Mylene Cassel

• Month-end close and reconciliation
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Fixed Asset accounting and reporting
• Forecasting and Budgeting
• Audit Preparation and Management
• Process and Controls Improvement
• System Implementation and enhancement
• Acquisition accounting
• Sales and Use Tax administration

Consultant Since 2022

TPS Group Holdings LLC (The Paper Store), Acton, MA (2021 – 2022)

• Controller
• Managed team of eight accounting professionals responsible for sales, general ledger and A/P
• Owned month-end close and reporting responsibilities for 112 branch locations and corporate office; achieved efficiencies in close process, reducing time-to-close from 20 days to 10 days
• Decreased timing for year-end audit while maintaining accuracy and timely reporting to investors and banks
• Implemented systematic 3-way match automation for accounts payable resulting in increased capacity for accounting team members
• Improved reporting for managing daily cash to ensure appropriate cash levels

Wind River Environmental, Marlborough, MA (2020 – 2021)

• Accounting Manager
• Managed team of six accounting professionals responsible for general ledger, treasury and A/P
• Owned month-end close and reporting responsibilities for 42 branch locations and corporate office achieving an improved reconciliation process and more efficient year-end audit
• Monitored and managed daily cash to ensure appropriate cash levels
• Implemented fixed asset system to streamline accounting and reporting of organization’s fixed assets
• Assisted budgeting process for operations and SG&A spending
• Oversaw year-end audit and tax filings, working directly with external CPA firm; ensured accurate and timely reporting to banks
• Owned monthly lender reporting, including lender EBITDA and covenant calculations
• Led weekly capital appropriation request meeting, including improving existing process documentation, compiling capital requests and creating agenda to facilitate executive approvals

Henley Enterprises Inc., Newton Highlands, MA (2015 – 2020)

• Controller
• Built and cultivated team of 19 accounting professionals responsible for accounting and finance functions, including A/P, A/R, month-end closing, fixed assets, SG&A, treasury and tax
• Managed day-to-day accounting operations driving company growth of 26 entities and 214 retail locations across various business types, including retail operations, real estate and manufacturing
• Oversaw year-end audit and tax filings working directly with external CPA firm; ensured accurate and timely reporting to banks and government agencies; transitioned successfully from GAAP to tax basis reporting for 2019 fiscal year-end
• Supported executive management with due diligence work and SEC reporting related to portfolio acquisitions and divestitures, including manufacturing company acquisition and 30 location portfolio acquisitions as well as potential sale of company
• Managed budgeting process for retail operations and SG&A spending, facilitating new processes and tools to enhance collaboration with operations management and executive department heads
• Coordinated accounting system improvement projects to streamline tracking and processing
• Collaborated with IT to develop organization-wide system projects that improved A/P and business analysis
• Enhanced accounting processes, leading to one-day decrease in month-end close cycle and improved accuracy of management reports
• Implemented stronger financial statement controls, achieving decrease in audit entries from 50+ to fewer than 10 across 10 audited entities
• Restructured company chart of accounts; reduced number of accounts by approximately 12,000, resulting in more efficient report production
• Achieved greater transparency in A/R reporting; improved collaboration with sales and marketing team, leading to $50,000 decrease in delinquent customer accounts

Sappi North America, Boston, MA (2008 – 2015)

• Accounting Manager (2011 – 2015)
• Facilitated month-end closing process, including year-end audit across three manufacturing facilities and corporate office; produced IFRS-compliant consolidated financial statements and support schedules for parent company
• Managed team of three accounting staff focused on daily corporate accounting operations, fixed assets and maintenance of HFM consolidation system
• Led SG&A budgeting process for organization collaborating closely with department heads, executives and CFO to provide customer-focused analysis and reporting
• Implemented system automation and streamlined processes, resulting in one-day decrease in month-end reporting cycle
• Executed research project that successfully commissioned $170M capital asset in organization’s accounting system; ensured accuracy of capitalization and deprecation in financial statements
• Established control procedures leading to more appropriate and accurate financial statement disclosures related to fixed asset disposals and R&D expenses
• Demonstrated leadership skills resulting in selection by executive management to emcee fiscal 2014 SNA Management Conference and participation in Lean Six Sigma training

• Revenue Accounting Manager (2008 – 2011)
• Collaborated with sales team to implement new control procedures for customer rebate programs; increased accuracy in accrual balances at month-end
• Developed and implemented SharePoint approval process for review and approval of rebate agreements, contributing to greater efficiency in agreement cycle
• Supervised team of three accounting staff in administration of customer rebate programs and maintenance of pricing database
• Enhanced pricing database through programming development leading to more efficient user interface
• Demonstrated leadership skills resulting in two CFO awards for process improvements and being selected to emcee the 2011 SNA Finance Conference

Eaton Vance Management , Boston, MA (2001 – 2008)

• Fund Administration Manager, Assistant VP (2005 – 2008)
• Processed GAAP and SEC financial statements, prepared income and capital gain projections; made distribution recommendations for registered private investment companies
• Supervised two senior fund administrators, monitoring daily accounting operations
• Researched, reviewed and managed tax implications for partnership shareholders
• Evaluated and documented controls in accordance with SOX

• Senior Fund Administrator (2001 – 2005)
• Assisted in processing of GAAP and SEC financial statements
• Budgeted and analyzed fund expenses
• Reviewed loan agreements and prepared compliance reporting to lenders
• Certified Public Accountant (State of Massachusetts)

 

Northeastern University , Boston, MA

• Master of Business Administration

Master’s Degree in Finance

Boston University , Boston, MA

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Accounting and MIS

• Microsoft Office
• Aptos Retail System
• Vision 360
• Avalara
• TaxJar
• AWS
• Adaptive Insights
• Expensify
• Sage 100 and Intacct
• DocStar
• HALO
• Armatic
• Hyperion
• SAP
• SharePoint
• Concur