Sales Manager

Henry L. Franklin, JR., M.B.A.

*** ************ **. ***** ****, TX 75104 Home Phone: 972-***-****

Cell Phone: 708-***-**** ************@*****.***

Ambitious Accounting professional who has worked in many of roles as an

Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst and Sr. Accountant with a strong

track-record of proven ability to lead and improve workplace

productivity able to

deliver timely and top performance work and a dynamic decision making

ability

Technical Skills

Applications: SAP, PeopleSoft, AS400, JD Edwards, Hyperion Essbase,

Hyperion Enterprise, Hyperion Retrieve, Cognos, Microsoft Office 2007,

2003, 1997, 1995

Systems: Microsoft Operating System Windows 7, Vista, XP, 1998, 1995

Professional Experience

Accounting Manager- Contractor

4/2013 to Present

Novartis (Alcon)

. Responds to inquiries from the Director of Finance, Controller, and

other finance managers regarding financial results, special reporting

requests

. Responsible for the functional areas in the Over the counter

(OTC) division to ensure appropriate accounting and financial

reporting is accomplished

. Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close

. Complete and review account analysis and account reconciliations

. Compile all financial data for Income Statement, Balance Sheet and

Cash Flow for Director's review

. Coordinates the Month-end financial closing and reporting process

. Prepare monthly flash review for Senior Management

. Review OTC division Account Reconciliations before submitting to

Director for final approval

. Serves as key liaison for OTC and other division to ensure accounting

and financial reporting is complete and accurate

. Review all OTC division journal entries before processing

. Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting

transactions

Senior Accountant - Contractor

1/2009 to 4/2013

Varel International, McKesson, Bank of America, Edward Jones, Time

Warner Cable

. Supported Compensation closing process through account

reconciliation, complete transaction processing, and perform

certain data maintenance

. Collaborated with Finance and Sales Operations to ensure that

compensation plan changes are aligned with business unit budgets

. Prepared weekly & monthly tracking by region and sales analysis

by SKU's

. Prepared monthly salesmen bonus calculations

. Provided reporting and analytics on sales performance to Sales

V.P. and Directors

. Prepared weekly cash analysis for Accounting Manager

. Created financial forecasts and budgets for division Managers

. Preformed monthly analysis to explain variances

. Ensured all A/P transactions were posted in a timely manner

. Created and maintained SAP Chart of Accounts and updated SAP G/L

Accounts

. Managed the Month End close process for Staff Accountants

reviewed and post all journal entries

. Performmed cost estimation, business case analysis, statement of

work generation

. Supervised a team of three employees within A/P department

Financial Analyst - Contractor

Aetna, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, CVS/Caremark, McAfee, CVS

. Reviewed, evaluate and compress data and information from

multiple sources, resolve conflicts and differentiate between

actual and required user needs

. Evaluated multiple data collected through task analysis, business

process, surveys and workshops

. Coordinated with group managers who will test, validate, evaluate

new application and functions and determine issues in service an

software

. Using strong analytical reasoning to understand end user's

requirements and transforming them into operational application

. Analyzed the business operations to determine profitability as

well as to create a baseline for salesmen payout

. Analyzes and formulates data used for the calculations for

management MBO's

. Prepared weekly cash analysis for Plan CFO's

. Responsible for consolidation and posting of transactional

billing, system to GL reconciliation and detail reporting to BU

and Finance

. Responsible for auditing, developing and maintaining cost

accounting data within SAP

. Assisted in reviewing contracts that related to National

Prescription Drugs Management and Benefits

. Pepared Trend Analysis to explain the aging A/R

. Prepared weekly flash report for revenue that is distributed to

senior and field management

. Prepared monthly and annual financial statements and supporting

schedules

. Reviewed balances from the subsidiary ledger to general ledger

. Audit commission statement within SAP and Insight Financial

systems

. User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Commission Statements from legacy

system to SAP

. Prepared variance analysis and explanations for management team

. Prepared budget and forecasting updates for management

. Created policies and procedures for departmental controls

. Investigate all financial transactions to ensure data flow

correctly through SAP and Insight Financial systems

. Provided financial trend analysis for commission statements

CommScope Systems - Richardson, TX

1/2007 to

12/2008

Financial Analyst

. Acted as a liaison between business units, technology teams and

support teams

. Investigated options to solve business problems and meet the

business needs

. Compared month-end balances to budget and to previous months and

quarters and provide explanations for variances

. Assisted business process management and business requirements of

the customers and translating them to specific software

requirements

. Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how

they will successfully execute their plans

. Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources,

reconcile conflicts

. Provided technical and analytical guidance to project team

. Prepared Monthly Cost Analysis according to the CAS practices

. Wrote and reviewed budgets for department managers with variance

analysis

. Consult with key business and process owners to audit key

business processes through narratives, walk-through and process

flows

. Facilitated projects for internal and external customer meetings

. Prepared 125 Monthly Cost Center Reports for 75 Cost Center

Managers

. Follow-up with key contacts to validate that action plans have

been implemented timely and mitigated the previously identified

audit issue

. Performed routine testing to evaluate the operating effectiveness

of current risk-mitigating controls

. Reviewed departmental expenditures to ensure compliance with

budget allocations

. Gathered monthly financial statements to identify reasonableness

and irregularities for recommendation to Cost Center Managers

Safety - Kleen - Plano, TX

9/2004 to 12/2006

Government Reporting Analyst

. Responsible for the monthly financial reports for the United

States Census Bureau for all 50 States

. Generated Balance Sheets and Income Statements with monthly

foreign exchange reports for review by the Director of Financial

Reporting

. Coordinated with Internal and External Auditors in preparing GAAP

Compliance, Audit Reports, and Governmental Survey Reports

. Assisted with Sarbanes-Oxley documentation processes and testing

of financial controls

. Developed, submitted, approved, and updated government forward

pricing rates for oil recycling

. Assisted with leading contract/project set-up for government cost

point pricing

Pro-line International - Dallas, TX

3/2002 to 8/2004

Senior Accountant

. Researched, gathering and analyzing data to ensure appropriated

salesmen payout

. Provided promotional analysis for salesmen payout

. Worked with the top 50 customers for sales analysis and product

movement

. Administered Annual Quota Setting process for sales team

. Supported the Comp Supervisor as required for sales team and

region

. Participated in the design and delivery of incentive sales and

services plans using Essbase and advance Excel skills

. Processed 150 journal entries and allocations of business

expenses/revenue monthly, cost of sales calculations

. Prepared and analyzes accounts receivables cycle reports for all

business to segment entities

. Worked closely with internal/external audit to ensure all

documentation

. Generated and reviewed all journal entries to be approved by the

Accounting Manager or Director

. Collected sales data for the Domestic and International Sales

Team monthly sales quota

. Responsible for creating cost analysis for Manufacturing and G&A

overhead run rate

. Worked closely with the Operations Manager to schedule physical

inventory

Education

University of Phoenix - Irving, TX - Master of Business Administration

Tennessee State University - Nashville, TN - Bachelor of Business

Administration - Accounting

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