Management Accounting

DAWN ANN BEDNAR MBA

* ***** **** ** ( Annandale, NJ 08801 ( Tel: 908-***-**** ( Email:

**********@*********.***

Results-oriented finance professional with experience in financial analysis

and financial integrity. Expertise includes compliance, treasury,

accounting, financial operations, financial process centralization and

system implementation. Recognized strengths include strong leadership and

project management skills, exceptional analytical skills and process

improvements.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Performed Treasurer and Controller functions

. Three years of proven experience in Sarbanes Oxley compliance

. Enhanced Corporate Treasury and Corporate Accounting processes internal

controls

. Implemented best practices

. Led financial systems implementation

. Centralized Treasury processes

CAREER OVERVIEW

Tekni-Plex, Inc.

2006 - 2009

Major manufacturing company

Corporate Treasurer

Responsible for directing all Treasury activities including cash

management, cash forecasting, financing and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

. Drive daily cash management activities including approximately $12M daily

cash mobilization and cash position, approximately $8M weekly cash

disbursements and determining short term financing needs

. Create and maintain $700M long term debt and interest rate swap schedules

and execute settlements with a focus on accuracy and timeliness

. Develop Treasury cash forecast including identification and explanations

of forecast to actual variances

. Create tracking schedule and ensure compliance with covenants for all

debt indentures and revolver facility

. Achieved Sarbanes Oxley compliance within Treasury processes

. Serve as Corporate Treasury liaison with external auditors for all

Treasury originated transactions

. Lead Corporate Treasury cross organizational projects

Corporate Headquarters Controller

Responsible for directing all Corporate Accounting activities including

monthly close process, account analysis, expense review, reconciliation of

Corporate balance sheet accounts and journal processing.

. Create, staff and supervise Corporate Accounting, Payroll and Accounts

Payable departments

. Drive monthly Corporate Accounting close

. Developed detailed analysis for all Corporate balance sheet and P&L

accounts

. Developed budget and forecast for Corporate related items

. Oversee long term debt and derivative schedules and recorded monthly

effects in compliance with FAS133

. Achieved Sarbanes Oxley compliance within Corporate Accounting processes

AT&T, Bedminster, NJ 1985 - 2006

Major global telecommunications company

Corporate Treasury Compliance Officer/Process Controller 2003 - 2006

Responsible for Treasury compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and

internal policies and procedures. Responsible for general ledger balances

for Treasury transactions.

. Managed accounting for financial assets and liabilities, including debt,

FAS133 and short term investments

. Drove derivative process improvement project with focus on implementation

of FAS133 standardization

. Launched and led Sarbanes Oxley Compliance program including process

flows documentation, key controls identification and development of

internal testing within Treasury processes

. Member of Sarbanes Oxley Steering Committee, liaison with key functional

process owners, internal auditing and external auditors

. Supported process owners in assessing and analyzing their internal

control environment, identify gaps and recommend corrective action

. Directed journalization and reconciliation of general ledger entries for

Treasury related transactions including debt, derivatives, commercial

paper and temporary cash investments

. Lead Corporate Treasury quarterly input and review of 10K and 10Q for

Treasury instruments

Director of Back Office 1999-2003

Responsible for Treasury Back Office Operations including short term

investments, debt, derivatives, commercial paper, foreign exchange and

inter company loans

. Directed all activities related to tracking, confirmation and settlements

of AT&T's financial instruments

. Transactions included settlement of issuance of $7B USD bond and $3B Euro

denominated debt and cross currency swap

. Implemented new debt and derivatives module within Treasury workstation

to maximize process integration

. Combined mergers and acquisitions within Treasury processes to optimize

efficiencies

Manager of Cash Operations 1998-1999

Responsible for all activities involved in the actual handling and

optimization of AT&T cash flows to support short term cash requirements

. Directed all activities related to cash positioning and concentration,

wire disbursements and cash forecasting

. Reduced bank cash held in bank accounts by 23%, optimizing the use of

AT&T's cash

. Implemented new cash management workstation

Treasury Cash Management Cluster Reengineering Team 1997

Responsible for radical redesign of Treasury cash management processes in

order to realize significant cost savings to AT&T through headcount

reduction

. Implement best practices in cash management process resulting in

immediate access to corporate cash and maximization of cash flow.

. Recommend process improvements resulting in more timely and accurate cash

forecasting to reduce short term borrowing or investing

. Reduce number of bank accounts in banking network, resulting in reduction

of bank fees

. Streamlined cash management process resulting in redirecting focus to

core functions

. Recommend changes to disbursements accounting resulting in balance sheet

account ownership/accountability

Software Knowledge - Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION

M.B.A. Accounting, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ - 1994

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