1. Amy Lindgren
20903 Carver St, Farmington, MN 55024
612-812-2746
amesmarie13@gmail.com
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
I possessa strong motivationto expandmy knowledge base and grow as a personand a professional
through new opportunities.Ihave a background in Financial Analysisand Accounting (GAAP,and
privatelyowned companies) and an educationin Businessand Finance.
I am flexible,have the abilityto multitask,and can be successful underdeadlines.Mystrengthis in my
abilityto work with little directionand quicklylearn and document newprocesses.
 Advanced Excel skills (Macros,complex
formulas,graphs/ charts)
 Excellentcommunication andpresentation
skills
 Looksfor opportunitiestocreate
efficiencies
 Self-Motivatedandable tomake
independentdecisions
 Works well withadiverse andcross
functional team
 Superiorproblemsolving andanalytical
ability
 Good organization andabilitytoprioritize
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bosch Security Systems,Burnsville,MN 2015 – Present
Communicationsdivision specializing in Pro Audio equipment.
Financial Analyst
 R&D Controllerresponsible forplanning,forecastingandmanaginga$35+ millionbudgetfor
Research& Development
 Interactionona dailybasiswiththe CFO,engineeringandprojectmanagerstoensure
alignmentonspending thatsupportsfinancial growthexpectationsinrelationtosales and
projectstatus
 Analysisand ReportingtodirectorsonR&D,Logistics, New ProductIntroduction,Sales
PrognosisAccuracy and P&L inadditiontoad hoc reporting
 Pointof contact for capital investmentsrelatedtoprojectspendingand managingthe funding
across multiple plants
 Backup to SalesAnalystincludesreportingongrowth,monthovermonthvariances,and
analysisof spotpricingdiscounts
 Directorof the ContinuousImprovementProgramforControllingdepartmentincluding
leadingbi-weeklymeetingsand assigningaccountabilityof completingprojects
 HeadcountreportingformultipleR&D locations
 Travel to Europeansitestomaintaincommunication withControlling,EngineeringandProject
Managementat additional R&Dsites andfurtheronthe jobtraining
 Work withmultiplecurrencies andexchangerates

2. RTW (A divisionof State Auto Insurance),Bloomington,MN 2012 – 2015
Worker’sCompensation Insurance,including Assigned RiskPlan forMN.
Financial Accountant II
 Ad hocand monthlyfinancial reportingforexecutivesincludinganalysisbycustomer,byline
of business,income statementanalysis,andfinancial reportingforboththe self-insured’sand
insurance entities
 Provide detailedanalysisof currentcustomersonavarietyof basesto helpoperationsand
salesmanagementmake decisionsonfuture businessprospectsandstaffing
 Responsible forall monthly billingof self-insuredclients throughanalysisof workdone by
nursesperthe client’scontract
 Reconciliationof balance sheetworkpaperstoensure all entrieshave beenmade,are done
accurately,andtie out to corporate’sbalance sheet
 Bank reconciliationsandjournal entriestobalance multiplelinesof businessand confirmall
refundsare appliedcorrectly
 Assistincreatingthe yearlybudgetforthe self-insureddivisionof the companybasedonprior
yearactuals,projections,andinputfrommanagementteams
 Calculate premiumonamonthlybasisforthe MinnesotaAssignedRiskPlanpolicies
 Gather requestedinformationperthirdpartyauditor’srequestfor E&Y audits
 FrequentcommunicationwithSalesandManagementof Bill Review,NurseCase
Management,andClaimstoensure claimsare beinghandledproperly
 Prepare AccountsReceivable reportforself-insuredclientsandsend monthlyreportsper
client’sspecificationstokeepaverage receivablesover30days at lessthan10%
Quality Contour,Lakeville,MN 2005 – 2012
Aerospacemanufacturerspecializing in precision partswith salesof $3M a year.
Accounting Manager
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 Responsible forall A/RandA/Pfunctionsincludingenteringinvoices, receivinginventory,
ensuringcorrectcustomerbilling, andfundscollection
 Generate journal entries,review general ledgerdetail andcomplete monthendbank
reconciliations onmultiple accounts
 Process weeklypayroll throughIntuitFullServicePayroll
 Submit401K contributionstobrokerforeachemployee onaweeklybasis
 Preparationof monthlyandyearlyfinancialsforoutside CPA andbankerinShoptechERP
software
 Reconciliation of balance sheetaccountsandfilingof salesanduse tax and salestax refunds
on newmachine purchases
 Implemented263A accountingprinciples inordertobettertrackinventoryexpenseand
collecta tax benefit
 Review generalbusinessfunctionsforcostandproductionefficiencies;researchand
implementnewplanstosave time andmoney

3.  Track a cash flowprojectionto assistinmakingsoundfinancialdecisionssuchasequipment
purchasesandbuildingimprovements
 ISOcertifiedinternalauditorworkingonquarterlyandyearlycomplianceaudits
 Assistindevelopingthe businessgrowthplan
Spartan Nash, Edina,MN 2004 – 2005
A publicly owned wholesalefoodsdistributor.
Accounts Payable Specialist
 Data entryof EDI invoices
 Pointof contact for warehouse toensure correctbilling
 Knowledgeof Lawsonsoftware
EDUCATION
Hamline University–St. Paul,MN GPA 3.6
MBA with a concentrationin Finance, 2013
College of St.Scholastica –St. Paul,MN GPA 3.87
BA in BusinessManagement, 2011
Graduated Summa CumLaude
Dakota CountyTechnical College –Apple Valley,MN
Certificate inEntrepreneurship,2011
Normandale CommunityCollege–Bloomington,MN
AA with emphasisin Accounting, 2006
INTERSTS
 Memberof the professional businessfraternity,DeltaSigmaPi
 Involved inworkingwithdifferentcharitableorganizations
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
o SAP
o MS Office Suite
o Essbase
o EAS
o ProClarity/QlickView(sql)
o Navision(MS)
o XCAM
o QuickBooks