Manager Accounting

DON RINGBLOM

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FINANCIAL ANALYST ? ACCOUNTING MANAGER

with comprehensive experience in

Budgeting / forecasting Operational / financial Financial statement

analysis preparation

P&L management GAAP accounting General ledger

Financial / strategic Reporting / documentation Team management / coaching

planning

A pro-active and results-oriented professional with significant experience

in all aspects of accounting and financial management including accounting

systems development, fiscal management, and financial reporting / analysis.

Demonstrated hands-on commitment to the development and implementation of

strategic plans to ensure company growth. A strong team builder and

facilitator able to effectively interact with all levels within an

organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS, Omaha, NE April 2007 - September

2010

University of Nebraska Medical Center (August 2010 - September 2010)

General Accounting/Auditing (Temporary assignment)

Lozier, Corporation (April 2010 - May 2010)

General Accounting/Auditing (Temporary Assignment)

Mutual of Omaha, Omaha, NE (September 2009 - January 2010)

Associate Underwriter (Temporary assignment)

Processed individual Medicare supplement applications.

. Underwrote cases for Medicare supplement new and renewal business, add-

ons to existing clients, contract revisions, and other policy owner

services that involved complexity, risk, and financial impact.

. Conducted research to secure additional data needed to make

determinations on benefits and rates.

. Communicated with policy owners, applicants, brokers, agencies and/or

other sources concerning underwriting decisions and procedures.

First National Information Solutions (FNIS), Omaha, NE (January 2009 -

February 2009)

(A subsidiary of First National Bank of Nebraska)

Accounting Manager

Provided financial, analytical and budget support for Operations,

Marketing, and Central Operations Group officers.

. Prepared and processed all accounting transactions including monthly

accruals, closeouts, and billing.

. Prepared all financial statements as well as monthly, year-to-date and

annual financial forecasts.

. Completed monthly variance analysis and account reconciliations.

> Eliminated approximately $90,000 in FTE costs, accelerated deadlines,

and simplified reporting by creating a process that linked all

financial management reports to one database.

Omaha Public Power District, Omaha, NE (August 2008 - November 2008)

Budget / Financial Analyst

Provided analytical, technical, and communication support for departmental

activities and management requests.

. Prepared, reviewed, and assembled support information for monthly

financial reports distributed to the Board of Directors and senior

management.

. Supported the development of financial planning model scenarios to

provide management with financial projections and identify future

planning constraints and opportunities.

. Analyzed, prepared, reviewed, and provided documentation support for

several plans relating to corporate strategy, operations, agency

presentations, and other scenarios.

. Updated, evaluated, and supported financial model and maintained

interfaces with fuel, revenue, operations and maintenance as well as

plant and construction data interfaces.

> Improved the data collection process that avoided redundancies and

allowed management to rely on the timeliness of data from one source.

First National Information Solutions, Omaha, NE (February 2008 - August

2008)

Accounting Manager (Same duties as above)

> Achieved a significant savings in time by creating a forecasting

spreadsheet that allowed scenarios to be calculated in a matter of

seconds instead of days.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska (October 2007 - January 2008)

Financial Analyst

. Acquired, maintained, and entered approvals into the accounting system

related to all project expenditures for the Information Technology

Department.

. Coordinated report process comparing actual-to-budget by project,

completed the required variance analysis, and communicated the results

to the Project/Accounting Managers.

> Accelerated deadlines and eliminated FTE costs by creating an

effective analysis tool that allowed project managers to review and

compare project expenditures either through internal budgets or

supplier invoices.

First National Information Solutions, Omaha, NE (April 2007 - October 2007)

Accounting Manager (Same duties as above)

ONEOK PARTNERS, L.P., Omaha, NE March 2005 - March

2007

(Formerly known as Northern Plains Natural Gas Company, LLC)

Regulatory Analyst

Provided support for the development and implementation of rate and

certificate strategies and activities, including cost of service

determination, rate design, development of tariff filings and Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission certification of appropriate projects.

Prepared certificate applications/filings and exhibits for FERC

filings.

Gathered information for responses to data requests from FERC and

interveners in regulatory proceedings.

Interpreted FERC regulations and requirements including new

methodology resulting from FERC and court decisions and from FERC's

approaches to regulatory concerns; communicated results to company.

> Saved approximately 10,000 employee hours and $250,000 by building and

maintaining a secure web site to collect, share, and store data.

PHYSICIANS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Omaha, NE October 2003 -

March 2005

Financial Analyst

Provided financial analysis and support to Project Management and

Information Technology Operations; identified and resolved

financial/accounting issues to ensure financial/accounting integrity.

. Updated monthly and annual accounting files including reconciliation

and forecasting of actual costs, capital, and depreciation.

. Performed measurement and analysis functions including identifying

variances and adjusting results.

. Acted as liaison between Information Technology Operations and

Accounting, Purchasing, Finance, and Internal Audit.

> Accelerated deadlines and eliminated FTE costs by developing

financial/accounting, reporting, allocation, and reconciliation files

that allowed project managers to view and compare project expenditures

in total.

AQUILA INC., (formerly UTILICORP UNITED, INC.), Omaha, NE January 1998

- June 2002

Financial Manager, Field Support (February 1998 - June 2002)

Provided financial training, analysis, and support to field personnel;

identified and resolved financial/accounting issues to ensure integrity.

. Developed and presented monthly financial and operating reviews for a

three-state area including approximately 100 budgets; discussed and

identified actions to correct deficiencies.

. Provided training to state operating management on various financial

systems and tools.

. Assisted in the implementation and improvement of financial-related

processes such as report access and analysis, code block, timesheets,

expense reports, and Budget Tool.

> Implemented a variance analysis tool that simplified the data analysis

process, reducing several days of manual updates to just several

hours.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Emphasis in Accounting

University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska

Member, Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honorary

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Vice President, Millard North Baseball, Inc., August 2006 - July 2010

Treasurer, Millard North High School Basketball Booster Club, August 2007 -

August 2008

Board of Directors, Millard North High School Football Booster Club, August

2006 - August 2008

Treasurer, Kingswood Athletic Association, January 2003 - December 2004 &

January 2006 - December 2006

Vice President, St. Timothy's Lutheran Church Council, January 1998 -

December 1999

Youth Basketball Coach, YMCA (Southwest Branch), June 1986 - September 2005

Youth Baseball Coach, Kingswood Athletic Association, June 1986 - July 2004

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