Stephanie Reynolds
Chanhassen
Summary
Results-driven Accounting Leader with 15+ years of experience in financial management, accounting operations, and leadership. Proven track record of successfully implementing new accounting systems and processes, leading and mentoring accounting teams, and collaborating with cross-functional departments to drive business success.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Controller
Fourteen Foods, LLC
01.2018 - 12.2024
- Promoted from Senior Accountant to Accounting Manager to Controller
- Manage and coordinate the month end close process by preparing and posting journal entries, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, reviewing and approving GL accountants’ entries and reconciliations, and ensuring all deadlines are met
- Prepare and analyze financial statements
- Lead the AP function by approving all new vendors, approving invoices, leading and mentoring the AP team
- Successfully vetted and implemented a new and improved AP automation software which improved efficiency and accuracy
- Successfully implemented an automated inventory management system to track IT inventory kept on hand
- Preparation of quarterly bank compliance reporting for multiple loans and lines of credit
- Administrator on all company credit card accounts and Concur reporting platform
- Work with external accounting firm to complete annual financial statement compilation and review and tax returns
- Responsible for the accounting for multiple other entities
- Assist in developing internal controls and separation of duties
- Assisted with the transition to a new payroll company
- Leads and mentors a team of 5 accounting professionals, provides guidance, support, and training
- Collaborates with Operations, IT, HR, and all other departments to support the business
- Reduced month-end closing time by optimizing reconciliation procedures and improving collaboration between departments.
- Ensured timely financial statement preparation, allowing for better decision-making and strategic planning.
- Provided treasury and cash management by overseeing reconciliation of banking activity, credit card processing, and filing sales tax returns in multiple state.
Director of Accounting
Art Partners Group, LLC
07.2017 - 12.2017
- Responsible for all accounting functions in Quickbooks
- Created invoices and sent to customers, received customer payments and prepared deposits
- Processed AP invoices and cut checks
- Processed payroll and managed employee benefits
- Created and entered journal entries
- Completed bank and credit card account reconciliations
- Collaborated with owners to manage cash and analyze company performance
- Worked with IT consultants to address the company’s IT needs
- File sales and withholding taxes
Director of Accounting
Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
08.2001 - 03.2017
- Held several job titles due to promotions (Accounting Assistant, Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, Director of Accounting)
- Prepare and analyze financial statements
- Managed day to day operations of ARCA’s accounting department to include overseeing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Worked with IT to design, test and implement automated processes
- Interacted with and was a point of contact for all levels in the organization from entry level employees up to the CEO
- Was the administrator on all company credit card accounts
- Assist in preparing SEC filings
- Prepare financial information for Board of Directors
- Supervised three employees
- Coordinated quarterly and yearly audits, bank audits, sales tax audits and internal control audits
- Assisted with the company’s SOX project including coordinating with third party consultants, documenting, testing and reporting on controls
- Consolidation of majority owned subsidiaries, both foreign and domestic
- Foreign currency translation
- Daily maintenance and monthly reconciliation of company’s $18M line of credit
- Assisted with cash management, including daily cash planning and forecasting
- Assist in development of internal controls and documentation
- Audit and analyze monthly sales and inventory transactions for 18 retail locations
- Maintain monthly inventory summary for eighteen locations, including researching any discrepancies
- Prepare monthly cash, sales, inventory, payroll, and all other miscellaneous journal entries
- Prepare monthly reconciliations on multiple general ledger account along with researching and resolving any discrepancies
- File and pay monthly sales tax for four different states
- Track fixed asset purchases and depreciation
- Update weekly cash sheet with all cash transactions made from main checking account
- Prepare bank reconciliations for all company bank accounts (USD and CAD)
- Worked with operations to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Assisted in the design and development of reporting from proprietary point of sale and inventory software
- Audit and provide weekly billing data to major electric utility customers
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
St Cloud State University
St Cloud, MNVarious CPE courses offered by the MN Society of CPA’s, Access courses offered by ProSource, SEC Reporting conference offered by EEI, Intermediate and Advanced Excel courses
Skills
- Preparing financial statements
- Cash flow management
- Staff management
- Month-end and year-end closings
- Account reconciliation
- Debt management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Audit coordination
- Problem-solving
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Microsoft Dynamics BC 365, Concur, AP automation software, Quickbooks
Certification
CPA, Inactive
Timeline
Controller
Fourteen Foods, LLC
01.2018 - 12.2024
Director of Accounting
Art Partners Group, LLC
07.2017 - 12.2017
Director of Accounting
Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
08.2001 - 03.2017
Various CPE courses offered by the MN Society of CPA’s, Access courses offered by ProSource, SEC Reporting conference offered by EEI, Intermediate and Advanced Excel courses
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
St Cloud State University
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