1. Lucy A. Laabs
Thiensville, WI 53092
(262)238-0487
lalaabs@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
 High performing self-motivated financial-manager with expertise in streamlining accounting processes and
improving business results.
 Team leader who consistently meets goals through strong leadership, interpersonal communications and
analytical abilities.
 Skilled troubleshooter/problem-solver that recognizes issues, formulates solutions, and implements
corrective actions.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Accountant 4/16-Present
Business Analyst 11/15-3/16
Kangaroo Brands, Milwaukee, WI
 Process improvements for cash receipts, invoicing, accounts payable and promotion deductions.
 Manage Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable staff
 Audit monthly commission payments
 Implemented Cash Forecast
 Project lead to go Paperless and effective process changes involved. Modules included are Sales
Order and Invoicing, Inventory, Purchase Orders, and Accounts Payable.
ACCOUNTING MANAGER6/12-7/15
Americor/Harmony Living Center, Menomonee Falls, WI
 Implemented cash forecasting, profitability analysis, risk assessment, forecasting, trend reporting, and
various facility reports and projects for President.
 Budgeting for Corporation and Individual Facilities on a yearly basis and also Rolling Budgets
 Analysis reporting
 Compile and interpret consolidated monthly financial statements for a 20 facility corporation and review
variances
 Prepare Bank Covenant and Bank Reporting
 Direct supervision of Accounts Payable personnel
 Maintain general ledger examine variances
 Maintain fixed asset schedules for all facilities
 Maintain ledger schedules and audit schedules
 Maintain accrual based general ledger entries
FISCAL MANAGER 4/11-6/12
Lutheran Counseling & Family Services, Inc., Wauwatosa, WI
 Prepare monthly financial statements; audit and interpret monthly financial statements for non-profit
agency
 Track grant related activities through general ledger and compile required analysis and reporting for
collection of grant.
 Prepare payroll and file all related payroll taxes
 Billing and Collections for Adoptions group
 Oversee and input data for billing and collections of therapists; coordinate with outside billing agency
regarding collections of patient and insurance account balances and internal management of accounts
receivable aging
 Process all payables from receipt of invoice to distribution of checks
 Maintain accrual based general ledger and prepare schedules

2.  Prepare and file monthly sales and use tax reports for thrift stores
 Prepare yearly budgets for internal and external use
 Primary contact for annual audit, maintain all schedules, record and reconciliations related to the
general ledger such as depreciation schedule, assets, accounts payable, payroll, cash accounts,
investments, grants, etc
ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR 9/06-10/10
ACCOUNTANT 1/06-9/06
Time Investment Company, Inc., West Bend, WI (US Finance Company)
Red Lion Funds Company, West Bend, WI (Canadian Finance Company)
 Strong working knowledge of GAAP and ability to relay this information to various personnel.
 Produced accurate monthly and annual P&L for both Canadian company and US Company, including
monthly accruals, balance sheet reconciliations and revenue recognition.
 Assisted VP of Finance with budgeting/forecasting and the review of dealer programs for profitability.
Review P&L for variances and provide explanation for variances.
 Implemented high-level reporting for President and VP including profitability analysis and merchant
service analysis.
 Monthly and quarterly financial presentations to senior management and bank officers.
 Worked with credit department to establish credit approval procedures for loan approval.
 Direct Supervision of Accounting (Including A/P and A/R), Human Resources and Payroll.
 Supervised team of 12, which we were subsequently able to reduce to 7 through automation of
processes.
 Fixed asset/depreciation scheduling.
 Converted from a monthly data import to Peachtree to a daily import. Set up bank reconciliation
download into Peachtree which was done weekly on numerous bank accounts. Set up separate credit
card processing account and download for ease of reconciliations.
 Teamed with Information Technology Department to implement/test new Subordinated Note Module
for tracking investor funds, eliminating extensive hours of manual processes and increasing investor
satisfaction.
 Key contact for investors inquiring about investment options, pay schedules and general customer
service of investment accounts.
 Prepare audit schedules and acted as primary contact and coordinator for bank audit, bank review of
Canadian company, and outside audit of both.
 Direct liaison with bank treasury management as well as monthly bank covenant reporting and
borrowing base reporting for both US and Canadian lines of credit.
 Coordinated transition to new banking relationship resulting in automated ACH collections and
payments, new lockbox standards and improved fraud protection.
 Determination and timing of account write offs and issuance of 1099-C to optimize tax benefits.
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT SKILLS
 Purchasing and Contracting for Out of Home Advertisement
 Inventory Accounting and management
 Price Protection Accounting
 Analyze freight invoicing and pricing
EDUCATION
 Cardinal Stritch University, BS-Financial Accounting, November 2005