Manager Accounting

Bruce C. Haines

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Woodstock GA, 30189

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. Broad experience to handle all accounting functions,

including A/P, A/R, Payroll, Banking, all general ledger and

financial statement preparation, interfacing with all levels

of management. Willing to travel extensively per contract

as needed. Able to work long hours - over 80+ hours per week

are common in some assignments. Flexibility, excellent

client facing skills. Superior accounting analysis and

presentation skills. Advanced Excel abilities. Proven

ability to not just participate in a consulting role, but to

take control when needed, make needed changes in approaches

and work with auditors, client management at all levels of

consulting interface.

9/07 - 02/09 CEO, Prestige HealthCare Professionals -

Cartersville, GA

. Brought in by new owners as the controller to this medical

staffing company, re-organized the back office functions, re-

establishing client and vendor relationships, which

resulting in a 45% increase in revenues and returning the

company to profitability. Accomplishments include

establishing new banking relationships, re-working the chart

of accounts, reviewing and making changes in existing

accounts payable process and cash flow, reducing the

existing LOC by over 30% while increasing receivables 42%,

establishing an interactive web-site, analysis and

implementation of a web-based shift tracking software,

moving the accounting into a web-based platform,

streamlining billing and collections, improving employee

benefits, networking and establishing a nurse travel program

to other states, and taking steps to bring in new clients.

06/04 - 9/07 Director, Client Operations - Callaway Partners,

LLC - Atlanta, GA

. Coordinated accounting skill sets with new and existing

clients for projects ranging from restatement work, staff

augmentations, SOX engagements, bankruptcies, etc. Provided

interface and solutions with mid-level and senior client

management and insure that all phases of client accounting

needs were completely handled to a successful conclusion.

Areas reviewed and handled on a regular basis included

manager level jobs, such as accounts payable, accounts

receivable, inventory, treasury, general ledger, audit

compliance, etc.

Callaway Partners Team Lead - Birmingham, AL- (06/04 -

05/06)

. Hired as a project professional in the fixed asset

restatement group and several months later was promoted to

manager of the Callaway fixed asset team.

. Performed detail accounting restatement work related to the

largest restatement project in U.S. history - HealthSouth

Corporation.

. Managed the Callaway fixed asset staff (10) and managing the

work for the fixed asset restatement process, including

input to the fixed asset department of HealthSouth to

correct operational and conceptual fixed asset

administration.

. Responsible for fixed asset analytic details in the restated

10-K and currently involved with 2005 and 2006 work related

to reconciling book to tax basis details for fixed assets.

. Identified and developed action plans for additional

projects the client is in need of, including reconciling

projects over all company areas. Includes defining and

writing detailed policy and procedures.

11/01 - 6/04 Controller - Fraction Air, LLC - Kennesaw, GA

. Oversaw and directed all accounting duties for timeshare

airplane service, including all payroll and payroll tax

reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, all

financial statements, tax work, insurance.

. Responsible for securing merchant card services, and

overseeing all banking relationships.

. Established policies and procedures for operations and

reporting needs. Worked with vendors and insured

operational flow was consistent with legal requirements for

this industry.

6/00 - 11/01 Director of Payroll - Aaron Rents, Inc. -

Kennesaw, GA.

. Managed corporate headquarters and field payroll operations,

including weekly and semi-monthly payroll. Department grew

from eleven to over twenty staff members, responsible for

the payroll of over 400 locations.

. Established and staffed for a Compliance department that was

responsible for background checks and drug screening company-

wide.

. Responsible for labor analysis of payroll charges for all

company stores, including general ledger adjustments to

profit centers and working with accounting on balance sheet

reconciliations for garnishments, child support, etc.

. Analyzed and made recommendations to management on time

clock systems, upgrade of payroll software, and working to

convert a manual time funnel system into an automated

interface to payroll vendor (ADP).

1/99 - 06/00 Weekly Payroll Manager - Norrell Corporation -

Atlanta, GA

(Position eliminated with corporate buy-out)

. Managed payroll support staff responsible for weekly

payroll. Department consisted of thirty staff coordinating

380 branch locations cutting 40,000 checks per week.

. Coordinated space planning for newly merged payroll support

staff, including hiring, phone and computer logistics, and

on-going support with merging/closing branches.

. Insured complete branch support relating to earnings,

garnishments, wage research, emergency pay and tracking, and

federal, state and local tax compliance.

. Managed call support details, including software that

tracked incoming/outgoing calls, ACD line support and

change, enforcing call logging compliance to near 100%.

. Monitored W2/W2c reprint tasks insured accurate

investigation of problems, quick turnaround of documents,

fielded and managed problem issues and calls.

. Assisted with biweekly payroll department in hiring,

planning for transfers between weekly and biweekly staff,

worked with director of payroll to build a solid department

team.

. Interfaced with treasury, information systems, and

accounting to insure payroll related issues were completely

resolved and documented.

6/97 - 1/99 Manager, Employment Tax - KPMG Peat Marwick,

LLP - Atlanta, GA

. Managed employment tax staff and coordinate ongoing projects

related to employment tax issues.

. Performed staff goal setting and appraisals, raise and

promotion recommendations.

. Analysis of multi-state companies including SUTA and FUTA

wage base refund possibilities.

. Revised and amended 941, 940 returns for clients, re-issue

W2's, W2c's, 1099's; coordinate amended state returns with

clients and outside payroll vendors.

5/95 - 6/97 Controller - Independent Paperboard Marketing -

Key West, FL.

. Performed accounting duties for a sixty million dollar

container board brokerage:

. Managed accounting staff to produce financial statements for

management.

. Supervised A/P, A/R, billing, invoicing, cash management and

coordinate activity between six profit centers,

nationwide. Maintained all vendor files and correspondence;

maintained the chart of accounts.

. Implemented new accounting software to keep pace with

explosive company growth contacting new vendors, testing,

analyzing, and guiding management on details.

. Coordinated year-end audit, detail work for all tax returns,

both federal and state.

. Completed and maintained other local and county tax returns

and reports as needed.

. Performed credit limit analysis for all customers, monitor

payment activity, performed profit center guidelines for

credit, worked with management to establish credit limits.

1989 - 1995 Owner - Payroll and Accounting Business Services

- San Juan Capistrano, CA

1981 - 1989 AVP, Premium Processing, Operations - Balboa

Insurance Company - Irvine, CA

1978 - 1981 Internal Reports Supervisor - Transamerica Insurance

Company, Los Angeles, CA

1977 - 1978 Senior Trust Accountant - U.S. Administrators -

Beverly Hills, CA

1976 - 1977 Assistant Accountant - Haskins and Sells, CPA's -

San Diego, CA

EDUCATION: BS Accounting - San Diego State University, CA

MBA Financial Management - National

University, CA

Certified Financial Educator (CFEd)

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