Sales Accounting

C. ELIZABETH JAIN, CPA

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VANTAGE DELUXE WORLD TRAVEL, Boston, MA Vice President,

Finance

Vantage Real Estate Management, Boston, MA

2007 - present

Paul Gauguin Shipping Ltd, Cayman Islands

Vantage Travel is a fast-paced, direct marketing company, which sells group

international land and cruise travel for Americans over 50. Through an

extensive web, email, referral and print strategy, Vantage Travel has

maintained steady growth and has $200 million in gross revenue for the

year. Vantage Real Estate Management owns and manages 3 commercial and 3

residential rental properties. Paul Gauguin Shipping owns and operates a

300 passenger ship cruising in Tahiti and the Society Islands, markets to

travel agents and consumers and has $70 million in revenue.

Responsible for accounting, financial consolidation, planning and analysis

of 14 entities worldwide and a general and administrative budget of

approximately $20 million. Manage finance, costing and treasury with total

staff of twenty, including three overseas to ensure optimum cash

management, internal controls and timely informational reporting. Direct

reports include Director - General Accounting Reporting and Analysis,

Director - Program Finance and Director - Finance Operations. Complete

Annual Combined Financial Statements with footnotes and coordinate external

audit of same. Have streamlined processes and enhanced accounting group

productivity; decreased monthly close process by five days. Improved

internal and external financial reporting packages by bridging various

systems, creating rolling monthly forecast and converting from JD Edwards

to Great Plains Dynamics with FRx reporting. Implemented contract, and

purchase order management system to automate detailed cost accrual monthly

for tour program expenditures, HRIS ADP Human Resource system company-wide

and Replicon Time, Travel and Expense reporting for foreign offices.

Implementing PROS Pricing and Revenue Management Software to maximize

profitability through advanced pricing techniques and streamlined

processes. Decentralized the accounts payable and other finance functions

to foreign offices to improve invoice reconciliation and vendor

relationships. Enhanced foreign currency forecasting to solidify hedging

strategy. Member of the Senior Leadership Team charged with driving the

strategic direction of the business.

CROSS-CULTURE JOURNEYS/CHOICE TRAVEL CFO/Co-Owner

Amherst, MA/Fort Collins, CO

2004 - present

Cross-Culture Journeys (CCJ) is a Massachusetts-based small-group,

educational tour operator that provides international land, cruise and

biking tours and markets directly to individual clients as well as to

university alumni, national public radio and other non-profit groups.

Choice Travel is a Colorado-based travel agency that provides travel

consultation to clients and air ticketing for CCJ. Both have been in

business for over twenty years. Established banking, credit card

processing, ViaTour sales and reservation system, Quickbooks for financial

reporting and other accounting needs of the companies. No longer involved

in daily management; review financial reports and analysis periodically.

APPLIANCE FACTORY OUTLET Chief

Financial Officer

Denver, CO

2002 - 2003

Appliance Factory Outlet is a rapidly expanding retail organization with

ten stores and two warehouse/distribution centers. The company doubled in

store count and revenue during the period of employment.

Hired to oversee the Accounting and Administrative functions and to

complete the conversion of the point-of-sale and accounting system.

Brought financial statements and reconciliations current, which were one-

year behind. Established Field daily balancing and financial reports.

Implemented new procedures to improve controls and provide more timely and

accurate reporting. Evaluated benefits programs, credit card processor and

payroll processor for changes and negotiated $2.1 million line of credit to

facilitate future growth. Established Inventory control measures including

daily cycle counts system-wide. Developed and implemented Daily Cash flow,

Weekly Inventory Analysis and Store - Key Indicators Report and Quarterly

Consolidated Forecasts.

GRAND CIRCLE, LLC

Vice President, GCC Controller

Boston, Massachusetts

1998-2001

Grand Circle, LLC, holding company for Grand Circle Travel, Overseas

Adventure Travel, Vermont Bicycle Tours and Grand Circle Cruise Line is a

leader in international group travel, adventure and discovery for Americans

over 50. The company had 20 worldwide buying and operational offices and an

extensive direct marketing organization and approximately $500 million in

sales. Grand Circle experienced annual growth of 35-40% in each year.

Was responsible for the Accounting organization and corporate procurement

with staff of forty. Established KPIs (key performance indicators) to

monitor performance of all areas of responsibility. Converted subsidiaries

to Lawson General Ledger package. Streamlined and automated processes in

all departments. General Accounting achieved a reduction in monthly close

of two weeks. Accounts Receivable cash application processes automated at

point-of-sale. Implemented positive payment program with bank and purchase

order system for trip vendors. Implemented standard operating procedures in

international offices. Developed new operational P&Ls for international

offices and corporate departments in Hyperion Essbase. Participated in

VP2000 Leadership group, which was developed to set strategic direction of

company.

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HANK'S FURNITURE, INC.

Chief Financial Officer

North Little Rock, Arkansas

1993 -1998

Hank's, formerly Freight Sales Furniture, is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial

retail organization with twenty-two stores and supporting warehouse,

distribution, and advertising operations in a five state region. Hank's

experienced 80% growth in revenue and is ranked in the Top 100 Furniture

Stores of North America.

Responsible for Finance, Treasury, Human Resources, and Information Systems

organizations as well as Direct Marketing and reported to the President.

Managed staff of twenty-three in the home office and twenty-two in the

field. Also was responsible for accounting for two property rental

companies, an advertising consulting company and joint venture production

company.

Evaluated, selected and coordinated installation and training of all

personnel on Oracle-based point of sale, inventory, purchase order and

accounting system. Achieved 50% savings in payroll costs of Home Office

and Field Administrative staff. Implemented other cost control measures to

improve net profitability by 5%. Negotiated contract with finance company

to provide third party financing to retail customers and established a line

of credit to support construction of all new stores.

Redesigned the company financial and operational reporting packages and

trained field managers in interpretation of financial statements.

Implemented policies and procedures to improve financial and operational

controls and efficiencies as well as set performance standards throughout

the organization. Established and managed annual Fitness challenge to

encourage healthy lifestyles.

THE IMAGE BANK, INC.

Controller

Irving, Texas

1992 -1993

The Image Bank, a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak, was the largest marketing

and distribution stock photography and film company with 70 sales offices

worldwide.

Commuted almost a year to New York City in order to relocate financial and

accounting departments to Dallas, implement new systems and manage newly

formed Finance organization. Managed staff of fifteen in Dallas, thirty in

New York. Engineered the timetable for the termination of the New York and

the hiring of the Dallas employees in order to maintain continuity and a

smooth transition. Restructured Finance Department responsibilities,

streamlined and automated processes not only to insure achievement of a 50%

reduction in headcount but also improve quality and timetables of reports

to all constituents.

Installed new multi-lingual, multi-currency general ledger and sales order

processing package and fully integrated with international marketing and

distribution systems. Developed and implemented a comprehensive system of

financial reports. Coordinated and integrated the annual financial

business plan related to overall corporate objective.

PEARLE, INC. Director,

Financial Accounting and Reporting

Dallas, Texas

1986 -1992

Pearle Vision, a subsidiary of Grand Metropolitan, PLC was the world leader

in international optical operations and had 1,100 retail outlets and

several supporting lab and distribution operations that generated sales

approximating $1 billion.

Was responsible for financial accounting, reporting and analysis,

inventory, bank reconciliations, store operations reporting and other

franchise accounting departments, reporting directly to CFO. Managed a

staff of thirty-five. Partnered with store and regional management to

improve inventory control and understanding of financial results. Developed

tools to accomplish consolidation of domestic and international operations.

Realigned departmental responsibilities to enable a 22% reduction in

headcount. Installed new general ledger software, new reporting and

consolidations software (MicroControl) and local area network. Implemented

other efficiencies in month-end closing process to improve analysis and

reduce timetable by more than one week. Developed and revised all reporting

packages to significantly enhance information provided to sales, marketing,

distribution and executive management as well as to the parent company.

Was instrumental in integration of three significant acquisitions and the

sale of a subsidiary, Texas State Optical.

BROWN, ROGERS AND COMPANY, P.A.

Staff Accountant

Little Rock, Arkansas

1983 -1986

Brown, Rogers is a local public accounting firm established in the 1960's

and serving the regional area surrounding Little Rock. Assumed

responsibilities for the financial and tax reporting (full service) for one-

third of the client base.

EDUCATION: University of Arkansas, BS Accounting; Passed ALL parts of the

CPA exam in May 1984

OTHER: Certified as Personal Trainer - 1997

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