Accounting Human Resources
Resume:
Charles W. Waskey, CPA
Carrollton, TX 75010
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SUMMARY
Senior business executive with experience in public and private organizations ranging in size from $30 million to $3
billion. Strong operational and process improvement focus with the ability to create and lead world class finance
organizations. Experience with all aspects of accounting and finance including analysis, budgeting, forecasting,
benchmarking, banking, GAAP, and SOX compliance. Excellent system skills including ERP implementations.
EXPERIENCE
Valtech Technologies, Inc. - Dallas, TX (IT Professional Services) Feb. 2007 – Present
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President-Finance
Oversee all financial aspects of Valtech, a thirty million dollar subsidiary of a French parent. This includes
Financial Reporting, Banking and Bank relations, and Forecasting and Strategic planning with a strong emphasis on
the operational aspects of the business.
• Oversee accounting, finance, human resources, recruiting, and information technology departments
and personnel.
• Managed six North American locations for Valtech including consolidating financial results and
forecasts.
• Track and charge hours and expenses for over 150 IT Professionals on various time cycles.
• Implemented real time operational results and forecasting to better manage revenue.
• Implemented numerous processes to improve cycle times in numerous areas including a reduction of
days sales outstanding by over 30 days.
• Improved banking relationships and negotiated business line of credit.
• Negotiated and oversaw new building leases and construction.
Outsource Partners International, Inc. - Dallas, TX (Prof. Services/Consulting) Jan. 2003 – Feb. 2007
Director of Operations
Responsible for all operational areas of the accounting service center for Trinity Industries, a three billion dollar
diversified public company.. This oversight includes all personnel decisions, daily operations and strategic guidance
for the accounting service center.
• Managed offshoring of several processes.
• Extensive benchmarking and statistical analysis. Designed and implemented an operational scorecard
for the entire service center.
• Worked with Trinity Industries executive team to ensure best utilization of center resources
• Member of Trinity Executive Steering Committee for business process outsourcing.
Director of General Accounting
Responsible for all accounting duties on outsourcing project with Trinity Industries. Includes overseeing all general
ledger and fixed asset functions, managing a staff of 20 professionals.
•Manage Oracle Financials implementation for general ledger and fixed assets.
•Consolidate financial results for more than fifty Trinity locations across the US and Internationally.
•Coordinate transition of work from Trinity personnel to our staff.
•Engineer and implement best practice policies and procedures.
•Mentor and train staff using new processes.
•Responsible for reduction in days to close for client from 5 days to 3 days while maintaining consistent
and accurate financial data.
France Telecom - Dallas, TX (High Tech / Telecommunications) 1997 – Oct. 2002
Divisional Controller
Responsible for all accounting and finance activity for international telecommunications network operation division
of publicly traded company. Management of reporting consolidation of eight North American entities. Oversee
finance group of twenty-two professional and clerical staff including AP, AR and Payroll.
•Work with business partners in operational functions to develop reporting and information flows to help
finance add value to the business operations.
•Develop business cases and assist Management with making strategic business decisions.
•Managed Oracle implementation in accordance with purchase of competing entity.
•Responsible for all Human Resource functions in division finance group. Inclusive of hiring and
termination authority as well as performance review and analysis.
Assistant Controller
Responsible for accounting and finance department for international telecommunications network organization with
a total spend of approximately 400 million. Oversee ten accounting/finance professionals and work with regional
finance and other regional accounting departments.
•Responsible for month-end consolidation and close of New York and Dallas accounting offices. Design
of financial models to aid consolidation and analyze run rates, accruals, etc.
•Oversaw conversion of accounting system and budgeting/reforecast system and played key role in
integrating all financial information systems.
•Responsible for budgets, analysis, and forecasts for US operations in Hyperion formats.
•Responsible for coordinating annual external audit as well as annual internal audit.
•Responsible for inter-company transactions and CTA issues.
Budget Analyst
Responsible for US operational and capital budgets. This included research, analysis, documenting assumptions,
final preparation and submission to senior management.
•Prepare and researched monthly variance analysis reports for multiple regions in the US.
Submit and defend this analysis to senior management.
•Design and update financial models for major cost drivers; analyzed all material spends.
•Dotted line reporting to Operational Manager for monthly reporting and reforecast issues. Initiated
weekly cross-functional meetings between Finance and various operational groups.
•Team member for merger of SITA (Societe International Telecommunications Aeronautique); a Paris,
France based Airline non-profit cooperative entity into the publicly held Equant group. Assistance
included due diligence, analysis, as well as process and system conversion.
Senior Accountant
Responsible for all accounting and banking for Dallas regional accounting office.
•Prepare monthly account reconciliation reports to ensure all accounting entries made by staff were
properly codified.
•Main banking contact between local bank and corporate head office in Paris, France.
RAIDER REFRIGERATION, Inc. - Dallas, TX (Contracting/Manufacturing) 1995 - 1997
COMPUTER LANGUAGE RESEARCH, Inc. - Dallas, TX (Software) 1994 – 1995
EDUCATION
BBA Accounting - University of Texas - Arlington
CPA - State of Texas - License # 70371
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