Manager Accounting

DANIEL CRAWFORD, C.A. / C.P.A.

**** ******* ****, **** ********** FL 33312

***************@*******.*** 954-***-****

OBJECTIVE SUMMARY

Finance, accounting and audit work consistent with my hands-on experience being responsible

for the financial close process which always includes statutory / GAAP / management reporting,

variance analysis, forecasts, and account reconciliations. Constant project work is always part of

my role which often includes the implementation and maintenance of various financial systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROJECT + CONTRACT ACCOUNTING WORK 09/2008 – current

Duty Free Partners, LLC: Doral – Accounting Manager / Controller 06/2012 – 12/2012

- Created the accounting dept of a start-up operation in the duty-free retail business

- Implemented and maintained SAGE AccPac v 6.0

- Consolidated the results for several companies in 5 countries

- Acted as Office Manager

National Molding, LLC: Miami Lakes – Accounting Manager / Controller 03/2011 - 04/2012

- Managed the Accounting Dept, five employees, financial close process

- Used JDEdwards (JDE) + Easy Reporting (ER) + Global Software Spreadsheet Server (SS)

- Reengineering the financial reporting process using SS

- Reengineered the financial analysis + reconciliation process using ER

- Reengineered the foreign subsidiary consolidation in compliance with FAS52

- Maintained physical and system controls for inventory and fixed assets

- Managed the cost accounting in a plastic injections molding facility

- Maintained debt schedules for post-bankruptcy private & bank funding of operation

- Responsible for tax filings, annual audit, ad-hoc reports & analysis

www.sobradosnovos.webs.com: Brazil – Owner / Operator 09/2008 - 02/2011

- Responsible for funding & managing a small construction project in Brazil

- Project completed with homes sold by Feb 2011, on-time, under budget

ACCOUNTING MANAGER + ERP SYSTEM SUPPORT 03/2000 – 08/2008

TracFone Wireless: Miami – Accounting Manager / Assistant Controller 11/2002 - 08/2008

- Responsible for the monthly financial close process

- Responsible for Oracle Financial System (OFS) user support

- Created and maintained all OFS FSG balance sheet + P&L reports

- Managed several permanent + temporary employees + continuous projects

- Responsible for physical + OFS inventory control, SOX documentation & certification

- Dealt with internal and external auditors

- Emphasis on revenue accounting including amortization of deferred revenue

- Coordinated balance sheet reviews and internal control assessments

- OFS v11.5.10 SuperUser for GL, AP, AR, PUR, INV, FA, ADI

- Provided OFS user training & support & process documentation

KPMG + Independent Consulting: Atlanta, NY, LA - Consultant 03/2000 - 11/2002

- Functional prime for Oracle Financial System (OFS) implementation projects

- OFS GL, FA, AP implementation and SuperUser support work

NORTEL NETWORKS FINANCE 03/1992 - 09/1999

Bogota Colombia - Accounting Manager (1999)

- Responsible for the monthly financial close process + OFS user training

- Cost / benefit / GAP analysis of in-country complete finance system upgrade

DANIEL CRAWFORD, C.A. / C.P.A.

Sao Paulo Brazil - Accounting Manager, ERP Project Leader (1998/99)

- Responsible for the monthly financial close process + Baan/OFS user training

- Hands-on implementation of Baan ERP system

- Brazil vs US GAAP analysis for head office

- OFS vs Baan GAP analysis for Brazil fiscal book requirements

Mexico City Mexico - Accounting Manager (1997)

- Responsible for the monthly financial close process + OFS user training

- Significant statutory vs management financial reporting work

Miami Florida - Assistant Controller (1995-97), Analyst (1992-95)

- Responsible for the monthly financial close process + OFS user training

- Reported to the Controller, managed 5 full time + several part time employees

- Responsible for Latin America consolidation and submission to head office

- Managed OFS GL, AP, AR, Purchasing environment operating in four currencies

- Coordinated balance sheet reviews

- Managed several interfaces to the GL (payroll, inter-company transfers)

- Managed foreign currency translations and related issues

- Prepared required schedules for internal / external auditors and SEC

AUDITING – INTERNAL & EXTERNAL 08/1984 - 12/1991

Jardine Fleming: Hong Kong, Tokyo - Internal Audit Manager 06/1990 - 12/1991

- Internal audits of financial securities trading

Ernst & Young / PKM: Toronto, Hong Kong - Manager / Auditor 08/1984 - 06/1990

- External audits of public and private corporations, significant tax work

SKILLS INCLUDE

- Execute and manage accounting transactions and the monthly close cycle

- Statutory + management monthly financial reporting and analysis

- Budget vs actual financial analysis and reporting

- International vs US GAAP accounting and tax analysis

- Baan system implementation: Brazil fiscal books

- Oracle Financial System (OFS) implementations, upgrades and enhancements

- OFS SuperUser experience with modules: GL, AP, AR, PUR, INV, FA, ADI

- OFS FSG report writing, with Excel + HTML publishing

- OFS Metalink research and service request (SR) tracking

- J.D. Edwards (JDE) finance user

- Sage ERP 300 v6.0 (AccPac) finance & operations user

- Noetix, Spreadsheet Server, Easy Reporting query tool development and support

- QuickBooks level 1 master

- Corporate tax analysis and schedule preparation

- Internal and external audit work and controls review

- SEC required support schedule preparation

- Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) certification support work

- Accounting requirements vs system functionality GAP analysis

- Full supply chain inventory analysis, including OFS WIP & BOM work

- Detailed inventory counts, reconciliations, controls, reporting and analysis

- Process improvements leading to cost reductions / containment

- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

1983 - Bachelor of Commerce - Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada

1986 - Canadian Chartered Accountant (C.A.) - Canadian equivalent to C.P.A.

2003 - Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A) - IQEX CPA-CA reciprocity exam

2010 - Languages - Conversational fluency with Portuguese & Spanish

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