Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
William R. Bates
**** ************ ***** *******, ** 27615 home: 919-***-**** cell: 919-***-**** *********@*****.***
Objective
A challenging position which allows me to utilize my analysis and system skills and experience as well as grow personally and
professionally.
Profile
Motivated, professional with 5+ years as a director within the accounting department of a publicly traded company.
Demonstrated history of producing results while developing individuals from multiple disciplines. This development includes
individuals spanning entry level up to department managers.
Flexible and versatile – able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. Poised and competent with demonstrated ability to be
the link between departments. Thrive in deadline driven environments. Excellent team building skills. Strong systems oriented
leader with the ability to create reports, formulate opinions on the results and present the results to upper management
Skills Summary / Management Exposure
Compiled and analyzed results for comparison Final review of P&Ls for 5 regions
to budgets & forecasts including explanation of variances
Prepared & presented financial results and Utilized field personnel to create forecasts
forecasted projections to executives and track actual spending
Point of contact for executives with Manage accounting staff from entry level
operationally oriented financial inquires to manager (10 individuals)
High level Access knowledge with SQL basics Manage the collections & AR process (3
individuals)
Advanced to super Excel skills with extensive
essbase (Hyperion) and global spreadsheet Manage a systems analyst responsible for
programs data integrities and analytics of
JDEdwards (OneWorld) systems
Excel at creating adhoc reports & data analysis
needing immediate results Prepared & reviewed documents
associated with public filings
Proficient with JDEdwards accounting software
Comfortable and proficient presenting to
as well as the underlying table structure/data
all levels of management/regional offices
storages
Created “At A Glance” reports utilized by
Understanding of many Microsoft based
executives for monitoring various matrix
forecasting programs (Dyna, Realm & web
similar to Dashboard summaries
based apps) and the underlying table structure
Professional Experience
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES December 2000 thru March 2011
A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other
customer related services for its properties with annual revenues nearing $500M and total investments of
$2.6B Highwoods is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and its properties and development land are located in
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING/FINANCE October 2007 thru
March 2011
PROPERTY ACCOUNTING/FIXED ASSETS/FORECASTING & BUDGETING:
Inherited three separate groups & created one accounting department – deemed a successful project
Created models which forecasted results and assisted with preparation and analysis of budgets
Reviewed variances prepared by department and presented financials to senior executives
Created extensive spreadsheets which compiled and summarized company results
Created templates for end users based in Hyperion & macro driven Excel models to assist in financial understanding
William R. Bates
2536 Diamondhitch Trail Raleigh, NC 27615 home: 919-***-**** cell: 919-***-**** *********@*****.***
Professional Experience (continued)
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES December 2000 thru March 2011
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING/FINANCE October 2005 thru
October 2007
REVENUE ACCOUNTING/SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT:
Expanded successes of new group to take on responsibility for all regions related to income generated from operating
expenses – deemed a successful project
Worked closely with outside vendors to create web based programs to assist with customer tracking and agreements
Created spreadsheet models to assist in projecting income and expense management for company
Learned to manage individuals both on and off site, with and without direct reporting lines
MANAGER OF RECOVERY INCOME July 2004 thru October 2005
HIGHLIGHT: Developed a new department tasked with calculating income generated from operating
expenses. Within the first cycle, the department was a success; realizing more income and quicker deadlines
SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST November 2003 thru June 2004
HIGHLIGHT: Developed and created multiple Excel models and Access programs; several are still in use today.
Began utilizing basic macros & SQL within Excel and Access to analysis/report on data
SYSTEMS ANALYST April 2002 thru October 2003
ENTRY LEVEL ACCOUNTANT December 2000 thru March 2002
Employment History
Western RESErve Co Op – Middlefield, OH June 1999 thru November 2000
Financial analyst charged with creating and maintaining executive summary financial reports
Education
HIRAM COLLEGE (1997) B.A. in BUSINESS MGMT Concentration in Finance
William R. Bates
2536 Diamondhitch Trail Raleigh, NC 27615 home: 919-***-**** cell: 919-***-**** *********@*****.***
References
Dan Clemmens
CAO – Highwoods Properties
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Michelle Orndorff
Manager – Highwoods Properties
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Julie Kelly
Director, Accounting – Highwoods Properties
*****.*****@*********.***
Kim Buczynski
Director, Quality Assurance – Biogen Idec Pharmaceuticals
********.*********@**********.***
Matthew Wright
Director of Sales – Tarheels Physicians Supply
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