Management Accounting

PAUL REITZ CPA, MBA

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SENIOR FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE

Chief Accounting Officer & Controller

Over 15 years' experience at building and leading finance & accounting

departments for publicly traded corporations and public accounting. Highly

passionate, persuasive and articulate, able to achieve results others

believed to be impossible. Skilled at partnering finance with operations

and developing productive alliances. Proactive and results oriented with

broad experience in all aspects of finance and accounting.

Demonstrated successful record in:

. Developing and implementing strategic and business plans involving new

product lines and markets.

. Distilling value, overcoming objections and seeing the big picture.

. Driving efficiencies and streamlining operations through process

improvements and introduction of new concepts and trends

. Motivating staff to peak performance levels by fostering a culture

that encourages teamwork and communication.

. Proven record of initiative and success in department management, C-

level relationship development, project management ranging from small

projects to large-scale system implementations, debt refinancing,

initial public offering and numerous acquisitions.

COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIENCE

( Financial Management/Analysis ( Investor Relations (

Treasury Management

( Strategic and Operational Planning ( Due Diligence/Acquisitions

( Budgeting / Forecasting

( Department Leadership ( GAAP / Financial Accounting ( Risk

Management

( SEC Reporting ( Capital Structure ( Building

Relationships

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. 2008 -

Present

- A NASDAQ traded movie theatre company with operations in 35 states

and over $500 million in annual revenues

Chief Accounting Officer

Overall authority for the SEC public filings, investor relations, financial

reporting and analysis, budgets and forecasts, treasury and capital

structure, GAAP compliance, insurance and risk management, and lease

management on approximately 250 locations.

. Planned, prepared and participated in non-deal road shows that

increased Wall Street coverage to 10 analysts from a prior level of

two.

. Successfully secured $265 million term loan at a rate 50 basis points

lower than expectations.

. Reduced year-end 10K filing time by 14 days.

. Within one year, remediated financial reporting material weakness that

had previously existed at company for over 4 years.

. Worked closely with various department executives to develop and

implement weekly and monthly department financial reporting and

analysis that added value to their decision making capabilities which

enabled organization wide cost savings of over $5 million.

. Negotiated $1 million of savings on contract with credit card

processor.

Yellow Book, USA 2002 - 2008

- A $2 billion publisher of phone directories with operations in 46

States and over 1,000 markets

- Publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange under parent company,

Yell Group PLC, which is a $5 billion global publisher.

Controller

Overall responsibility for financial operations of the organization,

financial reporting and analysis, budget preparation and administration,

Sarbanes-Oxley, and risk management. Supervised and led a team of 40 staff

and accounting professionals.

. Prepared financial information and operated as primary financial

contact for the US division in parent company's Initial Public

Offering.

. Responsible for creation of internal audit department and

implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley with no significant deficiencies or

material weaknesses.

. Reduced Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs over $1m by year three through

process re-engineering and excellent coordination and communication

with operations and sales.

. Involved with financial due diligence on acquisitions ranging in size

up to $1.5 billion and led the planning and integration of acquired

companies into existing finance department.

. Collaborated with Chief Marketing Officer on developing and

introducing new product lines that would grow to over $50 million in

annual revenue.

. Initiated and led the implementation of Cognos as a financial

reporting and analysis system.

. Improved month-end processes that reduced close period to three days

after month-end from previous 10 day close period.

. Negotiated a reduction in insurance premiums, recommended the hiring

of a new insurance broker and implemented new processes that

ultimately resulted in savings of $3m annually.

McLeod USA Publishing 1997 - 2002

- A $300 million publisher of phone directories with operations in

over 300 markets

- A NASDAQ traded company under parent company, McLeod USA, a

competitive telecommunications provider that reached status in the

Fortune 300

Controller

Recruited to improve the financial aspect of this company that had

difficulty producing financial information and suffered from low department

morale. Overall responsibility for financial statement preparation,

monthly close process, budgets and forecasts, analysis, payroll, accounts

payable and reporting to parent company. Supervised and led a team of 15

staff and accounting professionals.

. Performed financial due diligence on 20+ acquisitions and led the

financial integration of acquired companies under tight deadlines

without disruption to operations or sales.

. Implemented an ERP system that integrated 4 separate systems into a

single application (including human resources and payroll), slashing

the headcount by 5 employees.

. Reduced department turnover from approximately 25 percent to less than

3 percent annually.

. Introduced and implemented a monthly reconciliation process that

subsequently resulted in no audit findings or adjustments.

Deloitte & Touche, LLP 1994 - 1997

Senior Auditor

Developed audit plans, coordinated fieldwork, and performed audits for Big

Four public accounting firm. Supervised staff accountants, delegated

assignments, and evaluated staff performance.

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, with honors, University of Iowa, 2003 -

Marketing Emphasis

Bachelor of Business Administration, with honors, Northwood University,

1994 - Accounting Major

ACCOMPLISHMENTS / AFFILIATIONS / COMPUTER SKILLS

. Attended college on a tennis scholarship and named GTE Academic All-

American

. Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

. Strong experience with Lawson ERP~ Cognos ~ FRX

. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

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