Accounting Project
Resume:
Michael O. Jones
Chicago, Illinois 60613
**********@*****.***
Profile
Solid background in accounting and financial management
including ERP systems implementation, budgeting, cash control
and forecasting, due diligence, SEC reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley,
financial reporting, consolidations, and analysis, multi-plant
reporting including domestic and international locations,
inventory and cost accounting, variance analysis, physical
inventory planning and execution, and maintenance of audit and
banking relationships. Excellent verbal and presentation skills
with experience in effectively communicating financial issues,
results and goals to all levels in an organization including
executive management and Boards of Directors. Extremely
organized, detailed and goal oriented with the ability to train
and manage a responsive and effective financial team.
Education Master of Professional Accountancy, Georgia State University,
Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Management, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA
Career Frederick Cooper, LLC, Chicago, IL
History 06/05 - present
Corporate Controller
Reporting to the President of this newly acquired designer and
distributor of portable lighting fixtures for
the designer trade, I sourced and led the implementation of a
full ERP system (MAS 200). Other accomplishments include
negotiating contracts for all administrative services for a new
facility, selection of a group health care provider and external
auditor, and the setup and documentation of all financial
control and reporting policies.
Enesco Group, Inc., Itasca, IL
04/01 - 06/05
Controller of US Operations
Reporting to the CFO and with a staff of 10, I was responsible
for all general and cost accounting activities for a 200 million
dollar publicly held giftware distribution company. Functional
areas included AP, payroll, cost accounting, inventory, fixed
assets, internal audit, royalties, commissions, planning, and
financial reporting for multiple locations including a facility
in Hong Kong.
Participated as a core team member in the implementation of a
full ERP system (PeopleSoft), serving as module owner for
billing, cost accounting, and inventory (standard cost system)
Implemented a complete channel/brand financial reporting system
Implemented Sarbanes-Oxley controls in the finance area, working
with a consulting group and external auditors
SEC reporting including review of all 10-K and 10-Q filings
Director of US Accounting
Integral member of a new management team that restructured
company, dramatically improving financial performance from a
significant loss to a profit in less than two years
Planned and directed the physical inventory of a fifty million
dollar warehouse, the first wall-to-wall inventory taken in ten
years
Developed and implemented a non-standard pricing policy for 150
member field sales organization
Established book-to-perpetual inventory reconciliations to
provide visibility to inventory trends and to highlight
potential problems
Energy Savings, Inc., Schaumburg, IL
10/97 - 4/01
Controller
Reporting to the Chairman and CEO, I was responsible for all
financial, cost, and IT functions for a rapidly growing,
privately held electronics manufacturer. Successes include:
Project leader in the implementation of an ERP system; the
project was completed under budget and within the planned time
frame
Implemented a complete consolidated financial reporting package
Developed a budget control and monthly departmental review
process
Directed the financial startup of a manufacturing facility in
Mexico
Siemens Energy & Automation, a US Subsidiary of Siemens AG
6/90 - 10/97
Controller, Siemens-Furnas Controls, Batavia, IL
Led the financial transition of a 130 million dollar privately
held electronics company to a division of Siemens AG
Converted accounting, financial and cost accounting systems from
outdated legacy systems to standard, current ones
Implemented a financial reporting and consolidation system for
four manufacturing facilities including one in Mexico
Secured funding for a 5 million dollar R&D project to
standardize control manufacturing worldwide
Division Controller, Siemens Power Distribution and
Transmissions, Jackson, MS
Managed all financial and IT functions of the 100 million dollar
facility which supplied equipment to the electric utility
industry
Secured funding for 15 million dollar strategic R&D project to
develop the next generation of power circuit breakers
Managed due diligence projects for two potential acquisitions
Consolidated AR, FA, and GL systems into centralized corporate
systems
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