Paula Terrell's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

General Accounting Manager @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Senior Accountant @ From January 2013 to August 2015 (2 years 8 months) Assistant Controller @ Managed day to day accounting processes including A/P, A/R and inventory management, payroll, billing and receipts, account reconciliations, fixed asset additions/disposals, depreciation, etc.; Partnered with the Controller in the overall...

General Accounting Manager @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Senior Accountant @ From January 2013 to August 2015 (2 years 8 months) Assistant Controller @ Managed day to day accounting processes including A/P, A/R and inventory management, payroll, billing and receipts, account reconciliations, fixed asset additions/disposals, depreciation, etc.; Partnered with the Controller in the overall management of accounting operations of the organization; Managed the month-end and year-end close process to financial statements - 1 day close; Assisted in the annual budget process and provide ongoing financial review/analysis; Supported all organizational departments on financial issues; Responsible for cash flow, cash forecasting, expense tracking, internal control monitoring and development and month-end inventory valuation; Special projects (i.e. process improvement projects) as needed. Highlight: Served as interim Controller for our Grand Rapids plant until replacement was found. Served as backup for Human Resources and main contact for 3 1/2 months until HR Manager replacement was found. From May 2006 to December 2012 (6 years 8 months) Plant Accountant @ Provided Plant and Operations management with financial data and analysis; Responsible for A/P analysis, fixed asset accounting, tracking and analysis of material loss/scrap; reconciliation and preparation of schedules and general ledger activity, Preparation of weekly, quarterly and yearly reports, and Capital expenditure justification and investment analysis; Assisted in budget preparation and other accounting projects; Maintained and enforced all accounting procedures related to Operations including G/L maintenance, accruals, expense charge-off, journal entry preparation, A/P and payroll processing, capital equipment authorization and inventory control; Coordinated inventory counts for finished goods, raw materials and packaging in accordance with GCC cycle count program; Responsible for month-end closing including compilation of month-end reports. Highlight: Assured compliance of the Jackson facility with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements From March 2005 to May 2006 (1 year 3 months) Credit Representative @ Handled/resolved deductions which involved researching and clearing deductions; talking with National Account customers; working with Customer Service, Sales Managers and Finance Department; Handled customer inquiries and analyzed aging reports; Met periodically with Sales and Finance to ensure National Account customers took the correct amount of Advertising/Co-Op/Rebate Funds due them; Researched audits; Handled credit functions for National Accounts; Through proper credit and collection practices, assured that goals for credit responsibility were met and exceeded; Produced commercial invoices and compiled vital documents needed to satisfy the requirements of Letters of Credit and Authority To Pay and submitted to Bank for payment; Completed the updating of credit investigations and subsequent credit line evaluations per company and department policy for accounts; Trained new personnel and participated in Special Projects/Kaizen events as necessary; Helped out in Customer Service as needed. Highlight: key decision-maker in the design, set-up and implementation of the PTG (Pentair Tools Group) Asia database From January 2000 to March 2005 (5 years 3 months) Sales Credit Coordinator @ Handled/resolved branded deductions which involved researching and clearing deductions; talking with customers; working with brokers, the Credit Department, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Customer Service and Regional Sales Managers; Responsible for balancing Marketing Development Funds for certain customers; Provided all information to and assisted the Director of Sales with all necessary reporting requirements. Highlight: balanced Marketing Development Funds up to six to eight hundred thousand dollars annually From April 1998 to January 2000 (1 year 10 months) Staff Accountant @ Prepared various General Ledger reconciliations (through use of spreadsheets); Compiled data into Financial Statements; Responsible for all Fixed Assets for 27 branches; Responsible for Releasing/Pledging investments with the State of Tennessee for various public entities; Provided all information to and assisted the Chief Financial Officer with all necessary reporting requirements; Talked with and assisted customers with any problems with their accounts. Highlight: responsible for balancing and investing/borrowing Federal Funds each day From September 1996 to April 1998 (1 year 8 months) Accounts Payable Clerk @ Responsible for Accounts Payable for six companies; Responsible for writing checks for vendors and operating expenses; Trained new personnel; Helped prepare monthly insurance expenses for payroll; Handled all vendor inquiries, reconciled vendor statements and analyzed vendor aging reports; Posted and balanced accounts payable on regular basis; Maintained cash balances in all bank accounts and performed bank reconciliations; Ensured all vendors were paid in a timely manner while paying particular attention to cash flow, account balances and accuracy of statement Highlight: responsible for annual payments up to $1,000,000 annually From June 1993 to August 1996 (3 years 3 months) Executive Assistant @ Responsible for all typing for the President, Vice President & company Lawyer; Responsible for scheduling of meetings for the President & Vice President; Responsible for typing up & issuance of Common and Preferred Stock Certificates Highlight: promoted within 5 months to Accounts Payable Clerk From January 1993 to June 1993 (6 months) Receptionist @ Responsible for answering phone, greeting guests & typing documents Highlight: promoted within 3 months from receptionist position From November 1992 to January 1993 (3 months) Master of Science, Accounting, 3.909 @ Regis University From 2009 to 2012 Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Management, 3.595 @ Bethel College (TN) From 1997 to 2000 Paula Terrell is skilled in: Financial Reporting, Accounting, Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Process Improvement, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Internal Controls, Accounts Receivable, Account Reconciliation, Payroll, Analysis, Invoicing, Fixed Assets, Auditing