Marianna Cristea

Accounting professional with 13 years of experience seeking an Accounting Manager role;

background includes Accounting Manager/Controller, Assistant Controller, Senior Accountant, and Sr.

Accounting

Analyst positions. Expertise in month-end close, GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow, job costing, WIP, consolidations, reconciliations, payroll, tax filings, and multi-entity/multi-currency accounting. Proven success leading ERP conversions, improving close timelines, supervising staff, and delivering analysis in SAP, Sage, Oracle, NetSuite, and advanced Excel.

Sr. Accounting Analyst - North America Corp. - Las Vegas, NV

(2024-01 - 2026-08)

• Executed month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations, while maintaining monthly depreciation schedules for company assets.
• Managed financial planning and prepared financial reports, spreadsheets, and cost and sales analyses, improving job costing and fuel cost allocation processes.
• Maintained a multi-book ledger across multiple legal entities in CNY, CAD, and USD, and supported the transition from QuickBooks to SAP GUI, which streamlined reporting and reduced the month-end close cycle by 10 days.
• Analyzed historical and current financial statements, profitability by product line, and customer portfolio performance to identify trends and provide recommendations to management, while also coordinating annual audit support by preparing schedules and requested documentation.

Accounting Manager/Controller - Harcon Construction Inc. - Buford, GA

(2021-01 - 2024-01)

• Managed accounting operations for $50M+ in construction projects, ensuring compliance with GAAP and company policies while maintaining accurate job costing and general ledger records.
• Implemented the conversion from ViewPoint to Sage Construction ERP, improving job costing accuracy by 20% and reducing month-end close time by 30%.
• Developed financial forecasts, budgets, and cash flow analyses; monitored project profitability and cost variances; and partnered with project managers to support change order documentation and WIP reporting.
• Oversaw accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and tax filings for 1,100+ employees; prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports; coordinated intercompany reconciliations; managed Workers’ Compensation reporting; and supervised, trained, and evaluated accounting staff while supporting annual external audits.

Assistant Controller - Ascent Hospitality Management Co. - Buford, GA

(2016 - 2020-12)

• Managed monthly, quarterly, and year-end accounting operations, including preparing financial statements, reviewing budgets, posting closing and accrual journal entries, and reconciling balance sheet and bank accounts.
• Supported the annual external audit and tax return preparation by compiling schedules, reports, and supporting documentation for more than 35 entities, including S-Corp, tax asset detail, and depreciation schedules.
• Reviewed income statements with a team of six staff accountants, processed credit card reconciliations across multiple entities, and developed a process to audit and monitor chargebacks.
• Contributed to the accounting software conversion from QuickBooks to M3 by transferring financial data and reports, performing system testing, supporting post-development activities, and training staff accountants; also evaluated new acquisitions by verifying statements, cash flow, and liabilities for integration into the parent company.

Senior Accountant - Ascent Hospitality Management Co. - Buford, GA

(2013-01 - 2016)

• Reviewed and approved accounts payable transactions to ensure accurate and timely invoice processing, while monitoring bi-monthly accounts receivable reports across multiple entities.
• Prepared and submitted sales and unemployment tax filings and payments in compliance with reporting requirements.
• Reviewed financial statements with the Controller during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.

Master - Accounting & Financial Management - DeVry University (2008)

Bachelor Degree - Accounting - University of Economic Science (2004)