Controller Resume
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• Dynamic, results oriented professional with outstanding success in guiding companies to greater profitability through process improvement, cost control, inventory management and strategic planning.
• MBA Carnegie Mellon University, a top tier business school noted for excellence in operations research.
• Seasoned compliance specialist experienced in GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley and internal controls.
• Experienced in budget preparation, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Trustworthy, mature, hardworking and always eager to learn.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
MBA, Tepper School of Business,
State University of New York, Utica, NY
BS Accounting, School of Technology,
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Anova Food Inc. (seafood importer, $ million annual revenues, foreign owned)
Controller, Riverview, FL -
• Managed day-to-day business activities including the HR/payroll functions, cash flow, inventory, tax requirements and accounts payable and receivable routines; supervised staff of four.
• Analyzed monthly operating results and developed improvement plans as needed.
• Performed month-end close routines including balance sheet reviews of key accounts, bank reconciliations, financial statement preparation and corporate reporting.
• Prepared the operating budget with timely submission to corporate headquarters.
Applicant Insight Ltd. (background screening services, $ million annual revenues, privately held)
Controller, New Port Richey, FL -
• Managed day-to-day business activities including accounting, tax, treasury functions and human resources and payroll routines; supervised staff of seven.
• Analyzed weekly and monthly operating results and developed improvement plans as needed.
• Developed and implemented formal annual budget process designed to compare monthly actual operating performance to established goals.
• Performed complete process review of operating legacy system and accounting software functionality to determine if conversion to a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution was justifiable.
Black Box Network Services (telecommunications, $ billion annual revenues, publicly traded)
Branch Finance Manager – Structured Cable Division, St. Petersburg, FL -
• Prepared consolidated, month-end financial statements for four branch offices including income statement, balance sheet and cash flow analysis while supervising staff of five.
• Analyzed monthly operating results highlighting areas of concern and provided strategic recommendations for improving areas with negative variances.
• Performed year-end internal audit review to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and GAAP; worked with external auditors as necessary.
• Prepared annual operating budget with monthly and weekly forecast updates to corporate.
• Directed general ledger migration from in-house Data Pro software to new corporate-based Great Plains platform while ensuring GAAP compliance.
• Managed collection efforts and adjusted reserves as necessary.
Chevron Phillips Chemical LLC (chemicals manufacturing, $ billion annual revenues, publicly traded)
SAP Process Consultant (contract), Houston, TX
• Tested and documented new centralized accounts payable processes related to newly implemented, corporate-level SAP platform; emphasis on process efficiency and internal controls.
• Prepared company training manual for input clerks.
• Developed SAP reporting tools for accounts payable cycle.
General Electric Company (manufacturing and services, $ billion annual revenues, publicly traded)
Plant Finance Manager, Industrial Services Division, Houston, TX
• Performed monthly analysis of operating results and developed improvement plans as needed.
• Prepared all month-end reports including income statement and balance sheet while supervising a staff of two.
• Prepared annual operating budget.
• Led data migration from in-house general ledger data base to Oracle Financials application.
• Analyzed and approved all capital spending requests.
• Coordinated annual plant physical inventory and analyzed significant variances.
International Paper Company (pulp and paper manufacturing, $ billion annual revenues, publicly traded)
Various positions held as detailed below.
Manager of Business Development, Chemicals Division, Panama City, FL
• Developed short and long-term growth strategies by analyzing emerging markets and new business opportunities using ROI, asset efficiency ratios and payback periods.
Region Accounting Manager, Distribution Division, Harrisburg, PA
• Directed JD Edwards data migration for $ million distribution operation which centralized accounting and administrative routines for four mid-Atlantic offices.
• Developed, implemented and documented new accounting procedures for newly consolidated finance and accounting activities and trained branch staff on new routines.
• Prepared consolidated, month-end financial statements for branch offices.
• Supervised daily accounts payable, expense reporting, payroll and general accounting functions for branch locations while supervising a staff of six.
Internal Auditor, Corporate Headquarters, Memphis, TN
• Performed full-scope internal audits to ensure the safeguard of company assets; % travel required.
• Areas reviewed include: payroll, accounts payable and receivable, purchasing, inventory, cash receipts and disbursements, order processing, shipping and receiving, fixed assets, capital spending, expense reporting and quality control; special reviews upon request.
• Supervised audit teams of up to five auditors and prepared final audit reports with presentations to executive management.
• Worked with local management to develop strategic plans for improvement.
• Co-authored “IP Self Review Manual”, a publication distributed to more than company locations designed to help operating facilities assess internal control weaknesses at their locations.
Cost Analyst, Ticonderoga Paper Mill, Ticonderoga, NY
• Analyzed monthly operating variances using standard costing methods.
• Performed monthly cycle counts of finished and unfinished goods and analyzed variances.
• Assisted Area Superintendents in preparing annual operating budgets for their areas.
• Assisted in updating annual standard costs files.
• Reviewed capital spending proposals for financial feasibility.
