Real Estate Accounting
Resume:
Mark W. Owen, CPA
Rockwall, Texas 75087
Successful, results-oriented financial manager seeks opportunity with
stable company. Industry experience includes manufacturing, real estate,
construction, financial services, consulting, engineering services, and
insurance. Highlights involve success in start-up and turn-around
situations, computer network installations, acquisitions and divestitures,
project management, and debt and equity financing.
Financial Accounting Network Administration Personnel
Job Cost Accounting Debt Financing
Administration
Planning & Budgeting Banking & Legal
Corporate Taxes
Policies & Procedures Risk Management Retirement Plans
Major Accomplishments
Assumed control of accounting function of eight different operating
entities, reduced closing cycles from 22 to 7 working days, and cut cost of
department by $300K.
Coordinated preparation of $3.1M Private Placement Memorandum for start-
up medical products company.
Increased annual profits of small publishing company by $220K (550%) in one
year through implementation of cost control measures, budgeting, and
organizational restructuring.
Engineered the sale of a $15M residential homebuilding company by
refinancing $11M of outstanding interim construction loans during single-
family home construction crash.
Designed and implemented financial reporting changes of 16 divisions of a
Fortune 500 company, reducing closing, consolidations, and reporting cycle
by 10 working days.
Career Highlights
Chief Financial Officer 9/04 to 2/10
BellGroup, LLC
Dallas, Texas
Employed by insurance agency to produce more accurate and timely financial
information, as well as manage cash flow for eight different entities. Also
given CFO responsibility for the Fort Worth Cats baseball team, LaGrave
Field, and several real estate companies.
Responsibilities: Accounting, planning, cash flow, banking, and taxes for
eight entities
Industries: Insurance, baseball, and real estate
VP Finance & Administration 5/96 to 1/04
C & C Engineering, Inc Dallas, Texas
Hired to restore financial viability of company and resolve IRS problems.
Promoted from Controller to CFO to VP during tenure, while assuming control
over all functions of the company except drafting and inspections.
Responsibilities: Accounting, finance, cash management, banking, human
resources, benefits, cost control, risk management, planning & budgeting,
and facilities.
Industry: Construction
Controller 10/94 to
11/95
Atlantis Trading Corporation Dallas,
Texas
Contracted with company as Independent CPA to remedy accounting and tax
problems. Hired as a permanent employee in January, 1995.
Responsibilities: Accounting, finance, cost control, inventory control,
cash management, and budgeting.
Industry: Wholesale & retail sales - women's apparel and accessories
VP Finance & Administration 8/91 to
8/94
CBI Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Garland, Texas
Hired as Controller to alleviate accounting, financing, and IRS tax
problems. Promoted to CFO in January, 1995 and to VP in January, 1993.
Responsibilities: Accounting, finance, MIS, legal, risk management, cash
management, and banking
Industry: Manufacturing & wholesale distribution - medical products
Executive Vice President 1/84 to
7/87
Greenbriar Homes, Inc. Dallas,
Texas
Employed as Controller to repair job cost and financial reporting problems.
Promoted to VP Finance in May, 1985 and to Executive VP (COO) upon sale of
company in April, 1986.
Responsibilities: All facets of operating a single-family homebuilding
company
Industry: Construction, real estate, & mortgage brokerage
Controller 8/80 to 7/83
Intermedics, Inc.
Clute, Texas
Recruited as Controller of Surgitronics, Inc., a subsidiary of Intermedics,
Inc. Given the same position of two additional subsidiaries, one through
acquisition and one through spin-off.
Responsibilities: Accounting, budgeting, MIS, cost control, inventory
control, and financial reporting for three separate corporate entities
Industry: Manufacturing - medical products
Senior Consolidations Accountant 4/72 to
8/80
Wylain, Inc. Dallas,
Texas
Originally employed as a Staff Accountant in the Corporate Office. Promoted
to Assistant Controller of one of the company's 16 operating divisions in
April, 1976, and returned to Corporate Office in April, 1978.
Responsibilities: Corporate office accounting, manufacturing cost
accounting, consolidations, financial reporting, SEC 10K & 10Q reporting
Industry: Manufacturing
Education
Southern Methodist University
BBA Majors: Finance & Accounting
CPA: State of Texas Certificate Number 57267
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