Sales Accounting

KAREN J. GOETZ

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SUMMARY

Financial analyst and senior accountant with diversified experience in

service, financial and manufacturing institutions. Strong competencies in

analytical and database management. Recognized as a highly-motivated,

detail-oriented professional who readily adjusts to new situations and

consistently meets/exceeds objectives. Team player and individual

contributor with exceptional interpersonal and communications skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Uni-Select USA, Amherst, NY

2008 - 2009

(Largest independent auto parts distributor in the United States with

multiple locations throughout the country.)

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT

. Facilitated the conversion of acquired companies into core operating

system.

. Assisted in accounting and budgeting regional cost centers.

. Performed monthly reconciliation between General Ledger system, sub

ledgers and stand-alone operations.

. Planned, assigned, directed and participated in cross functional

training.

. Prepared audit work papers for external and internal audit.

Bluewater Thermal Services, LLC, Williamsville, NY

2007 - 2008

(Bluewater Thermal Services is a former division of Gibraltar Steel and is

the largest North American based Brazing and Heat-Treating Supplier

operating 6 plants in the United States and Canada.)

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

. Assisted in all aspects of accounting operations and preparations of

financials.

. Coordinated monthly close procedure, which encompassed consolidation of 6

manufacturing divisions.

. Maintained general ledger (MAS 200) and fixed asset system (FAS/Best

Software) for all divisions.

. Responsible for monthly preparation of reporting package to upper

management and investment banking firm.

. Prepared audit work papers for external audit.

APV North America, Inc., Getzville, NY

2005 -

2007

(APV supplies the food, dairy, beverage, healthcare, chemical, marine,

biotechnical and petrochemical industries with innovative products, process

solutions and support services. APV's sales revenue for North America in

2007 exceeded $150 million.)

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

. Assisted with all aspects of accounting operations and preparations of

financials for North America.

. Coordinated HFM (Hyperion) financial consolidations for North and Latin

America.

. Key liaison for weekly orders, sales and cashflow reporting and

forecasting.

. Supervised coordination of capital expenditures, lease, and restructuring

approvals.

. Worked with process engineers for approvals on Bank Guarantees.

. Managed, developed and monitored performance of Financial Analyst, Staff

Accountant and Accounting Clerk.

Henkel Technologies, Buffalo, NY

2001 - 2005

(Formerly Sovereign Specialty Chemicals, Inc. - a world market leader in

adhesives, sealants and surface treatments for consumers, craftsmen and

industrial application. Sales Revenue for the Commercial Division in

excess of $200 million by year-end 2005.)

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST - Commercial Division

. Facilitated the budget process by working as part of the Hyperion

Planning implementation team, insuring that budget detail is sufficient

to prepare sales, costs, expenses and bridge schedules.

. Key liaison for month-end close process and financial reporting to

Corporate.

. Maintained reports for manufacturing units such as manufacturing metrics,

inventory turns, sales mix volume analyses, safety incidents, and on-time

delivery goals.

. Oversaw and tracked Capital Appropriation process concerning policy,

propriety and substantiation.

. Team member for redundant transactions, lean manufacturing (kaizen) and

restructuring of financial reporting due to acquisition by Henkel.

. Assisted with the implementation of Hyperion Enterprise for consolidated

financial reporting and assume the role of Divisional Hyperion

Coordinator.

. Applied Sarbanes-Oxley requirements to all processes and functions within

span of control.

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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE (continued)

International Imaging Materials, Inc., Amherst, NY 1991 - 2000

(IIMAK - a global leader in the development, manufacturing, and

distribution of printing, imaging, and marking consumable supplies and

related services. Between 1991 and 2000, sales grew from $32 to $110

million.)

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

. Facilitated sales forecasting process for quarterly meetings; prepared

consolidated sales revenue projections for senior management; acted as

system administrator; maintained data integrity of sales forecast

database.

. Worked closely with MIS to convert detailed spreadsheet reporting to

historical sales database for comprehensive reporting and analyses for

marketing, sales, cost accounting and planning.

. Prepared and distributed monthly sales financial packages that included

historical analyses, sales growth, marketing program(s) reporting and

order/shipment analysis.

. Supported 3 marketing/product managers and approximately 30 sales

executives; maintained and provided a variety of data analysis; market

and distribution channel analysis; product line analysis; price volume,

product line and product line analysis; ad-hoc reporting.

. Analyzed new product sales and expenses for the Research & Development

Department.

Empire National Securities, Buffalo, NY

1987 - 1991

(ENSI - Brokerage house for Empire of America)

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Goldome, Buffalo, NY 1986 - 1987

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - Subsidiary Accounting

Delaware North Companies, Buffalo, NY 1984 - 1986

(DNC - worldwide industry leader in foodservice operations, sports series

and leisure facilities management)

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - Financial Reporting Department

SKILLS/SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

Microsoft Office Suite - Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access

Hyperion - Hyperion Enterprise, Hyperion Analyzer, Hyperion Planning User

and Administrator, HFM and HFM Retrieve

Cognos - Finance 7.4 Authoring and Application Administration

Sage Software - MAS 200 and FAS (fixed asset application)

Other Applications - SAP, FoxPro Databases, Essbase, Monarch, BPCS, Tecsys,

and AS400

EDUCATION

Daemen College, Amherst, NY

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration with a concentration in

Accounting - graduated Cum Laude.

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