Selena Burke

5581 Betty Lane Milford, OH | 513-494-6199 | [email protected]

Summary of Qualifications
Dynamic accounting and finance professional with 13+ years of experience in financial operations, analysis and GAAP. Proven capacity to improve and maximize overall business and finance function integration through effective communication and efficiency implementation. Experienced selfstarter, team player and supervisor with management style that promotes productivity through team cohesiveness. Seasoned problem-solver with keen attention to detail, ability to adapt quickly and skillfully handle high pressure situations. Innovator with creative skills, technical aptitude and solid career experience poised to add value by improving overall business processes.

Professional Expertise
Business Process Modeling General Accounting Functions Efficiency Implementation Project Management Team Building Financial Analysis & Reporting Critical Enterprise Management Policy Design & Process Documentation

Software Skills
MS Excel MS Word MS Power Point MS Access Crystal Reports Microsoft Frx Oracle SQL Quickbooks MAS500 PeopleSoft SAP Salesforce BAAN Hyperion Great Plains Sage PFW JobBOSS ADP LeasePak Lease Plus Infotrac, ASTEA SALSA KRONOS GEM DOMS Tandem Lotus Notes Open Office Mac Operating Systems ProcureIt

Career Highlights
Uncovered and handled escheatment project for over 3 million dollars in unclaimed funds, whereby penalties for delinquent processing and record keeping were avoided Recognized as first employee ever to prepare 1099s for all Shareholders accurately and timely, on first presentation Discovered and remedied over 750k in duplicate vendor payments triggered by a data glitch in procurement system Reduced hours for service contract billing from 24-40 hours a week to under 2 hour by automating the review process for all service contracts through development of new databases and the utilization of existing data sets Only contract employee retained during company-wide R.I.F. for purpose of re-engineering import/export compliance processes after successful efficiency implementation and approval of procedural change for service contract processing

Professional Experience
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUPERVISOR | AXCESS FINANCIAL SERVICES | 08/2011 12/2012 Initiated and documented policies and procedures for the Accounts Payable and Finance departments (including T&E) for business control, preventing and avoiding risk exposure and potential auditing Formulated queries to track departmental approvals for payables to eliminate duplication Forecasted non-capital expenditures and budget and reconciled with actuals for the finance group; prepared monthly accrual, G/L, ad hoc reporting, and account reconciliation for Accounts Payable Management and transition of all accounting processes for acquired company as appointed by the Director of Finance prior to integration into existing accounting systems Supervision of 8 employees that was expanded by the VP of Finance to include interdepartmental head count after successful team building and stream lining of departmental processes for Accounts Payable Escheatment project management and documentation for over 3 million dollars in unclaimed funds Principal for Shareholder payments, HSA payments, sales & use tax filing, P&L statement, 1099 reporting, currency conversions, and T&E/Corporate Card Administration ACCOUNTING MANAGER | YOGA YOGA | AUSTIN, TX | 12/2010 06/2011 Handled all accounting and tax matters, including AP, AR, fixed assets, credit, GL, payroll, loans, payroll tax, business tax, property tax, franchise / income tax; responsible for cash flow; close books and prepare monthly and yearly financial reports for all three entities (two for-profit and one non-profit) Participated in financial strategic planning, prepare budget and forecasts, handle owners capital equities accounts, review of budgets vs. actual to ensure accuracy Developed internal control system, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational, and establish new accounting policies and procedures Used financial know-how to improve profits and operations, reduce costs, and develop strategies for the company Drafted and enforced accounting policies and procedures in compliance with GAAP that provided the basis for all departmental budgeting Analysis of financial trends and variances to compile data for forecasting of all monthly, quarterly and yearly budgets for each entity Ad hoc reporting by request from, CFO, Owner and all other entity officials when necessary COMPLIANCE & OP ANALYST | TOKYO ELECTRON AMERICA | AUSTIN, TX | 05/2008 11/2010 Audited, maintained and filed all Import and export documents with US Customs Developed new procedure using Access DB to minimize manual reconciliation of records and Assisted in implementation of new quality control procedures identified during internal-audit Revised and updated Import and Export procedural documents for Compliance department Provided tracking and shipping details to purchasing and external customers and created commercial invoices with supporting documents for Export shipments Classification and verification of items for shipping prior to export (HTS & ECCN) and requested licenses for controlled items as necessary Worked to clear pending import issues and reduce import costs from 3rd parties Developed Access databases & Crystal Reports to streamline daily data analysis as well as revenue and cost data generation, analysis and reporting to senior management

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 Designed and implemented new billing procedure for OP department to significantly reduce manual review of contracts prior to invoicing through use of Crystal Reports and MS Access. Reduced monthly time for contract billing from 24+ hours to under 2 hours a month Set up of all new service contracts in accounting system, monthly contract, daily sales order, and consignment review invoicing Reviewed and approved all RMAs and reconcile service billing with parts received and utilized by technicians STAFF ACCOUNTANT | CRITERIA LABS | AUSTIN, TX | 04/2007 12/2007 Compilation of month-end financial statements, including the preparation of journal entries for accrual purposes or GAAP purposes, as well as supervision of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Collections, Payroll, Human Resources, Cash Management , Control and Reconciliations Adherence to tax reporting, sales tax return review, approval and submission Ad hoc reporting by request from CFO and President as requested Monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts, preparation and maintenance of amortization and depreciation schedules Interviewed, hired, trained, and reviewed the performance of all junior staff BILLING SPECIALIST | WAYPORT, INC. | AUSTIN, TX | 04/2006 02/2007 Oversight of onsite projects for AT&T locations (repair and installations) to competition for billing and revenue reporting Researched and processed AT&T install and Development POs for billing (ensure that work is complete), as well as coordination of work for customers, project managers and install techs Completed daily and monthly billing and revenue reporting for all AT&T hotel, retail and McDonalds venues Reviewed equipment service billing batches, de-commit and active reports for accuracy Assisted Accounting Manager and Controller with preparation of Financial Statements for end of FY '06 and quarterly financial reports ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST | NATIONAL CITY CC | CINCINNATI, OH | 09/2004 04/2006 Audit, reconciliation and research of all rejected/unapplied lease payments Audited and processed rejected lease payments Processed cash application fixes for misapplied utility payments, monitored, researched, and reconciled Interdepartmental Transfers (IDTs) for assigned bank Completed general ledger assigned Monthly Record of Trial Balances (MRTBs), reconciled all batches and portfolios processed for GL, and created Journal Entries as needed

EDUCATION
MBA ACCOUNTING CONCENTRATION | IN PROGRESS | ST. EDWARDS UNIVERSITY B.A MUSIC, MINOR: PSYCHOLOGY | 2000 | WILMINGTON COLLEGE

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