CLAUGHLIN, CPA

JAMES F. M CONSULTING

AREAS OF EXERTISE

Missouri 63119

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INTERNAL AUDIT • COMPLIANCE • FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING • COMPUTER SYSTEMS

AUDIT MANAGER ~ FINANCE PROFESSIONAL

Proven Financial Auditor and Manager with over 20 years experience in manufacturing, technology, banking,

governmental and highly

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE regulated industries

requiring internal controls in

corporate accounting,

reporting, and information technology. Proven ability to set objectives, make decisions, train others, plan and

promote methods and ideas. Collaborative leader and mentor in providing positive, team-oriented efforts and

results for clients and contractors.

Financial leadership position near St. Louis, MO with a dynamic company

● Internal Audit ● Banking and Financial Services ● Cost Analysis

● Financial and Operational Audits ● Enterprise Risk Management ● Financial Data Analysis

● Consulting – Planning &

● Balance Sheet Review ● Financial Statement Analysis

Compliance

● Income Taxes – Business & Personal ● Budget Analysis ● Reporting

Projects with Kforce

LMI Aerospace, Inc. St. Charles, MO Aerospace 08/03/09 – 11/30/09

LMI Aerospace, Inc. St. Charles, MO Aerospace 09/11/08 – 01/16/09

Reliv International St. Louis, MO Dietary Supplements 04/15/04 – 01/17/05

• Completed Sarbanes-Oxley testing at LMI Aerospace, Inc on time noting and resolving control exceptions

during the audit.

• At the Reliv Sarbanes-Oxley project, documented internal controls with narratives and risk control

matrices for financial reporting, payroll, stockholder's equity, distributor stock purchase plan, requisition to

pay process and bank account reconciliations. Tested payroll, bank reconciliations, commissions and

U.S. controls over the Mexican subsidiary.

Projects with Robert Half Management Resources

Nordyne St. Louis, MO Heating and A/C 06/05/08 – 08/01/08

Nordyne St. Louis, MO Heating and A/C 10/01/07 – 10/19/07

General Cable DuQuoin, IL Electrical Cables 10/11/05 – 01/27/06

Bausch & Lomb St. Louis, MO Surgical Tools 03/17/04 – 04/15/04

• Performed Sarbanes-Oxley compliance test audits at Nordyne, Manufacturer of Heating & Cooling

Equipment, in St. Louis on sales, inventory, financial close, payroll, depreciation and other areas.

Downloaded accounting data from payroll files into MS Excel and identified all exceptions between cost

centers for payroll and manufacturing systems.

• Verified accuracy of client MS Excel depreciation formulas by reviewing the formulas used in the

computations and recalculating accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense for all assets.

Projects with Control Solutions International

Majestic Insurance San Francisco, CA Insurance 12/03/07 – 02/01/08

OCCAM Networks Milpitas, CA Software 11/12/07 – 11/30/07

Tim Horton’s Calgary, Canada Construction 10/22/07 – 11/02/07

EDO Corp, RSS, CAS NY, CA and AL Defense 06/11/07 – 09/14/07

Stolt Nielsen Houston, TX Ocean Shipping 07/26/06 – 05/31/07

Income tax returns for individuals and small businesses (2009 2010)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERHSIPS

CPA Practice EDUCATION

Management

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Progress Rail Albertville, AL Railroad Services 06/05/06 – 07/07/06

Unifi Kinston, NC Polyester – Inv 05/21/06 – 06/02/06

Uniqema New Castle, DE Chemicals 03/26/06 – 05/05/06

Successfully completed many Sarbanes-Oxley projects in a timely and efficient manner for manufacturing,

chemical, pharmaceutical, software development, construction and insurance companies. Documented internal

controls with narratives, control matrices, walk-throughs and flowcharts.

• Performed testing to assist client compliance involving consolidation and reporting, financial statement

close, sales, cash receipts, purchasing, accounts payable, inventory, payroll and other processes as

appropriate.

• Helped clients devise corrective action for noted deficiencies and verified implementation.

• At Stolt-Nielsen edited and revised narrative on voyage accounting, which the external auditors had

difficulty following due to interweaving of similar affiliate procedures.

• At Majestic Insurance, isolated control weaknesses over collateral procedures and designed changes

implemented by the Controller.

Projects with Resources Global Professionals

SBC St. Louis, MO Telephone 04/27/05 – 10/07/05

Tyco Adhesives Franklin, KY Manufacturing 01/18/05 – 04/01/05

Tyco Mallinckrodt St. Louis, MO Chemicals 01/15/04 – 03/01/04

• Performed Sarbanes-Oxley testing at the SBC, St. Louis, MO location. Tested directory revenue,

financial statement close, adjustment process and payroll procedures.

JAMES F. MCLAUGHLIN, CPA – St. Louis, Missouri 2009 – 2010

MISSISSIPPI LIME COMPANY – Alton, Illinois 1998 – 2003

Treasury/Cost Analyst (2000 – 2003)

• Completed 5500 reports for three pension plans two months ahead of scheduled time frame.

• Analyzed monthly financial reports for the Plant Manager at Bluff City Minerals division.

• Improved reporting accuracy 25 percent through timely ordering and processing.

• Helped get more than $1.5 million in capital requests approved.

Internal Audit Manager (1998 – 2000)

• Managed ROI reviews, financial and operations audits, inventory observations and special projects.

• Identified 4 percent return, due to poor specifications and testing, on $18 million Maerz vertical kiln project.

• Determined and reported on 25 percent excessive maintenance spending due to uncontrolled overtime.

THE BOATMEN’S NATIONAL BANK OF ST. LOUIS – St. Louis, Missouri 1990 – 1998

Vice President – Controller’s Division (1990 – 1998)

• Managed the operation of general ledger and volume & revenue tracking systems. Directed nine member

staff in daily operations and consolidation of bank operations.

• Successfully assumed multi-bank responsibilities for GL and VRT during 1995 and 1996.

• Established method for daily interfacing and balancing of loan and deposit systems.

• Successfully planned and executed GL consolidation for Boatmen's/Centerre merger.

Bachelor of Science in Data Processing – Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

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