BRADFORD BRIGHTMAN

**** ********** *****

Mobile, Al 36695

251-***-****

abokrp@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION: University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

Bachelor of Science May 2000

Major: Finance / Accounting

COMPUTER SKILLS: Oracle, SAP, IBM Platinum AS/400, Great Plains,

QuickBooks

MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

March 2012 -

Present Martin Energy Services LLC

Mobile, Alabama

Operations Accounting Mgr - Martin

Energy Services LLC (3/12 - Present)

. Controlled the functions of accounts receivable, accounts payable, and

other related accounting personnel employed by the Blakeley Island,

Theodore, and Pascagoula Terminal for Martin Energy Services Division.

. Supervised accounting staff of eight employees located at regional

office along with six sales service employees located at each Terminal

location.

. Oversaw and coordinated all day-to-day accounting duties such as

invoice processing, revenue reporting, credit memo processing, account

reconciliation and analysis, and inventory control for Martin Energy

Services Division

. Coordinated month-end closing duties of account receivable and

accounts payable personnel for preparation of financial information to

assist in the preparation of journal entries to the general ledger

accounts.

. Responsible for monthly bank reconciliation report, weekly cash

disbursements and cash receipts forecast, and monthly sales analysis

to assist sales personnel in preparation of a customer margin

variance.

. Responsible for preparation of monthly financial statement and budget

related documents reporting the results of operations directly to the

vice president / operations manager for the Martin Energy Services

Division.

. Responsible for yearly on sight full scope audit of the eastern

Terminals financial records by KPMG accounting firm in accordance with

GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley.

. Responsible for production of yearly sales and operations budget for

the eastern Terminals.

August 2009 -

February 2012 INEOS Phenol, Inc.

Theodore, Alabama

Senior Financial Analyst - INEOS

Americas LLC (8/09 - 02/11)

. Responsible for weekly Fixed Cost reporting and weekly Commitments,

Prepare monthly P&L forecast, and monthly Fixed and Variable Cost

analysis to assist department managers in preparation of Budget vs.

Actual variance report

. Coordinated month-end closing duties of account receivable Clerks,

accounts payable Clerks, Site Maintenance personnel for preparation of

financial information to assist in the preparation of Monthly Fixed

and Variable entries to the general ledger accounts.

. Responsible for preparation of monthly financial reports and budget

related documents reporting the results of operations directly to the

Site Manager for INEOS Phenol.

. Maintained and processed all fixed asset entries including all

deprecation related records. Prepared and presented monthly capital

expenditures reporting the results of operations directly to the Site

Manager for INEOS Phenol and INEOS Capital.

. Managed all of INEOS Americas LLC's Tax items -Prepared and Filed

related security documents with various state Revenue Departments,

Monthly Sales & Use, Canadian / Quebec Gst/Qst Tax Returns, mulit-

state yearly real and personal property tax returns, All State and

Federal Corporate Tax Returns, and point of contact various Tax

Audits

. Responsible for yearly on sight full scope audit of INEOS Americas

financial records by Deloitte & Touche accounting firm in accordance

with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley.

August 2004 -

May 2009 The Newark Group, Inc.

Mobile, Alabama

Regional Controller - Recycled Fibers

Southeast Region (8/04 - 5/09)

. Planned, organized, directed and controlled the functions of accounts

receivable, accounts payable, payroll personnel, and other related

accounting personnel employed by the Alabama, Tallahassee, and

Shreveport plant for the Recycled Fibers Southeastern Division.

. Supervised accounting staff of five employees located at regional

office along with six sales service employees located at each plant

location.

. Oversaw and coordinated all day-to-day accounting duties such as

invoice processing, revenue reporting, credit memo processing, account

reconciliation and analysis, and inventory control for the Recycled

Fibers Southeastern Division.

. Coordinated month-end closing duties of account receivable and

accounts payable personnel for preparation of financial information to

assist in the preparation of journal entries to the general ledger

accounts.

. Responsible for monthly bank reconciliation report, weekly cash

disbursements and cash receipts forecast, and monthly sales analysis

to assist sales personnel in preparation of a customer margin

variance.

. Responsible for preparation of monthly financial statement and budget

related documents reporting the results of operations directly to the

General Manager for the Recycled Fibers Southeastern Division.

. Responsible for producing quarterly reports for the Southeast Region

for consolidation at corporate level for production and filing of SEC

required reports for publicly traded companies in compliance with

Sarbanes -Oxley.

. Responsible for yearly on sight full scope audit of the southeast

regions financial records by Deloitte & Touche accounting firm in

accordance with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley.

. Responsible for production of yearly sales and operations budget for

the Southeast Region.

. Reviewed vendor/customer contracts, purchases orders and vouchers for

correctness, propriety and compliance with current year's budget.

. Filed necessary UCC-1 and other related security documents with

secretary of state office for vendor/customer equipment contracts and

vendor/customer fiber agreements for correctness, propriety and

compliance with corporate policy that ensure compliance with Sarbanes-

Oxley.

. Coordinated the implementation of an Oracle based designed interface

that would outsource the accounts payable check handling and

processing to Wachovia corporate bank to help meet separation of

duties requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley.

. Responsible for customer credit profiles and new customer set-up of

the southeast regions through the use of Dun & Bradstreet system that

aids in the outsourcing of credit procedures and approval based on

corporate set makers that help determine credit worthiness and sets

credit limit thought the use of the Dun & Bradstreet's set credit

ratios in accordance with corporate policy that is in compliance with

Sarbanes-Oxley.

February 2002 -

August 2004 The Newark Group, Inc.

Mobile, Alabama

Assistant Regional Controller - Recycled

Fibers Southeast Region (2/02 - 8/04)

. Planed, organized, directed and controlled the functions of accounts

receivable, accounts payable, payroll personnel, and other related

accounting personnel employed by the Alabama, Tallahassee, and

Shreveport plant for the Recycled Fibers Southeastern Division.

. Oversaw and coordinated all day-to-day accounting duties such as

invoice processing, revenue reporting, credit memo processing, account

reconciliation and analysis, and inventory control for the Recycled

Fibers Southeastern Division.

. Reconciled cash receipts and other payments to detect unrecorded sales

deposits and misapplied payments.

. Coordinated month-end closing duties of account receivable and

accounts payable personnel for preparation of financial information to

assist in the preparation of journal entries to the general ledger

accounts.

. Responsible for monthly bank reconciliation report, weekly cash

disbursements and cash receipts forecast, and monthly sales analysis

to assist sales personnel in preparation of a customer margin

variance.

. Responsible for preparation of monthly financial statement and budget

related documents reporting the results of operations directly to the

General Manager for the Recycled Fibers Southeastern Division.

. Coordinated the implementation of an Oracle based accounting system

designed to replace existing DOS software.

January 2000 -

January 2002 Hall Wholesale Florist, Inc.

Mobile, Alabama

Senior Accountant

. Controlled and supervised all monthly revenue reporting and

expenditure outflows of related accounting functions for eight

wholesale stores located in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.

. Responsible for consolidated financial statement preparation along

with reporting the individual financial statement results for each

wholesale operations directly to the Chief Executive Officer-

President.

. Supervised accounting staff that included accounts receivable and

accounts payable clerk and staff accountant at Mobile, Alabama home

office location.

. Responsible for the indirect supervision of eight bookkeepers located

at each individual wholesale location.

. Oversaw and coordinated with accounting staff all the day-to-day

accounting duties such as invoice processing, revenue reporting,

credit memo processing, account reconciliation and analysis, and

inventory control.

. Analyzed expense accounts to ensure budget compliance and to help

prevent overspending and inefficient use of company resources.

. Performed internal audits of cash disbursements journal, collections

of accounts receivable, and physical inventory to ensure that controls

and duties were executed as designed.

. Ensured that all expenses were properly classified and accrued by the

bookkeeper at each location.

. Filed real/personal property, sales and occupational taxes.

. Assisted in the implantation of IBM-Platinum windows based accounting

system to replace DOS software.

January 1998 -

December 1999 Seibert, Baxter & Co., P.C.

Mobile, Alabama

Staff Accountant (1/99 - 12/99)

. Prepared monthly bank reconciliation and financial statements for

clients.

. Prepared tax returns for individuals and small corporations.

. Performed audits of privately held companies focusing on internal

controls related to cash disbursements and collections, fixed assets,

and expense account analysis.

Seibert, Baxter & Co., P.C.

Mobile, Alabama

Junior Accountant (1/98 - 12/98)

. Assembled personal and business tax returns.

. Processed sales and payroll tax for firm.

. Processed financial statements and managed billing system.

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