Manager Customer Service

Felix N. del Prado III, MBA

**** ** **** **., ***** Florida 33165

Residence: 305. 559.8554 Cellular: 305. 989.3453 ***@*************.***

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – ANALYSIS – ORGANIZATION IMPROVEMENT

A financial professional with extensive experience in service, distribution, and manufacturing industries.

Background and expertise include:

Forecasting & Modeling Treasury Operational & Financial Controls

Accounting & Collections Accounts Payable & Receivable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Human Resources & Payroll Inventory Management Sarbanes-Oxley implementation

EXPERIENCE

Magno International, LP, Miami, Florida 2006 – Present

Controller

Responsible for Accounting and Finance of a start up minority owned business (MBE) in freight forwarding and customs

brokerage industry with offices in the United States and Latin America.

• Implemented an integrated freight forwarding system (ediEnterprise).

• Assisted in the establishment of offices in Latin America and established G/L mapping to corporate chart of accounts.

• Translated (FAS 52) and consolidated LATAM financials based on US GAAP.

• Ensured intercompany accounts were reconciled monthly by all entities.

• Analyzed financials and prepared variance analysis commentaries.

• Developed and implemented internal control over the treasury function.

• Developed MS Excel models for uploading data to the General Ledger improving accuracy and timeliness of the

monthly closing cycle.

DEL PRADO Business Services, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 2003 - 2006

Principal

Provided bookkeeping & accounting, payroll, taxes, advisory/consulting, notary public services to business.

• Provided Sarbanes-Oxley compliance support for a mortgage bank concern.

• Implemented an accounting / inventory control system which dramatically improved gross profits and timely

reporting of information utilized in the daily operations of the company.

• Developed Excel model to calculate accurate broker commission by downloading critical information from the

system and reduced the time to compile the commission statements.

• Advised CFO services to several clients including a telephone support center and a nutritional bar company.

• Provided planning and analysis to clients, improving margins and organizational structure.

AETNA, INC., Los Angeles, California 2001 -

2003

West Region Finance Manager/Head – Customer Service

Responsible for financial planning, analysis, and controls for the West Region Customer Services. Service processing

sites located in Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno, Seattle, Portland, and Simi Valley with more than 2,500 employees.

• Implemented forecasting models, operational and financial controls that improved the financial outlook of the

region by more than $5 million from May to December 2001 and $50 million expense reduction in 2002.

• Developed Excel models to analyze service productivity and accuracy which was used to determine training

requirements and corrective measures.

G. T. STYLING LLC and A. & A. SPECIALITIES, LLC, Ontario, California 1998 - 2001

Vice President of Finance and Treasurer

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Responsible for the Accounting, Finance, Human Resources/Payroll, Procurement, Pricing, and Management Information

Services functions (staff of 20) for two companies.

• Spearheaded the search for an AS400 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for the companies in the

group, which included accounting, distribution, manufacturing, manifest, and EDI systems.

• Improved the workflow to allow for the monthly closing of the books to be completed by the 5th workday.

• Implemented a management reporting and forecasting process conserving cash and reducing inventories in

support of just in time (JIT) manufacturing through put.

MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA, INC., Cypress, California 1991 - 1998

Controller

Responsible for the Accounting function (staff of 14) including general accounting, accounts payable, accounts

receivables, fleet lease accounting, multi-state payroll, fixed assets, financial reporting, budgeting, and consolidations

(including foreign subsidiary).

• Led the search and implementation of mainframe based financial systems which included: general ledger,

accounts payable / purchasing / 3 way matching, accounts receivable, fixed assets, project accounting, currency

conversion.

• Designed and implemented a mainframe based lease/rental system and a client server based corporate billing

system.

• Streamlined workflows to process greater volume (more than double) of transactions in accounts payable and

accounts receivable without adding staff while improving internal controls, compliance to policies and procedures,

governmental regulations, and laws.

MAI SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Tustin, California 1989 -

1991

Director, Corporate Accounting

Responsible for the preparation of worldwide consolidated financial statements, external reporting and management

reports. Managed the domestic accounting operations (staff of 50) including: accounts payable, billing, accounts

receivable, multi-state payroll and commissions, and fixed asset management.

• Designed and implemented and integrated recurring billing system, which generated over 10,000, invoices a

month and significantly reduced operating expenses. Improved internal controls of all the subsidiaries systems / processes

without staff increase.

DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Irvine, California 1983 -

1989

Area Controller

Responsible for financial planning and reporting, internal controls and accounting for the southwest area of the U.S.

($500 million in annualized revenues). Reviewed financial performance of the area including quarterly presentations to

senior management. Prior to being promoted, was District Finance Manager for the Software Services business.

• Partnered in the design and implementation of a U.S. wide on-line reporting system.

• Improved financial forecasting accuracy through modeling and increased efficiency by centralizing all

disbursements and purchasing activities which reduced overall expenses and improved internal controls.

• Created the staffing model for the Area Controller’s organization, which was adopted countrywide.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

Held positions as Division Controller, Information Systems and Medical Divisions, Toshiba America, Inc.

and as Corporate Accounting Manager, MAI/Basic Four Corporation.

Adjunct Instructor of Finance and International Accounting at Webster University Graduate program.

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EDUCATION

M.B.A., Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA

B.S. – Accounting, California State University, Northridge, CA

COMPUTER LITERACY

MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, McCormick and Dodge Financial Systems (now GEAC),

QuickBooks, Peachtree, Visio, ERP, FACTS, ediEnterprise.

CREDENTIALS

Community Colleges Instructor, State of California Business and Industrial Management, Notary

Public,

California Tax Education Council Registered Tax Preparer (CRTP), and Certified QuickBooks

ProAdvisor.

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