DEBORAH L. PETERS 548 Brookhaven Circle Sugar Grove, IL 60554 (630)466-7705 dp1e3fab8@westpost.

net Summary As a financial professional I have had over 18 years of experience as a collabor ative business partner. I have proven successful in a multitude of industries. M y passion for excellence and desire for increased responsibilities has always be en appreciated by my employers and they have responded with new mission critical goals and tasks. Management and Finance Strengths * Impeccably organized and goal oriented * Planning, developing, implementing cutting-edge solutions for business proces s improvement initiatives * Strong working relationships with international and domestic offices * Clear understanding of global currencies and how they affect US GAAP reportin g on a consolidated basis * Direct communication with 3rd party auditors, payroll service providers, and tax preparers on a global basis

Professional Experience

Richardson Electronics Ltd, IL Senior Financial Accountant/International Accounting Coordinator Aug 2006 Oct 2011 Professional Highlights * Assumed the role as the team leader for all assigned foreign accounting offic es as a mentor and US accounting contact * Direct supervisor of the accounting managers located in the Japan and Singapo re offices * Prepared balance sheet recons for China and Hong Kong where none previously e xisted through research and direction of Asia-Pac staff to obtain support and hi storical data despite 12-15 hour time differences and significant language barri ers * Developed a set of procedures for reconciling worldwide accounts payable to t he sub ledgers for over 25 business units so that the end product was more accur ate and supported than any previous efforts * Implemented standard formatting for monthly account reconciliations for Asia and European business units in my portfolio * Assumed the roles of 3 foreign accounting managers formerly located in Canada , Finland and Germany including all general ledger functions, Inter-company paym ents, accounts payable and accounts receivable oversight, payroll, and other gen eral SG&A related tasks * Duties include proactively reviewing all general ledger activity for my assig ned portfolio of 11 business units throughout Europe, North America and Asia to ensure accurate financial reporting, preparing monthly adjusting journal entrie s as needed, account reconciliation and review, and overall financial analysis

Steiner System, IL Assistant Controller Feb 2005 Aug 2006 Professional Highlights * Recognized potential liability regarding the safeguarding of cash assets. Res earched and prepared a comparative study of banking services available that met our companys changing needs. Successfully implemented the controlled disbursemen t account, on-line domestic and international wiring procedures with dual approv al codes, and the new lockbox A/R procedures associated with the chosen bank whi ch resulted in improved controls on deposits and disbursements in excess of $1M per month. * Managed the finance department conversion of the outbound software system to the Great Plains system. Converted all G/L data, including major chart of accoun t changes, bank recs and budgets. Developed and tested the new procedures for th e finance staff and worked with the consulting company to train the department e nsuring a smooth transition while minimizing staff down time. * Assisted in the design, testing and implementation of the Great Plains FRx re ports for both the US and Canadian companies. * Duties include preparing monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, fi nancial analysis, month end close, year end close, annual internal audit communi cation, budget preparation, monthly financial statements, supervising staff of 4 individuals in the finance department, back up for illness or vacation in all f inance staff positions, review and approve all payroll, A/P, A/R, and sales tax returns, all the fixed asset accounting, maintaining all employee personnel reco rds, workmens comp claims and HR benefit data Accountemps, IL Senior Accountant May 2004 Feb 2005 Professional Highlights * Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, IL * Responsible for accurate journal entries, account reconciliations including c ash accounts, accrual-basis financial statement preparation and analysis, daily and monthly statistical reporting, month-end close, and miscellaneous special pr ojects. * Richardson Electronics in La Fox, IL * Responsible for journal entries, account reconciliations including a cash acc ount in excess of $20M, financial analysis, month-end close assistance, multi-n ational year-end close assistance with external CPA firm, and miscellaneous sp ecial projects. ARMCO, LLC, IL Inventory Accountant March 2002 April 2004 Professional Highlights * Recognized un-issued credit memos for returns were causing the company to los e money. Developed system of submitting and tracking parts and credit refund req uests for damaged merchandise. This system resulted in over $15,000 in vendor re funds and parts in its first year. * Researched Indiana personal property tax laws and discovered a loophole that allowed ARMCO to deduct their inventory from the calculation. This saved ARMCO a pproximately $20,000 in annual tax payments. * Tagged all store and headquarters assets with ID tags. Developed and maintain

ed coordinating fixed asset worksheets and invoice copies. * Created a lease master book that summarized the highlights of each lease for reference by the president. * Developed a system to manage a fleet of 25 company vehicles including their l icensing, lease payments, city vehicle stickers, insurance claims and lease retu rn procedures. * Created a binder summarizing ARMCOs property insurance needs including photog raphs of each store, a copy of the lease, and estimated inventory values for the insurance underwriters. * Accounts payable and vendor credits, monthly journal entries and general ledg er reconciliations, financial statement preparation and analysis, fixed asset ac counting and monthly sales & use tax returns Lincoln Property Company, IL Senior Project Accountant / Payroll Coordinator June 1996 March 2002 Professional Highlights * Consistently met every deadline over the six year period at LPC. * Operated multiple software systems simultaneously according to third party ow ner requirements. * Selected to train a new full time internal auditor that went on to develop an d lead the internal audit department in the Dallas headquarters. * Trained new accounting team members on LPC accounting procedures. * Prepared monthly financial statements for owner reporting, maintained all gen eral ledger functions for each entity, cash flow management of checking, Goldman Sachs & ZBA accounts, conducted internal property audits, reconciled bank state ments for each entities bank accounts, reviewed payroll submissions for over 30 properties, coordinated employee benefits program, administered payroll and bene fits processing seminars for property managers, set up new property management d eals on accounting software per owner specifications and audited and processed t he final stage of the A/P cycle for up to twelve separate entities Micro Platers, Micro Auto Paint, Micro Rim, MI - Accounts Payable Manager November 1993 - April 1996 * Maintained general ledger functions, produced monthly financial statements fo r each corporation, personnel supervision - maintained current accounts payable listings, invoice payment selection, arranged daily tasks, compiled quarter-end trial balance information for review by CPA firm, cash flow management of eight bank accounts including their monthly reconciliations * Coded and entered incoming invoices into computer accounting software, utiliz ed computer system to produce checks for each corporation on a weekly basis, mai ntained sets of paid files for each entity Education Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, June 1993 Computer and software skills Microsoft Excel and Word, Great Plains, Solomon, Business Works, Ceridian, AS400 , Skyline, Peoplesoft, AMSI, MRI, Yardi, Meditech, J.D. Edwards and Rent Roll