Brooks Nelson, CPA

acf5nv@r.postjobfree.com

908-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

RSE Ventures, FanVision (Stephen Ross- SMR companies):

Chief Financial Officer (NYC, NY)

(5/12 to Present)

. Responsible for all financial and administrative operations

in support of two multinational sports entertainment/retail

companies ($105m revenue)

. Oversee the following functions: Accounting, Financial

Planning, Information Technology, Human Resources, Tax,

Payroll, Accounts Payable, Billing and Collections

Accomplished the following during my tenure:

. Improved cash flow by $5m:

o Restructured the business through three

divestiture/acquisition transactions

o Consolidated admin operations and infrastructure to the

U.S. from Canada

o Changed distributers and modified contracts with business

partners (decreased costs/degree of operating leverage)

o Scaled the cost structures/resources of companies to be in

line with achievable volumes, then planned for growth:

. Identified staff/expense reductions and created

synergies with other SMR companies

. Reintroduced resources in scale with bookings

outlooks

o Established Financial/Procurement controls:

. Contract reviews require economic modeling/detailed

budgets

. POs mandatory & tied to budgets, approvals occur

before incurrence

. Transformed the Financial Control and Risk Mitigation

processes:

o Established formal accounting/financial planning processes

and internal controls

o Streamlined reporting/data analysis via use of database

applications

o Restructured legal entities

o Decreased insurance costs/expanded coverage

. Inspired numerous business/product development and retail

initiatives

DRS Technologies

Vice President, Controller C3&A Company (Gaithersburg, MD)

(5/10 to 5/12)

. Executed and controlled all financial operations in support

of a $250m engineering services and manufacturing defense

contractor, consisting of three factories, two depots, and

five lines of business

. Managed a team of thirty personnel operating in the following

functions: Financial Planning, Program Finance, Accounting

and Consolidations, System Development, Bids and Proposals,

Tax, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Travel, Billing and

Collections

. Accounted for operations and maintained books and records in

support of three different accounting methods: US GAAP, IFRS,

DOD Cost Accounting Standards

. Responsible for DOD certifications, ensured all systems were

adequately rated and processes were compliant with Milan law

262 (Italian equivalent of Sarbanes-Oxley)

. Significantly improved performance of the Finance

organization and operations:

o Changed the team, developed remaining personnel,

established internal controls, identified and implemented

ERP enhancements

o Corrected the balance sheet, established integrity in the

project ledger and general ledger systems

o Developed financial planning and tracking processes that

enhanced the ability to meet forecast objectives

o Increased cash flow (made operations cash flow positive),

improved C3&A Company credit rating, and identified cost

reductions

o Standardized bid/pricing process, resulting in shorter

audits and quicker awards

Audit Director (Parsippany, NJ)

(1/08 to 5/10)

. Managed teams of DRS personnel and contractors on the

following types of audits:

o Financial Reporting and General IT Control audits

o System audits: Material Management Accounting System,

Estimating Systems

. Performed Audit Planning and Risk Assessment activities

Verizon Communications

Audit Director (Basking Ridge, NJ)

(7/07 to 1/08)

. Oversaw Major Process audits and Sarbanes-Oxley reviews

. Enhanced the fraud detection capability of the Audit

organization

Protiviti - Risk Consulting firm (former Arthur Andersen

Assurance unit)

Director, Internal Audit Practice (Philadelphia, PA)

(12/04 to 7/07)

. National Practice Leader in the following areas: Inventory,

Manufacturing, Financial Process Effectiveness consulting

(i.e. operational audits)

. Responsible for the business management for my

client/practice areas

. Sold business, negotiated contracts, defined the statements

of work

. Authored courses in Inventory Control and Cost accounting

. Identified millions of dollars of savings through operational

audit work

PREVIOUS POSITIONS INCLUDED:

AT&T/Lucent Technologies

Sr. Accounting Manager (Murray Hill, NJ)

. Managed a team of fifteen personnel responsible for

forecasting, accounting, consolidating, and reporting

financial results

. Prepared and analyzed all consolidated financial statements,

explained financial results, and created disclosure

information for SEC filings and press releases

Cost Accountant/System Developer (Reading, PA)

. Implemented and programed (via SQL) a standard costing system

that was highly integrated with the factory shop flow systems

. Performed Cost accounting for Job Order and Process oriented

profit centers

. Performed Master Production Scheduling activities and

analysis

COMPUTER SKILLS:

. Advanced Database Expertise: MS Access, SQL, VisualBasic

. Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, MSoffice

. ERPs used: SAP/Oracle/PeopleSoft/Deltek CostPoint

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

Saint Joseph's University, M.B.A. Finance concentration

Temple University, B.B.A. Accounting and Finance

Certified Public Account, State of New Jersey

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