Accounting Project Manager
Resume:
RALPH STATZER, JR., MBA, CPA
Hamilton, OH 45013-4055
abm3kt@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Accounting/financial management position or higher education teaching
position
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
? Well-credentialed and uncommonly well-seasoned accounting and financial
management professional:
Key credentials: CPA, State of Ohio (Certificate Number 12,616) and MBA,
University of Dayton.
Solid, business-oriented experience in accounting and finance, in both
private sector and public sector:
3. Senior accounting and financial management, the most recent
11 years of which were as Comptroller and core management
team member for the Butler County Water and Sewer Department,
which reports to the Board of Commissioners of Butler County,
Ohio; very strong in financial analysis, generally accepted
accounting principles, fund accounting, and internal
controls.
4. Healthcare financial management (seven years of combined
experience): Chief Financial Officer for a small behavioral
health center; Vice President, Finance for a medium-sized
hospice organization; and Accounting Manager for a very
large, urban, acute-care, teaching hospital.
5. Public accounting (auditing, taxes, and management advisory
services), three years.
1 years as a full-time visiting instructor of managerial accounting and
financial accounting (sophomore-level courses) with Miami University's
prestigious Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration, Oxford,
Ohio; Professor of the Month award, April, 1997.
Part-time instructor of college-level accounting and other business-related
courses: Miami University, Hamilton Campus: Introduction to Governmental
and Not-for-Profit Accounting (Fall Semester, 2000-2001); University of
Cincinnati: Advanced Financial Accounting (2003-2004), PC Applications,
Lotus 1-2-3 Release 5 for Windows (Autumn Quarter, 1996), Accounting for
Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations (Spring Quarter, 1996),
Accounting Information Systems (Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarters, 1992-
1993); and Managerial Accounting (Winter Quarter, 93); Wilmington College:
Auditing (Summer Semester, 1993); and Southern Ohio College: Algebra II
(Spring Quarter, 1997), Algebra I, and Intermediate Microsoft Excel (Winter
Quarter, 1997), Intermediate Accounting (Summer Quarter, 92), and
Principles of Management (Spring Quarter, 1992).
? Effective user of myriad computer systems and business application
software products:
Experienced user of many different accounting information systems.
Exceptionally skilled in using Excel for business planning and decision-
making.
Excellent working familiarity with other business-related software,
including Access and Word.
EDUCATION
? University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
Master of Business Administration Degree, with Certificate of Outstanding
Academic Achievement (3.82 GPA), earned by only two others in a class of
48.
? University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Four graduate-level business courses, not transferred to my MBA program at
the University of Dayton: Advanced auditing, micro-economics, macro-
economics, and management.
? Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree, with major in
accountancy and significant course-work in computer science and systems
analysis.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
? Regular, Full-Time Employment Positions, Including Highlights of
Related Accomplishments:
Comptroller, Butler County Water and Sewer Department, Hamilton, Ohio (Jun
98-May 09): All accounting, budgeting, financial management (including cost-
of-service modeling, rate-making, and overall financial analysis), accounts
payable, and payroll. Developed long-range pro-forma financial projections,
based on trends and assumptions, as well as financial policies for
maintenance of minimum cash balances, long-term financing of capital
projects, and debt service coverage. Developed, maintained, and used a
number of effective Excel analytical control files as managerial tools;
received the coveted Kick Butt Award in 2003 (from director) for my having
achieved so many outstanding accomplishments in that year.
Visiting Instructor of Accounting, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (Jan 97-
May 98): Taught Managerial Accounting and Financial Accounting. Named
Professor of the Month, April, 1997, by Kappa Delta Sorority, Miami
University Chapter.
Chief Financial Officer, Clermont Counseling Center (Mar 95-May 96):
Significant work in adjusting general ledger accounts in preparation for
annual audit; implemented many process improvements in accounting and
financial reporting; prepared annual budget and subsequently analyzed
variations from it; greatly improved collection of past-due accounts; and
presented financial reports to the board of trustees.
Accounting Manager, University of Cincinnati Hospital (May 88-Dec 93):
Played a major role in implementing CUFS (College and University Financial
System), a fully-integrated fund accounting system, for the University of
Cincinnati; developed and implemented internal controls; analyzed and
investigated variances from budget; managed the general accounting
department, including the accounting for capital assets, hospital supplies,
and accounts receivable; and coordinated annual audits by big four CPA
firms.
Financial Advisor, NCR Corporation (Apr 81-Dec 85): Developed a videotape
of NCR's key corporate finance policies for worldwide use; reviewed and
updated finance policies as necessary to comply with GAAP; provided
accounting examples for treasurer's white paper on hedging foreign exchange
exposure of international sales order backlog (re: SFAS No. 52); and
prepared SEC and shareholder reports.
Accountant/Auditor, Barnthouse & Cornett, CPAs (Oct 78-Apr 81): Developed
effective, high-quality audit programs, which led to my being recommended
for and appointed to membership on the state-level Accounting & Auditing
Standards Committee, Ohio Society of CPAs, Dublin Ohio; prepared a variety
of business and individual income tax returns; and provided various
management advisory services, but mostly in the areas of cash flow
forecasting and the investing of projected available cash for optimal
returns, depending on a given firm's projected cash needs, near-term to
long range.
Accounting Supervisor, Square D Company (Apr 76-Aug 77): Analyzed,
reconciled, and adjusted general ledger accounts for the Oxford, Ohio
plant; prepared the monthly financial statements, analyzed the accounts,
and provided necessary analytical commentary; and supervised the accounts
payable function.
? Consulting Projects and Other Temporary Work Assignments (excluding
aforementioned instructor work):
Accountant & relational database developer (Paradox project for accounts
payable), Hamilton County, Ohio (Jun-Aug 97)
Various accounting and computer-related assignments through temporary
employment agencies (mostly Accountemps):
23. Accountant, City of Hamilton, Ohio (Sep-Dec 96)
24. Controller, Carpenters by Grus (Jun-Sep 96)
25. VP-Finance, Hospice of the Miami Valley (Dec 94-Mar 95)
26. Accounts Receivable Control Accountant, Mosler Safe Company
(May-Dec 94)
27. Software Instructor, mostly of Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel, at
Total Training Solutions (Dec 93-May 94)
28. Accountant, Cincinnati Chapter of the American Red Cross (Jan-
Oct 78)
Tax return preparer for R. L. Steele & Company, a CPA firm in Dayton, Ohio
(FT, Jan-Apr 88; and PT, Jan-Apr 89)
Project Manager (implemented accounting system at Emery Worldwide Superhub
in Vandalia, Ohio (Oct 86-Dec 87)
Consultant and Interim Controller (financial statements, accounts payable,
taxes, payroll, billing, & accounts receivable), Apex Division of Cooper
Industries, Dayton, Ohio (Jan-Oct 86)
Clerk-Treasurer, Board of Education, Ross Local School District (Aug-Dec
77); completed the remainder of predecessor's term, but declined
appointment by the Board of Education to the ensuing two-year term
AFFILIATIONS
(BOTH CURRENT AND PRIOR)
Government Finance Officers Association; AICPA; Ohio Society of CPAs
(Accounting & Auditing Standards Committee); Institute of Management
Accountants; Healthcare Financial Management Association; and the Beta
Gamma Sigma International Honor Society.
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