Manager Financial

Sample Resume, CPA

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Experience

Sample Company, Elgin, IL January 2000 to Present

Controller

Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities and capital and prepare balance sheet, profit and loss

statement and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position for other

managers.

Identify areas for improvement in financial reporting, accounting and interactions with key customers and stake

holders

Direct and coordinate company financial planning and budget management functions.

Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance of divisions and departments.

Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal budgetary reporting requirements.

W ork with department managers and corporate staff to develop five year and ten year business plans for the

company.

Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.

Accomplishments:

Substantially reduced significant audit adjustments through better financial controls.

Developed a system to track primary and fully diluted earnings per share calculations including common stock

equivalents.

Organized a new accounting department and recruited and trained four accountants.

Reorganized several headquarters and division finance staffs, including personnel decisions, which enhanced

expertise, upgraded performance, and eliminated unnecessary work.

Example Corporation, Inc., Chicago, IL March 1989 to January 2000

Manager of Accounting (March 1996 to January 2000)

Review contracts for billing related terms and prepare invoices and supporting documentation as required.

Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts,

documenting business transactions.

Design, establish, and maintain an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the department's

goals and objectives.

Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements.

Senior Accountant (March 1992 to March 1996)

Monitor and analyze general ledger accounts to ensure accurate financial information is presented to management

at month-end.

Provide monthly financial variance from budget/forecast reports to management

Staff Accountant (March 1989 to March 1992)

Assist in month end closing activities including journal processing and allocations

Prepare monthly performance metric reports for review and distribution

Preparation of financial statements and auditing of financial reports.

Accomplishments:

Improved productivity by eliminating an average of two weeks field time during audits.

Charted internal control systems for non-utility subsidiaries that pointed out system weaknesses and reduced loss

risks.

Designed and implemented a department performance evaluation system to replace a non-functioning one.

Developed several Excel spreadsheet macros currently in use for reducing entry time and automatically cross-

referencing for errors.

Education

University of Sample, Sample, IL December 1988

BS Accounting

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