Resume category: FINANCE

         FINANCE CONTROLLER           Summary    Hands on Controller with over 12 years of experience in financial accounting and management, acknowledged for sound decision-making abilities, analytical skills, business acuity and problem solving skills.  Strategic, methodical and reliable, enjoy the challenge of resolving long term issues, and influencing positive bottom line outcomes.  Enjoy opportunities to think outside the box deriving new solutions to old problems through strategic information gathering, data collection and comprehensive scrutiny.  Persuasive and concise communicator; experienced in dealing with all levels of management and coaching subordinates for greater productivity and success.      Highlights          Financial statement analysis  Account reconciliation expert  Budget forecasting expertise  Complex problem solving      Effective time management  Excellent managerial techniques  Strong organizational skills  Flexible team player            Accomplishments      Successfully led globalization of accounting operations resulting in streamlined processes and reduction in month end close cycle.  Designed process and led implementation team of automated invoice and credit memo approval workflow tool.  Implemented monthly operational financial review process resulting in more effective P&L management.  Responsible for preparing division balance sheet and delivered monthly Executive Balance Sheet review to Division CFO and business stakeholders.         Experience      Finance Controller    July 2014   to   Current     Company Name   -   City  ,   State      Manage large scale revenue cycle contracts in day to day operational finance & accounting activities including budgeting/forecasting, revenue recognition and financial reporting.  Reviewed and refined operational accounting procedures.  Investigated and resolved capex vs opex discrepancies resulting in a $500k opex adjustment.  Developed processes for review and approval of company capital investments.          Division Controller    November 2008   to   July 2014     Company Name   -   City  ,   State      Managed accounting operations for a $700M IT Services Division, including monthly close, revenue recognition, billing and BS reconciliation  Perform and direct periodic financial analysis, reporting & forecasting   Provide financial decision support to region and account leaders; produce monthly report decks, review and analyze financial variances and provide accounting guidance   Streamlined monthly close process to automate revenue recognition and reduce manual entries   Developed a new process for mapping pricing models on newly signed contracts to provide  project level financial proformas   Supported Oracle system integration, developing post go live training for Global Teams & conversion GL reconciliation.  Developed balance sheet reconciliation and review process to ensure GAAP compliance and cleaner P&L's.          Corporate Controller    February 2002   to   May 2008     Company Name   -   City  ,   State      Managed all aspects of accounting operations and financial reporting for a $45 million hardwood flooring wholesale distribution company with locations in the U.S., Malaysia and Europe,   Developed the accounting and financial infrastructure post-acquisition including the selection/implementation of an ERP system, recruiting staff and establishing accounting policies and procedures.  Automated the foreign consolidation process reducing the monthly close from 15 days to 9.  Improved cash flow decreasing DSO from 96 days to 42 days by securing Letters of Credit for all import customer sales and implementing an EDI billing system with "Big Box" accounts.  Developed key metric reporting and profitability analysis and presented findings to the executive committee to provide guidance on strategic business decisions.  Studied and collected information to determine standard and actual costs of engineered flooring manufacturing including raw material purchases, inventory, and labor.  Evaluated actual manufacturing costs and prepared periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.  Proven experience delivering clean audits by implementing strong processes and policies leading to the completion of five clean annual financial audits.          Senior Accounting Consultant    August 2001   to   January 2002     Company Name   -   City  ,   State      Post acquisition integration of vendors and purchasing processes.  Prepared service line profitability analysis and analyzed variable costs and vendor performance and identified "critical to quality" points (CTQ's) Developed processes for transitioning data from legacy system to Oracle to ensure timely reporting to Corporate.  Reviewed accounting policies and ensured compliance and integration with established GAAP.  Streamlined procurement process through the re-distribution of workflow processes, automating purchase orders and reducing headcount.  Selected to serve on the international integration team, travelling to Switzerland in support of acquisition integration of sister company, tasked with FAS 52 analysis, foreign consolidation process and tax reporting requirements.  Sales tax compliance analysis - software selection and implementation.          Senior Business Analyst    October 2000   to   August 2001     Company Name   -   City  ,   State      Planned and directed the analysis of Industry "Best Practices" to improve financial operations Evaluated and maintained GAAP compliance for reporting Responsible for preparing department budget and P&L Analyzed company's inventory assets resulting in a $14 M obsolescence reduction plan proposal Responsible for overseeing AP, Purchasing and Inventory functions and supervising month end close process ensuring accuracy of data and reporting deadlines were met.  Oversaw the automated subledger reconciliation and accrual entries for over 5000 journal entry lines.  Designed and maintained Oracle financial reports in support of inventory analysis.  Developed accounting and operations processes for Oracle supply chain implementation, analyzing current processes and proposing efficiency improvements.  Ad hoc analysis and reporting for division controllers.          Finance Director Education and Client Support Services    October 1996   to   August 2000     Company Name   -   City  ,   State      Directed the development of financial software training programs, delivered content and mentored consulting staff, reporting directly to the CFO.  Served as integration expert for Platinum SQL (EPICOR) accounting system, providing critical system support to clients and service partners.  Developed content for job-costing software training manuals, customized for OEM integrations to PeopleSoft, SAGE, SAP and Platinum SQL.  Managed and developed OEM partner relationships Design and development team member of GAAP compliant OEM software integrations and custom solutions including Platinum, Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP Consistently met and maintained revenue goals of  $500,000 annually.          Senior Financial Analyst     Company Name   -   City  ,   State      Analyzed accounting processes, resolved system processing issues System consolidations and budgeting process Managed project deliverables, including development of project plans, budgets and staffing for ERP financial systems imp  lementations across varied industries.  Designed and implemented customized daily processing procedures for AR, GL, AP and Inventory functions.  Developed reconciliation methods for reconciling receivables and payables.  Researched ISO compliance issues Financial Analyst (Platinum Software) Performed gap/fit analysis and developed custom business accounting solutions Supported clients with day to day accounting processes including GL, Payables and receivables account reconciliations Financial statement preparation, sales forecasting and SEC reporting Installed client server ERP systems and configured financial software modules (GL, AP, AR, PO and INV).          Education      MBA   :   Accounting  ,   May 1994    Hawaii Pacific University   -   City  ,   State  ,   USA    Accounting        Bachelor of Science   :   Business Administration  ,   May 1993    Hawaii Pacific University   -   City  ,   State      GPA:   Cum Laude            Skills      ERP Implemenations  Peoplesoft, NVision, Oracle 11i, Essbase tools, Epicor  Assurenet & Blackline 
    Intercompany Accounting  Balance Sheet Consolidations  Purchase Accounting