Accounting Systems Solutions
Accounting systems and internal accounting control development: Developed a companywide accounting and internal control structure and transition plan for a manufacturing company to systematically convert the corporate office and business units to the new company wide structure. The transition plan prioritized the conversions and other significant events, identified the manager owners, actions required, dates and expected outcomes, and included steps to prepare summary reports to evaluate and oversee the process. In addition to the transition plan, a dynamic accounting and internal control conversion process was created to integrate or separate future transactions, and other comments and recommendations were identified to assist management with other integration or separation matters for purchased or sold business units.
Accounting systems and related internal accounting control evaluation: Recommended improvements to the accounting system, processes and procedures and related internal accounting controls, updated the accounting manual for the improvements, and designed management reports to monitor the progress of the corporate campaign for a charitable organization. Assisted management recruit accounting staff to support the additional work required by the capital campaign.
Management reporting: Identified the information needs for the Board and management of a home health care provider, and created a suite of management reports, including performance metrics, and assorted ad hoc reports, as needed, to communicate and measure performance.
System integration for business transactions: Identified the root causes of the accounting system weaknesses of a professional service company that compromised the integrity of the management reports, and created immediate and short term correction procedures to improve the quality of reports and enable decision making. Developed a comprehensive company wide accounting and internal control system plan to integrate the systems, process and procedures of the legacy and acquired businesses, including revised accounting manuals and job descriptions for the corporate office and the subsidiaries.