Susan Delmar
Middletown,NY
Summary
Accomplished Small Business Owner and Senior Accounting and Finance Manager with over 28 years of experience in financial systems and reporting. Proven ability to manage monthly financial closings and lead teams in a Fortune 500 environment, a newly acquired company, and a non-profit organization. Strong leadership skills combined with a commitment to integrity and performance drive successful budget control and growth initiatives. Expertise in networking and marketing strategies to enhance brand outreach and business development.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Small Business Owner and Operator
Blue Dove Dance Boutique
Middletown, NY
01.2015 - Current
- Founded and lead a privately owned business, managing end-to-end operations with consistent performance and sustainability
- Manage all daily business operations, including planning, scheduling, and process optimization
- Manage financial operations including budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, expense control, and revenue tracking
- Develop and execute marketing strategies including social media, branding and promotions
- Build and maintain long term client relationships, ensuring high customer satisfaction and retention
- Manage sales, pricing strategies, and revenue growth
- Maintain inventory, ordering, and supply management
- Lead hiring, onboarding, training and performance management of staff
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, licensing, and insurance requirements
Business Manager, New York YMCA Camp
YMCA of Greater New York
Huguenot, New York
01.2010 - Current
- Provide direction and leadership to daily business functions of the branch operations including processing or Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Human Resource and payroll administration, and budgeting and forecasting for all programs
- Solely manage month end financial closings including analysis and reporting
- Recruit, train and supervise all business staff
- Serve as a liaison to Association finance department and the board of managers on all financial matters of the branch
- Created professional and effective forecasting tools for each department to accurately capture monthly and yearly revenue and expenses
- Provided management with new reporting tools to help analyze revenue for multiple departments
- Automated and professionalized many manual processes utilizing Microsoft Office and Oracle
- Streamlined and Organized summer camp registration process and summer camp hiring process
- Continue to create processes to insure all internal reports are professional and demonstrate accurate and reconcilable data
Accounting and Reporting Manager, Husqvarna Motorcycles
BMW of North America
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Responsible for performing the accounting duties for Husqvarna including general accounting, accounts payable/receivable, cash management, and reporting the results to Husqvarna management
- Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual closings
- Prepare and analyze financial statements and reports
- Record, reconcile and analyze all inventory activity from purchasing to sales
- Interface with several finance areas within BMW NA
- Communicate heavily with dealers regarding their financial activity
- Designed and implemented Husqvarna’s accounting and reporting system (Microsoft Navision) and continue to implement enhancements/upgrades
- Performed all necessary accounting transaction related to the acquisition of Husqvarna Motorcycles including the purchase and transition of inventory
- Set up and implemented accounting procedures for Husqvarna Motorcycles in accordance with BMW Group Policies
- Created various accounting and management reports using Jet Reports
- Involved in increasing the efficiency of how dealers receive and review any financial related material
Financial Systems Manager
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
Carteret, New Jersey
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Manage, administer, and maintain Lawson Financials including General Ledger, Asset Management, and Activity Management.
- Served as in integral part of the monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial closing process by providing reports, analysis, and insuring proper controls were followed.
- Served as a primary liaison between the IT and finance group and acted as a project manager for system upgrades and special projects.
- Managed transition and conversion of Pathmark’s Lawson Financial System to A&P’s Oracle Financial System in a timely manner so year end financials could be properly reported during the 2007 A&P acquisition of Pathmark
- Created Lawson reports, Lawson queries, and Essbase reports which expedited the closing process by several days
- Implemented new internal controls for the monthly closing process utilizing the financial systems to insure proper SOX compliance
- Trained and guided accounting staff in Lawson and Essbasse to more effectively complete their responsibilities
- Effectively corrected a large system error during a critical closing month by identifying the problem, researching solutions, and accomplishing the task
Accounting Manager – Retail Accounting
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
Carteret, New Jersey
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Responsible for 150 supermarket related P&L expenses, advertising expenses, overhead expenses and related budgets.
- Accountable for balance sheet analysis and corresponding schedules for supermarket related items.
- Managed, trained, and guided staff through the monthly closing process.
- Greatly improved the process of calculating store incentives by streamlining, automating, and computerizing manual tasks, which decreased reporting time and increased accuracy of the incentive payments
- Expanded my knowledge of store operations and accounting by working with the staff and communicating heavily with store management
- Motivated staff by organizing and automating monthly tasks which provided more time for the staff to take on additional responsibilities
Senior Accountant/Supervisor – General Accounting & Fixed Assets
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
Carteret, New Jersey
01.2000 - 01.2003
- Maintained and administered Lawson Asset Management System and responsible for all of Pathmark’s Property, Plant, and Equipment accounting.
- Calculated and analyzed monthly depreciation expense and forecasted future expense by monitoring capital expenditures.
- Supervised and trained a staff of one junior accountant and two accounting clerks and guided them through the monthly closing process.
- Implemented and converted Pathmark’s Fixed Asset Reporting System from FAMS to Lawson Asset Management by researching, planning, and testing best practices which greatly improved the overall reporting of the Fixed Assets and Depreciation
- Researched and launched more effective ways of capturing monthly additions and depreciation expense by utilizing Lawson and Essbase functions which enabled the department to shorten the closing process
- Streamlined monthly analysis of PPE accounts by computerizing sub-ledger and automating monthly reports
Financial Analyst – Logistics
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
Carteret, New Jersey
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Created and prepared monthly and quarterly accounting statements, and weekly expense budgets for the trucking operation.
- Maintained analysis of receivable and produced weekly invoices trucking charges
Accounting Clerk – Retail Accounting
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
Carteret, New Jersey
01.1997 - 01.1998
Education
Master of Science - Accounting
St. John’s University
New YorkNew York
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
St. John’s University
New YorkNew York
Skills
- Financial management
- Marketing strategy
- Sales growth
- Customer relationship management
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Business marketing
- Business planning
- Staff management
- Business growth and retention
- Employee development
- Budgeting and forecasting
Timeline
Small Business Owner and Operator
Blue Dove Dance Boutique
01.2015 - Current
Business Manager, New York YMCA Camp
YMCA of Greater New York
01.2010 - Current
Accounting and Reporting Manager, Husqvarna Motorcycles
BMW of North America
01.2008 - 01.2010
Financial Systems Manager
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2008
Accounting Manager – Retail Accounting
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2004
Senior Accountant/Supervisor – General Accounting & Fixed Assets
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2003
Financial Analyst – Logistics
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
01.1998 - 01.2000
Accounting Clerk – Retail Accounting
Pathmark Stores, Inc.
01.1997 - 01.1998
Master of Science - Accounting
St. John’s University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
St. John’s University