Stacy Schmidt has over 20 years of accounting and financial analysis experience. She is currently a Senior Accountant Analyst at RR Donnelley, where she is responsible for two major sites and 18 profit centers. Previously, she held financial analyst and accountant roles at various companies, including Adesso Solutions, Cortz Inc., Career Education Corporation, and Yamazen Inc. She has experience in month-end closing, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, fixed assets accounting, and system consolidations. Schmidt holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Roosevelt University.
1. Stacy Schmidt
1263 Derry Lane
Pingree Grove, IL 60140
Phone: (847) 209-7995
Email: saschmidt17@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
5/2014-Current RR Donnelley- Elgin,IL
Accountant3, SeniorAccountantAnalyst (PrepressDivision)
Publicly traded full servicePrintingSolutions Manufacturer,concentratingPrint,Digital
and Supply Chain Solutions.
Responsiblefor two biggest sites in Prepress Division and 18 profitcenters.
Created varianceanalysisreports including: includingmonthly,quarterly, and YTD
analysisof actuals,forecastand budget.
Prepared Annual Budget and monthly forecast, for presentation to upper
management
Month end closeincludingWIP,salesaccruals,fixed assets depreciation,payroll and
consolidation entries.
Review and prepare monthly financial statements and GP Analysis for monthly
board meetings and quarterly earnings reports
Fixed Assets includingpreparingPAR’s,processingPO’s,creatingdepreciation
schedules,processingassests to be placed in service,preparingdisposals,scraped
and sales of fixed assets,preparingand participatingin fixed assetinventories,
researchingvariances.
PreparingBalanceSheet Reconciliationsand BalanceSheet Analysis reports
monthly includingresearchingand workingwith other plants to resolve reconciling
items.
Selected by upper management for a cross trainingproject,for 3 months will bean
interim AccountingSupervisor for the Creative Division.
9/2013 – 5/2014 AdessoSolutions(Contract) - RollingMeadows,IL
Senior Financial Analyst
Privately owned Trade Management Promotions software company concentration on
small to mid-sized companies.
Created pro forma reports including:profitability analysis for businesssegments,
recurringrevenue analysis,cash flowstatements and DSO Analysis.
Prepared Annual Budget and monthly forecast
Month end closeincludingrevenue recognition,fixed assets depreciation,payroll
prepaid and amortization entries.
Review and prepare monthly financial statements and PowerPoint presentation for
monthly Board of Directors meeting
8/2012 - 4/2013 Cortz Inc. D.B.A. In The Swim- WestChicago, IL
Financial Analyst
2. Privately owned distribution company for pools,pool liners,chemicals,hottub covers
and parts.
Prepared pro forma reports includingsales by products,by companies,by purchase
and 4M rebate analysis
Month end responsibilities included intercompany allocationsto all companies,
prepare monthly cash flows,review financials,prepare215 page monthly portfolio
Responsiblefor closingnewly acquired company in separatecomputer system,
includingconsolidation into main system. Reconciled monthly cash,balancesheet
and sales accounts.
Responsiblefor yearly physical inventory 14Mwarehouse, 2M Store, and 8M DC’s.
Prepared weekly and monthly inventory analysis. Researched fluctuations and
variances.Prepared obsolences entries.
Responsiblefor new acquisitionsincluding:daily functions,cash management, and
due to/from seller analysis
Responsiblefor preparingsales and usetax returns for 16 states. Prepared and filed
EPA filings for sales of pesticides in 35 states.Reconciled and prepared monthly
allocations.
10/2005 - 8/2012 Career Education Corporation - Schaumburg, IL
School Accountant
Publically traded for-profitpost-secondary education schools.
Month end responsibilities closecampus system,run reports and confirmintegrity
of financial reports for all seven schools.Reviewfinancials.Research,analyze,and
resolvereconciliation issues.Preformbalancesheet and bank statement
reconciliations.
Responsiblefor uniform, bookstore, catalog,and bus pass inventories.Responsible
for COGS entries and varianceanalysis.Created more efficient processes to reduce
variances.
Responsiblefor trackingcapital projects for build outs of new labs and facil ities at
schools.Ensured projects stayed on budget, ensured all permits and inspections are
handled properly per state and Department of Education’s regulations.
Responsiblefor entering fixed assets for nineteen schools.Includingadds,disposals,
adjustments, mergers, and closures of schools. Confirmed integrity between fixed
assets systemand general ledger.
Prepared quarterly and year end information for internal and external auditors.
Prepared reports to explain fluctuations in accounts and revenue. Support schools
duringtheir internal and external audits for accreditation.
Participated in internal SOX auditteam for impartial school.Performed HR, Payroll
and student revenue testing for internal audit.
3/1997 - 10/2005 Yamazen Inc. Schaumburg, IL
StaffAccountant
International publically traded machinetool distributor includingparts and tooling.
Prepared and fileState Sales and Use Tax filings for 25 states.Responsiblefor
maintainingaccuratesales tax rateand researchingtaxableitems.Prepare and bill
customers for Personal Property Tax.
3. Stacy Schmidt
1263 Derry Lane
Pingree Grove, IL 60140
Phone: (847) 209-7995
Email: saschmidt17@gmail.com
Month end responsibilities closed A/R, Fixed Assets and Finance.Responsiblefor
preparingbalancesheet and bank statements reconciliations.Responsiblefor
consolidatingFinancedetail fromoutsideprogramto main system. Worked with
multiplecurrency Yen, Euro, Real and Canadian dollars,responsiblefor exchange
conversion reconciliations.
Responsiblefor semiannual and annual physical inventory counts.Created COGS
entries. Responsiblefor analysisof fluctuations and variances.
Responsiblefor trackingturn-key projects. Responsiblefor maintainingWIP
accounts so billingwas doneaccurately and in a timely matter. Responsiblefor
varianceanalysis.Responsiblefor capital projects for corporateheadquarters and
twenty offices around US.
Prepared year end and subsequent lead schedules for internal and external audits.
Prepared analysisfor accountfluctuations.Main contactfor auditors for Fixed
Assets, Lease Transactions,AdvanceCustomer Deposits,A/R and exchange
accounts
EDUCATION
RooseveltUniversity- Chicago,IL
Bachelorsof Science DegreeAccounting,2002
TECHNICAL SKILLS
JD Edwards XE/B733, Oracle, Quick Books, Fas Software,LeasePlus,FRX, Excel,Word,MAS 2000,
PowerPoint,Access,Stone Edge, People SoftFinancials, Campus 2000, Blue Vista/Controller,SAP,
Essbase,Trintech, Time Data