WILLIAM RICHARD DOBSON

**** ********* ****** ***, *****, FL 33625

abmaop@r.postjobfree.com

Cellular: 727-***-****

OBJECTIVE

*To exceed expectations in a financial leadership position within a

prospective organization.

EXPERIENCE

Senior Financial Analyst (9/07 -Present)

WellCare, Tampa, FL

*Responsible for monthly financial reporting and P&L analysis for Florida

Division Service

Fund (over $10MM monthly in payments)

*Oversee the monthly adjustment process for Service Fund along with related

reconciliation.

*Monthly tracking of corporate issuance of provider advances and balance

sheet review

*Intense data mining and manipulation for monthly reporting and ad-hoc

analysis using Access and SAS

*Work closely with Accounting and Audit to ensure adherence to SOX

processes

*Heavy contract interpretation and review

Manager - FP&A and Accounting (12/04 -02/07)

Verifone, Clearwater, FL

*Manage and mentor finance and accounting department for $70MM Retail

Division

*Lead revenue and operational expense month-end close process

*Responsible for monthly financial reporting and balance sheet

reconciliation

*Oversee the VASC Payment Processing department responsible for processing

over 12,000 payments to service contractors each year

*Support Retail division cost centers in management decisions, annual

budget preparation, and finance-related issues

*In charge of monthly, quarterly, and yearly P&L and Forecast preparation

*Work closely with Billing to ensure GAAP, revenue recognition, and correct

revenue deferral

*Assist quarterly and annual financial, process, and SOX audits

Fidelity (Formerly Certegy) (11/00-11/04)

Senior Financial Analyst

Certegy (formerly Equifax), St. Petersburg, FL

*Created and tracked $25.3 billion volume and $263.5 million revenue budget

and actuals

*Created and Analyzed of $27.5 Million in sales expense and serviced

operational departments with $24.9 million in annual expense

*Managed technology and capital investment-business case process through

detailed financial modeling including NPV, IRR, EVA, cash flow projections,

and acute business acumen

*Improved balance sheet through refinement of capitalization process and

controllership of contractor expense

*Performed: monthly close; ledger analysis; reconciliation; financial

reporting; monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts; ad-hoc reporting and

analysis; interaction with all phases of operations and administration;

development of annual revenue and expense budgets; in-depth analysis of

divisional performance and key operating indicators; monthly and quarterly

quantitative/qualitative reporting package preparation

Senior Risk Analyst

Certegy (formerly Equifax), St. Petersburg, FL

*Managed and controlled Best Buy account with more than $2 billion in

annual financial exposure

*Forecasted monthly and annual account volume and check losses on a daily

basis

*Forecasted daily the Check Division's gross losses for Senior VP of

Finance and upper management

*Performed fraud audits, loss prevention, ad-hoc client reporting, and

revenue forecasts

*Maintained and exceeded client satisfaction levels on continued basis

*Performed monthly account-status presentations to Senior Vice-Presidents

and management

Financial Analyst-General Electric (2/99-10/00)

General Electric, Fort Myers, FL

*Worked on a cross-functional basis in accounts payable, freight payment,

customs, and payroll

*Experience in financial audits, trend analysis, ad-hoc reporting, budget

estimates, operating plans and budgets, controllership, variance-to-plan

analysis, headcount, root-cause analysis, and internal audits

*Worked on cost-benefit analysis for $12 million Oracle payroll

implementation

*Led quality project with $2 million in cost savings

*Transitioned more than 50 GE Businesses to automated E-metric website

QUALIFICATIONS

. Strong financial analysis, modeling and forecasting skills and

experience

. Solid accounting and general ledger experience

. Strong project and team leadership skills

. Well-developed research, market and competitive analysis skills

. Six Sigma Quality-trained

. Experience in working closely with all levels of management

. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access; Seagate

Crystal Reports; Minitab Statistics; SAS; Great Plains; Frx Forecaster

and Drilldown; Mainframe; General Ledger; GAAP; Business Objects;

Oracle; Hyperion Reporting; Pivot Tables and Report Formation and

Presentation; Quickbooks; Lacerte

EDUCATION

Master in Business Administration, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Graduated August 1998. GPA 3.928

Concentrations: Finance, International Business, Government, and Health

Care

B.S. Finance, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Graduated May 1996

A.A. Finance, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Graduated December 1993

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