Manager Accounting

JOHN A. CALLOZZO, CPA, MBA

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Acworth, Georgia 30102 770-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Distinguished management career building and leading performance of professional service and financial organizations. Partnered

finance with core business operations to achieve sustainable cost reductions, process redesign, revenue growth and profit

improvement. Combines expert strategic planning and financial qualifications with strong business management, and leadership

skills. Extensive experience in Great Plains, Oracle, and SAP conversions from legacy systems.

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Financial Planning & Budgeting Multisite Operations Management

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Cash & Asset Management Merger & Acquisition Integration

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Great Plains, SAP, Oracle SOX 404 Compliance

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General Accounting & reporting Cost reduction & Process Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Integer, Alpharetta, Georgia 2008-present

Director of Accounting

Senior financial manager for this troubled $75 million non-profit organization. Supervise ten direct reports.

• Implemented GAAP standards with an accounting manual.

• Established, implemented, and managed national financial shared service center.

• Led SAP accounting implementation for all business units throughout the United States.

Sunshine Mortgage Corporation, Smyrna, Georgia 2007-2008

Chief Financial Officer

Senior financial manager for this troubled $50 million mortgage company. Develop and lead the complete finance function for this

full-service residential mortgage banking parent and 4 subsidiaries. Supervise nine direct reports.

• Identified and resolved deficiencies related to loan inventory, interest spread, and warehouse borrowing accounting issues.

• Established, implemented, and reviewed internal controls and GAAP standards.

• Reengineered company’s finance function including policies, procedures, and personnel.

• Served as company representative in annual review and negotiation for a $50 million mortgage warehousing credit facility.

Utilized escrow balances to reduce interest borrowing costs and bank service charges.

Fannie Mae, Herndon, Virginia 2006-2007

Consultant

Senior Accountant in the 2002-2004 restatement effort to ensure that Fannie Mae’s Accounting Policy is properly applied to loan

inventory and MBS loans consolidated pursuant to FIN46(R). The application of the Policy impacted Accrued Interest Receivable

and related interest income for the entire company.

• Processing and account reconciliation of monthly closing transactions in Peoplesoft, extensive experience with complex

spreadsheets (Excel), ESSBASE, Hyperion Planning model, and working knowledge of Oracle.

• Support the Director of Business Analysis in financial systems transformation through business process development.

Coordinate with Accounting Systems group to develop and document sound GAAP-compliant processes for new financial

systems. Work with Accounting Systems on the development of business requirements to support new systems development

initiatives, including finance transformation.

• Implementation and support for SOX 404 activities within the workstream, coordination of risk identification, business

process documentation, testing, and certification processes for Sarbanes-Oxley.

Pangean – CMD Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia 2003-2006

Controller

Responsible for financial operations of environmental consulting organization, including financial statements, cash management,

financial analysis, tax reporting, internal controls, and audits. Supervise accounting staff in accounts payable, accounts receivable,

payroll, tax, and asset management functions. Managed state and federal reporting related to funding. Brought in to identify and

resolve deficiencies related to inventory, contract accounting, and accounting systems.

• Improved overall accounting system efficiencies to streamline functions, resulting in a reduction of processing time and a

65% decrease in outstanding receivables.

• Integrated and authored a comprehensive Policies & Procedures Manual for consistent company operations.

• Within 30 days, identified several critical issues for inclusion in monthly management letter and developed monthly

internal financial reports to assist senior managers in evaluating results against the current plan.

The Kellen Company, Atlanta, Georgia 1991-2003

Chief Financial Officer

Recruited to this international professional services’ organization formed through consolidation of six business units. Challenged to

facilitate the merger and integration of the entire finance and operating infrastructure to support aggressive growth and market

expansion. Held full P&L and accountability for all legal, operations, purchasing, human resources, IS and administrative

functions. Recruited, trained, and directed a 10+ person finance and administrative staff.

• Played a critical role in the tremendous growth of this global organization from revenues of $2 million to more than $20

million in five years.

• Appointed to Senior Financial Advisor to due diligence team. Participated in the identification, negotiation and structuring

of 5 acquisitions.

• Developed worldwide cash and asset management policies, procedures and reporting systems to control numerous lines of

credit, minimize currency fluctuations and ensure compliance with required in-country debt to equity ratios. Provided

maximum availability of cash for use in acquisition initiatives.

• Spearheaded the reorganization and integration of 45 distinct client operations with multiple branch facilities. Established

the systems, processes and methodologies to create one cohesive operating environment.

• Restructured underutilized client assets to maximize productivity and profitability. Delivered $3 million in operating cost

savings within one year.

Gulf States Mortgage Company, Atlanta, Georgia 1985-1991

Senior Finance Manager

Promoted to Senior Finance position of this $50 million financial services business unit following major corporate reorganization.

Given full management oversight for all finance, accounting, treasury, MIS and administrative functions. Challenged to create a

cohesive finance organization, implement new technologies, streamline processes and improve reporting capabilities. Led a staff of

7.

• Championed the introduction of PC automation to transition from antiquated legacy system. Implemented new operating,

costing, and reporting processes, which significantly enhanced the quality, reliability and accuracy of key financial data.

• Instituted sophisticated financial planning, analysis and modeling processes to guide executive staff in long-range corporate

development and strategic planning.

EDUCATION:

MBA – Finance, Kennesaw State University

BA – Accounting Concentration, Eastern Illinois University

SOFTWARE:

Excel /Access Advanced, SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft, Great Plains, FRX, Crystal Reports, Hyperion Essbase

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Georgia and American Institute of CPA’s

Certified Public Accountant (Active) – Georgia State Board of Accountancy

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