Samuel J. Stone

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Robards, Kentucky 42452

Home: 270-***-**** Cell: 270-***-****

abmevx@r.postjobfree.com

Career Profile:

CFO/CONTROLLER/ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL experienced as an accounting

professional with extensive background and hands on experience in

management, mergers/acquisitions, budgeting, strategic planning, financial

reporting, customer/vendor relations, cash management, tax filings, and

personnel issues. Proven ability to develop effective custom computerized

accounting/incentive systems to maximize resources. Possess excellent oral

and written communication skills. Proficient in QAD, Microsoft Excel/Word,

MS Office, Oracle, Great Plains, MAS90/200, AS400, Dynaplan, CalType, and

other various accounting systems and office programs.

Professional Experience:

FORTIS PLASTICS, LLC, Henderson, Kentucky (Major customer moved to Mexico

6/2010) 2008-06/2010

Plant Controller/Financial Analyst/Assistant Corporate Controller

Plant Controller for two plant facilities (Henderson, KY and Ft. Smith,

AR). Responsible for all financial reporting, analysis, cost accounting,

budgeting, annual audit reports and requirements. Provide financial and

costing results to all levels on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual

basis. Manage multiple tasks for two facilities. Supervise two

accountants.

BSTR INC., Bowling Green, Kentucky 2006-2008

Chief Financial Officer and Director

Joined the company as part of an executive team to seek acquisition capital

and acquire companies in a strategy to create a broad-based equipment and

services business serving the community bank and financial institution

market.

. Integrated the financial reporting, accounting procedures, payrolls,

pension plans.

. Managed and grew company internally by 35%.

. Coordinated and prepared all SEC filings, including quarterly and

annual reports on a timely basis.

. Supervised all accounting functions, human resources, and incentive

plans.

. Prepared organizational and accounting procedures for implementation

to be SOX compliant.

BANC SOURCE, INC., Henderson, Kentucky

(Company was sold 10/200*-****-****

Corporate Controller

Responsible for accounting functions and safeguarding of assets for

national company with sales of $35 million with operations in 44 states.

Assisted in all audits, state and federal corporate returns, payroll, and

other required filings.

. Directly prepared financials, entered all general ledger activity,

calculated bonuses for over 125 employees and prepared sales tax

returns in 44 states, company payroll, benefits, insurances, 401(k),

payables, and receivables.

. Managed a staff of four non-exempt employees.

. Prepared acquisition and made transition of every business aspect of

newly purchased company

into primary company.

PEAVEY COMPANY, (Subsidiary of ConAgra), Henderson, Kentucky 1998-

1999

Assistant Regional Controller

(ConAgra reduced workforce 7,500 in May 1999)

Assistant to the Controller within the Trade and Processing Division of

ConAgra. Overall responsibilities included settlement of the Commodity

Futures traded on the Chicago Board of Trade and actual grains purchased

and sold at the 24 elevator locations. Prepared all closing journal

entries and all financial reports. Supervised staff of 8.

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Professional Experience: (contd.)

D-PATRICK, INC., Evansville, Indiana 1996-1998

Controller

Directed a staff of 20 in all accounting functions for three car

dealerships, selling 11 different lines of vehicles, and associated

facilities. Responsibilities include: financial reporting to ten

manufacturers, all human resources functions, and coordination of annual

audit, cash management, budgets, forecasts, accounts receivable/payable,

title work, warranty claims, and management of ADP computer system.

. Through implementation of sound accounting and management practices

brought receivables to current status.

. Dramatically decreased employee turnover of staff by developing and

implementing team concept.

. Increased productivity and efficiency through the management of an

effective computer system company-wide.

GREEN COAL COMPANY, INC., Spottsville, Kentucky 1995-1996

Accountant/Computer Manager (Hired to assist

with closure as result of bankruptcy)

Prepared financial statements, forecasts, general ledger, and journal

entries. Responsible for IBM A/S-400 computer system and all personal

computers.

. Increased efficiency through the upgrade of the A/S-400 and the

installation of additional computers to the system.

PEABODY HOLDING COMPANY 1987-1995

Patriot Coal Company, Ltd. (Subsidiary of Peabody Holding Company, Inc.),

Henderson, Kentucky

Controller (4/94-10/95)

Direct the daily accounting activities of a staff of three for a mining

complex with 180 employees, five payrolls, and an annual budget of $25

million. Prepared financial statements, annual budgets, forecasts, general

ledger, journal entries, and strategic plans. Responsible for the

purchasing of office supplies/equipment, mine supplies, administrative

services, and major mine equipment.

. Managed entire setup of three companies that included insurance,

workers' compensation, computer hardware/software, accounting system,

and facilities. Real World software.

PEABODY HOLDING COMPANY

Midwest Coal Resources, Inc. (Subsidiary of Peabody Holding Company, Inc.),

Henderson, Kentucky

Controller (10/92-4/94)

. Prepared financial statements, annual budgets, forecasts, general

ledger, journal entries, and strategic plans.

. Responsible for contract administration, personnel, accounts payable

and receivable, and purchasing functions.

Peabody Coal Company (Subsidiary of Peabody Holding Company, Inc.),

Henderson, Kentucky

Accountant I (3/87-10/92)

Developed and implemented various reporting procedures to estimate the

costs to close and perform reclamation for over 100 mines and facilities in

six states. Prepared financial statements, journal entries,

equipment rate calculations, ash disposal billings, and audit and tax work

papers. Supervised the daily activities of one bookkeeper.

. Standardized equipment rate calculations, which were adopted by other

Peabody Holding Company subsidiaries.

. Computerized many projects that were previously prepared manually.

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Education:

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

B.S. - Accounting

Affiliations:

Past member, INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS

President (two terms), Treasurer (two terms), Fund-raising Chairman and

Executive Committee Member

(15 years), Life Time Member, Henderson Optimist Club

Steering Committee Member (ten years), Panel Chairman (five years), Fund

Drive (seven years),

UNITED WAY OF THE OHIO VALLEY

Treasurer (three years), Member, Startup Committee, THE VOLUNTEER & INFO

CENTER, INC.

Volunteer Chairman (nine years), W.C. Handy Blues Festival

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