Manager Accounting

JIM GOLDEN, MBA

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Messe Frankfurt 9/1999 to 5/2012 Atlanta, GA 30339

Controller

Messe Frankfurt is an international trade show organizer headquartered in

Frankfurt, Germany. North America subsiduary has annual revenue of $14

million.

Responsible for subsidiary financial systems, reporting, project

accounting, financial controls, cash flow forecasting, yearend audit, GL,

AP and AR utilizing Great Plains, FRx, SQL Server Reporting Services and

Excel. Recruited and trained accounting staff. Multi-currency (EUR, CAD,

MXN) accounting environment. Managed insurance and payroll. Reporting to

Mexican authorities for VAT and income tax purposes of Mexican Permanent

Establishment.

. Set up inhouse accounting system reducing the need of various spread

sheets, databases and word documents initially using Peachtree

Accounting, ACT and Access in 1999 implementing standarized processes for

approving invoices, coding of payables and receipts.

. Impletation of local Sage SaleLogix CRM and ExpoCad to parent company

global CRM SalesLogix with interface to local Microsoft Dynamics GP

(Great Plains) utilizing GP "Analytical Accounting" for accounting and

reporting with FRx Designer and SQL Server Reporting Service with the

ability to export to Excel for additional analsis.

. Designed and initiated procedures for AP processing, AR invoicing and

collections, payroll service, HR function, fixed assets and business

insurance.

. Ensured purchasing procedures followed by show mangement by creating

training standards of coordinators and matching system in Great Plains.

. Ensured proper coding of show expenses for purchases by designing the 154

expense lines per show as SKU numbers with the capabilities of editing

descriptions for efficiency and accuracy of coding and transferring line

item descriptions and amounts to show budgets using Great Plaines

Extender.

. Project mangement of office move in 2007 including organizing the move

from design to relocating offices including purchases of additional

furniture and fixtures.

. Project mangement of change of infrastructure for IT, CRM and accounting

including analysis of equipment and software and purchase.

. Initiated off site system for data protection and security.

. Maintained all facets of the accounting cycle - financial statements,

general ledger, bank reconciliations, journal entries and overall

accurate audit trail for US GAAP and German GAAP.

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

. Ensured preparation work for annual audit and income tax returns was

completed with supporting documentation for US GAAP and German GAAP

audits.

. Ensured via collaboration that annual budgets and quarterly forecast

activities supported overall local objectives and satisfied parent

deadline of entry for German GAAP into INFOR reporting.

. Collaborated with other departiments to develop annual Long Term Plan

(LTP) complying with guidelines of parent company for German GAAP.

. Established bank accounts for EUR, CAD and MXN for payments and receipts.

. Worked with parent company finance department and internal audit team.

. Hired and trained accounting staff of two, Data Manager (CRM and

telemarketers) and Manager of IT and Web Design.

. Developed cash plan with rolling 18 months for all departments utilizing

trend analysis and ongoing forecast.

. Designed reports in FRx Designer that replicated the parent company

reporting format for quarterly and annual reporting. Local US reports

available to parent finance department with Citrix remote desktop.

. Designed reports in FRx Designer and SQL Server Reporting Service that

replicated the monthly data analysis and reports required by parent

company.

. Created and documented a system for US inter-company invoicing to parent

and other subsidiaries.

. Designed import procedures American Express billing into Great Plains on

a monthly basis or as needed for coding to proper trade shows,

international shows or overhead.

Odyssey Group 7/95 to 7/99 Norcross, GA 30071

V. P. of Finance - Controller

Reason for leaving: Position eliminated due financial constraints.

The Odyssey Group is a mail order catalog business mailing millions of

catalogs throughout the United States to its house list and rented list

with annual sales in excess of $9 million. When I joined the company,

Odyssey was outsourcing the call center, warehousing, and accounting. My

first objective was to bring the operations in house which was accomplished

in December 1995. Catalog included NASCAR, NHRA and Ducks Unlimited.

My responsibilities included forecasting cash flow based on projected

catalog demand and current events, budgeting, preparation of monthly

financial statements for each area of sales, general ledger, accounts

payable, accounts receivable, payroll / personnel, insurance, MIS, and

warehouse.

Edwards Heating and Air Conditioning Co, Inc. 6/94 to 6/95

Duluth, GA 30096

V. P. of Finance - Controller

Reason for leaving: Company sold to Peachtree Heating & Air of Atlanta, GA.

Edwards Heating and Air Conditioning is a service company doing business

with commercial and residential customers in the metropolitan Atlanta area

with annual sales of $7 million.

My responsibilites included forecasting cash flow and updating daily and

weekly cash flow based on current events, preparation of monthly financial

statements for department managers, investors and creditors, budgeting,

insurance, general accounting, credit and collections, job cost, service

contract accounting, and the fleet of service vehicles.

HUB, Inc. 7/83 to 04/94 Tucker, GA. 30084

Vice President Finance-Controller

Reason for leaving: Company sold to Ferguson Enterprises of Newport News,

VA.

Wholesale distributor of commercial and industrial pipe, valves, fittings,

instruments and controls operating through twenty-three branches in AL, FL,

GA, NC, NV, SC, TN, and TX, with annual sales over $100 million.

Responsibilities included monitoring cash flow, maintaining banking

relations for an asset based line of credit, bank reporting requirements

and to negotiate various financial requirements. Additional

responsibilities included budgeting, auditing, accounting policy and

procedures, cash flow projections on acquisitions of new and existing

branches. Computation and administration of incentive program, monitoring

personnel compensation and uniformity of personnel policy. Annual

computation of uniform capitalization of direct costs and allocable

portion of indirect cost attributable to acquiring inventory for resale.

Data Processing and Credit and Collections personnel reported to me through

two managers. Re-engineered accounting to function without an accounting

manager.

Hub, Inc. from 7/83 to 3/88

Accounting Manager

Responsible for all automated accounting operations (IBM AS/400) including

preparation and analysis of branch and consolidated financial statements,

accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash applications, payroll and

incentive programs, fixed assets, local, state and governmental tax

returns, daily banking that includes collateral reports and monitoring

covenants for authorized line of credit. Coordinated interim and year end

audit with CPA firm for audited financial statements. Improved reliability

of monthly and quarterly financial statements. Established centralized

lock box and cash applications of accounts receivable for all branches

without increasing staff.

Education Master of Business Administration from Troy University

BS Accounting and Business

Administration from Troy University

Software

. Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) - Modules GL, AR, AP, Analytical

Accounting, FRx Designer

. MAS 500 - GL, AP, AR and FRx Design

. Peachtree Premium Accounting 2010

. QuickBooks

. Microsoft Office 2007 & 2010 -

o Excel (pivot tables, sumifs, vlookups etc.)

o Access

o Word

o PowerPoint

o Visio

o OneNote

o Outlook

. Adobe Acrobat Professional.

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