Sales Manager

Kenneth A. Hill

**** **** **** ******, *******, WA 98122

Home/Cellular 206-***-****

Email: abm1j5@r.postjobfree.com

Dynamic individual who thrives on challenge with a natural talent for

managing people

Over 15 years of progressive experience in Accounting/Finance in various

industries

Over 11 years experience managing staff including temps, clerks and degreed

accountants -

A/R, A/P, Payroll, Collections, and General Ledger

Experienced in the following:

< Managing all day-to-day accounting operations

< Hiring, managing difficult employees (as well as amazing ones) and

terminating employees

< Managing year-end audit by public accountants, including writing notes

to the financial statements

< Managing annual budget process and maintaining forecasting models and

monthly budget-to-actual variance analysis

< Processing state tax returns and managing Washington Business &

Occupation/Use tax audits and managing the Federal return preparation

by public accountants

< Managing month-end close process, including preparation of monthly

financial statements

< Contract review

< Collections and cash forecasting to manage cash flow

< Preparing Board of Directors presentations and presenting financial

information to management and staff

< Developing and revamping policies and procedures to ensure efficient

and accurate financial data, with proven track record of reducing time

to produce month-end results

< Software packages including JDEdwards, Softrax, Great Plains, FRx,

Budget Maestro, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Office

WORK EXPERIENCE & POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Daptiv, Inc. - On-demand Project and Portfolio Management Software

Controller - September 2007 - October 2009

. Worked with Sales Operations to streamline the sales order to accounting

process, saving time and decreasing invoicing errors

. Worked with outside tax consultants to save $275,000 in Washington State

Department of Revenue audit results payment

. Reworked revenue recognition policies to ensure proper accounting

treatment

. Managed bank contacts working through regular compliance reporting and

audits

. Implemented new procedures to collection process reducing DSO from 100

to 65 days

. Reduced month-end close process time from 10 business days to 5

. Promoted from Assistant Controller, April 2009

Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical development, purchased Corus

Pharma, Inc.

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis - October 2006 - April 2007

(Gilead Sciences)

. Instrumental in transitioning all accounting functions to corporate

office in California

. Responsible for budgeting and forecasting of all departments, working

with all levels of staff to gather the appropriate information

Accounting Manager - May 2002 - October 2006 (Corus Pharma)

. Worked up S-1 documentation for a potential IPO

. Managed consultants to work towards becoming Sarbanes Oxley 404

compliant

. Prepared Board of Directors financial package for CFO presentation

. Responsible for financial review of all contracts to ensure proper

accounting treatment

Kenneth A. Hill (continued)

The Cobalt Group, Inc. - Automotive Marketing Services

Accounting Manager - March 2001 - May 2002

. Reduced month-end close process time from 8 business days to 4 by

working closely with other managers to find and relieve bottlenecks in

the processes

. Managed cash flow forecasting during a tight company cash position

. Managed major upgrade of accounting software

. Provided data and verbiage for SEC reporting (10Q and 10K)

Radiant Research Inc. - Clinical Research and Development

Accounting Supervisor - March 2000 - February 2001

. Promoted from Senior Accountant, March 2000

. Managed cash flow analysis of pending receivables and payables to

minimize interest expense on borrowings

. Prepared purchase accounting journal entries requiring business analysis

and GAAP research

. Responsible for consolidation of monthly financial statements, including

analysis, distribution and staff presentation

Senior Accountant - July 1998 - March 2000

. Trained clinic staff on accounting procedures to ensure proper revenue

and expense reporting, payroll and accounts payable processing (growing

from 3 to 43 clinics)

. Integral part of due diligence process and budget preparation for

acquired clinics and corporate departments

. Programmed and updated the financial reporting system ensuring accuracy

and integrity

Associated Grocers, Inc. - Retail Operations - Grocery

Senior Accountant - August 1997 - July 1998

1. Performed sales and margin analysis for major commodities and

administrative departments

2. Responsible for company equipment leasing processes

Sysco Food Services of Seattle, Inc. - Wholesale Food Service Distribution

Staff Accountant II - April 1994 - July 1997

3. Perform daily sales analysis providing management with pertinent trends

in sales and margin components, rolling into weekly analysis of

operations, both financial and statistical

4. Maintained fixed asset ledger, general ledger and bank reconciliations

EDUCATION

. Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Central Washington University,

Ellensburg, WA, December 1993 (Cum Laude)

. Passed CPA exam

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