Lou Anne Cline
Hoschton
Summary
Seasoned Senior Accounting Manager with comprehensive experience in financial management, auditing, and strategic planning. Well-versed in delivering accurate financial reports, implementing cost-reduction strategies, and improving internal controls to ensure compliance. Strong leader with proven abilities in team building and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Notable contributions include streamlining processes, reducing operational costs, and enhancing financial performance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounting Manager
Koki Holdings America LTD.
12.2023 - Current
- Month-end / Year-end close process
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Ad Hoc Management Reports
- Manage Accounts Payable
- Cash analysis
- Accounting Controls
- Establish Internal procedures and policies
- Internal and External Audits
- General Ledger Management
- ERP GL programing
- Leadership and Support
- Finance Project Management
Controller
Lathem Family Farms, Inc
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Oversee financial operations
- Manage accounting team
- Manage HR & Payroll
- Month-end / Year-end close process
- Cash analysis
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Ad Hoc Management Reports
- Accounting Controls
- Establish Internal procedures and policies
- QuickBooks Administrator
- Work with External Auditors
- Leadership and Support
Senior Staff Accountant
National Vision, Inc
03.2014 - 07.2022
- Daily Sales Posting
- Monthly Journal Entries
- Account Reconciliations
- Monitor Customer AR aging
- Prepaid Inventory tracking
- BPC Report writing
- Financial Statement Review
- Work with External Auditors
- Update and Review Internal procedures
- Assure accounting controls are in place for assigned areas.
- Month Close
- Yearly Budget Preparation
- Workers Compensation Amortization
- Microsoft Dynamics implementation testing team
- Company transition from Private Equity to publicly traded
- Payroll Supervisor
Bookkeeper Contractor
Affordable Bookkeeping Services, LLC
08.2009 - 03.2014
- Monthly bank reconciliations
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Monthly Sales Tax Reports
- New corporation set-ups
- S-Corp
- LLC
- Sole Proprietor
- Payroll Processing
- Administrative duties
- Business types
- Landscaping
- Interior Design
- Physician’s office
- Veterinary office
- Real-estate agents
Purchasing Manager (temporary / employee on maternity leave)
Neopost South East District
02.2013 - 07.2013
- Purchasing equipment
- Job costing for equipment orders
- Inventory management for local warehouse stock
- Review sales orders for accuracy
- Develop and manage the order flow process
- Assign order entry to staff
- Review accuracy of staff
- Report bookings and billings to the GM
- Commission calculations for Sales Team
- Financial reports to the Controller for AR
Accounting Professional
SCI Companies, Inc.
03.2012 - 02.2013
- General ledger accounting
- Workers’ compensation accounting
- Workers’ compensation reporting
- Daily key performance reports
- Sales commission calculations and reporting
- Garnishment administrator for major national restaurant chain
- Including daily interface with: Corporate employees, Restaurant employees, Government agencies
Payroll Administrator / Sr. Accountant
Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc
04.2010 - 03.2011
- Payroll Administrator
- Employee base of 200-250
- Multiple states
- Canada
- Human resource
- New hire paperwork
- New hire reporting
- Benefit enrollment
- Employee Training
- Time and Attendance software training
- Employee self-service portal training
- General ledger accounting
- Month close reconciliations
- Installed new time and attendance system
- Payroll analysis reporting
- Converted company from semi-monthly payroll to bi-weekly
- 401k management
- 401k audits
- PTO accruals
- IRS correspondence
- Garnishments
- Unemployment
- Court verification documents
- Commission processing
Junior Staff Accountant
Eric Young, CPA PC
10.2005 - 08.2009
- Corporate book keeping for fifty-eight companies consisting of: C-corps, S-corps, LLC
- Monthly and quarterly bank reconciliations
- Financial Statements
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Yearly
- Journal entries
- Account reconciliations
- Sales tax reporting
- Quarterly – Yearly payroll reporting
- Preparation of W2 & 1099’s
- Fixed Asset Accounting
- Prepare resource document for audits
- Correspondence with Federal and State agencies
- Software installs and updates for firm
Education
Bachelors of Arts - Accounting
Brenau University
05.2010
Associate of Science - Accounting
Gwinnett Technical College
Skills
- Financial statement preparation
- General ledger management
- Accounting controls
- Internal audit
- ERP programming
- Cash analysis
- Team leadership
- Project management
- Employee training
- Budget preparation
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Performance management
- Intercompany transactions
- GAAP
- Team supervision
- Cash flow management
- Bank reconciliation
- Foreign currency transactions
- Fixed asset management
- Internal controls
- Staff training
- Month-end closing
- Auditing procedures
- Process management
- Account reconciliation
- Closing procedures
- Journal entries
- General ledger accounting
- Accounts payable management
- Account reconciliations
- Software implementations
- Detailed Oriented
- Advanced Excel Skills
- Strong Communication Skills
- Results Driven
- Skilled multi-tasker
- Leadership and coaching skills
- Procedures and Controls
Community Service
- Relay for Life, Committee Co-Chair
- McKendree United Methodist Church
Timeline
Senior Accounting Manager
Koki Holdings America LTD.
12.2023 - Current
Controller
Lathem Family Farms, Inc
07.2022 - 12.2023
Senior Staff Accountant
National Vision, Inc
03.2014 - 07.2022
Purchasing Manager (temporary / employee on maternity leave)
Neopost South East District
02.2013 - 07.2013
Accounting Professional
SCI Companies, Inc.
03.2012 - 02.2013
Payroll Administrator / Sr. Accountant
Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc
04.2010 - 03.2011
Bookkeeper Contractor
Affordable Bookkeeping Services, LLC
08.2009 - 03.2014
Junior Staff Accountant
Eric Young, CPA PC
10.2005 - 08.2009
Bachelors of Arts - Accounting
Brenau University
Associate of Science - Accounting
Gwinnett Technical College
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