evaluate all leases for accounting treatment according to ASC 480 (now ASC 842) capital lease accounting, currently updating process to incorporate new lease standard.
- Coordinated post-merger process to upload and reconcile purchase accounting adjustment to 1.2 million assets and conversion of divisional assets to in house system.
- Mentor 19 direct reports by providing timely feedback, training, and development opportunities.
- Collaborated across multiple departments to consolidate capital policies, establish tax books to support various entity filings, and merger processes.
- Signature projects: acquisition integration, asset ledger cleanup, tax book reconciliations, new reporting processes to support non-centralized finance groups, created several excel macros for automation.
Direct Delivery Accounting Manager
Albertsons Companies Inc. (Safeway Inc.)
Phoenix, AZ
06.2011 - 06.2014
- Designed and coded Excel macro process to facilitate research process reducing manual work by 25%.
- Proven ability to lead with and without authority by working with various departments and business levels to facilitate communication and problem resolution for vendor accounts.
- Improved store payment response by 15 – 20% by moving AP research application to paperless process.
Special Project Accountant
Albertsons Companies Inc. (Safeway Inc.)
Phoenix, AZ
10.2010 - 06.2011
- Reviewed and analyzed 50+ department account reconciliation reviews to create best practices and training document to ensure compliance with SEC regulations and company policy.
- Forensic analysis and cleanup of selected real estate accounts.
General Ledger Accountant
Albertsons Companies Inc. (Safeway Inc.)
Phoenix, AZ
05.2007 - 10.2010
- Prepared journal entries, performed closing activities, audit of inter-company accounts, account reconciliations, financial statement review and variance analysis as well as all other general ledger activities.
- Above average proficiency in Lawson, MS Excel, MS Access and QMF.
Staff Accountant
Canyon State Electric
Tempe, AZ
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Canyon State Electric is one of Arizona’s superior electrical contractor companies.
- Position responsibilities include monthly bank reconciliations of bank accounts, closing activities, audit of inter-company accounts, monthly payroll and sales tax computations, 401k audits and weekly disbursements as well as all general ledger activities.
- Additional duties included supervising payroll, AP/AR clerks and assisting Controller in various other financial and HR projects as well as monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities for ten business entities.
- Signature project - Use of six sigma methodology to expedite implementation of new timekeeping system to interface with payroll system.
Business Financial Analyst
American Express Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Diverse position with multiple responsibilities for Global Network Center department including: budgeting, forecasting, cost recovery, financial analysis and expense controls, creating, tracking and reporting on departments metrics, to review ledger accounts ensuring proper accounting for department expenses and inter-company charges thus reducing carryover errors and to ensure budget targets were met, and to lead six sigma process improvement projects.
- Produced and monitored department’s annual budgets, and quarterly forecast, also responsible for researching anomalies and providing VPs with monthly updates, both written and verbal resulting in annual variances of less than 1% Note: Customer Service Representative, SSP Team, ESAT 2003–2004 promoted to Business Financial Analyst in 2004.
Education
ABD Doctorate - Business Administration
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ 07.2014 - 01.2018
Masters - Accounting and Finance Management
Keller Graduate School
03.2005 - 03.2007
Bachelor - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
01.2001 - 10.2003
Green and Black belt Six-Sigma training -
On The Job Training
Skills
Leadership
Enjoy Reading, crafting and sewing cosplay costumes.
Avid reader and audible listener of multiple of genres. Long time crafter and enjoy sewing cosplay costumes.
Timeline
Senior Accounting Manager - Global Financial Syste
Insight Enterprises Inc
09.2018 - Current
Senior Accounting Manager - Partner Accounting
Insight Enterprises Inc
04.2017 - 09.2018
ABD Doctorate - Business Administration
Grand Canyon University
07.2014 - 01.2018
Fixed Asset Accounting Manager
Albertsons Companies Inc. (Safeway Inc.)
06.2014 - 04.2017
Direct Delivery Accounting Manager
Albertsons Companies Inc. (Safeway Inc.)
06.2011 - 06.2014
Special Project Accountant
Albertsons Companies Inc. (Safeway Inc.)
10.2010 - 06.2011
General Ledger Accountant
Albertsons Companies Inc. (Safeway Inc.)
05.2007 - 10.2010
Staff Accountant
Canyon State Electric
01.2006 - 01.2007
Masters - Accounting and Finance Management
Keller Graduate School
03.2005 - 03.2007
Business Financial Analyst
American Express Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2006
Bachelor - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
01.2001 - 10.2003
Green and Black belt Six-Sigma training -
On The Job Training
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