Joseph Merrill

Mobile Phone: 603-***-****

E-mail: ac0up6@r.postjobfree.com

42A Frost Road, Derry, NH 03038

Relevant Skills:

Strategic Planning

Post Merger Integration

Financial Analysis

Internal Controls

Month End Close

Process Development

Staff Development

Audit & Control

Budgeting

Experience:

November 2015 – Present – Unit4 Education Solutions – Financial Analyst/Controller

Software Industry – 12 Million sales

Responsible for the complete financial management of 12 million dollar a year entiry

Management of revenue recognition and deferred revenue

Managed process of transitioning transactional accounting to shared service center

Managed implementation of ERP system from Quickbooks

Interim role

April 2013 – Feb 2015 – Autofair Internal Auditor

Automotive Industry – 400 million sales

Responsible for the development of Internal Controls and Audits to ensure all branch locations are in compliance with all laws and internal policies.

Development of Internal Financial reporting package to ensure that all stakeholders understand current performance metrics as well as development of plans to achieve aggressive targets.

Developed and managed new processes which cut several days out of the month end close process as well as the generation and review of internal and external reporting packages.

Made Monthly presentations to management regarding the previous months results as well as gap analysis regarding actual, plan and forecast, as well as working with operational management on the implementation of measures to close gaps.

Managed External Audit with CPA Firm

Worked with senior management on due diligence analysis of acquisitions.

Responsible for inventory controls of all cars and parts for our service operations.

April 2012 – Jan 2013 – TMC LLC Controller/CFO

Automotive Industry – 85 million sales

Responsible for the management of all finance, accounting and administrative functions of a chain of Harley Davidson dealers owned by a family group which ultimately was divided up among family members as independent companies

Built Corporate finance and administrative functions from the ground up

Developed employee handbook and accounting manual

Took the company from one dealership to three – integrating 2 under performing dealerships in to the company and making them profitable

Built the corporate oversight and controls from the ground up as our plan was to continue with the acquisition of additional dealerships – prior to my arrival there was no corporate function.

Extensive work with operational management to improve productivity and reduce expenses.

April 2011 – April 2012 – Simonds International Interim Controller

Manufacturing – 200 million sales

Responsible for all Financial and Accounting functions for the organization

Developed new processes to bring financial controls and processes up to current standards

Implemented internal reporting processes so operations could monitor KPI performance on a daily basis instead of waiting until month end to make operational adjustments in order to hit targets

Worked with Internal and external stakeholders on the purchase and implementation of an internal power generation project, allowing us to generate our own electricity, saving over 1 million dollars per year.

May 2006 – Jan 2010 – Bosch Thermotechnology Financial Controller

Manufacturing/Distribution Industry – 250 million sales

Responsible for the management of the finance and accounting functions

Assisted in the due diligence and negotiation phases of multiple acquisitions

Lead post merger integration team for new acquisition

Consolidated multiple locations and businesses in to North American financial reporting package.

Served as financial liaison to parent company in Germany

Participated on both the company management committee as well as the product development committee

Managed purchasing and inventory control functions

Selected as a high potential manager within Bosch worldwide operations and took part in training programs for such managers.

Worked with facilities management department to develop cost estimates and budgetary controls for all new building projects

May 1999 – April 2006– Talbots/JJILL Senior Financial Analyst

Retail Industry – 1.5 billion sales

Inventory Management for 200 store chain.

Month end close and analysis of retail business

Assisted in the successful implementation of SOX controls

Managed Monthly forecast

Education:

MBA – 2001 Franklin Pierce College – Rindge NH – 3.8 GPA

BS Finance and Business Administration – 1995 Florida Southern College

Systems Experience

MAS90, MAS500, JD Edwards, ADP, Microsoft Excel and Access.

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