ROGER C. SMITH, CPA
SUMMARY
I am a goal oriented professional with strong hands-on experience in
accounting, auditing, budgeting, and financial statement preparation as
well as team motivation.
EXPERIENCE
Controller, 2008 to present, Pacland
-Generating financial reports
-Staff supervision
-Period end reporting and analysis
-Variance and cash flow analyses
Finance Manager, 2006 to 2008, Washington Mutual
-Managed the forecasting of expenses
-Prepared budgets for multiple groups
-Reported on month over month, forecasted and budgeted variances
Manager of Incentive Administration, 2003 to 2006, Washington Mutual:
-Managed the calculating and reporting of incentive plans
-Designed incentive plans
-Managed incentive data integrity
-Forecasted yearly incentives to ensure proper amounts are accrued
Controller, 2000 to 2003, Pacific Seafood, Incorporated:
- Period end reporting and analysis
- Optimized cash flow
- Preparation and administration of annual budget of $60 million
- Managed office administration team
- Controlled division costs
Sales Budget Manager, 1995 to 2000, Holland America Line Westours:
-Prepared and administered annual budget of $14 million
-Managed bonus and incentive plans for the sales force
-Analyzed travel agent commission plans
-Budget and accounting interpretation and analysis
-Engineered new commission plan structure
-Processed all payouts within stringent timelines
-Selected hardware and software and initiated sales force automation
Senior Staff Accountant Tour Division, 1991 to 1995, HALW:
-Managed entire accounting function for the tour division
-Prepared financial statements and management reports
-Analyzed general ledgers
-Interpreted financial information
Internal Auditor, 1990 to 1991, Holland America Line Westours:
-Audited several divisions of the company including restaurants and
hotels
Staff Accountant, Hotel Division, 1987 to 1990, Holland America Line
Westours:
-Prepared financial statements and management reports for multiple
business units (hotels and their restaurants)
-Analyzed general ledgers
-Managed foreign currency accounts
-Composed and assembled policy and procedures manual
-Reconciled backlog of bank statements
EDUCATION
Certified Public Accountant, June 1989.
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Central Washington University,
Ellensburg, Washington, June 1987.