Sales Accounts Payable
Resume:
BRADFORD BRIGHTMAN
Mobile, Al 36695
*************@*****.***
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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