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Erica works across GAAP, IFRS, SOX, and VDA requirements and has supported financial controls, audits, compliance, and operational decision\-making in corporate, government, healthcare, legal, construction, nonprofit, and property\-accounting settings\. Her systems experience includes SAP, Oracle Financial System and Oracle Cloud, HFM, Quote to Cash, Aderant, Yardi, Sage, SAGE FAS Best, AS400, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Ariba, Business Works, and Excel\. Erica has led closing processes, maintained cost systems for plants in four locations, supported depreciation adjustments for 51 facilities, and helped prepare Richland County’s 2020–2021 Biennium Budget Book, which earned national recognition and maintained County certification through the distinguished budget award program\. She is known for reliable, efficient work, careful process documentation, team training, and hands\-on improvements such as invoice digitization that improved audit readiness and reduced errors\. ## Services - Shelby Financials - Pricing List Module Updates - Federal Grants Management - Income Statement/Balance Sheet Reconciliation - Operations - Data Collection - Oracle Cloud - Cash Flow - Microsoft SQL Server - Bank Reconciliation - Communication - Document Management - Revenue Recognition - Data Analysis - Training and Development \(HR\) - Systems Analysis - Business Analysis - Journal Entries \(Accounting\) - Corporate Finance - Bookkeeping - Databases - Oral Communication - Auditing - Microsoft Products - Problem Solving - Time & Attendance - Attention to Detail - Legal Billing - Team Leadership - Data Entry ## Highlights - Brings more than 21 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, and project management\. - Led monthly and annual close at Schneider Electric and prepared journal entries in accordance with GAAP and IFRS\. - Reconciled Schneider Electric balance\-sheet accounts to support accurate project costing and employee time tracking\. - Created and maintained Schneider Electric project codes in local accounting systems using Microsoft Access\. - Coordinated quarterly budgets, projections, and P&L accuracy at Schneider Electric and maintained controls in SAP, Quote to Cash, and HFM Reporting System\. - Maintained cost systems for Emerson Electric business\-unit plants in four locations\. - Rolled and verified standard and current costs for all Emerson products and analyzed material, labor, and overhead absorption effects on P&L\. - Produced productivity, efficiency, gross\-profit, and product\-mix reporting for Emerson operations and management\. - Oversaw Emerson physical inventories, inventory reconciliation, excess and obsolete inventory analysis, transfer\-pricing files, and transfer\-pricing study documents\. - Supported LifePoint Hospitals’ quarterly depreciation adjustments for 51 facilities and maintained the FAS Best database\. - Managed general\-ledger, billing, pre\-bill, WIP, bank\-reconciliation, and audit\-support work at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman using Aderant, Ariba, Table Lookup, and Quicklook Inquiries\. - Partnered with IT at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman to develop custom SQL queries and tailored Aderant reports\. - Created SOPs and supported AP, payroll, forecasting, parent\-company invoicing, financial reporting, and ComputerEase job\-code transition work as Assistant Controller at The Sharon Company\. - Led vendor and anti\-dumping\-tariff reconciliations, intercompany coding, and headquarters invoicing at Husqvarna Group\. - Streamlined accounting operations and supervised an escheatment project at Maynard Nexsen PC, including VDA documentation updates and workflow SOPs\. - Trained colleagues in Excel pivot tables, lookups, and formulas and served as an Aderant system expert at Maynard Nexsen PC\. - Developed and validated Richland County multi\-year financial projections covering revenues, expenditures, fees, taxes, expenses, and capital\. - Managed preparation of Richland County’s GFOA\-compliant 2020–2021 Biennium Budget Book, which earned national recognition and maintained County certification through the distinguished budget award program\. - Supported grant proposals, post\-award financial functions, and Security Grants NSGP compliance at Brookland Baptist Church\. - Completed fixed\-assets accounting, including additions and accumulated\-depreciation calculations, at Brookland Baptist Church\. - Ensured GAAP and SOX compliance at Emdeon while preparing close entries, managing fixed assets, coordinating escheatment, and supporting audits\. - Maintained multiple general ledgers for nine nursing\-home facilities at Diversicare Home Health Agency\. - Prepared CAHEC Management monthly\-close entries on both GAAP and tax bases and completed Yardi\-based AP, AR, escrow, fixed\-asset, and depreciation analysis\. - Generated CAHEC Management financial reports for lenders, partners, and other third parties and prepared year\-end audit packages\. - Implemented an invoice\-digitization process that improved audit readiness and reduced errors\. - Creates process documentation and SOPs and trains teams to support consistent execution\. - Identifies process inefficiencies and implements improvements with senior\-stakeholder buy\-in\. - Works with financial reporting, general ledger, AP/AR, payroll, inventory management, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, risk assessment, and compliance\. - Uses SAP, Oracle Financial System and Oracle Cloud, HFM, Quote to Cash, Aderant, Yardi, Sage, SAGE FAS Best, AS400, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Ariba, Business Works, and Excel\. - Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management, General from Middle Tennessee State University in 2004\. ## Experience - **Senior Accountant at CAHEC Management, Inc\.** (2026\-06\-01–2026\-07\-01) — Analysis and preparation of journal entries for each monthly close on both a GAAP and Tax basis\. Make appropriate accruals, standard entries, allocations, reclasses and adjustments to accurately reflect the monthly results of each property\. Prepare standard account reconciliations including expense and income review, journal entries, supporting analysis, escrow analysis, accounts payable, accounts receivable and fixed asset analysis including depreciation, additions and disposals through the Yardi accounting system\. Generate financial reports to report monthly, quarterly and annual results to Lenders, Partners, and other third parties\. Review operating cash flows, balance sheets and income statements for accuracy and completeness\. Ensuring timely payment of certain property expenses such as mortgage payments, taxes and various other expenses\. Prepare documentation to support year\-end close and related audit packages\. Complete monthly global accounting functions for the property - **Assistant Controller at The Sharon Company, Inc** (2026\-01\-01–2026\-03\-01) — ● Provided comprehensive financial support for all departments and created SOPs\. ● Collaborated AP, budgeted and forecasted, invoiced parent company, financial reporting, payroll\. ● Audited, analyzed income/expense trends and addressed budget variances\. ● Created new job codes to ensure transfer to ComputerEase would transition smoothly\. ● Completed AP, monthly journal entries, recurring, accruals, AMEX, payroll, and depreciation in Sage\. ● Assisted as backup for payroll, the Executive Assistant for the Operations Manager, and AR Specialist\. ● Managed extensively the AP, purchase orders, and bill of lading process\. ● Reviewed and ensured matched workpapers were entered into Business Works in a timely manner\. ● Any additional financial support as requested by the Operations Manager\. - **Sr\. Financial Analyst/Project Manager at BROOKLAND BAPTIST CHURCH** (2025\-08\-01–2026\-01\-01) — ● Collaborated with Directors and Department Heads to prepare and manage grant proposals, applications, and post\-award financial functions, ensuring compliance with regulatory and vendor agreement standards for Security Grants NSGP\. ● Provided comprehensive financial support for grants, budgeted, forecasted, invoiced, financial reporting\. ● Executed special financial projects, statements, and profitability studies\. ● Contributed to strategic business decisions through data\-driven insights and financial statement reporting\. ● Fixed Assets Accounting, added new fixed assets and calculated accumulated depreciation\. ● Executed special financial, budget\-related, and business\-related studies and projects for company audits\. ● Financial Statement Reporting & Analysis\. ● Any additional financial support as requested by the CFO or designee\. - **Sr\. Cost Accountant at Emerson Electric \(ExcelGens\)** (2025\-05\-01–2025\-06\-01) — ● Maintained the company’s cost systems for my Business Unit plants in 4 locations\. ● Rolled and verified standard/current costs for all products\. ● Reviewed Bill of Material \(BOM\) and coordinated with plants and departments\. ● Reviewed and analyzed absorption \(Material, Labor, Overhead\) P&L impact\. Compiled Productivity and Efficiency reports for operations and management\. ● Prepared and analyzed, as necessary, excess, and obsolete inventory and assures appropriate handling\. ● Performed month end closing processes and journal entries\. ● Reconciled various general ledger accounts including inventory monthly, quarterly, or annually, as required\. ● Coordinated and oversaw physical inventories, including reconciliation and recording\. ● Completed and analyzed Gross Profit and Product mix reports for management\. ● Maintained the company’s transfer pricing files and completed transfer pricing study documents\. ● Reviewed the departmental budget and spent\. ● Assisted in the company’s various - **Sr\. Financial Analyst/Project Manager at BROOKLAND BAPTIST CHURCH** (2024\-06\-01–2025\-05\-01) — ● Collaborated with Directors and Department Heads to prepare and manage grant proposals, applications, and post\-award financial functions, ensuring compliance with regulatory and vendor agreement standards\. ● Provided comprehensive financial support for grants, budgeted, forecasted, invoiced, financial reporting\. ● Analyzed income/expense trends and addressed budget vs actual variances\. ● Executed special financial projects, statements, and profitability studies\. ● Contributed to strategic business decisions through data\-driven insights and financial statement reporting\. - **Accountant at Husqvarna Group \(Aston Carter\) Contractor** (2022\-11\-01–2023\-02\-01) — ● Generated and reviewed journal entries, accounts, and subsidiary ledger activities\. ● Executed accurate financial reporting\. ● Led vendor and anti\-dumping tariff reconciliations, managed inter company coding and invoiced headquarters\. ● Utilized AS400 software, exported raw data into Excel \(pivot tables, formulas, and VLOOKUPs\) ● Streamlined processes, identified variances, and supported month end and year\-end close\. - **Accounting Project Manager \(insight Financial Services\)\. Contractor at Maynard Nexsen PC \(Nexsen Pruet, LLC\)** (2022\-04\-01–2022\-06\-01) — ● Led and streamlined accounting operations, supervised escheatment project, updated VDA documentation\. ● Collaborated with finance teams \(AP, AR, and billing\) for compliance and efficiency during month end close processes\. ● Enhanced data accuracy and analysis, maintained detailed spreadsheets, created SOPs for escheatment and accounting workflows, and leveraged Aderant and SQL for reporting and trend analysis\. ● Improved team performance through training on Excel \(pivot tables, lookups, formulas\) ● Performed as the Aderant System Expert to educate colleagues and coordinated with IT for optimized client matter setups\. - **Budget Analyst II at Richland County Government – Finance: Budget & Grants \(AppleOne\) Contractor** (2018\-12\-01–2020\-10\-01) — ● Led the development and validation of multi\-year financial projections for revenues, expenditures, scheduled fees, taxes, expenses and capital\. ● Executed alignment with long\-term strategic goals and fiscal responsibility\. ● Conducted monthly analysis of County revenue and expenditure performance\. ● Identified budget vs actual variances, and formulated corrective action plans to address financial discrepancies and ensure fiscal health\. ● Managed the preparation of the County Budget Book in compliance with GFOA standards for the 2020\-2021 Biennium, earned national recognition and maintained County certification through the distinguished budget award program\. - **Sr\. Accountant at Schneider Electric \(Volt Agency\) Contractor** (2016\-05\-01–2018\-01\-01) — ● Led monthly and annual closing processes, prepared journal entries in accordance with GAAP/IFRS standards\. ● Reconciled balance sheet accounts for accurate project costing and time tracking for employees\. ● Spearheaded the creation and maintenance of project codes in local accounting systems using Microsoft Access\. ● Coordinated quarterly budgets, projections, and P&L accuracy for effective financial reporting and planning\. ● Implemented and maintained financial controls in SAP, Quote to Cash, and HFM Reporting System\. ● Executed compliance with GAAP/IFRS and company policies, identified accounting discrepancies and collaborated with Financial Shared Services to expedite resolution before month end close\. - **GL STAFF ACCOUNTANT at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman** (2015\-05\-01–2016\-05\-01) — ● Managed general ledger activities, recorded journal entries and adjustments in the Aderant financial system\. ● Utilized Table Lookup for journal entry number uploads and performed detailed variance research through Quicklook Inquiries\. ● Led the setup of Clients/Matters for newly won bids for accurate employee assignments to contracts\. ● Coordinated with the software, Expert Entity Manager for contract\-specific roles, managed billing processes through Ariba and Aderant for accurate employee rate assignments\. ● Collaborated with IT to develop custom SQL queries, generated/tailored reports in Aderant\. ● Performed monthly billing, pre\-bill preparation, WIP reporting, and bank reconciliations, accuracy and compliance with GAAP for year\-end audits were key\. - **GL STAFF ACCOUNTANT at Emdeon** (2009\-10\-01–2015\-05\-01) — ● Generated and reviewed financial statements with Oracle Financial System\. ● Ensured accuracy and compliance with GAAP and SOX controls analyzed variances between budget vs actual figures, provided detailed explanations to management\. ● Prepared accruals, adjustments, and general ledger entries for month end close\. ● Managed fixed assets through SAGE FAS Best, and maintained accurate records of inventory, depreciation, and asset roll\-forwards\. ● Coordinated escheatments/unclaimed property duties, supported internal and external audits, and maintained inventory and cost control procedures to optimize financial operations\. \. - **Staff Accountant at DIVERSACARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY** (2007\-10\-01–2009\-10\-01) — ● Managed and maintained multiple general ledgers for nine nursing home facilities, facilitated accuracy in financial reporting and timely month end closings\. ● Prepared and reviewed monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and detailed budget variances to support practice management in operating performance being assessed\. ● Ensured compliance with GAAP and SOX guidelines, safeguarded proprietary information, completed internal audits, and met all processing and reporting deadlines for multiple departments\. - **Capital Management & Construction Account Specialist at LifePoint Hospitals Inc\.** (2005\-09\-01–2007\-07\-01) — ● Managed the invoice process and resolved issues related to facilities/vendors, for timely and accurate payments\. ● Maintained and updated projected budgets for CAMs, performed monthly reconciliations \(GL to stats\) and posted journal entries/accruals to the general ledger\. ● Supported Fixed Assets Manager, maintained the FAS Best database, assisted in quarterly depreciation adjustments for 51 facilities, and coordinated with external auditors to provide requested invoices for review\. - **GL STAFF ACCOUNTANT at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP** (2015–2016) — ● Managed general ledger activities, recorded journal entries and adjustments in the Aderant financial system\. ● Utilized Table Lookup for journal entry number uploads and performed detailed variance research through Quicklook Inquiries\. ● Led the setup of Clients/Matters for newly won bids for accurate employee assignments to contracts\. ● Coordinated with the software, Expert Entity Manager for contract\-specific roles, managed billing processes through Ariba and Aderant for accurate employee rate assignments\. ● Collaborated with IT to develop custom SQL queries, generated/tailored reports in Aderant\. ● Performed monthly billing, pre\-bill preparation, WIP reporting, and bank reconciliations, accuracy and compliance with GAAP for year\-end audits were key\. ## Education - Bachelor of Science \- BS, Business Administration and Management, General — Middle Tennessee State University \(MTSU\) (1993\-01\-01–2004\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Erica do? Erica is a Senior Accountant with more than 21 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, risk assessment, and project management\. Her work includes financial reporting, general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, inventory, fixed assets, compliance, and process optimization\. ### What are Erica’s areas of expertise? Erica’s core strengths include monthly and annual close, journal entries, account reconciliations, budget and forecast development, financial statement analysis, cost accounting, inventory, audit support, and financial controls\. She works with GAAP, IFRS, SOX, and VDA standards and focuses on accuracy, compliance, cost decisions, and efficient operating processes\. ### What did Erica accomplish at Schneider Electric? At Schneider Electric through Volt Agency, Erica led monthly and annual close and prepared GAAP\- and IFRS\-compliant journal entries\. She reconciled balance\-sheet accounts for project costing and employee time tracking, created and maintained project codes in Microsoft Access, coordinated quarterly budgets and projections, supported P&L accuracy, and maintained controls in SAP, Quote to Cash, and HFM Reporting System\. She also worked with Financial Shared Services to resolve discrepancies before month\-end close\. ### What did Erica do as a Senior Cost Accountant at Emerson Electric? At Emerson Electric through ExcelGens, Erica maintained cost systems for a business unit’s plants in four locations\. She rolled and verified standard and current product costs, reviewed bills of material, analyzed material, labor, and overhead absorption effects on P&L, and prepared productivity and efficiency reports\. Her responsibilities also included excess and obsolete inventory analysis, physical\-inventory oversight, inventory reconciliations, gross\-profit and product\-mix reporting, transfer\-pricing files and study documents, departmental budget review, product\-line moves, projects, and oversight of the Cost Accountant role\. ### What was Erica’s role at LifePoint Hospitals? At LifePoint Hospitals, Erica managed facility and vendor invoice processing and resolved payment issues\. She updated projected Capital Management and Construction budgets, completed monthly general\-ledger\-to\-statistical reconciliations, posted journal entries and accruals, maintained the FAS Best database, and supported quarterly depreciation adjustments for 51 facilities\. She also coordinated with external auditors by providing invoices for review\. ### What did Erica accomplish at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman? At Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Erica managed general ledger activities, journal entries, and adjustments in Aderant\. She used Table Lookup for journal\-entry\-number uploads and Quicklook Inquiries for variance research set up clients and matters for newly won bids coordinated contract\-specific roles through Expert Entity Manager and supported billing through Ariba and Aderant\. Erica also partnered with IT on custom SQL queries and tailored Aderant reports, while completing monthly billing, pre\-bills, WIP reporting, bank reconciliations, and GAAP\-focused year\-end audit work\. ### What were Erica’s responsibilities at The Sharon Company? As Assistant Controller at The Sharon Company, Erica provided financial support across departments and created standard operating procedures\. She collaborated on accounts payable, budgeting, forecasting, parent\-company invoicing, financial reporting, and payroll audited income and expense trends addressed budget variances and created job codes to support a ComputerEase transition\. Her work also included accounts payable, recurring and accrual journal entries, AMEX, payroll, depreciation in Sage, purchase orders, bills of lading, Business Works workpaper review, and backup support for payroll, executive assistance to the Operations Manager, and accounts receivable\. ### What did Erica do at Husqvarna Group? At Husqvarna Group through Aston Carter, Erica generated and reviewed journal entries, accounts, and subsidiary\-ledger activity and supported accurate financial reporting\. She led vendor and anti\-dumping\-tariff reconciliations, managed intercompany coding, invoiced headquarters, used AS400, and analyzed exported Excel data with pivot tables, formulas, and VLOOKUPs\. She streamlined processes, identified variances, and supported month\-end and year\-end close\. ### What did Erica accomplish at Maynard Nexsen PC? As an Accounting Project Manager at Maynard Nexsen PC, formerly Nexsen Pruet, through insight Financial Services, Erica streamlined accounting operations and supervised an escheatment project\. She updated VDA documentation, partnered with AP, AR, and billing teams during close, created SOPs for escheatment and accounting workflows, and used Aderant and SQL for reporting and trend analysis\. Erica trained colleagues in Excel pivot tables, lookups, and formulas, served as an Aderant system expert, and coordinated with IT on client\-matter setup improvements\. ### What did Erica accomplish for Richland County Government? As Budget Analyst II for Richland County Government’s Finance: Budget & Grants group through AppleOne, Erica developed and validated multi\-year projections for revenues, expenditures, fees, taxes, expenses, and capital\. She analyzed monthly County revenue and spending, identified budget\-versus\-actual variances, formulated corrective actions, and aligned work with long\-term strategic goals and fiscal responsibility\. Erica also managed preparation of the GFOA\-compliant 2020–2021 Biennium County Budget Book, which earned national recognition and maintained County certification through the distinguished budget award program\. ### What did Erica do at Brookland Baptist Church? At Brookland Baptist Church, Erica collaborated with directors and department heads on grant proposals, applications, post\-award financial functions, and compliance with regulatory and vendor\-agreement requirements, including Security Grants NSGP\. She budgeted, forecasted, invoiced, prepared financial reporting, analyzed income and expense trends and budget variances, completed profitability studies and special financial projects, and supported strategic decisions through financial\-statement reporting\. Her work also included fixed\-assets accounting, additions, accumulated\-depreciation calculations, and audit\-related studies and projects\. ### What did Erica accomplish at Emdeon? At Emdeon, Erica generated and reviewed financial statements in Oracle Financial System and ensured GAAP and SOX compliance\. She analyzed budget\-versus\-actual variances for management, prepared accruals, adjustments, and general\-ledger entries for close, and managed fixed assets in SAGE FAS Best, including inventory, depreciation, and asset roll\-forwards\. Erica also coordinated escheatment and unclaimed\-property work, supported internal and external audits, and maintained inventory and cost\-control procedures\. ### What was Erica’s work at Diversicare Home Health Agency? At Diversicare Home Health Agency, Erica maintained multiple general ledgers for nine nursing\-home facilities\. She prepared and reviewed monthly journal entries, reconciliations, and budget\-variance analysis, supported timely close and operating\-performance assessment, completed internal audits, and met reporting deadlines across multiple departments while following GAAP and SOX guidelines and safeguarding proprietary information\. ### What does Erica do at CAHEC Management? At CAHEC Management, Erica analyzed and prepared monthly\-close journal entries on both GAAP and tax bases\. She prepared accruals, standard entries, allocations, reclasses, and adjustments completed reconciliations and supporting analyses for income, expenses, escrow, AP, AR, and fixed assets in Yardi and handled depreciation, additions, and disposals\. Erica generated reports for lenders, partners, and other third parties reviewed cash flows, balance sheets, and income statements supported timely property\-expense payments prepared audit packages posted portfolio\-wide entries and reports reviewed property\-accounting packages and assisted with budgets alongside senior management and owners\. ### What is Erica’s education? Erica earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management, General from Middle Tennessee State University in 2004\. ### What systems and tools does Erica use? Erica uses SAP, Quote to Cash, HFM Reporting System, Oracle Financial System, Oracle Cloud, Aderant, Yardi, Sage, SAGE FAS Best, AS400, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Ariba, Business Works, Citrix, Kronos, ADP Payroll, Shelby Financials, and Microsoft products\. Her Excel work includes pivot tables, formulas, lookups, and VLOOKUPs\. ### What additional skills does Erica bring? Erica’s additional skills include cash\-flow analysis, revenue recognition, corporate finance, bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, legal billing, invoicing, transfer pricing, escheatment, KPI reporting, federal grants management, pricing\-list\-module updates, data collection, databases, document management, systems analysis, business analysis, auditing, project management, team leadership, supervisory work, training and development, communication, problem solving, and attention to detail\. ### How does Erica approach process improvement and leadership? Erica has implemented an invoice\-digitization process that improved audit readiness and reduced errors\. She documents processes, creates SOPs, trains teams for consistent execution, identifies process inefficiencies, and gains senior\-stakeholder buy\-in for improvements\. She learns effectively through hands\-on experience and documentation, works collaboratively while maintaining independent accountability, and is seeking greater responsibility and challenge, particularly in work that informs cost decisions\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/erica\-blackwell\-94a498161