1. MANDY STERTZBACH
1090 Good Hope Road • Monroe, GA 30655
678-357-1941 • mstertzbach@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Highly successful, dynamic, visionary, and results-driven leader offering 19+ years of
experience and success in driving world-class financial results, spearheading major
corporate change initiatives, building best-in-class technology infrastructure and
maintaining loyal relationships both domestically and internationally.
CONTROLLER, MURRELEKTRONIK, INC. (04/15 – 11/16)
Scope of responsibility
o Manage all financial and operational building aspects of $20M manufacturing
corporation (70 employees)
o Subject Matter Expert in SAP (FI/CO), Excel, and all standard Microsoft Office
tools (18+ years SAP experience)
o Ensure GAAP and tax compliance
o Facilitate internal and external audits including inventory control
o Maintain payroll, AP, AR and Production Cost Accounting
o Manage and report all cash planning and forecasting
o Clean up and maintain relationships with over 30 state tax jurisdictions
o Manage a fleet of 18 vehicles
o Plan and execute all accruals and amortizations
o Negotiate and maintain all building maintenance and vendor contracts
o Facilitated moving the corporation into a new larger facility (40k sq ft) including the
design of the facility, the purchase of all new furniture, the high and low voltage
planning, WIFI installation, IT planning and the move itself.
FINANCE SENIOR MANAGER, ALCATEL-LUCENT (01/10 – 01/15)
Scope of responsibility
o Coach and train 38+ employees in PA, TX, GA, and India
o Facilitate global cash collections (90% North America/10% global) of $6 billion
annually
o Oversee cash forecasting ($500M+ monthly) for headquarters in Paris and ensure
accuracy (98%)
o Handle sub-ledger and general-ledger accounting
o Work cross-culturally with internal global partners
o Consistently maintain less than 1% of over 90 day accounts receivables
o Engage closely with system reporting structure (extremely adept at system
development)
o Identify, investigate, and report financial risk analysis to Parisian headquarters
o Negotiate with foreign and domestic banks on $100M+ finance arrangements
o Partner with legal on contract lawsuits, conflict resolution, and mediation of major
contracts
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FINANCE MANAGER, ALCATEL-LUCENT (01/02 – 1-08)
Scope of responsibility
o Manage back-end finance for ALU’s largest customers ($250M monthly)
o Prepare cash forecasting statements for headquarters weekly
o Manage team of 15 including outsourced partners
o Facilitate accounting on sub-ledger and general ledger
o Work with internal and external auditors to ensure GAAP and SOX compliance
TEAM LEADER – AR/BILLING, ALCATEL-LUCENT (01/00 – 01/02)
Scope of responsibility
o Lead team of 6 on billing/collections of $75M monthly
o Work with outsourced partners
o Facilitate accounting on sub-ledger
o Work with internal and external auditors to ensure GAAP and SOX compliance
BILLER, ALCATEL-LUCENT (01/98 – 01/00)
Scope of responsibility
o Perform billing and collections $20M+ monthly
o Engage with sub-ledger AR transactions
o Ensure accurate cost accounting
o Assist with change management, returns and credits
EDUCATION
♦ BA University of Georgia: 1996
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & AWARDS
President’s Club Award Alcatel-Lucent April, 2013
(awarded a trip to Hawaii)
Facilitated the negotiation and execution of many finance agreements > $100M
Facilitated several major outsourcing contracts including Wipro and Accenture (India)
Began career in 1997 on the ground level and earned numerous promotions
Oversaw several major system changes, shifts, and mergers
3. Managed large teams and proudly promoted many in their careers
MANDY STERTZBACH
1090 Good Hope Road • Monroe, GA 30065
678-357-1941 • mstertzbach@gmail.com
REFERENCES
Glenn Aldridge – Aldridge Shelley, PC
(CPA for Murrelektronik)
770-712-3706
Kim Richardson – ALU Director Accounts Receivable
(former manager at Alcatel-Lucent)
404-771-9812
Frank Delcore – ALU Regional Real Estate Executive Director
(former manager at Alcatel-Lucent)
908-304-2550
Vernon Terrell – ALU Senior Director Contract Mgt
(former manager at Alcatel-Lucent)
678-478-4678
Ed Rivers – Marketing Programs Director at Nomi
(former manager at Alcatel-Lucent)
678-464-3145