Manager Management

Rodney Sparks

Email: abprbt@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ********* ****

City: Houston

State: TX

Zip: 77077

Country: USA

Phone: 713-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $120,000

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RODNEY F. SPARKS

1306 Berrywood Lane - Houston, TX 77077

713-***-**** (Cell)

abprbt@r.postjobfree.com

Corporate Financial Officer

Controller - Strategic Planner - Business Consultant

Results oriented leader with a proven record of business success creating and delivering a variety of solutions to organizations. An effective manager with proven ability to recognize financial opportunities that drive growth and effectively position the organization for success.

PROFILE

* Offering over 30 years successful experience in corporate planning and financial management.

* Controllerships in freight, construction, engineering and manufacturing companies

* Expert in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and remediation, tax, business consulting, and change management.

* Exceptional competence in short and long-term corporate planning, financial projections, and forecasting.

* Hands-on, professional tenure with advanced accounting systems and ERP conversions (including SAP, Dynamics, JD Edwards, Cognos & Hyperion), XBRL, and IFRS

* Outstanding budgeting and analytical skills leading to management improvements and increased profits.

* Team motivator with ability to identify and solve problems.

* Strong leader adept at initiating change and implementing new processes while maintaining a positive workplace environment.

* Keen sense of customer experience, employee morale; always focused on the bottom line.

* Rare ability to identify future business opportunities and develop strategic plans to capitalize on them.

z Ability to quickly assume a new challenge and get the job done.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IMPACT SOLUTIONS, Houston, TX

Business consulting practice.

Owner / Principal 2011 - Present

Sox compliance program for major non-profit Houston Hospital system, with emphasis in Treasury and Supply Chain, concurrent with PeopleSoft implementation. Completed project ahead of schedule and under budget.

13 month engagement as contract CFO. Joined with new country President to relocate operations to Houston. Terminated former Controller and staff in New Jersey, hired local staff, and transferred corporate functions down to Houston. Finished implementation of SAP (migrated from IES) and home-grown freight management system, developed internal reporting system to support novice Presidents management of the company, implemented cash management protocols, cut typical billing times from 30 days to 3 days, reduced 60-day past-due receivables by 60%, and successfully completed year-one financial audit with no changes. Supervised staff of 3 professionals.

JARVIS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT, INC., Houston, TX

$75MM Global freight forwarder.

Controller 2009 - 2011

Implemented new ERP system including sophisticated Order Entry and Job Costing functions to permit integrating new export contract for Afghanistan, which will more than triple companys annual revenues. Identified and rectified $1.7 MM in errors by the former controller within first six weeks of tenure, revamped banking relationships, and facilitated new line of credit to support the new export contract. Assisted owner in selling company to a competitor (in Florida) so he could retire. Supervised staff of 5.

RESOURCES GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL, Houston, TX

$840MM Global business consulting practice with 85 offices in North America, Asia, and Europe.

Consultant 2004 - 2009

Developed and implemented SOX compliance programs for clients in cost accounting, inventory, and fixed asset systems; directed all compliance testing for client plants in southern U.S., including documenting internal accounting controls, guiding assessment of design effectiveness of the suite of controls, performing walk-throughs with accounting staff in multiple plants to identify compliance issues, providing remediation training, and testing the performance and reliability of controls, plant turnarounds, and HR controls.

Also performed ERP conversion engagements in JD Edwards and Hyperion, and FP&A engagement to completely revamp a planning and budgeting system.

SEMCO ENERGY, Port Huron, MI

$750MM Multi-state natural gas retailer with engineering and construction subsidiaries across the U.S.

Held two concurrent and overlapping assignments during tenure: 1997 - 2003

* Controller, Long's Underground Technologies, Lufkin, TX

$12MM Utilities Construction subsidiary

Entered company which had no operating budgets, poor cost controls, scarce job costing data, and a single

customer accounting for 70% of sales. Established project budgets, monthly financial budgets, and variance reporting. Trained and mentored operations managers to understand cost management. Supervised 6 clerical and admin personnel.

- Initiated turnaround endeavor by implementing ERP system providing timely job performance data.

- Collaborated with owner to attract new clients, avoiding dependence on a single major customer.

- With these and other steps, assisted in growing sales more than 50% and boosting profits 120%.

* IT Manager, Aretech Information Services, Houston, TX

$23MM Computing equipment and services subsidiary

Created and managed IT department providing IT services for all SEMCO engineering and construction companies. Coordinated ERP system conversion to JD Edwards for engineering and construction subsidiaries as a core specialist in job cost and payroll. Counseled senior management of subsidiary companies on JDE support, training, and IT functions. Supervised two IT techies.

* Drove improvements in G/L, job cost, and payroll procedures for new JDE users by developing and running effective training programs.

IMPACT SOLUTIONS, Houston, TX

Business consulting practice.

Owner / Principal 1990 - 1997

Founded and managed consulting firm providing client services including business planning, IPOs, LLCs, accounting, treasury, organization, and information systems. Performed financial, M&A, and working capital analyses, NPV; identified and consulted on investment opportunities.

* For a pipeline monitoring client, temporarily filled Controller position while offices were moved out of state, handled sale of real estate, coordinated relocation of mainframe computer, and concluded office leases resulting in smooth translocation of clients entire operations.

* For equipment exporting startup client, set up banking relationship, generated $1.2 million line of credit, provided business analysis and advice, created and ran accounting system while client grew to $8 million business in three years.

* For a nonprofit client, successfully planned, organized, and chaired a week-long conference of corporate planners with attendance topping 3,000.

* Improved operating efficiency and profit position of clients by developing and implementing cash management and cost control systems.

- Refined client operational procedures by developing and introducing processes for change management.

COGNISEIS DEVELOPMENT, Houston, TX

$165MM Seismic software developer.

Manager Financial Reporting 1986 - 1990

Managed financial reporting for private equity company.

BLACK, SIVALLS & BRYSON, Houston, TX

$275MM Oil-patch Engineering & Construction company.

Controller - 1982 - 1986

Managed all accounting & reporting functions.

GEOSOURCE INC., Houston, TX

$875MM Full-service oil-patch supplier.

Held four distinct positions during tenure: 1975 - 1982

* Manager, Planning & Analysis - $135MM Seismic equipment and food-sorting equipment manufacturing subsidiary.

* Controller - Full accounting responsibility for $120MM seismic computing manufacturer.

* Manager, Special Projects & Planning - $205MM Seismic services subsidiary

* Corporate Manager of Financial Systems

EDUCATION

M.B.A. Accountancy, Minor in mathematics, University of Houston

B.S. Economics, Minor in finance, University of Houston

CPA completed in 1974, presently inactive

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