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Wendy Martinelli

Summary

A detail-oriented Controller who utilizes over 20 years of progressive global accounting experience, 7 in manufacturing, including public and private accounting, systems, procedures and controls from small business to fortune 500 to analyze accounting and inventory data in order to improve processes and increase profit. I have had keys roles in process and system integrations, Sarbanes Oxley controls, business integrations and sales and tax accounting.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Controller

Connecticut Spring & Stamping
08.2018 - Current
  • Financial analysis of general ledger to create monthly financial statements and measurements for financial reporting to management, audit review, tax filing and bank regulatory requirements
  • Generation of monthly journal entries to ensure account balances are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Managed daily inventory processing, cost accounting, LCM analysis, inventory analysis and reduction, root cause correction and manufacturing process improvement
  • Responsible for capital acquisition process, monthly depreciation and annual personal property declarations
  • Liaison with ERP management system to resolve root cause of systems issues
  • Observe processes and makes recommendations for improvement in both procedures and in company net profit
  • Focal point for external audit and physical inventory

Sox Administration - Reconciliation Accountant

Webster Bank
08.2017 - 08.2018
  • Monitored and reported on corporate reconciliation activity using Oracle and SQL Developer while improving aged activity measurements and reconciliation accuracy, producing key measurements and providing internal and external (KPMG) audit support

Controller

LoganTech
03.2016 - 08.2017
  • Responsible for day to day operations in manufacturing environment including AR, AP, bank reconciliations, account reconciliations, sales tax, purchasing, inventory control, costing, journal entries, financial statements, and tax preparation using Sage
  • Implementation and documentation of financial accounting procedures and controls
  • Instituted cost control measures including costing out materials and vendors, sales tax exemptions, vendor payment discounts, online bill pay
  • Liaison with management and tax accountant

Career Professional Accountant

IBM
04.1999 - 03.2012


Blue Harmony Intercompany Global Process Transition – Controls and Compliance

  • SAP ERP System implementation project


WTAS Controls and Compliance Coordinator

  • Ensured Intercompany Accounting was in an audit ready position at all times by documenting internal controls policies and procedures and conducting Sarbanes - Oxley 404 and other secondary controls testing
  • Led Internal and PWC audits of Intercompany activity, applications and Sarbanes-Oxley testing


Systems, Procedures and Controls Coordinator

  • Liaison between Accounting team leads, management and the coding team to resolve production problems and implement new work requests assisting with business requirements, testing and test output review
  • Aided in $1.25 billion Personal Computing Division sale to Lenovo


Intercompany Accounting Lead - 26 countries

  • Provided leadership to the organization on new processes, setting up new department, problem solving, and resolved aged issues
  • Implemented new countries onto accounting system (accounts, revaluation indicators, currency, tables)
  • Participated in PWC audit reviews, CHQ audit and country audit requests
  • Compiled and presented geography key measurements to global senior management


Float Coordinator

  • Learned the EMEA float process in France brought it back to the US, reworked and eliminated deficiencies including over 50 monthly recurrent issues
  • Developed desk procedures, float measurement reports, charts and targets
  • Presented geography measurements to global senior management


Intercompany Accountant

  • Analyzed and corrected Intercompany AP variances, account reconciliations, journal entries and measurement presentations

Owner / Accountant

Martinelli Motors
06.1998 - 02.2001
  • Set-up all facets of new business (LLC, insurance, banking, licensing, lease, sales tax)
  • Handled AP, AR through Financial Statements
  • Prepared bank reconciliations and maintained financing records and inventory

Staff Tax Accountant

Chicoski, Skelly & Co., LLP
06.1997 - 05.1998
  • Prepared personal and corporate tax returns
  • Prepared financial statements
  • Provided workpapers in order to verify account balances
  • Analyzed, corrected and finished bookkeeper's work
  • Completed sales tax and quarterly payroll tax forms

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science - Accounting, Minor in Computer Science

Quinnipiac University
12.1998

Skills

  • GAAP financial reporting
  • Variance analysis
  • Inventory management, reduction and cost accounting
  • Fixed asset management (Sage)
  • Internal controls, internal and external audit
  • Personal and corporate tax preparation
  • Measurement reporting and presentation
  • Continuous process improvement and cost reduction
  • Foreign currency transactions
  • SQL, DB2, Oracle, Excel
  • ERP systems and implementation
  • Segregation of duties

Timeline

Controller

Connecticut Spring & Stamping
08.2018 - Current

Sox Administration - Reconciliation Accountant

Webster Bank
08.2017 - 08.2018

Controller

LoganTech
03.2016 - 08.2017

Career Professional Accountant

IBM
04.1999 - 03.2012

Owner / Accountant

Martinelli Motors
06.1998 - 02.2001

Staff Tax Accountant

Chicoski, Skelly & Co., LLP
06.1997 - 05.1998

Bachelor of Applied Science - Accounting, Minor in Computer Science

Quinnipiac University
Wendy Martinelli