erin casto

associate director of finance

About

* Played a key role in the implementation of SAP ECC6 for the 7 US Corporate Entities, Concur Expense System and the Corporate US credit card program * Reduced the month end close by 3 days and improved communication between the US and India operations * Transitioned all corporate accounting and reporting from California to the new staff in New Jersey * Played a key role in the pushdown of Purchase Accounting from top level entities to all foreign and domestic entities as a result of the divestiture by Cardinal Health * Participated in the Audit Rotation Program with Internal Audit in Brazil * Selected to be the Finance representative for the Policy Standardization Committee

Country

united states

City

tampa

Industry

pharmaceuticals

Skill

finance, financial reporting, corporate finance, variance analysis, vendor management, accounting, sap, financial audits, hyperion hfm, peachtree, jd edwards, consolidated financial statements, month end close, account reconciliation, consolidated reporting, smartview, powerpoint, microsoft excel, accounts payable, financial accounting, pivot tables, process improvement, hfm, fdm, concur, program administration, financial forecasting, consolidation

Experience

senior accountant

catalent pharma solutions

2007-5 - 2010-10 · 3 yrs 6 mos

* Ensure timely and accurate reporting of consolidated results for all domestic and international entities * Assist in the development and implementation of accounting policies and procedures for Property Plant Equipment and Capitalized Interest * Complete key monthly account analysis, prepare and present ad hoc reports * Manage the monthly actual, quarterly planning, forecasting process set up within Hyperion and assist during the data submission/load process from Divisions * Expert in developing HFM Smartview reports for analysis

staff accountant and payroll

hyatt regency princeton

2005-5 - 2007-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Prepare the daily income journal and cash receipt journal of the prior day’s revenue and wages from all departments * Reconciliation of specific general ledger accounts at month end * Responsible for the oversight and accounting of all the cash within the hotel, daily bank deposits, monthly audits * Maintaining payroll information by collecting, calculating and entering data; resolving payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information * Payroll transmission to ADP and maintaining data integrity for all employees

manager of consolidations and internal reporting

catalent pharma solutions

2014-4 - 2015-11 · 1 yr 8 mos

associate director of finance

vistapharm, inc

2018-2 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

senior finance manager

aricent

2010-10 - 2014-3 · 3 yrs 6 mos

* Manage the consolidation and ensure timely and accurate financial reporting for a $600M international telecommunications company * Prepare the US GAAP financial statements, including all relevant footnotes and disclosures * Coordinate with external auditors and manage the external audit process * Complete key internal monthly account analysis and ad hoc reports * Provide M&A support including financial modeling, valuation analysis and presentations * Responsible for the supervision of the Accounts Payable Coordinator, and responsible for daily management of the A/P function