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Shanna Boger

Mesquite,Texas

Summary

Proven Accounting leadership with experience in areas of the accounting processes and systems. Enthusiastic accounting professional that provides attention to details, excellent time management, and effective working both independently and as part of a team. Accomplished accounting professional with 28 years of demonstrated positive impact company growth. Proven skill in employing accounting and financial management best practices and team leadership. Committed to introducing changes to achieve continuous improvement and successfully influencing processes driving operational excellence.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Accounting Manager

Custom Bilt Metals
03.2022 - Current
  • Manage general ledger month-end closing process and corporate reporting function
  • Review and approve monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and bank reconciliations
  • Supervise the complete AR process for three separate ledgers, including administration of customer master file and collection processes.
  • Supervise the complete AP process for three separate ledgers, including administration of vendor master file and preparation of year-end 1099 reporting
  • Oversee and reconcile all inter-company general ledger accounts
  • Function as liaison between accounting and other business groups (such operations, IT, Human resources, and Supply Chain)
  • Prepare and file state sales,
  • and use tax returns with the assists of Avalara Tax System
  • Generate and analyze weekly and monthly borrowing base files for bank convenance reporting
  • Facilitated the preparation, review, and distribution of the consolidated financial statements
  • Coordinated audit and compliance reviews with internal and external audit groups.

Senior Accountant - Contractor

Beacon Hill Staffing Agency
11.2019 - 03.2022
  • Recorded monthly general ledger transactions
  • Prepared monthly financial statements
  • Prepared bank reconciliations
  • Prepared monthly account reconciliations
  • Prepared quarterly reports for auditors
  • Processed Account Payables Account Receivable projects.

Development Accountant

Brookfield Retail, Rouse Properties
12.2015 - 05.2019
  • Ensured project budgets reviewed and entered JDE 9.2 Processed monthly Fixed Assets in JDE 9.2 Month End Reporting for Construction Development and Fixed Asset Contributed to continued improvement of processes and related systems/platforms
  • Managed the capital asset purchase for thirty-six commercial retail properties
  • Assisted in the preparation of and/or review monthly construction loan draws
  • Worked with lender on resolving issues to fund timely
  • Prepared and/or reviewed monthly GAAP financial statements including classification of costs during the construction process, development fees, common cost allocations, fixed assets, and estimated costs to complete when project is delivered
  • Prepared and/or reviewed monthly project cost summaries for development team.

Fixed Assets Accountant

Soft Layer, an IBM Company
12.2012 - 07.2014
  • Managed, controlled, and continuously improved financial performance within the Capital Assets group
  • Analyzed financial results on a periodic basis including scorecard metric reporting and flux analysis
  • Ensured end-to-end planning process and resulting action plans align with the vision, strategy, and target of the business
  • Monitored day-to-day business performance and provided feedback and early warnings of deviations
  • Contributed to continued improvement of processes and related systems/platforms
  • Managed the capital asset purchase for the International build out of fourteen data centers in twelve countries.

System Analysis (Contract)

PepsiCo
05.2012 - 12.2012
  • Gathered business requirements for all operational systems
  • Developed ad-hoc reports for the operation and financial groups
  • Evaluated the data of the operating systems and gave recommendations for improvements
  • Defined and developed key performance indicators.

Business Analyst (Contract)

Greatwide Logistic Services
03.2012 - 05.2012
  • Gathered business requirements for all operational systems
  • Developed ad-hoc reports for the operation and financial groups
  • Evaluated the data of the operating systems and gave recommendations for improvements
  • Defined and developed key performance indicators.

Accounting Manager

MetroPCS
01.2007 - 12.2011
  • ERP Functional Team Member- Implementing Oracle 11i Purchasing, Payable and Project modules
  • Created employee training manuals for Oracle Implementation Trained corporate and field personnel on Purchasing module
  • Functional Oracle Projects and Fixed Asset System Support Implemented the Alcatel-Lucent prepayment accounting process during the Oracle 11i implementation
  • Participated in groundwork of Project plans, user acceptance testing
  • Responsible for organizing Functionality Test Plans which was utilized by the testing team during a testing process
  • Participated in meetings with Senior Business Analysts and manager and understood different business process, process plans and functionality in a detail
  • This assisted me to arrange Integration Test Plans which was utilized by the functional team and the development team for performing detailed testing on business application.

Business Reporting & Planning Manager

NOKIA, Inc.
08.2002 - 01.2007
  • Managed, controlled, and continuously improved financial performance within North and Latin Americas CMO Business Group Analyzed financial results on a periodic basis including scorecard metric reporting, & Business Controller comments Owned continuous Planning Process (including STP and LRP)
  • Ensuring plan is reflective of true business situation and includes controller comments, profit, cost, productivity, & business performance analysis, and benchmarking for respective areas Reviewed Balance Sheet on monthly basis Ensured end-to-end planning process and resulting action plans align with the vision, strategy, and target setting
  • Monitored day-to-day business performance and provided feedback and early warnings of deviations
  • Contributed to continued improvement of processes and related systems/platforms
  • Prepared monthly and quarterly reports for upper management.

Business Analyst, Americas Time Zone Reporting

NOKIA, Inc.
11.2004 - 07.2006
  • Prepared weekly, periodical, quarterly reports for Latin America management group Analyzed product cost and overhead expense
  • Uploaded data for Latin America sales team Defined and implemented management reports as needed
  • Developed processes, procedures and documentation as well as provided ongoing training to department members detailing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Senior Accountant

NOKIA, Inc.
08.2002 - 11.2004
  • Lead accountant for various internal asset inventories
  • Prepared quarterly asset reporting FA forms for various international Nokia business
  • Prepared balance sheet reconciliations, including SAP data quality for profit center accounting reporting, for multiple legal entities
  • Organized and coordinated takeover of fixed asset accounting functions for various international Nokia businesses
  • Developed method for managing and tracking assets for Nokia companies that did not utilize SAP asset module
  • Created and documented departmental policies and procedures manual for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
  • Used SQL scripts to compare, update, and retrieve data for fixed asset physical inventories
  • Develop Access Database to reconcile physical inventory counts.

Fixed Asset Manager

CompUSA, Inc.
06.2000 - 08.2002
  • Supervised a maximum of three full-time employees
  • Reduced month-end closing process from close plus 5 days to close plus 1 day
  • Created documentation of new procedures after implementation Prepared all monthly financial statements including variance analyses
  • Prepared quarterly reports for auditors
  • Prepared monthly A/R analysis report
  • Maintained fixed asset register and ran monthly depreciation.

Fixed Asset Supervisor

CompUSA, Inc.
10.1998 - 06.2000
  • Supervised a maximum of five full-time employees
  • Prepared all monthly financial statements including variance analyses
  • Prepared quarterly reports for auditors
  • Maintained fixed asset register and ran monthly depreciation.

Fixed Asset Lead Staff Accountant

CompUSA, Inc.
04.1998 - 10.1998
  • Prepared monthly account reconciliations
  • Prepared all monthly financial statements
  • Prepared quarterly reports for auditors
  • Supervised two clerical personnel.

Staff Accountant

Wyndham Hotel International
Dallas, Texas
02.1997 - 04.1998
  • Recorded monthly general ledger transactions
  • Prepared monthly financial statements
  • Prepared bank reconciliations Prepared monthly account reconciliations
  • Prepared quarterly reports for auditors.

Staff Accountant

Columbia Healthcare
04.1996 - 02.1997
  • Recorded monthly general ledger transactions
  • Prepared monthly financial statements
  • Prepared bank reconciliations Prepared monthly account reconciliations
  • Prepared quarterly reports for auditors.

Education

MBA in Computer Information Systems -

University of Phoenix
05.2006

Bachelor of Science in Accounting -

Grambling State University
12.1994

Skills

  • MS Excel
  • MS Access
  • MS Word
  • MS Project
  • SAP R/3
  • SAP Business Warehouse
  • Hyperion
  • Sage Fixed Asset System (FAS)
  • Sage 100
  • Epicor
  • Oracle 11i
  • JD Edwards
  • ERP Implementation
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Sales tax reporting
  • Variance Analysis
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial statement preparation
  • General Ledger Management
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Process Management
  • System Development
  • AP and AR management

Accomplishments

  • Complete SAP S4HANA FICO Training
  • Redesigned and simplified the collection process for Branch Mangers
  • Assisted in ERP user training and implementation from JD Edwards to SAP R/3
  • Converted Excel monthly financial reports to Sage Intelligence Reporting

Certification

  • S/4 HANA FICO Certification - September 2023

Timeline

Sr. Accounting Manager

Custom Bilt Metals
03.2022 - Current

Senior Accountant - Contractor

Beacon Hill Staffing Agency
11.2019 - 03.2022

Development Accountant

Brookfield Retail, Rouse Properties
12.2015 - 05.2019

Fixed Assets Accountant

Soft Layer, an IBM Company
12.2012 - 07.2014

System Analysis (Contract)

PepsiCo
05.2012 - 12.2012

Business Analyst (Contract)

Greatwide Logistic Services
03.2012 - 05.2012

Accounting Manager

MetroPCS
01.2007 - 12.2011

Business Analyst, Americas Time Zone Reporting

NOKIA, Inc.
11.2004 - 07.2006

Business Reporting & Planning Manager

NOKIA, Inc.
08.2002 - 01.2007

Senior Accountant

NOKIA, Inc.
08.2002 - 11.2004

Fixed Asset Manager

CompUSA, Inc.
06.2000 - 08.2002

Fixed Asset Supervisor

CompUSA, Inc.
10.1998 - 06.2000

Fixed Asset Lead Staff Accountant

CompUSA, Inc.
04.1998 - 10.1998

Staff Accountant

Wyndham Hotel International
02.1997 - 04.1998

Staff Accountant

Columbia Healthcare
04.1996 - 02.1997

MBA in Computer Information Systems -

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science in Accounting -

Grambling State University
  • S/4 HANA FICO Certification - September 2023
Shanna Boger