Ronald R. Bottger

Box *** **** Julia Circle

South Sioux City, NE 68776

Cell #: 712-***-****

Email: ad48yx@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Accounting Consultant/Systems Development/Trainer

Skills

Controller 25+ years

Iowa Development Refund Experience

Iowa Sales Tax Recovery – Utility filing experience

Construction Contractor closure experience.

Maintenance Program set up experience

Meat processing accounting exposure

Education

MBA University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

BS Morningside College, Sioux City, IA - Accounting/Math

BS Midland College, Fremont, NE – Chemistry/Math

Experience

Currently/Consultant

-Assisting Client with a multi-year tax filing problem. Reconstruct

income statements for tax filing revisions.

Consultant/Financial Manager, Siouxland Medical Education Foundation, 2501 Pierce Street, Sioux City, IA 51103. April 2021 – October 2021.

-Assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer during a period of Management and Organization transition.

-Prior Financial Manager transferred, and CEO was planning a job change.

-I was brought in to stabilize the financial function and to ensure financial stability.

-The organization is now associated with the of University of Iowa Medical System

Consultant HCI, Winnebago, NE Interim Projects: Financial Reporting/Budget Systems Jan 2019-Sep 2019.

-Created Annual Plan 2019 graph and chart schedules.

-Updated Closing Routines and Generated Monthly consolidated financial statements for the above period.

-Trained my relief on the updated activities.

-Assisted Payroll Manager in updating payroll procedures.

Controller/HR Mgr. Start-Up Red’s All Natural, LLC North Sioux City, SD

Mar 2017-June 2017

-Set up accounting routine during period of facility modification.

-Set up ledger System and integrated manufacturing Software.

-Reconciled month end inventories with production/payable system

-Established personnel department function and record keeping during start-up, until an HR Manager could be hired.

Consultant/Trainer – Implement Systems – Iowa Premium, LLC Tama, IA

May 2014 – September 2016

-Trained Company Accounting/Logistics Staff from start-up to full production.

-Implemented accounting, inventory, and purchasing systems.

-Installed maintenance system – Asset Point TabWare Software.

-Recovered Indirect Training Cost under IEDA 260E authority. $700M

-Recovered Construction Period Sales tax under IEDA 260E authority. $400M

-Determined and filed utility Gas and Electric Sales Tax Exemption. $300M/Yr. Provided Vendor Exempt item list per July 1, 2016 Iowa legislation. $90M+/Yr.

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Controller – Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co., Sioux City, IA

October 1989 - March 2014

Supported annual sales growth from $5MM to $100MM+.

Supported growth from 6 small aging facilities in Iowa and Minnesota to over 15 large complexes located in 7 states. 4 included meat processing/tempering.

Responsible for all Accounting functions and Utility Relations.

Gas Accounting – MidAmerican Co. Sioux City, IA

December 1987 – October 1989

Developed reporting chart of accounts for non-utility businesses for new accounting software, to allow monthly financial combined reports.

Responsible for installation of Gas Division accounting software, including pipeline transportation through Northern Natural Gas Pipeline.

Accounting Manager – Terra Industries, Sioux City, IA

December 1981 – December 1987

- Responsible for Modeling the Plant process and developing an interactive analysis tool and related daily and monthly performance analysis.

- Developed tracking and management of utility-based gas to transport of purchased natural gas, to reduce fuel and product costs. - Converted Fertilizer Sales Division to Point of Sale and created interaction rules to the accounting software.

Processing Plant Controller – Iowa Beef Processors, Dakota City, NE

December 1978 – December 1981

Responsible for Daily Processing yield reporting.

Labor and packaging weekly Variance reporting.

Monthly Financial and Variance reporting

Capital project justifications and Pay back reporting

Variety Meats and Renders product

November 1977 – December 1978

- Developed Weekly P&L for Variety Meats Sales Division

- Added a blood collection and profitability function.

- Added a Gelatin Bone collection and profitability function.

Production and Maintenance Accounting positions

February 1976 – November 1977

- Established and developed maintenance and engineering accounting

processes for the Dakota City facility.

- Moved to the Production Accounting position when that person was promoted.

US Navy – Retired - Supply Corps

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