Human Resources Management

BEN COLVIN

**** ***** ***** ***** . ******, GA **519

678-***-**** . *********@*******.***

Summary of Qualifications

Experienced financial management professional with a passion for playing an

instrumental role in strategic business analysis and planning as well as

driving continuous process improvement. Utilizes extensive accounting,

management, and forecasting background and experience. Detail-oriented,

results-producing leader with a track record of success in diverse

industries.

Financial Management and Controls . Management Accounting . Budgeting and

Forecasting

Credit and Collections . Risk Management . Human Resources . Operations

Management

Banking Relationship Management . Facilities Management

Professional experience

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS GROUP, INC., Duluth, Georgia

Controller, Assistant Vice President

01/05 to present

Business Manager 06/99

to 01/05

Fulfilled newly created position for this private civil engineering and

surveying consulting firm serving residential, commercial and industrial

development community

. Financial Accounting - managed staff of up to 4 through creation of $7M

multi-company Financial Statements

. Management Accounting - developed and implemented weekly forecasting and

tracking metrics

. Budgeting - performed tax and year-end earnings management as well as

implemented formal budgeting procedures

. Finance - renegotiated $3.8M real estate loan and $150K operating LOC

. Human Resources - created and maintained ERISA and HIPAA compliant

Section 125 Benefit Plan including plan design, carrier selections,

company contribution calculations; administered 401K plan including

investment option selection and plan amendment implementation, ERISA &

DOL compliance monitoring; and designed and implemented consolidated PTO

accrual plan

. Billing - successfully replaced manual system with selection and

implementation of automated time & expense billing and accounting system

software; streamlined process improvement to reduce scheduled billing

cycle by 25%

. Credit/Collections - successfully maintained average 30-day balance in

excess of 80% of A/R; limited bad debt to < 0.015%; successfully obtained

judgments in 3 separate jurisdictions

. Risk Management - implemented contract review procedures; reviewed and

negotiated contract terms and conditions; performed Workers Compensation

audits; successfully challenged W/C mod factor reporting error

. Facilities Management - Evaluated, selected, and managed installation of

new 75+ extension integrated telephone, facsimile and email system;

managed 25,000 sq ft office company relocation; administered facility

security and access control systems

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USA SLIDE, INC., Gainesville, Georgia

General Manager 07/97 to 06/99

Relieved owner from day to day operating duties in newly created position

for this private commercial water slide manufacturer and contractor serving

the smaller municipal, military and commercial nationwide recreational

industry

. Completed, settled & collected over $450K of unresolved, uncollectable

installations incurred prior to 1997

. Standardized all fabrication drawings to utilize similar assemblies,

components, and nomenclature.

. Introduced budgetary and cash flow forecasting and control systems

. Created material and labor cost and time standards for all components and

assemblies

Advanced Technology Services, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

Controller 10/96 to 07/97

Replaced interim Controller in emerging imaging software integrated system

developer serving large, national end-users and regional distributors

. Reconciled out of balance General Ledger and generated current financial

statements for first time in over 6 months

. Implemented cash flow forecasting and control systems

. Created and implemented client service contract maintenance and renewal

system

. Created and implemented client services billing and employee expense

reimbursement system

Vadco marble of georgia, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

Controller 04/88 to 10/96

Assisted in organization and start-up of Georgia affiliate of established

Texas based cultured marble manufacturer and subcontractor

. Designed and implemented formal credit policy reducing bad debt loss to

less than .5% annually for six consecutive years

. Successfully submitted, negotiated and obtained approval for $450K SBA

loan package

. Designed and implemented complete weekly operational labor efficiency

management reporting system

. Successfully completed conversion to a fully integrated, networked PC-

based accounting system

. Designed and implemented inventory control system that resulted in

material cost reduction of 15%

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Texas A&M University, College

Station, Texas

Software

Deltek Advantage 9.0 - Enterprise Wide T & E Capture & Billing and General

Accounting

MAS 90 - General Accounting

ACCPAC - General Accounting

QuickBooks Pro - General Accounting

DacEasy - General Accounting

MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point)

OpenOffice.org (Writer, Calc, Impress)

Millennium 3 - Payroll & Human Resources

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