Customer Service Accounting

Michael J. Mattox

***** ******* ***** . *********, ** 80640

303-***-**** (home) . abl81z@r.postjobfree.com

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SUMMARY

Hands-on, entrepreneurial, tactical, results oriented senior leader with

20+ years of top level accounting experience. Routinely delivers

dramatic increases in revenue, profitability, and performance.

PROFILE

. Extensive executive financial management skills, directly

responsibility for all accounting functions.

. Adept at analysis, enhancing margins, and implementing best business

practices to improve DSO.

. Track record of increasing profitability through technology

improvements, margin and market analysis, and cost improvements. Make

it happen mentality.

. Proven ability to obtain equipment and working capital financing,

negotiate vendor contracts and conducting due diligence for

acquisitions.

. Expertise in planning technology implementations, budgeting, strategic

planning, and motivating successful teams.

. Coach and leader, with an interactive, motivational, and decisive

management style.

EXPERIENCE

Controller, Houg Special Services, Inc. Commerce City, CO (2006 - Present)

Responsible for all accounting and IT functions for a $40 million privately

held Truckload, LTL, Brokerage, Local and Maintenance operation. Business

model includes independent carriers, owner/operators and fleet operations.

. 3 direct reports, 10 indirect and 2 agents.

. Enhanced banking relationship. Increased working capital line from

$850K to $2.5M.

. Obtained numerous equipment financing options. Purchased over $2

million in equipment.

. Started equipment leasing company as an asset protection strategy.

. Negotiated a fuel purchasing program. Program reduced costs by over

$300K annually.

. Restructured accounting departments to improve process flow. Reduced

DSO from 45 to 32 days.

. Negotiated and provided due diligence for $3 million local Drayage

operation.

. Sourced and implemented an ERP system. Reduced days to bill from an

average of 5 to 2 days.

. Development KPI's to monitor critical business metrics to better

manage the business.

. Managed sustainable revenue growth from $19M (2006) to $40M (2010).

Profits improvement of 400%.

Controller, Point to Point Express, Inc. Omaha, NE (2002-2006)

Responsible to for all accounting and IT functions for a $22 million

privately held Truckload, LTL, Brokerage, Warehousing, Industrial staffing

and local cartage operation. Business model included both fleet and

owner/operator operations.

. 3 direct reports.

. Implemented imaging system with Pegasus Transflow truck stop scanning.

Reduced days to bill from 5 to 2 days.

. Sourced and implemented asset based working capital financing.

. Implemented owner/operator equipment purchase program. Increased

truck capacity by 20%.

. Designed and implemented start-up brokerage division. Grew revenue by

$50K per month.

VP Finance, Midland Transportation Inc., Marshalltown, IA (1990-2002)

Responsible for all accounting and IT functions for a $45 million privately

held 12 state LTL operation. Business model included over 200 company

power units and an extensive agent network. Duties included Traffic and

Pricing management.

. Design, implemented and installed company wide data network resulting

improvement real time tracking and customer service.

. 401K administration.

. Directly involved in all due diligence activities related to

acquisitions and expansion.

. Directly involved in development and expansion of agency network. 4

new states added.

. Directly involved in Real Estate acquisitions and building leases.

Division Controller, Jerome Foods Inc., Barron, WI (1987-1990)

Responsible for the entire G/L reporting for a multiple location turkey

processing division. Specific responsibilities included daily yields,

labor and packing variance reporting for Boning, Deli, Food Service,

Branded Retail and Whole Birds market segments.

Complete accountability for providing Cost of Goods Produced, Finished

Goods Inventory, and budgets.

. Project leader on Total Pounds Accountability directive.

. Improved By Products capture by 10% resulting in increased sales

volume.

. Lead accounting effort to bring additional Boning operation online in

Faribault, MN.

Cost Accountant, IBP Inc., Joslin, IL (1985-1987)

Supervised the Cost Accounting department for a 200-250 head per hour

cattle slaughter and processing facility. Specific responsibilities

included forecasting daily gross margins and calculating standard vs. cost

variance reports for packaging, production yields and labor.

. Completed weekly Profit and Loss Statements.

. Responsible for processing 1700 employee payroll.

. Maintained perpetual inventory on all boxed beef and packaging

inventories.

EDUCATION

B.S Business Administration, Emporia State University, Emporia KS

Areas of Concentration: Accounting, Economics, Psychology

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Software applications: Innovative, AS400, TMW, Omni Information Systems,

Aurora, QuickBooks, EXCEL, ACCESS, WORD, POWERPOINT, Hyperion Essbase, NGS

Qport.

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