Kristi Martenson
Manhattan
Summary
Accounting professional with a wide array of Operational Accounting Management, Finance, ERP Implementation and Global Trade Compliance experience, excited to hold an ERP implementation position offering company oversight in these areas, committed to measuring what matters for a company committed to empowering their local teams worldwide.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Operational accounting & global trade compliance
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
11.2015 - Current
- ERP implementation core team member: responsible for successfully onboarding/integrating over twelve global companies into the NetSuite platform, specifically dedicated to item primary build, inventory management and manufacturing deployment.
- Deployment of ERP (NetSuite) reports to Manufacturing, Operations, Warehouse, Commercial and Product Management teams globally, aligning with remote needs of foreign subsidiaries.
- Global responsibility over Operational Accounting (US, Canada, EU, APAC)
- Corporate Global International Trade Compliance Officer; overseeing trade compliance within the United States, Canada, European Union & Asia Pacific
- Responsible for intercompany inventory, revenue, and cost eliminations
- Responsible for KPI reporting and analysis for executive team to enable successful business decisions.
Director of accounting
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
04.2012 - 11.2015
- Position created to maintain efficient, finance based, communication within the biological division between its multiple locations in efforts toward the division’s constructive collaboration and optimal organic growth and forward-thinking corporate initiative.
- Position requires strategic planning in aligning best practices between facilities on an ongoing basis while maintaining compliance with GMP, ISO, and FDA, GAAP and SOX controls and regulations.
- Developed successful inventory planning processes, best practices, and communication platforms between biological indicator facilities.
- Developed strategic communication between organizations in the implementation of pricing structure, initiating an all-encompassing communication, and understanding of cost accounting and margin analysis between finance, operation, and sales organizations.
- Key player in ensuring ERP system incorporated SOX compliance during SOX implementation phase.
- Member of core ERP selection and implementation team.
- Owner of division’s financial statements.
Accounting manager
SGM Biotech, Inc.
07.2003 - 04.2012
- Manager in charge of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, General Ledger Accounting, Human Resources, and Inventory Control for privately held corporations.
- Responsible for all accounting and finance matters for the company.
- G/L ownership, capitalizing on significant detailed financial preparation and reporting.
- Plan administrator for the corporate 401k, health insurance and flexible spending plans.
- Ownership of all finished goods and component inventory reconciliation and auditing of the work order process.
- Created and implemented all bills of materials, labor routings and standard costs.
- Designed the work order process and manufacturing flow between departments both physically and within the ERP system.
- Developed and implemented reporting of on-hand finished good stock utilized as planning tool by Customer Service, Operations and Procurement.
- Acting in house council for exportation regulatory update and reporting of free trade agreement documentation and component tariff shift audit support.
Accountant
Huntington Hospitality Group
07.2001 - 04.2003
- Cash flow accountant responsible for the preparation and transmission of all daily cash and credit card account funding and reporting of intercompany transactions between franchised hotels and motels nationwide. Payroll benefit accrual and garnishment reconciliation for franchised motels.
- Monthly financial statement preparation and reporting for franchises and their respective management companies.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of a 401k analysis and reconciliation tool encompassing all clientele.
COST ALLOCATION accountant
Cobalt Corporation (BCBS Holding Company)
01.2000 - 05.2001
- Statistical implementation of cost allocation within five hundred plus cost centers doing business under multiple health insurance lines of business; held position under the Director of Finance for FEP accounting and budget preparation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Managerial Accounting & Business Administration
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point
01.1993
Skills
- NetSuite expertise
- ERP and CRM implementation proficiency
- Experienced in MAS90 and PeopleSoft
- Proficient with Autodesk PLM, RF-Smart, Pacejet
- Fundamental understanding of SOX and GAAP
- International trade regulations expertise
- Lean manufacturing expertise
- Comprehensive risk analysis skills
- Strong team leadership
- Analytical reasoning/complex problem solving
Timeline
Director of Operational accounting & global trade compliance
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
11.2015 - Current
Director of accounting
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
04.2012 - 11.2015
Accounting manager
SGM Biotech, Inc.
07.2003 - 04.2012
Accountant
Huntington Hospitality Group
07.2001 - 04.2003
COST ALLOCATION accountant
Cobalt Corporation (BCBS Holding Company)
01.2000 - 05.2001
Bachelor of Science - Managerial Accounting & Business Administration
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point