Christopher J. Brostrom
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Parker, CO 80134
Home 303-***-**** - Cell 720-***-**** Email -**********@***.***
Professional Objective:
To utilize my broad-based Accounting, Financial and Management experience
to support the analysis and implementation of an organization's strategic
plans.
Core Skill Areas:
. Budgeting / Forecasting
. Financial Modeling / Benchmarking
. Financial Planning / Analysis
. Accounts Payable / Receivables
. Cash Management / Banking
. Consolidations / Acquisitions
Education:
Regis University MBA Student, with 4.0 GPA
B.S.BA. Business Management and Accounting. Regis University, Denver,
Colorado. 3.5 GPA while working full time (Dean's List)
Associate of Applied Science, Business Management - Aims Community College,
Greeley, Colorado
* Received Colorado Scholars Scholarship Award
Memberships / Associations:
(CSCPA) Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants
(NACM) National Association of Credit Management
Professional Experience
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. Lakewood, Colorado. (NYSE -ACS)
April 2006--Sept 2009
($6.5B in Annual Revenue, 74,000 employees)
Financial Analyst - My Duties included: Monthly creation, review and
Analysis of Multiple Division Financial statements ($36M in annual
operating revenue.) I streamlined the Accounts Receivable and Cash
management processes. Improved Balance Sheet Reconciliation process.,
Modified Sales pricing models, created Chart of Accounts and General ledger
formats. Integrated Communications Development Inc a
$1.5 M Acquisition and established New Business Venture: JiggyJobs.com;
which generated $180k annual revenue. Other duties include: preparing
miscellaneous schedules, Audit reviews, Sales & Use Tax filings & JD
Edwards Implementation
United Car Care Inc, Englewood Colorado (Private)
May 2003 -April 2006
($9.6M in Annual Revenue, 45 employees)
Accounting Manager- Responsible for the Monthly Financial Statement
preparation and expense review
Managed a staff of four through all aspects of Operational Accounting
including: Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, and Cash Management
functions. Reconciled $29M of company Financial Investments and recorded
all related Interest & Dividend income. Other achievements include: the
Implementation of a new Accounting system and the creation of policies and
procedures to protect the companies $40M of Assets and Filing of multiple
state sales & use taxes.
Hyundai Merchant Marine America, Inc.
Oct-2001- May 2003
($716M in Annual Revenue, 3000 employees)
Asst. Accounting Manager - Managed a staff of four accountants who were
Responsible for all Cash Application, AR collections, & adjustments
associated with a $23M of Accounts Receivable. Performed Dunn & Bradstreet
Credit reporting & analysis for new Customers. Streamlined banking,
consolidated from 12 different depository banks into one unified structure
under Citibank. Also established new banking security hierarchies, users
profiles, & set-up automatic sweeps from depository to operating account.
Clear Vision Laser Center Inc, Lakewood Colorado (Private)
April 2001 - September 2001
($24M in Annual Revenue 30 employees)
Accounting Manager - Created Monthly Financials for 19 different laser
facility locations. Generated new Dashboard measurements for evaluating and
forecasting company Cash flow & Revenue positions. Analyzed the companies
processing fee structures on patient financing programs & recommended
changes to increase Revenues & expedite cash flow. Supervised a Staff of 14
& had performed duties of controller in her absence.
Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado. (NYSE - US.TAP)
April 2000- April 2001
($4.2M in Annual Revenue, 5,000 employees)
O&T Financial Analyst - Analyzed & reported monthly Quality Research and
Development Department Project expenses associated with a $2.6 M Budget.
Evaluated company Finished Goods Inventories ($21M Average) including the
analysis of days of Saleable Inventory, Shrinkage & Package Mix / control
implementation. Also created & distributed operations scorecard of the
Period results (KBI'S) Integrated, Molson Beer Joint venture into Coors
Brewing Company, which increased Annual sales volume by 5%.
The Coca-Cola Company, Denver Colorado. (NYSE - CCE)
April 1998- April 2000
($15M in Annual Revenue, 23,000 employees)
Accounting Supervisor- Prepared Monthly and Quarterly Financial Statements
Including the analysis and review of financial statements for 13 sales
centers & one production facility. Responsibilities also include the
preparation of a $13 million annual Operating Budget, implementation of
audit self-assessment program, and the directing & coaching of an
Accounting staff of four. In Addition, I prepared Quarterly Sales & Use tax
filings as well as defended the company position on City & County of Denver
Audit.
TCI Communications Inc, Englewood Colorado.
July 1997- April 1998
Internal Auditor - Performed Operational and Financial audits on TCI
National Cable Operation Responsible for evaluating of company internal
controls and performing detailed risk analysis Documenting all Business
opportunities and risks to Divisional Vice Presidents, Area General
Managers, and Auditing board.
Prior Experience:
Pepsi-Cola Company, Denver Colorado. (NYSE - PEP)
Oct 1985 - May 1997
Cost Accountant
Auditing Clerk
Fixed Asset Accountant
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Financial Software Experience:
SAP, Oracle / People Soft, JD Edwards Enterprise One,, Hyperion, Vertex,
Essbase, Great Plains, FRX, Crystal Reports, AP Work Flow, Profit, IC
Verify, D&B
Other Skilled Software
. Microsoft Excel & Microsoft Word
. Power Point
Dbase II
Microsoft Access
Infinium (S2k) Software
SQL Queries, Business Intelligence reporting