MICHELE O’CONNOR

acrhz9@r.postjobfree.com

Englewood, Colorado 80112

303-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Qualified by progressively successful experiences involving;

Results proven experience in Finance, Accounting, Management and Consulting.

A self-starter with strong analytical, process improvement, and creative problem solving skills.

Sound management decisions based on professional experience and analytical reasoning.

Attention to detail sharpened by a desire to keep learning and helping others to succeed.

Demonstrated success in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and complex financial modeling.

Customer service that fosters a predictable and repetitive client base.

Leadership with vision, a plan for success, a deadline, and follow through.

Commitment and responsibility for results, which ensure professional accountability.

The ability to manage changing conditions by organizing and balancing tasks.

Proven interpersonal and communication skills to interface across all levels of an organization.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Controller, Corporate

Trustile Doors LLC

Denver, CO – 2011 to 2015

Industry: Manufacturer with plants located in Denver, Colorado and Northwood, Iowa.

Business: (Privately Owned Company), Manufacturer of high quality, interior and exterior, MDF. Wood and Glass doors.

Annual Revenue: $62 Million -- Supervision: (3) Employees

Responsible for the overall accounting procedures and processes and related internal controls in compliance with GAAP. Including A/R, A/P, payroll for (300+) employees, cash management, treasury function, inventory control, and G/L using an ERP software system. Preparation and coordination of the annual external audit including corporate income tax. Preparation and explanation of the results of the monthly financial statements and variance analysis to executive management.

Accomplishments: Converted (2) companies from (3) software systems to (1) ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning, software system. Converted payroll from in house processing to a third party administrator, Paylocity.

Director of Accounting

Madison Street Companies

Denver, CO – 2008 to 2009

Industry: Healthcare Services

Business: (Employee Stock Ownership Plan, ESOP) Ophthalmologic Surgeons Network including, Spivack Vision Center, Madison Street Surgery Center, (Ambulatory Surgery Center) and Omni Eye Specialist

Annual Revenue: $16 Million -- Supervision: (2) Employees

Responsible for the overall accounting procedures and processes and related internal controls in compliance with GAAP. Including, A/P, payroll for (115) employees, cash management, G/L, annual budget including (3) and (5) year forecasts, and inter-company transactions. Preparation and coordination of the annual external valuation of the company stock. Prepare, consolidate, and present financial statements and operation reports to employees, physicians and Board of Directors.

Accomplishments: Converted (5) companies from a cash to accrual method of accounting. Trained Practice Managers on how to create useful budgets and understand the monthly financial results.

Financial Operations Manager

CNIC Health Solutions, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocky Mountain Health Plans)

Greenwood Village, CO – 2007 to 2008 (Accounting and Finance transferred to Corporate office in Grand Junction, CO)

Industry: Healthcare Services, Third Party Administrator

Business: (Privately Owned Company) Colorado’s Largest Third Party Administrator of Benefit Plans for Self Insured Companies

Annual Revenue: $12 Million -- Supervision: (5) Employees

Responsible for the overall statutory accounting procedures and processes and related internal controls including segregation of duties in compliance with GAAP. Including, A/P, payroll for (100) employees, treasury functions and cash management, G/L, annual budget and inter-company transactions. Preparation and coordination of the annual external audit in compliance with GAAP and Colorado Division of Insurance. Preparation and explanation of the results of the monthly financial statements and variance analysis to executive management.

Accomplishments: Implemented risk management internal controls and procedures resulting in reduced external audit costs.

MICHELE O’CONNOR 303-***-****

Controller, Midwest Region

SourceCorp Inc. (d.b.a.) Data Entry & Informational Services

Englewood, CO - 2000 to 2006

Industry: Healthcare, Computer Service

Business: (Publicly Traded Company) Nationwide Outsourcing Company, (processing primarily medical claims)

Annual Revenue: $30 Million -- Supervision: (2) Employees

Responsible for the overall accounting procedures and processes and related internal controls for the Midwest Region, (operations in five States), in compliance with GAAP. Including A/R and collections, A/P, payroll for (1,500) employees, cash management, G/L, inter-company transactions, weekly forecasting and contractual financial modeling. Preparation and coordination of the annual budgeting process, SOX compliance and external audit with the corporate office located in Dallas, Texas. Preparation and explanation of the results of the monthly financial statements and variance analysis to executive management.

Accomplishments: Collection of $1.5M outstanding 90+ A/R within 30 days without any write offs, established company controls and procedures, implemented a purchase order system, designed and implemented a pay for performance quality based piece rate program, and designed an SBU (Small Business Units) performance based incentive program.

Controller (Business Manager) - Denver Division

Capital Lumber Company

Denver, CO -- 1997 to 1999

Industry: Lumber Wholesale Distribution

Business: (Privately Owned Company) Multi-State Wholesale Distributor of Lumber to Home Centers and Retail Lumber Yards

Annual Revenue: $20 Million -- Supervision: (4) Employees

Responsible for the overall accounting procedures and processes and related internal controls for the Denver branch in compliance with GAAP. Including A/R, credit and collections, A/P, payroll and human resources for (25) employees, inventory control and G/L using an ERP proprietary software system. Preparation and coordination of the annual budgeting process and external audit with the corporate office located in Phoenix, Arizona. Preparation and explanation of the results of the monthly financial statements and variance analysis to executive management.

Accomplishments: Worked closely with the Denver Branch Manager and Sales Manager in how to review monthly financial statements. Created a marketing plan and annual budget resulting in the Denver Branch going from a breakeven to an EBITDA of $610K. Instrumental in the training and implementation of new software at multiple branches throughout the company.

Financial, Business and Computer Systems Consultant

National Distributor Services, LTD.

Aurora, CO -- 1994 to 1997

Industry: (Privately Owned Company) Computer Software and Service

Business: North America and Europe Software Company for the Heavy Equipment and Material Handling Industry

Annual Revenue: N/A -- Supervision: N/A

Responsible for financial and business consulting including system design, development, implementation, training, and project management, using an ERP proprietary software system and knowledge of AIX-UNIX and SCO-UNIX operating systems.

Accomplishments: The ability to manage multiple customers with changing conditions through project management, and using proven interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to quickly discern motives and helping others succeed.

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COMPUTER SKILLS

Applications; Epicor, Friedman, Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains), MAS 90, Solomon, ERP (proprietary), Oracle, Advantx, NextGen, Hyperion Pillar, Microsoft Outlook, Advanced Excel, Word, QuickBooks, FRX Report Writer, Lotus 1-2-3, Symphony, Quattro Pro, Paylocity, Ceridian and ADP, (payroll software).

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Portland State University – Bachelor of Business Administration – Major in Accounting

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