Tony Salemi
Green Bay,WI
Summary
Focused Accountant with a passion for finance and accounting, seeking to take next career step in a challenging accounting role. In depth understanding of accounting life cycle, including regulatory guidelines underlying reporting. Success in streamlining workflows by uncovering actionable opportunities for technology integration and process improvement. Highly skilled in performing statistical analysis for making financial decisions.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Financial Analyst
Voith Group
Neenah, Wisconsin
02.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with other departments to ensure accurate recording of transactions in the general ledger.
- Coordinated the annual audit process by preparing schedules and organizing documents requested by auditors.
- In charge of all financial processes for the plant
- Recommended changes in existing accounting practices or procedures in order to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Created detailed reports summarizing financial performance metrics for senior management review.
- Monitored cash flow projections and advised management on necessary adjustments as needed.
- Analyzed financial data to identify trends, discrepancies and opportunities for improvement.
- Conducted thorough reviews of monthly financial statements to ensure accuracy in budgeting and forecasting.
- Advised senior management on decision making regarding pricing strategies, capital expenditures, debt structure.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop and monitor key financial performance indicators (KPIs).
Financial Analyst
VF Corp
Appleton, WI
12.2022 - 02.2024
- Prepared and examined actuals/forecasts for our distribution centers on a monthly basis. Ensuring that these reports are accurate based on current month spend and forecasted spend in future months.
- Prepare weekly KCD file(s) for assigned distribution centers.
- Coordinate with respective distribution centers to capture accurate spend and update forecasts.
- Assist our distribution center’s in creating Powerpoint deck’s and financials for capital projects.
- Prepare a new fiscal year budget for each distribution center and 3PL assigned.
- Complete general month end close tasks such as accruals, journal entries, and loading our expense file for each distribution center/3PL.
Staff Accountant
AmeriLux Logistics and Transportation
De Pere, WI
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Managed all of the accounting for the Transportation side of the business (25 Drivers and Trucks)
- Reviewed and reconciled discrepancies in accounts and financial documentation.
- Processed payroll and reviewed employee liability balances in support of HR objectives.
- Gained accounting efficiency and improved documentation coordination through development of optimal journal entry schedules.
- Managed financial operations, month-end reporting, financial schedules and reconciliations.
- Managed large amounts of financial data using balance sheets, profit and loss reports and online databases.
- Reconciled company bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers.
- Monitored and tracked expenses to keep business on track with financial targets.
- Applied mathematical skills to calculate totals, check figures, and correct problems with physical and digital files.
- Maintained accurate invoice summaries and collection records to enhance monitoring of billing and cash inflows.
Inventory Manager/Analyst
AmeriLux International
De Pere, WI
09.2021 - Current
- Managed efficient receiving and inventory management to keep stock within optimal levels.
- Ran routine audits to analyze and highlight critical issues and opportunities to improve stock accuracy.
- Ran analytics, producing forecasts to determine inventory needs.
- Streamlined operations, supervising inventory cycle counting processes and providing accounting and reporting oversight.
- Oversaw purchasing of Lumber for entire company. Built an inventory forecast tool from scratch to track/analyze lumber usage and cost.
- Built various analytical tools to analyze and help better understand scrap rates for certain products within the company.
- Printed orders daily/created cut sheets to best optimize usage and reduce scrap as much as possible.
- Owned financials and analysis of consignment program with vendor.
- Performed strategic analysis of possible strategic purchases to make to executive team.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics And Mathematics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI05.2020
Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WISkills
- Communication
- Bookkeeping
- Time management
- Excel
- QuickBooks
- Journal Entries
- Problem-Solving
- Financial and Regulatory Consulting
- Fixed Assets Management
- Report Preparation
- Discrepancy Reconciliation
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Payroll Management
- Accounts Payable
- Operational and Ad-Hoc Reporting
- Account Reconciliation
Timeline
Senior Financial Analyst
Voith Group
02.2024 - Current
Financial Analyst
VF Corp
12.2022 - 02.2024
Staff Accountant
AmeriLux Logistics and Transportation
08.2022 - 12.2022
Inventory Manager/Analyst
AmeriLux International
09.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Economics And Mathematics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering
Marquette University
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