DOUG R. STECKMAN
************@*****.***
949-***-**** mobile
Summary
Accounting professional with comprehensive experience including general
accounting, financial reporting, report development, consolidation, and
analysis. Seek to maximize the information flow so that faster and more
accurate decisions can be made. Possess both strong accounting background
and IT liaison skills.
Areas of Strength
. G/L Software . Financial Close . Account
Reconciliations
. Report Writing . IT/accounting liaison . Financial Review &
Analysis
Professional Experience
Consulting Assignments January 2010 - April
2011
Senior Accountant (contractor)
Federal Signal/FS Tech/Sirit- Leader in safety/RFID Technology- Annual
revenue $730M
. A/R, A/P, Treasury, General Accounting, credit, internal controls
. Transitioned the Headquarters in Toronto to Irvine
Financial Systems Analyst (contractor)
Knowledge Learning Corp- Leading child development provider- Annual revenue
$160M
. Administrated, maintained, corrected, updated Hyperion Enterprise ERP
. Generated, distributed, and fielded questions related to reporting of Net
Revenue, Labor, Accounts Receivable, FTEs and Premium business segments
Senior Accountant (contractor)
Grain Corp/United Malt- International malt supplier- Annual revenue $700M
. Prepared financial and other reporting metrics for executive
understanding of
Business performance
. Automated the flow of information by preparing reports that take
advantage of
Hyperion Financial Management ERP system by integrating the data into
existing reports.
Senior Accountant- America's region September 2006- August
2009
(Reduction in workforce)
Agility, Inc. - World's leading logistics company - Annual revenue $3.5B
. Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting
. Adhered to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for domestic
reporting
. Maintained integrity across multiple systems including System 21,
Hyperion Financial
Management (HFM) applications via processing procedures and
reconciliations
Hyperion Enterprise applications, and Hyperion Financial Management
. Discussed performance with all levels of field & corporate personnel
. Consolidated financial information and research all discrepancies
. Prepared quarterly and annual reporting package of key financial data
(IFRS)
. Developed new HFM application for domestic reporting
. Maintained the Daily Revenue Report
. Performed Ad-Hoc analysis
. Administrated the G/L- set-up of new information and trial balance
maintenance
. Administrate Hyperion products- Meta Data and hierarchy maintenance
Apria, Inc. - Nation's leading home healthcare company - Annual revenue
$1.7B
Senior Accountant May 2001- September 2006
. Monthly analysis of Variances, Trended Revenue, Cost of Sales, and Gross
Profit
. Responsible for month-end close and journal entries
. Standardized procedures, descriptions, analysis used by my group
. Reviewed and explained A/R and Bad Debt components
. Discussed performance with all levels of field & corporate personnel
. Allocated Depreciation, Cost of Sales, and Manual Entries
. Integrated acquisition accounting into Apria's books
. Prepared annual Physical Inventory
. Analyzed/reconciled data for Inventory Conversion from ACIS to JDE
software
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Economics- University of California, Santa Cruz
Awards
Knowledge Learning Corporation award for excellent attitude and proficiency
Agility "night on the town" award for providing superior support in
extreme circumstances
"I Count" Award recipient for reducing costs associated with record storage
Disneyland Employee Spirit Award Recipient for exemplifying the best of
Disneyland values
Disneyland Spirit Award Committee member
Skills
Power user of Microsoft Excel and Access and other Microsoft Office
applications
Software background: NetSuite, Syteline, System21, JD Edwards, Hyperion
(Hyperion Financial Management, Enterprise, FDM, SmartView, Excel
Retrieve),
Solomon, Great Plains, FRx, M&D, Quick books, Peachtree, other PC
applications