Manager Project
Resume:
Michael A. Vicknair
New Orleans, Louisiana 70131
***************@*********.***
Employers: Americas Insurance Company
Tosco Refining
Westway Trading
Southern Marine & Aviation Underwriters (formerly the parent
company to
Americas Insurance Co.)
General Summary:
I hold 33 years experience in various areas of the Accounting
Departments of the above referenced companies.
Business Experience:
2001 - 2010 Americas Insurance Company - Chief Financial
Officer
After a two year period away from the company, I was
recruited to rejoin Americas Insurance to assist with
the continuing run-off operation. After a change in
ownership in 2008, Americas Insurance Company emerged
from run-off and began live underwriting operations. I
was asked to continue in my role as Chief Financial
Officer responsible for the overall operation of the
insurance company's daily and monthly accounting
functions and the generation of Quarterly and Annual
Financial Statements.
2000 - 2001 Tosco Refining Corporation - Assistant
Accounts Payable Manager
I assisted the Accounts Payable manager in
reconciliation and settlement of operational expenses of
a large independent oil refiner.
1999 - 2000 Westway Group - (animal feed ) Staff Accountant
I spent one year as a Staff Accountant assisting the
controller of Westway Trading Corporation - (animal feed
division) in various areas including the reconciliation
of Accounts Payable and Inventory control.
1998 - 1999 Americas Insurance Company
Assistant Vice President - Accounting
After a brief departure from Americas Insurance Company,
I was asked to rejoin the company March 31, 1998. By
June 1998, I was offered and accepted a promotion to
Assistant Vice President of Accounting. I was asked to
oversee the accounting function as well as assume the
role of computer operator responsible for the production
of all reports from the AS400 mainframe computer on a
monthly and quarterly basis.
1997 - 1998 SMAU/Americas Insurance Company - Consultant / Trainer
During this period, I continued my employment with
Southern Marine & Aviation Underwriters/Americas
Insurance Company as a consultant, training employees
while also working on projects as assigned.
1996 - 1997 SMAU/Americas Insurance Company - Intercompany
Reconciliation Project Manager
I lead a project whose purpose was to reconcile and
settle long outstanding balances due to or due from
affiliated group companies. This project involved much
research into past procedures to determine how balances
were originally generated and to determine the cause of
the errors. After this analysis was completed, the
errors were identified and corrected. I established
new procedures based on what was learned through my
analysis of the accounts that enabled the company to
balance records and prevent future errors.
1990 - 1996 SMAU/ Americas Insurance Company - Accounts Receivable
Manager / Accounts Payable
I administered Accounts Payable from 1990 - 1996 which
entailed settling premiums and loss balances with both
domestic and foreign reinsurance companies while
continuing in my role as Accounts Receivable Manager.
During this period, Americas Insurance Company entered
into voluntary run - off. Though the majority of the
staff was released, I was asked to remain to assist with
an orderly closing process.
1980 - 1996 SMAU - Accounts Receivable Manager
As Accounts Receivable Manager, I was responsible for
application of payments received and monitoring
outstanding balances generated by annual premium writing
in excess if $150 million dollars. This position
required problem solving skills in order to correctly
identify and resolve discrepancies between the company's
billings and payments received from the approximately
350 - 375 active agents.
1978 - 1980 SMAU - Coding Clerk
As coding clerk at Southern Marine & Aviation
Underwriters, Inc., my duties included preparation of
premium and loss information for computer entry. I held
this position for two years before receiving a promotion
to Accounts Receivable Manger.
1977 -1978 SMAU - File Clerk
I began my career with Southern Marine & Aviation
Underwriters, Inc. as a file clerk and was promoted
during my first year to the accounting department as a
coding clerk.
Education
1973 - 1977 Archbishop Shaw High School, Marrero,
Louisiana
Skills
Windows
Excel
Microsoft Word
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