Sarah Catton
Sheffield,IL
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
HALO Branded Solutions
04.2023 - Current
- Train new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Monitor budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Review documentation and identify financial discrepancies where applicable.
- Support operations management, sales, and marketing efforts to increase revenue and overall financial health.
- Responsible for intercompany reconciliations for acquisitions that are on a separate system.
- Prepare cash flow projections, cost analysis and monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- Utilize financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
- Conduct financial due diligence on potential investments and acquisitions.
- Review and approve wire transfers.
- Work with IT department related to capitalizing internal time and fixed assets.
- Analyze business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies.
- Assist with external audit requests.
Accounting Supervisor
HALO Branded Solutions
11.2020 - 03.2023
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Reviewed documentation and identified financial discrepancies where applicable.
- Supported operations management, sales, and marketing efforts to increase revenue and overall financial health.
- Responsible for intercompany reconciliations for acquisitions that were on a separate system.
- Prepared cash flow projections, cost analysis and monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
- Conducted financial due diligence on potential investments and acquisitions.
- Reviewed and approved wire transfers.
- Worked with IT department related to capitalizing internal time and fixed assets.
- Analyzed business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies.
- Assisted with external audit requests.
Senior Staff Accountant
HALO Branded Solutions
11.2005 - 10.2020
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
- Updated general ledger with latest entries.
- Prepared accounts for industry audits and supported audit process.
- Prepared daily billing report.
- Backup for daily cash reporting.
- Entered wires to be approved.
- Detailed reconciliations of p&l and balance sheet accounts.
- Prepared actual vs budget reports to managers for commentary.
- Prepared financial statements.
- Prepared quarterly requests for owners.
- Prepared SOX requests when owned by a public company.
- Due Diligence on acquisitions.
Cost Accountant
James Hardie
11.2003 - 11.2005
- Monitored cost standard performance to confirm that costs met budget cost parameters.
- Assisted with month-end closing procedures, journal entry review, balance sheet analysis and monthly management report preparation.
- Calculated labor and overhead rates, annually updating costs.
- Predicted, planned and recorded costs of raw materials, labor and operation.
- Performed cycle counts.
- Assisted with audits.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Western Illinois University
Macomb, ILMaster of Accountancy -
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZSkills
- Budget Forecasting
- Financial Management
- Mentoring and Training
- Proficient in Excel, Access, Infor, Easylease, and Blackline
- Business Forecasting
- Performance Analysis
- Written and Interpersonal Communication
Timeline
Finance Manager
HALO Branded Solutions
04.2023 - Current
Accounting Supervisor
HALO Branded Solutions
11.2020 - 03.2023
Senior Staff Accountant
HALO Branded Solutions
11.2005 - 10.2020
Cost Accountant
James Hardie
11.2003 - 11.2005
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Western Illinois University
Master of Accountancy -
University of Phoenix
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