MARYELLEN MCLEOD
Palmer
Summary
As a finance leader, I bring vast experience in financial management and strategic planning. Strengths include a comprehensive understanding of fiscal operations, proficiency in forecasting, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams. Work has consistently shown a positive impact through profitability and cost savings.
Known for high productivity levels and someone who prioritizes deadlines. Excel at communication, leadership, and analytical thinking, ensuring successful outcomes, and team collaboration.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial Finance Lead/Financial Analyst
Honeywell International Inc.
Raleigh, NC
01.2022 - 01.2026
- Responsible for managing and optimizing multiple finance systems (SAP, FDS, Hyperion, Digital Finance, Power BI, etc.) to ensure efficient and accurate financial operations.
- Managed cross-functional teams to streamline reporting processes and improve efficiency.
- Leading a team of Energy Efficiency program professionals and collaborating with cross-functional teams (sales, proposal and estimating, procurement, marketing, etc.) to support the organization's financial objectives.
- Approver in multiple financial decision-making processes.
- Training of program management team on accounting processes, ensuring GAAP and SOX compliance.
- Mentor to the Working Capital Leader.
- Responsible for creating and processing all month-end closing journal entries.
- Establishing month-end deadlines and holding task owners accountable.
- Continuous process improvement efficiencies by evaluating, testing, and using better tools, transactions, and reports.
- Track record of 95%+ forecast accuracy.
- Achievement of the Service & Solutions 2025 Annual Operating Plan of $88M.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Working Capital Lead
Honeywell International Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2022
- Responsible for all aspects of the working capital, including A/R, A/P, advances, rebates, inventory, credit cards, discounts, invoicing, bad debt/AFDA, forecasting, audits, reconciliations, and training related to new program staff.
- Additional responsibilities of credit analysis include the assignment of credit limits, risk assessment, credit holds, and extended payment terms.
- SAP Power User.
- SAP implementation team member, testing, and creating Working Capital-related Standard Operating Procedures.
- Average monthly accounts receivable results of 7% 1+ past due, and unapplied cash 0%.
A/R System Administrator/Accounts Receivable Specialist
AMETEK Aerospace Products Inc.
08.1997 - 01.2008
- Credit analysis for new and existing customers, monthly cash forecasting, and reporting of bad debt.
- Responsible for the entry of all cash, credit card processing, web invoicing, new customers, A/R journal entries, intercompany transfers, commissions, and the accuracy of the entire receivables sub-ledger and intercompany balances.
- Team Leader for the yearly inventory and accounts receivable audits.
- Distribution of all invoices, customer statements, and month-end reports.
- Responsible for the collection of approximately 600 accounts from both domestic and international customers, including all LOC, CIA, COD, and credit card customers.
- Investigating customer account issues, resolving discrepancies, and monitoring accounts as appropriate for non-payments, delayed payments, and other anomalies.
Senior Secretary - Marketing Department
AMETEK Aerospace Products Inc.
06.1993 - 08.1997
- Responsibilities included calculating the daily orders received report, making travel and meeting arrangements, providing customer assistance, handling literature requests, editing proposals and presentations, assembling, typing, and logging quotations, distributing cost and sales estimates, coordinating and distributing IOIs (marketing items of interest), distributing timecards and paychecks, submitting expense reports, ordering office supplies, and issuing check requests.
- Also, provide backup coverage for Customer Support.
Education
Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification
02-2015
Certificate of Technical Studies - Information Processing/Accounting
Katharine Gibbs College
Boston, MA03-1988
Skills
- Financial forecasting
- Cash flow management
- Account reconciliation
- Operational reporting
- Strategic planning
- Working capital optimization
- Process improvement
- Strong communication skills
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- ERP systems expertise
- Revenue recognition
- Project finance
- Financial analysis
- Staff training
- Variance analysis
- SAP Power User
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- SAP implementation
- Compliance oversight
- Organizational skills
- Profit & Loss management
- Balance Sheet management
- Risk management
- Asset management
- Month End Closing Journal Entries
Accomplishments
Recipient of 10 Honeywell Bravo awards while in the role of Working Capital Lead related to AR collections. Recipient of 2 Honeywell Bravo awards as a Financial Analyst for driving Improvements in training and promoting accountability
Timeline
Commercial Finance Lead/Financial Analyst
Honeywell International Inc.
01.2022 - 01.2026
Working Capital Lead
Honeywell International Inc.
01.2008 - 01.2022
A/R System Administrator/Accounts Receivable Specialist
AMETEK Aerospace Products Inc.
08.1997 - 01.2008
Senior Secretary - Marketing Department
AMETEK Aerospace Products Inc.
06.1993 - 08.1997
Certificate of Technical Studies - Information Processing/Accounting
Katharine Gibbs College
Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification