Project Manager Accounting

MEL R. POLLARD, JR., CPA, CGMA

Experienced International Business & Finance Professional

801-***-**** http://www.linkedin.com/in/melpollardjr ***.*******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE Obtain a challenging leadership role where I can use my comprehensive business acumen to help an organization increase

profitability, competitiveness, & efficiency.

EXPERIENCE Pike Electric-Pine Valley Power: Bluffdale, Utah

CONTROLLER/TREASURER 1/2012-present

Process Improvement, Strategic Planning & Financial Modeling

Implemented business processes that improved accuracy & relevance of financial reporting

Developed new forecasting models to increase accuracy & timeliness of quarterly & annual budgets

Streamlined the treasury function by establishing new banking relationships

Performed ad hoc analyses for senior management & made suggestions for improvement

Designed new reports for President & Project Managers to help run the business & projects more effectively

Lead local team in accounting system conversion from QuickBooks to Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains

Designed & implemented company-wide internal controls to be SOX compliant in two months

Actively involved in implementing HR policies, procedures, & benefits for the Company

Accounting

Managed the Company’s month-end close process & monthly financial reporting

Performed monthly variance analyses & wrote exception memos on complex accounting matters

Management

Oversaw all financial & accounting activities of the company

Kept current on developments that impact the Company both at the business unit & enterprise levels

Managed three staff locally as well as four other staff on the east coast

Presentations

Effectively presented quarterly budget & forecast to actual results to Pike CEO & division directors

Persuasively communicated new corporate policies to other members of upper management & employees

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Built mutually beneficial relationships with Project Managers

Effectively communicate finance, accounting, & control concepts to other members of senior management

Interfaced with all employees at the Company during the quarterly budgeting & forecasting processes

Rio Tinto: South Jordan, Utah

SENIOR ANALYST-HUMAN CAPITAL PLANNING 8/2011-12/2011

Process Improvement, Strategic Planning & Human Capital Modeling

Designed & implemented workforce planning reporting for global organization

Streamlined & improved monthly reporting to Rio Tinto headquarters

Responsible for reporting & analyzing all 70,000 global employees to the Executive Committee

Conducted analyses on previously unutilized HR data to report & forecast workforce needs

Converted data into meaningful charts & PowerPoint presentations

Provide ad-hoc human capital analyses to Rio Tinto Executive Committee

Cross-Culture Teamwork

Coordinated global projects across varying cultures & time zones

ACTING CONTROLLER/ASSISTANT CONTROLLER, Kennecott Land 7/2006-7/2011

Process Improvement, Strategic Planning & Financial Modeling

Designed & implemented new cost of sales allocation model for all residential & commercial lot sales which

increased accuracy of the costs on the income statement & timeliness of analyses

Developed & implemented annual business plan & quarterly forecasting system for over 30 cost centers &

300 jobs that allowed for accurate & fast reporting

Implemented purchase order system to better track purchases against budget

Managed & streamlined the monthly close process from 5 to less than 2 days

Designed & recommended new financial reports for improved decision making companywide

Operated as the Timberline Office accounting system expert that allowed us to better utilize the system

Accounting

Performed accounting research for emerging accounting issues & recommended accounting treatments

through memos & presentations

Maintained accounting records consistent with IFRS & US GAAP accounting standards

Performed impairment analyses on various assets

Managed complete monthly financial close process

Accurately tracked lot inventories over multiple development areas

Researched & resolved prior year accounting inaccuracies

Presentations

Compiled financial data into effective charts for use in presentations

Created effective PowerPoint presentations for use in senior management and headquarters meeting

Management

Managed four staff & motivated them to be more efficient while focusing on their career development

Acted as the main contact for all banking activities, including checking, escrow, & notes payable &

receivable

Reviewed all month-end close adjusting entries

Managed all fixed assets & land holdings for the Company

Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, intercompany, cash receipts, & job cost

Improved finance department’s relationship & perception throughout the Company

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Interacted with senior management to suggest improvements to revenues, costs & process improvements

Prepared & delivered monthly financial reports including Managing Directors Reports using Hyperion, cash

flow & income statements, balance sheets & other ad-hoc analyses to improve management decision making

Garbett Homes: Salt Lake City, Utah

PROJECT CONTROLLER 11/2004-7/2006

Process Improvement

Implemented an online document management system that improves efficiency of review, approval, &

payment

Implemented Yardi Voyager, a web-based accounting system, to increase relevant information to

management

Created & managed monthly bank construction draw process for residential & commercial developments

Implemented numerous efficient & cost cutting measures

Created & implemented new budgeting processes to improve information to upper management

Accounting

Managed the finance & accounting for construction development, including budgeting, job costing,

projections, contracts & payables

Reconciled seven complex sweep cash accounts

Reviewed & approved payroll & accounts payable transactions

Management

Managed four employees including one property manager

Provided various reports to upper management

Initiated & lead numerous special projects to increase communication while decreasing overall costs

Served as the primary contact for banks, investors, & partners

Human Resources

Influenced upper management to implement new HR policies

Designed & implemented compensation policies

Ernst & Young: Salt Lake City, Utah

SENIOR ASSOCIATE/EXTERNAL AUDIT SENIOR 9/2003-11/2004

Multi-Industry Auditing

Audited companies in industries such as financial services, oil & gas, chemical, technology, land

development & homebuilding, employee outsourcing, healthcare, wholesale, & medical equipment

Audited defined benefit & defined contribution plans

Engagement Management

Concurrently managed multiple engagements to ensure they were completed efficiency & within budget

Designed audit procedures to improve audit quality

Consulted clients on ways to improve their various business processes, internal controls, & accounting

functions

Lead a team of auditors to perform inventory observations

Reviewed less experienced staff’s audit work

Internal Controls

Experienced in Sarbanes-Oxley 404: process documentation, flowcharting, & internal control testing

Prepared financial statements for clients to correctly reflect their financial results & business processes

PricewaterhouseCoopers: Houston, Texas

EXPERIENCED EXTERNAL AUDIT STAFF ASSOCIATE & INTERNSHIP 1/2002-9/2003,

6/2000-8/2000

Responsibilities were consistent with items noted above in Ernst & Young experience

Climate Source: Salt Lake City, Utah

SUPERVISOR OF ACCOUNTING 1996-1998

Performed job cost analysis to ensure projects (both residential & commercial) were as profitable as

possible

Directed Payroll, Accounts Payable, Bank Reconciliation, Accounts Receivable, & reconciliation of the

general ledger

CHIEF ESTIMATOR 1995-1996

Accurately bid on residential & commercial projects

Developed relationships with clients which increased our bid winnings

Once the contract was awarded, served as the project manager to ensure the project ran efficiently &

maintained profitability

EDUCATION MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY & BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: Brigham Young University. Provo, Utah

Major GPA: 3.7 (4.0=A)

April 1999 to December 2001

SKILLS ACCOUNTING & AUDITING SKILLS

Knowledgeable in US GAAP & IFRS accounting standards

Competent in the design & implementation of SOX 404 internal controls

Skilled in financial statement & footnote preparation

Experienced in accounting research through authoritative literature & Internet

Effectively communicated with clients & superiors regarding finance & accounting issues

SALES & ESTIMATING SKILLS

Competent in project profit & cost estimating

Experienced in reading architectural plans & specifications

Prepared & participated in numerous sales proposals

COMPUTER SKILLS

Skilled in system design & implementations

Skilled in the following software: Microsoft Dynamics GP, SAP, Sage Timberline, Sage FAS, Yardi Voyager,

Yardi Enterprise, QuickBooks, JD Edwards, Solomon, Peachtree, Hyperion, Microsoft Office, Visio, Corel Office

Suite, & Lotus Notes

Proficient in Mac OS X, Apple Aperture, & various Macintosh applications

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