Richard Zimpfer CPA MBA
281-***-**** acumki@r.postjobfree.com
Value Proposition
Protecting company assets by mitigating exposures to financial, operating, regulatory and tax issues.
Selected Career Initiatives
•Spearheaded a $100,000 fact finding project that created an income tax deduction of approximately $1,200,000 per year for 5 years.
•Created methodology that increased investable cash from $750,000 to approximately $2,000,000 per month.
•By coaching, training and mentoring the accounting staff, internal reporting was decreased from 3 weeks to 5 days.
•Developed product profitability model covering product and service lines.
•Created Work-in-Progress leading indicator schedule to monitor construction jobs for profit drain, job borrowing, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other factors.
•Created variance analysis for each significant cost category by job to be a leading indicator where expenses could potentially exceed budget.
Professional Experience
Titan Industries, Inc. September 2015 - Current
Accountant
Enhanced accounting practices by establishing managerial accounting system. Established accounting system for three manufacturing and fabrication companies and a storage container rental business. Created financial analysis and future stock valuation of competing companies. Developed and implemented horizontal and vertical trend analysis and cash source and use analytics. Created KPI’s for all four companies. Improved inventory management practices. Responsible for accounting function and staff for all four companies. Implemented internal control structure. Created daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly accounting checklist and reconcilement procedures.
Express Employment Professionals July 2015 – Current
Contract Accountant
Accounting and consulting for sandwich company consisting of three shops. Developed horizontal and vertical trend analysis and cash source and usage analysis. Created monthly and multiple year cash forecasts. Provided periodic analysis and recommendations for improving cash flow, increasing income and decreasing expenses and inventory.
Harris County Auditor’s Office February - May 2015
Assistant Director, Financial Accounting
Temporary position mainly responsible for government accounting for Harris County, Texas.
MasRam Mechanical L.P. June - October 2014
Interim Controller
HVAC subcontractor for multi family dwellings such as apartments, dormitories and town homes, as well as, providing HVAC services and maintenance for single family homes.
Brought accounting records current using ERP accounting software; established accounting and reconcilement procedures; job cost and percentage of completion revenue recognition; created reports for cash flow projection, sources and uses of funds, work-in-process and job profit / loss reports; developed analytics and KPI’s to evaluate / monitor for job profit drain, job borrowing and actual versus budget variance. Filed multi-state tax returns.
PrimeWay Federal Credit Union 2010 - 2014
Controller, Auditor
A full service credit union serving commercial and retail customers.
Controller: supervise the day-to-day accounting operations, month end and year end close, reconciliations; provide financial statement reporting/analysis; budgeting/forecasting; manage / develop a world-class team of Accountants to drive a customer focused culture, maximize organizational impact and efficiency; improve / implement internal controls; year-end audit; assisted departments to resolve accounting / financial problems, streamline processes and cost reductions.
Auditor: establish the annual audit plan; improve and implement internal controls; evaluate compliance with financial, regulatory, company and internal controls for 11 branches and corporate office. Report audit results and recommendations to the Audit Committee.
Riyad Bank Houston Agency 1997 - 2010
Controller
A Saudi Arabian branch providing loans, letters of credit, bid and performance bonds to U.S. based companies.
Oversee operations of the accounting department, including accounts receivable, accounts payable and all aspects of the general ledger and fixed assets; timely and accurate financial reporting, budgets and analysis; facilitation of year-end audit; provide assistance to operations staff in resolving accounting and finance problems; relate business goals with accounting/finance goals; implement business continuity plan; career development and succession planning; negotiate and manage insurance coverages and human resource programs and issues.
Prior Experience
Galveston - Houston Company 2 Years
Internal Auditor
A manufacturer of down hole drilling and recovery tools for the oil and gas industry through 16 subsidiaries located in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico.
Determined the timely and accurate reporting of financial information in accordance with GAAP; reviewed and evaluated the accuracy of financial information and the internal controls as they related to the payments, production, revenue and time cycles (i.e., internal and external financial reporting, inventories and its related costs and property/plant/equipment); developed audit findings and recommended corrective action; performed and assisted with periodic inventories at several of the 16 manufacturing facilities.
Professional License
Certified Public Accountant - Texas current
Education
MBA: Our Lady of the Lake University, 3.85/4.0, Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
BBA: Accounting and Management, University of Houston, Central Campus
Publication
White paper: Positively Outrageous Service - a Primer