196 New Haven Avenue,Unit 102 H: 203-735-4640

Theresa ChampagnePage 2.

Theresa Champagne

Derby,

PROFILE

Versatile and experiencedCOST ANALYST AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANTwith a strong track record in cost accounting, general accounting, fixed assets, sales/property taxes in the chemical coatings manufacturing and banking industries. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Possesses supervisory experience,who can work independently and in a team environment.Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MacDermid EnthoneInc.,formerly Enthone Inc. Waterbury, CT 1999 - 2017

MacDermid Performance Solutions is a subsidiary of Platform Specialty Products Corporation. Their companies manufacture a broad range of specialty chemicals and materials which are used in multi-step technological processes that enhance the products people use every day.

Senior Accountant(2009 - 2017)

Cost:

∙ Daily review and tracking of purchase price variances. Investigation of any large discrepancies.

∙ Analyzed & summarized monthly variances. Submitted to Purchasing for review and approval.

∙ Performed monthly cost roll up for raw material changes. Also Annual full cost roll up.

∙ Downloaded, prepared and reviewed weekly Cycle Count Report for Management.

∙ Downloaded, prepared and recapped monthly Days on Hand Report for Management.

∙ Downloaded work order variances. Reviewed, analyzed and sent back discrepancies to Supervisors

for review before posting to General Ledger.

Fixed Assets:

∙ Responsible for $55 million in assets at three locations; tracking expenses for each project and

reviewing invoices for tax liability.

∙ Capitalized closed projects, interfaced with Project Engineers to identify project assets and allocate

costs. Posted assets to General Ledger and Subledger, reconciled both monthly.

∙ Responsible for transfer and disposal of assets. Designed form with IT for requests via Lotus Notes.

∙ Tagged new physical assets, performed hands on inventory Bi-annually.

Banking Administrator:

∙ Managed all users and gave entitlements in Bank of America and Western Union Business Systems.

∙ Set up, changed and deleted beneficiaries for wire and ACH payments.

∙ Initiated wire payments in both on-line banking systems and posted to JDE.

∙ Upon being acquired by MacDermid, I established nine accounts for three entities from existing banks

to Wells Fargo. This included filling out and submitting many documents, then working with

representatives from the bank and many of our internal people. This took place over several months

and included conference calls and much testing. As Banking Administrator, I set up and entitled all

new users as well as added entitlements to existing users.

General Accountant (1999 - 2009)

Sales & Property Taxes:

∙ Prepared and filed Sales Tax Returns for twenty-two states and Canada.

∙ Prepared and filed annual Property Tax Returns for two locations in Connecticut. Streamlined the

process by creating an Excel spreadsheet that captured data from previous year, and then accounted

for additions and disposals of assets. The returns always balanced in total to the General Ledger.

∙ Worked extensively with State Auditors, especially the State ofConnecticut. Successfully reduced tax

thousands of dollars for several audits over seventeen years by researching and disputing their results.

Accounts Receivable:

∙ Posted daily cash receipts to Customer accounts, tracking and balancing to General Ledger. This duty

was then passed on to another person who I trained and supervised.

General Accounting:

∙ Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciled several accounts including cash, fixed assets, taxes

and vehicle leases.

Other:

∙ Ownership of additions and changes to the JDE Address Book records for Customers, Vendors and

Employees. Worked extensively with departments and IT to create several on-line forms to be used

thru the Lotus Notes database. This included the information needed for each type of form and the

routing approvals required from various departments.

Tax Reporting:

∙ Handled 1099MISC tax reporting, created a download report that interfaced JDE Accounts Payable

with the Vendor Master file. Reviewed report, entered data in downloaded tax software, and then

printed on forms.

H.C. Lovell Hardware, Stratford,CT 1996 - 1999

Accounting Manager

Handled accounts payable/receivables, collections, monthly statements, payroll and petty cash.
Processed and approved credit applications.
Assisted with the hiring and progressive discipline process.
Negotiated new contracts for phone service, payroll, credit cards, business and health insurance resulting in savings of over $7K in one year.
Improved Accounts Receivable; aging was 90% under 60 days past due with no accounts having been turned over for collection in the past year.

EDUCATION / SKILLS / COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

BS,Financial Accounting (cum laude), University of New Haven, West Haven,CT

Proficient with Microsoft Office 2013/2016, Windows 10, Word Perfect, Excel, JD Edwards A9.2,

Vertex Sales Tax L Series, Lotus Notes 9.0

Director, Daisy Hill Condominium Association 1997-Present

Manage 46 unit complex; budgeting, outside contractor negotiations, resolving resident issues.