Manager Accounting
Resume:
Stephen P. Stroman, CPA
Houston, Texas 77036
EXPERIENCE:
Organic Fuels Holdings, Inc., Houston, TX
(a $130 million biodiesel production company)
Chief Accounting Officer
August 2008 - February 2010
. Responsible for all accounting functions including financial statement
preparation and consolidation, management reporting, and governmental
reporting.
. Primary contact with auditors, tax professionals, attorneys, banks and
insurance professionals.
. Responsible for the HR function including sourcing of benefits,
overseeing payroll and implementation of a formal employee evaluation
policy.
. Developed presentations for Board of Directors meetings about the current
status and future outlook of the company and the industry. Made
restructuring recommendations to substantially decrease Delaware
Franchise Taxes which were unanimously approved.
United Rentals, Inc., Sugar Land, TX
(a $4 billion equipment rental company)
Region Finance Manager - Gulf Region
October 2005 - August 2008
. Managed equipment rental rates to achieve a nine percent achieved rate
increase in the Dallas/Fort Worth rental market in 2006. Achieved six
percent increase in Alabama/Florida/Mississippi market.
. Conducted financial training with Branch and District managers on the Key
Performance Indicators they were being judged by and to manage their
branch/district to achieve positive results.
. Worked with Branch and District managers to optimize rental fleet
utilization.
. Prepared budgets and forecasts at both the branch and district level
conforming to approved metrics.
. Managed capital acquisition programs ensuring that the most advantageous
equipment was acquired for each respective market.
. Conducted field visits to verify that documented procedures were being
followed.
Consultant - Accounting/Systems/General Business October
2000 - October 2005
. Performed percent completion accounting for construction companies to
properly recognize revenues.
. Implemented budget and strategic planning systems.
. Managed capital acquisition programs to take maximum advantage of special
tax incentives.
. Performed cost assessments for capital expenditures as well as lease/buy
and sell/trade modeling.
. Provided litigation support including damage assessments and "court
friendly" reports.
. Installed and implemented accounting systems, including training of
staff.
. Prepared tax returns including Federal income, State and Federal payroll
and unemployment, and State franchise tax returns.
. Created spreadsheets and other process tools to increase efficiency and
accuracy of data input and reporting.
Encompass Services Corp., Houston, TX
(a $4 billion mechanical and electrical contracting firm)
Internal Reporting Manager September
1998 - September 2000
. Assisted in the merger of GroupMAC and Building One Services Corp. to
form Encompass Services Corp.
. Spearheaded the consolidation of 135 operating companies.
. Performed all accounting functions for the headquarters office, including
hiring and training of staff.
. Assisted in preparation of public filings including: 10K annual report,
10Q quarterly report, and various registration statements.
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Atlas Financial Services, LLC, Houston, TX
(a privately held factoring company)
Finance Manager March 1994 -
September 1998
. Managed and collected a receivable portfolio of approximately $1.5
million.
. Executed all contracts and made all credit decisions.
. Responsible for accounting, administration and management.
. Sold portfolio to a friendly competitor and assumed the Controller
position and implemented processes and procedures, including project
costing where appropriate, for several of their clients: a concrete
construction company, a stabilized sand pit, a playground equipment
manufacturing company and a day care renovation company.
Intera Information Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Schlumberger,
Houston, TX and Denver, CO
(a $15 million professional engineering consulting company)
Controller July 1990 -
February 1994
. Created all accounting processes, procedures and internal controls,
including design of the project costing system.
. Hired and trained all staff in the accounting department and subsequently
became responsible for all administrative staff.
. Managed all aspects of the accounting department, including cash
management, collections, debt compliance, payment of obligations, SEC
compliance, U.S. Department of Energy reporting, consolidations and
reporting directly to a publicly traded parent company.
. Created reporting package for executive management including project
level summaries.
. Promoted to US Controller and transferred to the Denver office to
implement the system and reporting package created in Houston.
. Restructured the accounting department in Denver to increase
functionality and accuracy.
GTE Mobilnet, Inc., Houston, TX
(among the first cellular telephone providers)
Treasury Administrator September
1989 - July 1990
. Developed strategic plans, financial and capital budgets and monthly
forecasts for four operating units covering a total of 12 metropolitan
cellular service areas and 14 rural cellular service areas.
. Assisted with the acquisition of five cellular customer bases.
Arthur Andersen & Co., Houston, TX
Experienced Senior Accountant - Assurance Services May 1985 -
September 1989
. Planned, coordinated and conducted financial audits of publicly and
privately held companies in the oil and gas, chemical and environmental
services industries with assets ranging from $1 million to $34 billion on
budgets from $30,000 (300-500 staff hours) to $3 million (29,000 staff
hours).
. Clients included Texaco USA, American Exploration and Star Enterprises (a
joint venture of Texaco and Aramco).
EDUCATION: BBA - Accounting, University of Texas at Austin, May 1985
CERTIFICATION: Certified Public Accountant, State of Texas, March 1987
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