Dwayne M. Wright, MBA, CPA
*************@*******.***, Cell: 801-***-****
Education:
• Masters of Business Administration from Utah State University. Mar 2001.
• International Relations/ Marketing and Finance emphasis from B.Y.U. Dec
1998.
• Minor: Business Administration from B.Y.U. Dec 1998.
• BS in Accounting with extra studies in Auditing and Business Law from
U.V.S.C. Aug 2002.
Experience:
DMC (Operating Company of over $1B in assets)
Audit Supervisor. 2008 to Present.
• Managed the compliance and financial statement audit between Deloitte and
BFG.
• Assisted in the development of the annual risk assessment.
• Assisted in the analysis of the procedures associated with investments.
• Assisted with the compliance and commission audits.
• Managed various audits and reviews of budgets.
• Developed an architecture for controls and risks.
• Maintained documentation of risks, controls and procedures.
Ernst & Young (Big Four Audit Firm)
Senior 3. 2007 to 2008.
• Managed staff to complete the audit and SOX work for public companies.
• Assisted companies in going public and in filing their S-1.
• Managed the coordination of international and multiple year audits.
• Coordinated staff for various audits.
Bee Sweet Citrus, Inc. (An international distributor and grower of citrus
products).
Controller. 2007 (May – November).
• Managed the G&A responsibilities.
• Handled all financial reporting responsibilities.
• Handled all investments.
• Managed the reporting to investors.
Altiris, Inc./Symantec (Revenue of $230M. Altiris is a provider of IT service-
oriented management software. 2004 - 2007).
Corporate Revenue Manager. October 2005 to May 2007.
• Managed the processes that ensured all revenue was reported under US
GAAP (in particular SOP 97-2, SOP 98-9, SAB 101, SAB 104, EITF 00-21, FASB
5, etc.).
• Managed the intra-company revenue process and improved the process of
the journal entries.
• Implemented worldwide training to ensure that sales, legal and sales
operations were trained according to current revenue recognition guidelines.
These trainings and assistance provided to sales added millions of dollars to our
revenue.
• Ensured that policies were maintained and that we were in compliance with
SOX.
• Managed the communications of the internal and external auditors.
• Managed the close of the worldwide books, reconciliations and revenue data
for the Executive Dashboard. Decreased the close from a couple weeks to a
couple days.
• Reviewed legal contracts worldwide to ensure proper compliance with
revenue recognition policies.
• Researched technical issues and provided memos to Management.
• Worked closely with Latin America to facilitate accounting.
Assistant Controller. July 2005 to October 2005.
• Managed the maintenance, journal entries and reconciliations of various
accounts.
• Managed the implementation of the on-line reimbursement system.
• Managed the month-end and quarter-end close processes.
• Reduced the review and approval process of expenses by 65%.
• Answered accounting questions posed by Latin America.
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager. December 2004 to July 2005.
• Implemented the first worldwide budgeting/FP&A system.
• Set-up worldwide cost centers and chart of accounts.
• Managed the establishment of worldwide budgets.
• Managed the financial planning and analysis processes.
PwC/Deloitte (Big Four Audit Firm)
Audit Associate and Senior Accountant. 2002 to 2004
• Managed the audit of public and private companies.
• Managed the implementation of SOX procedures and testing worldwide.
• Assisted clients with accounting issues and financial statements.
• Worked in the audit of public and private companies.
• Assisted in company carve-outs.
• Assisted clients with accounting issues and financial statements.
Novell, Inc. (Revenue of $1B, Novell is a networking solutions provider.)
Financial Analyst/GL. 1999 to 2002.
• Managed worldwide accounts of $40 + million. Implemented strategies to
facilitate the collection of several million dollars that was deemed uncollectible.
• Managed letters of credit, customer agreements and credit card transactions.
• Assisted Controllers of Latin America, U.S.A., Asia, Australia, and New
Zealand in booking, filing and overseeing journal entries.
• Managed the maintenance of reconciliations, journal entries, billings, intra-
company accounts, and investment accounts.
• Assisted with the close of our books and consolidations from Oracle to
Hyperion.
Extra skills:
• Microsoft Office Suites.
• Technical research.
• Ability to read, write, and speak Spanish.
• Implementation of software.
• Oracle, Hyperion, Navision, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Spokane and other
accounting systems.
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*Available with letters of recommendation available upon request.*