Manager Management
Resume:
ALAN
A.
BOWERS,
MBA,
CTP
Street
•
Waltham,
MA
02453
•
(781)
893
0871
H
•
(781)
530
6811
C
•
******.****@*******.***
Details
focused
leader
eager
to
offer
dynamic
treasury
/
cash
management
experience
gained
from
cross
functional
professional
background
toward
maximizing
your
bottom
line
within
a
growth
oriented
role.
PROFILE
OF
QUALIFICATIONS
Integral
leader
who
demonstrates
a
proven
track
record
in
treasury
/
cash
management,
financial
•
administration,
and
general
accounting,
as
well
as
strategic
analysis
/
planning
and
process
improvement.
Top
performer
who
improves
operations
efficiency
of
cash
related
transactions
to
boost
bottom
line
results.
•
Out
of
the
box
thinker
who
contributes
superior
attention
to
detail
and
sharp
analytical
talents,
including
•
identifying
and
resolving
issues
with
an
ability
to
see
the
“big
picture”
in
high
pressure
business
environments.
RECENT
CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS
Created
efforts
for
the
lucrative
sale
and
transition
of
banking
services,
workflow,
and
cash
transactions
in
•
the
sale
of
personal
and
commercial
lines,
and
worked
with
executives
to
resolve
transitioning
milestones.
Conceptualized,
developed,
and
authored
SOX
controls,
including
meeting
both
internal
and
external
•
quarterly
audit
requirements,
and
personally
held
responsibility
for
SOX
GAAP
and
/
or
STAT
based
audits.
Developed
combined
lockbox
that
included
a
redesign
of
customer
coupon
(a
product
line
has
been
adopted
•
by
BNY
as
a
new
service
that
directly
benefits
insurance
companies
with
many
underwriters);
this
redesign
reduced
direct
bank
fees
by
$400,000+
and
also
increased
turnaround
time
in
identifying
and
collecting
cash.
Oversaw
project
to
build
a
home
office,
including
overseeing
accounting
and
identification
of
costs
for
$40
•
million
project,
as
well
as
working
with
bank
to
ensure
loan
agreement
compliance
and
optimize
efficiency.
Developed
eCommerce
processes
for
all
P
cards,
ACH
payment
processing,
and
check
printing
outsourcing.
•
PROFESSIONAL
SYNOPSIS
Assistant
Treasurer
ONEBEACON
INSURANCE
GROUP,
CANTON,
MA
2004
–
2013
Utilized
broad
scope
of
industry
knowledge
toward
directing
cash
forecasting,
90
day
outlook,
and
short
•
term
liquidity,
including
managing
cash
workflow
encompassing
merchant
services
(online
portal
/
in
house),
retail
/
whole
sale
lockbox,
daily
wire
/
ACH
processing,
daily
funding,
target
balancing,
reporting,
and
audits.
Ensured
NACHA,
credit
card
(PCI),
and
bank
compliance,
including
serving
as
a
leader
in
building
and
•
sustaining
beneficial
bank
relations
encompassing
identification
of
service
changes,
bank
account
management,
portal
administration
/
updates,
pricing,
contracts,
and
LOC
for
domestic
and
foreign
banks.
Recruited,
trained,
and
managed
a
top
performing
team
of
4
direct
reports
in
overseeing
areas
pertaining
•
to
abandoned
property,
1099
filing,
daily
operations,
forecasting,
fraud
protection,
and
core
reconciliations.
Minimized
loss
by
managing
anti
fraud
protection,
including
overseeing
daily
positive
pay
exceptions,
•
check
stock,
ACH,
and
credit
card
fraud,
and
served
as
point
person
for
any
issue
disrupting
flow
of
cash.
Handled
senior
level
management
monthly
operations
reporting
for
short
/
long
term
investment
criteria
for
•
20
separate
companies
and
one
common
operating
company,
including
ensuring
cash
ties
to
GL
and
all
related
reporting,
as
well
as
creating
strategies
for
control
and
monitoring
of
cash
and
/
or
key
investments.
Treasury
Manager
–
Cash
Management
CGU
INSURANCE
/
ONEBEACON
INSURANCE
GROUP,
BOSTON,
MA
1998
–
2003
Strategically
steered
daily
cash
position,
cash
and
investment
transfers,
and
reporting,
along
with
developing
•
and
coordinating
senior
reports
on
cash
sources
and
uses
and
cash
projections,
managing
reconciliation
and
accounting
of
cash
and
lockbox
accounts,
and
overseeing
issuance
and
compliance
of
IRS
regulated
1099s.
Coordinated
comprehensive
treasury
functions
to
meet
corporate
needs
and
standards,
along
with
•
supervising
merge
of
treasury
functions
and
coordinating
transfer
of
operations
from
Philadelphia
to
Boston.
ALAN
A.
BOWERS,
MBA,
CTP
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(781)
893
0871
H
•
(781)
530
6811
C
•
******.****@*******.***
PROFESSIONAL
SYNOPSIS
(CONTINUED)
Treasury
Analyst
SODEXHO
MARRIOTT
CORPORATION,
WALTHAM,
MA
1997
–
1998
Demonstrated
solid
multitasking
abilities
toward
calculating
daily
cash
position,
coordinating
wire
transfers
•
and
investment
and
trust
transfers,
and
creating
detailed
reports
to
calculate
minimum
cash
requirements.
Ensured
seamless
operational
processes
by
developing
standards
for
newly
formed
treasury
department.
•
Effectively
trained
successor
department
staff
and
coordinated
overall
transfer
of
functions
to
D.C.
office.
•
Financial
Administrator
MASSACHUSETTS
INSTITUTE
OF
TECHNOLOGY,
CAMBRIDGE,
MA
1990
–
1994
Led
oversight
and
authoring
of
$14.5
million
budgets
to
increase
earnings
from
$600,000
loss
to
a
$500,000
•
gain,
including
reducing
book
to
physical
variance
from
25%
to
less
than
1%
and
turnover
from
3
turns
to
9.
Decreased
staff
turnover
by
directing
targeted
alignment
of
strategic
goals
and
key
employee
development.
•
Contributed
sharp
analytical
proficiencies
toward
performing
accrual
and
cash
based
accounting
per
GAAP.
•
Served
as
leader
and
advisor
of
Total
Quality
Management
(TQM)
team
and
member
of
Finance
Committee.
•
Financial
Manager
J.
BILDNER
&
SONS,
BROOKLINE,
MA
1989
–
1990
Applied
strong
leadership
talents
toward
serving
as
integral
turnaround
team
member
during
bankruptcy
•
period,
including
implementing
cost
and
expense
controls
which
ultimately
improved
company
cash
flow.
Improved
employee
relations
by
coordinating
and
implementing
solutions
focused
policies
and
procedures.
•
Expertly
certified
and
negotiated
tax
obligations
from
37
states
comprised
of
7
federal
identification
numbers.
•
Assistant
Controller
AMERICAN
CHAIN
LINK
FENCE
COMPANY,
CANTON,
MA
1984
–
1989
Drove
business
success
by
supporting
companywide
sales
growth
from
$3.5
million
to
$10.5
million,
•
including
developing
and
implementing
cost
accounting
processes
for
this
chain
link
fence
manufacturer.
Initiated
guidelines
and
inventory
controls
to
dramatically
reduce
physical
variance
and
increase
turnover.
•
Fixed
Asset
Accountant
ADAMS
RUSSELL,
WALTHAM,
MA
1980
–
1984
Played
a
vital
role
in
accurately
identifying
and
recording
all
fixed
assets
and
depreciation
schedules.
•
EDUCATION,
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
&
TECHNICAL
SUMMARY
Master
of
Business
Administration
BOSTON
COLLEGE
Bachelor
of
Business
Administration
(Finance
&
Management
Emphasis)
EMORY
UNIVERSITY
Certified
Treasury
Professional
(Valid
Through
June
2016)
Microsoft
Office
(Word,
Excel,
PowerPoint,
Outlook)
•
PeopleSoft
•
RealWorld
•
IBM
/
Mac
PCs
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
Active
Member,
Association
of
Financial
Professionals
(AFP)
Active
Member,
Treasury
Management
Association
of
New
England
(TMANE)
Excellent
References
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