Controller/Consultant
Resume:
Ray F. Steadman
*** ****** **** ******** **. ****2
Cell: 803-***-****
Email: *********@****.***
Objective:
To acquire a financial or management position with a dynamic company.
Summary:
Financial professional with 28 years of experience in mining, waste, manufacturing, and waste
Operations. Experience includes financial analysis, acquisitions, forecasting, and budget preparation. Enthusiastic and hard working executive with the objective of improving existing operations and profitability by providing quality financial, administrative, and operational direction.
Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree – University of South Carolina
Major: Accounting
Professional Experience:
07/17 – 10/17 Mancor of SC Inc.
Industry: manufacturing steel components
Interim Controller:
Review billings of materials and update cost roll forwards
Prepare weekly profit and loss statements with balance sheet (close 52 weeks as month end)
Reconcile balance sheets and prepare capital analysis of incoming and outgoing funds
Prepare payroll accrual and Review for up and downs per actual hours
Prepare monthly and quarterly forecast for operations and fiscal year budgets.
Maintain monthly actual and forecasted results inside their Onramp computer system
Approved purchase requisitions for spending up to $10K.
Review and conduct cycle counts per shop floor
Review all material variances and steel scrap
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02/17 – 03/17 Georgia Mountain Gas
Industry: Propane sales & Delivery
Consultant:
Provide billing review and service reconciliations of all routes.
Set up policy and procedures for employees.
Review B/S and Profit and Loss statement for changes in reporting and inconsistencies.
Review personnel for qualifications and capabilities with the company.
Improve paper work flow to maximize productivity.
10/16 – 01/17 Capital Waste Services LLC, Columbia SC
Industry: Waste Acquisition of Ard Container Service
Consultant:
Assist gathering contact, billing, service, and asset information for the
acquisition.
Provide billing review and service reconciliations of all routes.
Set up vehicle leases and short term rentals of equipment.
Review B/S and Profit and Loss statement for changes in reporting and inconsistencies.
Review personnel for qualifications and capabilities with the new company.
Provide benchmarks for comparisons with the industry.
12/13 – 06/16 US Silica Corporation, West Columbia SC.
Industry: Mining / Silica Sands.
Controller:
Directs and maintains credibility with proper guidance over two locations with a staff of four accounting clerks.
Prepare and oversee the monthly closing process. Including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Fixed Assets and all general accounting functions related to Sox.
Prepare monthly financial package using JD Edwards & Insight software to upper management for two independent companies of an 18 & 3-million-dollar business units.
Prepare sales & use tax, property tax, assist with quarterly, and yearly tax returns as well year end audits.
Review and approval daily accounting operations as well as monitor and adjust for corporate and sox compliance.
Prepare monthly and quarterly forecast for operations and fiscal year budgets.
Reconcile railroad charges and rentals of container cars and provide analysis of demerge charges.
Supervise the scheduling of railroad cars for customer products.
Manage multiple Capital projects and direct corporate spending where needed based on operational deficiencies.
Reconcile and prepare stores inventory adjustments and review cycle counts weekly and make appropriate monthly entries.
Analyzes variances to forecast and budget and provides action plans to management.
11/09 – 12/13 Wentworth Printing Corporation/CGX, West Columbia SC.
Industry: Commercial Printing/mailing/fulfillment.
Controller:
Direct and supervise a staff of three office clerks including a rotation training of a college graduate every four to six months.
Prepare and over see the monthly closing process. Including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, and booking manual payroll interfaces.
Prepare monthly financial package using Macola and Hyperion to upper management of a $14 Million Business Unit.
Prepare sales & use tax, property tax and assist with quarterly and yearly tax returns.
Supervise and collect all out outstanding balances at greater than 60 days.
Review and approval billing daily as well as monitor and adjust for corporate and sox compliance.
Adjust and maintain hourly labor rates per machines to assure correct month end WIP calculations.
4/07 – 1/09 Talley Metal Technology, Inc., Hartsville, SC.
Industry: Stainless Steel manufacturing.
Controller:
Directly Responsible for the financial reporting, integrity of inventory systems, general ledger, and short term forecasting.
Supervised a staff of one Senior Cost Accounting Professional.
Prepared monthly financial package for upper management of a 110-million-dollar business unit. Prepared detail sales analysis to aid in forecasting of operation margin, price, and volume mix.
Analyzed and coordinated cost saving activities to reduce operational spending and fixed cost reductions.
Prepare and coordinated month end close too close in 5 working days.
Prepared operation budgets, capital analysis, and prepared month sales compensations to outside sales representatives.
Updated and maintained Sarbanes- Oxley documentation.
2/00 - 2/07 Ambac International Inc., Columbia, SC.
Industry: Diesel Injection Pump Assemblies
Finance Manager:
During a state sales audit, I was able to secure a $250K refund from the state of South Carolina.
Supervise Accounts Receivable and Accounts payable department or three/two.
Prepare daily sales reporting and weekly cash flow analysis for management.
Improve collections of account 90 days and above.
Monitor & control cash outflows against receivables.
Prepare financial package for management.
Borrowed and maintained operating cash to fund accounts payable and payroll.
Reduce accounts receive balance > 90 days by 800K.
Prepare monthly operating report for upper management using Glovia (Oracle based)
2/99 - 2/00 Container Company of Carolina/Allied Waste Industries, Inc., Columbia, SC.
Industry: Commercial Waste Disposal
District Controller
Supervise accounting staff of 12 at multiple locations.
Preparation of financial statements of 8 operation sites.
Maintain cash management and forecasting programs to maximize company cash flow.
Preparation of financial budgets and monthly operation reports to upper management.
Review and revise accounting practices and controls.
6/87 - 12/98 Waste Management, Inc.-(a.k.a.) Chambers Development, Inc. /USA Waste, Inc. Columbia, SC.
Industry: Commercial Waste Disposal
District Controller
Supervised accounting staff of four at multiple locations.
Diversified accounting and financial reporting.
Responsibilities included preparation and review of financial statements of 4 operation entities.
Preparation of financial budgets, taxes, and regulatory reports.
Reported directly to multiple District Managers with a dotted line to Area/Regional Controllers.
Maintain cash management and forecasting programs to maximize company cash flow.
Assisted in the preparation of Municipal County Bids.
Reduced days of sales for the Columbia operation to 33 days prior to merger with USA Waste.
Maintain IBM AS400 Computer System with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger with MAS software.
References: Available upon request
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