Accounting Manager

ARNIE McFALLS CPA

214-***-**** / Dallas, Texas / ************@*******.***

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

( Financial executive with significant track record - 14 years of

progressive work experience

- Big Four (Audit Manager) and industry (CFO/Controller)

( Strong SEC, GAAP and IFRS accounting skills, SOX,

budgeting/forecasting, treasury, strategic planning, cost

reduction/containment, financial planning & analysis, tax planning,

business process improvement/redesign, system conversions, M&A due

diligence, capital raises and investor relations

( Excellent business and operational knowledge in a wide sector of

industries - manufacturing, retail, oil and gas,

petro-chemical, healthcare, consumer services and telecom

. Extensive international work experience and global perspective

( Working knowledge of OGSYS, SAP, Hyperion, Quickbooks, Peachtree

( Exceptional interpersonal and managerial skills combined with a big

picture mentality

( Former collegiate athlete and standout in numerous sporting activities

( CPA (Texas), CFE (not current), BA Economics, B.Comm and Master of

Accounting (Tulane)

EXPERIENCE

Toreador Resources Corporation - $60 million International E&P Energy

Company (Public) Dallas, Texas

Controller June 2007 - March 2009

Reason for job change: Office closure

( Responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial

statements (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K & Form S-1) in

compliance with SEC reporting rules and US GAAP

( Managed an accounting staff of five and oversaw all aspects of the

accounting environment. Saved the company

over $25 thousand a year by switching SEC corporate compliance

reporting vendors

( Reviewed and evaluated contracts to provide financial analysis and

recommendations prior to execution

( Complied monthly cashflow projections to facilitate corporate

financial forecasts

( Managed the oil hedging strategies that eliminated a $250 thousand

negative exposure to fluctuations in oil prices

( Oversaw the management of credit and payables to ensure corporate

financial cashflow requirements. Saved the company over $30 thousand a

year with the implementation of a new corporate travel policy

. Converted IFRS financial statements to US GAAP of subsidiaries in

France, Turkey, Hungary and Romania

( Complied debt covenant schedules to track compliance with financial

agreements

( Reviewed foreign and corporate tax calculations for completeness and

accuracy

( Assisted with the documentation and implementation of internal control

policies and accounting procedures for compliance with Sarbanes Oxley

404

( Developed, analyzed and interpreted operational and accounting

information in order to appraise results in terms of profitability,

cash flow and performance against budget

. Composed position papers for auditors detailing company's treatment of

accounting standards

. Prepared the annual report and assisted with investor relations duties.

Saved the company over $15 thousand a year

by choosing more practical and economical choice for proxy distribution

and designs in the annual report

. Developed an accounting consolidation package and process that reduced

errors and improved efficiencies thus eliminating a material weakness

in internal control over financial reporting. Annual audit fee

decreased by

over $225 thousand a year as a result

Schlegel Sports L.L.C. - $20 million Sports Holding Group (Private)

Dallas, Texas

Chief Financial Officer March 2006 - September 2006

Reason for job change: Job eliminated. Company has since imploded and no

longer exists

( Responsible for the budgeting, financial reporting, cash management,

internal control & policy implementation

and day-to-day financial operations (general ledger maintenance,

accounts payable & receivable, payroll, human resources, contract &

lease negotiation, banking and tax reporting) of the Texas Tornado

Junior Hockey Club

( Oversaw the budgeting, financial reporting, cash management and

internal control & policy implementation of the

Iowa Stars Hockey Club (Dallas Stars - American Hockey League

affiliate located in Des Moines, Iowa)

( Responsible for the set-up and financing of SDL Baseball Partners -

formed to purchase the Tacoma Rainiers

(Seattle Mariners - Pacific Coast League affiliate located in Tacoma,

Washington) in September 2006

KPMG L.L.P. - Big 4 Public Accounting Firm (Partnership) Dallas, Texas

Manager - Audit and Risk Advisory Services September 2003 - February 2006

( Managed audit engagements with staff teams of up to 10 and individual

audit fees over half a million dollars

( Directly responsible to ensure that firm policy was followed from the

acceptance to completion of audit

engagements and that SEC and US GAAP financial reporting standards

were adhered to prior to the release of

client's external audited financial statements

( Provided clients with financial and operational business process

improvements and M&A due diligence

( Public SEC clients included a multi-billion dollar chemical company,

oil and gas royalty trusts, a technology

based service company, a long-term assisted living company, a window

manufacturer and a subsidiary of a

$50 billion manufacturing conglomerate

( Private clients included a $200 million boating company, a private

equity management & investment company,

an equipment rental company and numerous manufacturing companies

( Assisted public clients with SEC filings such as 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

and with the implementation and ongoing

compliance of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX 404)

PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. - Big 4 Public Accounting Firm

(Partnership) Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Senior Associate - Assurance and Business Advisory Services September

2000 - June 2003(Contract)

Reason for job change: New position and end of contract

( Part of 8 and 30 person teams that provided audit services and an

extensive SAP controls review, respectively,

for the world's largest government owned oil company

( Tested company policies and procedures to ensure compliance with

internal and external guidelines

( Provided operational improvement recommendations via re-engineered

business processes

( Planned and executed assurance engagements for a $20 million

government owned chemical company and a

subsidiary of a multi-national Fortune 500 manufacturing client

Halliburton Company - $15 billion Oil and Gas Services Company (Public)

Houston, Texas

Senior Internal Auditor March 1999 - July 2000

. Coordinated and performed business control assessments for a Fortune

200 oil and gas services company

. Compiled an analysis for the Director of Brown & Root Energy Services

and Corporate Legal Department to identify and recommend numerous

financial and managerial issues of a joint venture company with various

international projects totaling in excess of $275 million in revenues

( Member of a 5-person team that investigated a $2 million fraudulent

check writing scheme in Scotland

Baker Hughes Incorporated - $6 billion Oil and Gas Services Company

(Public) Houston, Texas

Senior Internal Auditor October 1997 - February 1999

( Planned and performed financial and operational audits, internal

control reviews, and other special projects

for the worldwide operations of a Fortune 300 oil and gas services

company

( Developed recommendations and prepared reports for use by

division managers and corporate executives

outlining ways to improve current business practices

( Assisted the Director of Trade Finance with the budgeting and

analysis of a $250 million Venezuelan proposal

Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. - Big 6 Public Accounting Firm (Partnership)

New Orleans, Louisiana

Assurance Associate September 1995 - September 1997

( Planned and performed assurance services for both public and private

companies in a variety of industries

including utility, investment, energy, insurance, chemical

manufacturing, publishing and not-for-profit

( Performed an extensive financial forecast for the market development

of a Fortune 500 healthcare client

EDUCATION

Master of Accounting New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University, A. B. Freeman School of Business June 1995

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance Windsor, Ontario

University of Windsor, Odette School of Business June 1994

( Accounting teaching assistant, student-athlete honor roll and captain

of the varsity volleyball team

Bachelor of Arts - Economics Waterloo, Ontario

Wilfrid Laurier University April 1991

( Varsity volleyball

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