Andrew Jones
Chicago
Summary
Analytical Senior Analyst with background in providing strategic insights and actionable recommendations. Delivered key contributions to cross-functional teams, driving efficiency and process improvements. Demonstrated expertise in financial reporting, analysis and problem-solving.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Analyst in M&A Accounting
The Kraft Heinz Company
08.2022 - Current
- Generate detailed financial statements along with supporting schedules and disclosures for Lactalis Heritage Dairy during cheese divestiture to provide actionable analytics to stakeholders as a reliable business partner
- Construct carve-out financial statements for North American Grocery Co. and Global Taste Elevation Co. in the halted company separation initiative.
- Facilitate month-end journal entries to segregate divested cheese business from retained Kraft Heinz business, ensuring accuracy and timely completion of month-end close activities while optimizing account reconciliations into a semi-automatic process on Blackline.
- Coordinate efforts of cross-functional teams to resolve inventory reporting challenges in alignment with perpetual EMA agreement with Lactalis Heritage Dairy.
- Support ad-hoc finance leadership initiatives, including transaction analysis, carve-out accounting, and integration readiness tasks, to enhance departmental performance and address identified deficiencies.
- Design and implement process and file improvements to standardize M&A accounting practices in preparation for future divestitures.
Senior Analyst in External Reporting
Cresco Labs LLC
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Collaborated in the development and review of quarterly financial statements and MD&A, enhancing clarity and accuracy of financial disclosures.
- Produced accurate and informative footnotes for quarterly financials to support stakeholder understanding.
- Oversaw and facilitated sub-certification process for SOX compliance, maintaining regulatory integrity each quarter.
- Developed streamlined tracker and planner to facilitate efficient collaboration on PBC requests across teams.
- Oversaw related party transaction processes, ensuring timely execution and adherence to regulatory standards.
- Employed Workiva and Microsoft Office to improve efficiency in preparing quarterly reports.
Accountant in Financial Reporting
Brookfield Properties REIT
02.2019 - 10.2021
- Executed preparation of monthly and quarterly common stock files to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Oversaw monthly dividend accrual processes and coordinated quarterly dividend distribution documentation. Managed accurate and timely reporting of dividend activities.
- Executed consolidation and elimination entries to enhance integrity of general ledger system.
- Utilized JD Edwards and HFM tools to streamline and manage a range of administrative functions.
- Collaborated on multiple ad-hoc projects focused on successful execution of new system implementations.
- Analyzed and updated ownership percentages within the organization chart during quarterly evaluations.
Staff Accountant
Tighe, Kress, & Orr PC
08.2018 - 01.2019
- Conducted thorough analysis and preparation of individual tax returns (1040s) to optimize client financial outcomes.
- Created tailored tax planning strategies to optimize financial outcomes for clients.
- Managed preparation and submission of various business tax forms, including 1065, 1120, and 1120S, to support financial reporting.
- Prepared and submitted quarterly payroll tax returns (941s) to maintain accurate financial reporting and adherence to tax obligations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL05-2018
Skills
- Client relationship management
- Data analysis
- Performance monitoring
- Advanced MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
- Intermediate SAP
- Intermediate Oracle HFM/SST
- Intermediate Fiori
- Blackline
- JD Edwards
- Tableau
- Workiva
Timeline
Senior Analyst in M&A Accounting
The Kraft Heinz Company
08.2022 - Current
Senior Analyst in External Reporting
Cresco Labs LLC
10.2021 - 08.2022
Accountant in Financial Reporting
Brookfield Properties REIT
02.2019 - 10.2021
Staff Accountant
Tighe, Kress, & Orr PC
08.2018 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Illinois Wesleyan University