Sales Manager
Resume:
Darin Brown, CPA
New Castle, IN 47362
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Executive Summary
Accomplished financial professional with extensive management experience in
corporate accounting. Strong leadership, organizational, and communication
skills with a proven record of driving results. Strategic thinking that
allows the meeting of budgetary and corporate goals. Excellent track
record of evaluating and developing talent.
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Professional Background
CARQUEST Products, Inc.
(2004 to Present)
General Manager/Controller (2008 to Present)
Operations responsibility over a multi-site $110 million automotive
aftermarket distribution center. Led a team of eight direct reports (100
total employees) in the areas of Purchasing, HR, IT, Distribution, Catalog,
Product Management, and Accounting.
. Managed 24% sales growth with only a 6% increase in operating expense
during company's record sales year in 2010
. Led successful implementation of Warehouse Management (bar code
scanning) software across all warehouse departments
. Manage the multi-national logistics process for shipments to 45
distribution centers
. Directed the movement of a business segment to an offsite warehouse
on schedule on an extremely tight timeline
. Implemented a 10% workforce downsizing during the downturn in the
economy in 2008
. Implemented measurement items across all departments resulting in
increased efficiency and accuracy
Controller (2004 to 2008)
Responsible for the management of the accounting department with
responsibilities in budgeting, financial reporting, general ledger,
financial statement analysis, capital budgeting, asset management, and
inventory control.
. Additional responsibilities included property and casualty insurance
renewals, health insurance renewals, physical inventory, banking
relations, budgeting, and supervision of staff of ten
. Reduced month-end closing time from 15 days to 4 days
. Successfully completed year-end audit with Big 4 accounting firm on
time annually
. Reduced staff head-count by 20% through streamlining and automation
. Successfully implemented new accounting software
PK USA, Inc.
(2000 to 2004)
Accounting Manager (2002 to 2004)
A Japanese Tier 2 automotive supplier with sales in excess of $100 million
with plants in Indiana and Tennessee.
. Responsible for year-end audit, month-end closings, corporate
tax, property tax, annual budget, banking relations, cash management,
variance analysis, physical inventory, standard cost supervision, and
supervision of accounting staff of five
. Reduced payroll in accounting staff by 33% by implementing new
systems
. Reduced property tax expense by 15%
. Reduced month-end closing time by 33%
. Successfully implemented an accounting system for new plant
Senior Accountant (2000 to 2002)
Responsible for general ledger maintenance, financial statement reporting,
fixed asset maintenance, sales & use tax preparation, variance analysis,
and standard cost maintenance.
Maddox Industrial Contractors, Inc., Controller
(1999 to 2000)
A municipal and commercial construction company with sales of around $20
million.
. Responsible for month and year-end financial statement preparation,
budgeting and forecasting, payroll preparation, accounts payable
supervision, monthly sales and withholding tax preparation, and banking
relations
. Supervision of the billing of government work
. Coordination of the auction of company's assets for downsizing
New Castle Engineering, Inc., Accountant
(1993 to 1999)
An industrial repair company and new equipment distributor with sales of $6
million.
. Negotiation of company benefits including negotiation of health
insurance and 401K and also property and casualty insurance.
. Responsible for computer system maintenance including backups, and
printer management
. Supervision of office staff of eight
. Additional responsibilities included month and year-end financial
statement preparation, budgeting and forecasting, payroll preparation,
inventory control, accounts payable and accounts receivable supervision,
and monthly sales and withholding tax preparation.
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Education & License
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting
Minor in Business Administration
Olivet Nazarene University
Kankakee, IL
CPA, licensed in Indiana
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