1. Deborah (Debbie) L. Jones
4228 Malone Avenue, The Colony, TX 75056 (972) 814-6975 joedeb032181@sbcglobal.net
Experience
Jun 2002 - McKesson Corporation, Carrollton, Texas
Oct 2013
General Accounting Manager II Jul 2013 – Oct 2013
Primary Responsibilities
• Managed the month-end accounting close process for 32 distribution centers and 4 regional finance
departments
• Performed general ledger review and analysis for distribution centers’ and regions’ balance sheet and P&L
accounts
• Prepared journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations for selected regional finance departments
and distribution centers
• Managed the work of one staff accountant, including approval of journal entries and balance sheet account
reconciliations for selected distribution centers and regional finance offices
• Reported to corporate management and external auditors on key drivers of changes in selected balance
sheet accounts at qtr-end/year-end
Key Accomplishments
• Worked with regional finance departments to accurately account for and document financial transactions
related to the distribution centers
Inventory Accounting Manager II Sep 2009 – Jul 2013
Primary Responsibilities
• Managed the process for research and resolution of differences between inventory balances in warehouse
management systems versus inventory balances in SAP general ledger for selected business units
• Performed analysis of at-risk inventory and calculated reserve requirements for selected business units
• Researched and determined quarter-end adjustments for sales revenue and cost of goods sold related to
inventory in transit to customers at the end of the period
• Identified and resolved inventory gains and losses related to issues with moving average costing of
inventory for McKesson’s Plasma and Biologics business
• Managed key period-end close functions for the Inventory Accounting department
• Performed general ledger review and analysis for selected balance sheet and P&L accounts
• Managed the work of one to two staff accountants, including review of unresolved inventory variances,
approval of journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensured compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) standards related to accounting for inventory
• Performed SOX testing for McKesson’s Risk Controls Group on controls and compliance related to
financial reporting
Key Accomplishments
• Transitioned several inventory reserves from McKesson’s repackaging business in North Carolina to our
shared services location in Carrollton
• Updated the methodology for calculating quarter-end adjustments for the repackaging business’s sales
revenue and cost of goods sold related to inventory in transit to customers at the end of the period,
inventory at risk, and the customer returns reserve; added a reserve for obsolete inventory not yet retired at
the end of the period
• Updated SOX narrative for several additional business units not previously included in the narrative for
inventory controls
General Accounting Manager I Jan 2006 – Sep 2009
Primary Responsibilities
• Managed the month-end accounting close process for our team
• Reviewed returns to suppliers via McKesson’s third party processor for supplier invoicing errors
• Researched differences between returns sent to the third party processor and returns reported by the third
party processor
• Recorded journal entries to general ledger based on reporting from third party processor
• Reviewed various balance sheet reserves and related methodologies for accuracy and reasonableness
2. • Reviewed selected cost of goods accounts and reported to VP of Reverse Logistics on variances from plan
• Reported on reserves and non-recurring and unusual journal entries to executive management and external
auditors on a quarterly basis
• Reviewed and approved journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations prepared by staff
accountant(s)
• Managed the compliance process for monthly balance account reconciliations for multiple business units
and cost centers (approximately 1,000 balance sheet account reconciliations)
• Along with the Director of General Accounting, met with various business owners to review open and aged
items in balance sheet accounts and discuss action plans for resolving those items; reported on high-risk
accounts to VP/Controller of Accounting
• Responded to all external auditors’ requests related to our team’s area of responsibility
Key Accomplishments
• Developed a detailed Actual-to-Plan reconciliation for Other Cost of Goods Sold adjustments for the VP of
Reverse Logistics to use in his monthly meeting with the VP/GM of Shared Services
• Seamlessly transitioned McKesson’s Scottsdale, AZ business unit accounting to the shared services facility
in Carrollton, TX.
Senior Accountant – General Accounting Jun 2002 – Jan 2006
Primary Responsibilities
• Prepared and entered journal entries during month-end accounting close
• Reviewed selected balance sheet and P&L accounts for accuracy during month-end accounting close
• Prepared balance sheet account reconciliations
• Reviewed monthly financial results with business owner of Reverse Logistics
• Reviewed various reserve schedules related to A/P, returns to vendor, and at-risk inventory
• Reported on various reserves to upper management
• Worked with internal and external auditors on several processes related to reserve calculations and
methodologies, and returns to third party processor
. Key Accomplishments
• Implemented accounting methods for several customer returns programs for McKesson’s reverse logistics
business
• Created an easy-to-follow report that detailed Other Cost of Goods Sold adjustments to be used monthly in
meetings with the VP of Reverse Logistics
• Successfully transitioned a high-level reconciliation of returns to McKesson’s third party processor
performed at the regional finance offices to a detailed reconciliation by material number performed by the
our team in Carrollton, TX
Aug 1999 - Inmar (formerly USF Processors, Incorporated), Carrollton, Texas
Jun 2002 Senior Staff Accountant
Primary Responsibilities
• Performed all accounting functions for the Canada subsidiary, Trading division, and joint venture with
Washington state corporation, including month-end close, journal entry preparation and entry, financial
statement preparation and analysis, balance sheet account reconciliations, and cash management
• Converted US dollar financial statements to Canadian dollars each month
• Reported to corporate management on estimated financial results on a weekly basis and actual financial
results on a monthly basis.
• Identified variances between estimated and actual results
• Reported to corporate management on financial results related to joint venture
Key Accomplishments
• Created the balance sheet and income statement in FRX for results related to our joint venture
Aug 1996 - Infusion Management Systems (Skilled Care Division), Carrollton, Texas
Aug 1999 Staff Accountant
Responsible for month-end accounting close process, journal entry preparation and entry, analysis of income
statement variances from trend, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, preparation of monthly Medicare cost
reports for reserve purposes, maintenance of fixed asset listing and related depreciation schedules.
Jun 1995 - FT Mortgage Companies (Sunbelt Mortgage Division), Dallas, Texas
Jun 1996 Staff Accountant
3. Responsible for account reconciliations for assigned general ledger balance sheet accounts, including cash accounts;
reviewing assigned subledger accounts’ activity on a regular basis, correcting journal entries, and corresponding
with user departments to correct any problems with the balance sheet and subledger accounts.
Dec 1994 - Texas Drug Warehouse, Dallas, Texas
Apr 1995 Accounting Assistant to Controller
Responsible for monthly reconciliations of operating and payroll cash accounts; weekly payroll analysis; research,
analysis, and payment of operating expenses; preparation of year-end audit work papers.
Education
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
Bachelor of Business Administration – Accounting, Magna Cum Laude (3.8/4.0), 1994
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