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Human Resources Accounting

Location:
Pasadena, CA
Posted:
January 10, 2019

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Paul Kellen, CPA (Inactive)

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Huntington Beach, CA 92647

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Skills: Process development/implementation, business intelligence, transition management, team building, mentoring

Education & Professional Associations:

Loyola Marymount University- Los Angeles, CA

1996- Bachelor of Science- Accounting

1989- Bachelor of Arts- Business Administration/Emphasis in Marketing

Certified Public Accountant (CA), currently inactive

Professional Experience:

Vice President of Finance/Corporate Controller

California Specialty Pharmacy, Whittier, CA 11/16-Present

($60M Multi-state specialty pharmacy & infusion provider)

Established Finance/Accounting department, directly supervising three staff.

Responsible for Internal Controls:

oCreated and implemented inventory purchasing, receiving, and physical count policies and process.

oCreated and implemented accounts receivables and accounts payable policies and processes.

oCreated and implemented cash management process and reporting for disbursements and receipts.

oCreated and implemented business meal & travel expense policy and process.

Responsible for all Accounting functions:

oCreated and implemented new general ledger. Transitioned general ledger to new data base. Created and implemented new chart of accounts.

oMonth-end close.

oFinancial reporting.

oResponsible for managing accounts receivable and accounts payable.

Cleaned up accounts receivable, which had not been reconciled in several years.

Established standard

Responsible for Annual Budgeting process:

oDeveloped and implemented multi-scenario budgeting model.

Implemented new Business Intelligence software platform (Caretrend).

Led staff of two in development of Business Analytics and Ad-Hoc reporting:

oDeveloped analytics for executive management:

Therapeutic level margin analysis.

Cost trending.

Performance metrics for sales and pharmacy fulfillment staff.

Transitioned banking/financing functions to new banking institution.

Responsible for coordinating and managing external reviews and compliance audits.

Established Human Resources Department:

oResponsible for all payroll processes.

oCreated and implemented annual employee goal setting and annual review process and procedure.

oResponsible for annual benefits enrollment.

oCreated and implemented new employee on-boarding process.

Paul Kellen (continued)

Director of Finance- Financial Planning & Analysis, Pharmacy Financial Services

Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA 3/06-11/16

($9B Division of Nationally Integrated Health Care System)

Responsible for development, implementation, and monitoring annual Outpatient Pharmacy budgets.

oSix national regions, over 40 hospitals, over 225 retail pharmacy locations.

Created and implemented Northern & Southern California monthly and strategic long-term forecasting models.

oProvided executive and operational management with trended, forecasted, and operational data in financial and graph formats.

Led initiative to standardize Outpatient Pharmacy chart of accounts, accounting processes, and reporting across entire Kaiser Permanente organization.

Led staff of seven in creation and implementation of monthly analytical and financial reporting.

Provided support to executive and operational management:

oAd-hoc reporting and strategic business case support/analysis.

oProvide reports and analysis for board presentations.

oProvide data and analysis for Actuarial Services.

oPlayed key role in transitioning Northern & Southern California to new financial software program.

oPublished several white papers:

Aligned and standardized financial reporting for Northern & Southern California.

Revised allocation of centralized distribution refill centers, more closely aligning costs to revenue. Created new allocation template allowing for clear audit trail, and greatly reducing time required by accounting department to execute the allocation.

Graduate of Kaiser Financial Leadership Team training.

Assistant Controller

Globe Shoes- North America, El Segundo, CA 5/05-3/06

($48M Multi Branded Action Sports Manufacturer and Distributor)

Revised and improved financial reporting process.

oImplemented consolidated and department-level reporting.

oIncorporated annual budget into the financial reporting system.

Established cash internal controls and processes.

Responsible for annual budgeting process.

Led staff of five in development of Business Analytics and Ad-Hoc reporting:

oMargin analysis.

oStandard cost variance analysis.

oActual performance to budget.

Audited standard costing system and process.

oImplemented new processes that substantially reduced standard cost variances.

Worked closely with Australian parent company with foreign currency translation of financial results.

Paul Kellen (Continued)

Director of Finance

Sierra Concepts, Inc. Sante Fe Springs, CA 2/04-5/05

($500M Machine Tool Distributor and Consulting Firm)

Worked closely with CFO to successfully spin out original parent company (twenty-six subsidiaries) into three separate surviving parent entities.

Responsible for treasury functions and banking relationships.

oIncreased cash availability on factored Accounts Receivable by $1m in first four months by building relationship with bank auditors.

Responsible for financial reporting. Included separate financials and consolidation of twenty-six entities before spin-out of original company.

Responsible for annual budgeting process.

Reviewed financial results of Czechoslovakian manufacturing division. Included translation of foreign currencies.

Corporate Controller

Craig Tools, Inc., El Segundo, CA 2/01-2/04

($4M Aerospace Tool Manufacturer)

Responsible for development, analysis, and forecasting of manufacturing financial processes for domestic and foreign operations in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Created and implemented standardized burden cost process, resulting in an increase in gross profit of 10% in first two months of employment by reducing standard cost variances. Process was also implemented in the United Kingdom and Mexico operations.

Responsible for upgrade of IT network and implementation of new financial reporting system.

Responsible for human resources and payroll.

Corporate Controller

Direct Stock Market, Santa Monica, CA 4/99-2/01

($16M Internet Start-Up Firm)

Established Finance/Accounting department, directly supervising three staff.

Established internal controls, and budgetary/cash management processes.

Responsible for all accounting functions:

oMonth-end close.

oFinancial reporting. Included consolidation of four entities.

oFinancial forecasts.

Managed investor relations.

Responsible for coordinating and engaging independent accounting firm and managing external audit.

Responsible for human resources and payroll.

Other Professional Experience:

Experienced Senior Staff Accountant

Arthur Andersen, LLP, Los Angeles, CA 1999

Experienced Senior Staff Accountant

Block, Plant, Eisner, Fiorito, & Belak-Berger, Encino, CA 1998

Staff Accountant

Willaims, Dickerson, & Allen, LLP, Dallas, TX 1997



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