Controller

BREA M. BENNETT

***** ********** ** ? Frisco, TX 75035

806-***-**** ? *******@*****.***

Accomplished, results-driven Controller/Financial Manager/CPA Candidate

with a proven track record of top performance. Demonstrated expertise in

financial variance analysis, financial statement preparation, payroll,

audit, individual/corporate tax preparation, and software conversions and

implementations. Highly skilled in instituting process improvements that

save time and increase accuracy.

Core Knowledge & Skill Areas:

( Staff Leadership ( Policy Development ( Software

Implementation

( Finance Management ( Internal Controls ( Budget

Forecasting/Planning

( Audits -A133 & Annual ( A-133 and Grants Exp. ( Regulatory

Compliance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COVENANT HOUSE NEW YORK, New York, NY 5/2011 - 12/2014

An international non-profit devoted to provided assistance and shelter to

homeless youth.

Controller

Monthly financial statement preparation. Serve as the lead for the external

audit, annual A-133 audit, and 990 preparation. Prepare annual budget and

do monthly budget variance analysis for disemeination to the board and

department managers. Manage the day to day accounting, purchasing, and

grant functions, consisting of a staff of five. Monitor and review grants

for contract and funding compliance, billing, and reporting. Assist

Treasurer with special projects and with monitoring compliance with legal,

fiduciary, and government agency requirements.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, New York, NY 5/2010 - 05/2011

A non-profit world leader in women's health, women's rights, and

reproductive health.

Finance Manager

Assisted with financial statement preparation and presentations to board

members at quarterly board meetings. Helped prepare annual budget.

Monitored insurance, fiduciary, and legal compliance. Assisted CFO,

Controller, and Director of Finance with day to day activities within the

finance and accounting department.

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, New York, NY

9/2009-12/2009

Non-profit museum.

Grant Accountant/

Temporary assignment

Prepared worksheets and files for the A-133 audit, new grant set-up,

monthly grant billing, classify and record cash receipts, filing, and

general office work.

PRESBYTERIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN, Amarillo, TX 8/2007 - 6/2009

A non-profit residential child care facility funded through private

donations and the State of Texas to house youth that have been placed in

the custody of the State of Texas by Child Protective Services and Juvenile

Probation.

Business Administrator/Controller

Managed payroll (including W-2s), general ledger, financial statement

preparation, and presentations to board members at monthly board meetings.

Performed monthly budget to actual variance analysis. Monitored daily cash

position, anticipated cash flows as well as current investment positions,

and recommended appropriate changes in investment strategies to the Finance

Committee. Prepared annual budget as well as annual detailed cost report to

the State of Texas. Functioned as lead for the annual external audit and

preparation of the 990 and oversaw a separate system for tracking

donations, reconciling them with accounting software on a monthly basis.

Monitored compliance and entered into contracts with the Texas Department

of Family Services for daily care reimbursement, Texas Department of

Agriculture for commodities agreement, and National School lunch program.

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. Established an investment policy which was approved by the board that

limited investment risk and loss by directing bank investment managers

on what percentages of invested funds could be invested in stocks,

bonds, and mutual funds.

. Designed Accounts Payable procedures that resulted in significant time

savings and increased internal controls.

. Implemented process that improved the accuracy of cost reporting to

the State of Texas by 15% and reduced the time required to complete

the cost report by 10%.

QUIXX CORPORATION, Amarillo, TX 5/2003 - 5/2007

An operator and manager of independent power producers with annual revenues

of $13 million servicing customers such as General Motors, ConocoPhillips,

and Southwestern Public Service.

Project Accounting Manager

Managed preparation of financial statements, funding requests, variance

analysis, A/P, A/R, partner distributions, bank transactions, and review of

contractual obligations. Established leadership role for project

accounting, overseeing the activities of three non-exempt staff. Served as

main point of contact with bank trustees and external auditors. Updated and

reconciled the monthly general ledger for inventory transactions and

coordinated annual count of inventory valued at $5.5 million. Oversaw

investment of funds in off-shore accounts that yielded substantial interest

returns for partners.

. Authored, issued, and implemented accounts payable procedures that

increased efficiency and saved a minimum of two days a month by

avoiding rework and corrections.

. Instituted a bar coded inventory control system for an inventory of $5

million that improved accuracy from less than 70% to greater than 90%

and boosted ordering efficiency.

. Initiated a variety of monthly management reports such as cash

forecasting and budget to actual P&L variances for a budget of $13

million that increased investment revenue, decreased annual budget to

actual variances by 15%, and improved financial reporting efficiency.

. Transitioned one power plant from a DOS based accounting program to a

Windows based software, which improved data entry, A/P processing, and

financial reporting by at least 20%.

VICTOR B. GLENN, CPA, Amarillo, TX 1/1999 - 5/2003

Local public accounting firm that specializes in non-profit audits,

individual and corporate tax preparation, and financial planning.

Accountant

Monitored revenue and expenses for a local oil and gas business with

interest in 20 different oil and gas wells. Prepared Joint Interest Billing

statements and distributed over one hundred owner royalty checks each

month. Planned, coordinated, and conducted field work and sample testing,

and prepared financial statements for the annual audits of nine non-profit

agencies, including Texas Plains Council of the Girl Scouts, Amarillo

Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Panhandle Red Cross, High Plains Food

Bank, Amarillo Opera, and the Lone Star Ballet.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration in Management/Human Resource Management,

West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX, 2003

Bachelor of Business Administration in Business/Accounting, West Texas A&M

University, Canyon, TX, 2001

CPA qualified with the goal to have my CPA completed in 2015.

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