Accounting Management

STEVEN M. COPEMAN

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Murrieta, CA 92562

Home: 951-***-****

Cell: 951-***-****

E-Mail: abmk95@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

A successful leader in accounting and financial management within both

small and medium size manufacturing companies, features an operations

oriented track record of directing teams that meet demanding objectives

resourcefully and on time. Management experience can be summarized to

include directing accounting operations, preparing financial statements and

reports, developing and monitoring strategic plans and budgets, and

implementing improvements in accounting and cash management systems in

order to maximize cash and ownership value.

Other key strengths include an organized, disciplined, details oriented,

proactive professional who builds and directs customer-focused teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Arcoa Industries, LLC, Laguna Woods, California

2004 - Present

A small, privately-owned manufacturer and distributor of gloves and pick up

tools for the industrial and retail supply markets. As Controller, I report

to the President with responsibility for finance, accounting, human

resources, insurance administration, and payroll.

. Developed and implemented financial analyses of Accounts

Receivables, Inventories, Selling and Advertising and Trade Show

expenses, and Profit Analysis Models for customer and product

profitability and cash management.

. Accelerated monthly financial reporting by two weeks.

KMC Products, Inc., Riverside, California

1995 - 2003

A manufacturer and distributor of custom aluminum automobile wheels.

Controller, reported to the President, with responsibility for accounting

and financial reporting, insurance and banking, information systems, human

resources, and planning and budgeting.

. Evaluated the effectiveness of the computer information system,

recognized a need to change, and designed, developed, and

implemented new software reporting systems which provided more

accurate, timely, and meaningful management information. This

change resulted in reducing monthly financial reporting time by

seven days and provided the ability to identify and achieve

inventory cost reductions of approximately $1 million on a $5

million inventory.

. Developed PC-based financial models in Microsoft Excel, which

enhanced the ability to proactively manage cash flow and integrated

model data with strategic plans and budgets. And improved manpower

utilization and reduced variable spending by 10- 25%.

STEVEN M. COPEMAN

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Exotic Materials, Inc., Murrieta, California

1993- 1995

A manufacturer of infrared optics sold to the U.S. Government and

commercial markets.

Controller, reported to the President, with responsibility for accounting

operations, financial reporting, and information systems.

BFM Energy Products Corp., Santa Ana, California

1982- 1992

A manufacturer of control components for nuclear reactors sold to the U.S.

Government.

Director of Accounting, reported to the Vice President, Finance, with

responsibility for accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, cost

accounting, and financial reporting. Also responsible for planning and

coordinating the presentation of cost information pursuant to the audit

and negotiation of labor and overhead rates to maximize cost recovery and

profit on major government contracts. Reviewed and reported revenue on

long- term contracts under the percentage of completion accounting method.

Cost Accounting Supervisor, reported to the Vice President, Finance,

supervised a Contract Billing Clerk and Senior Cost Accountant in the

recovery of cost and profit on major government contracts.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Business Administration/Accounting

California State University Long Beach- Long Beach, CA

Microsoft Office Software

Microsoft Great Plains Software

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Millennium Software

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