LAURA H. HAYEK

Irving, TX *****

940-***-****

ac845w@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NOW CFO, Ft. Worth, Texas • 2018

Consulant

* NOW CFO is a boutique consulting firm providing accounting consulting and outsourced CFO/Controller services.

Recent and significant firm consulting engagements:

* Serviced as Controller for a growing bio-medical company. Cleaned up accounts receivable and accounts payable from prior accountant. Established policies and procedures related to vendor invoice management. Established a weekly check run for AP invoices which improved cash flow from the twice a month AP run. Provided monthly financial statements to CFO and President in cash and accrual format. Created PowerPoint presentation for board of directors in the fund accounting format. Gathered the necessary documentation for grant submission. Converted company to Quick Books online from desk top version.

* Serviced as Accountant for a large auto financing company. Helped ready them for a SOX audit.

* Serviced as a Controller for a small import company. Cleaned up their balance sheet and income statement. Audited their customer invoices to check if every sale had been invoiced. Balanced their bank statement for the last 5 months. Discussed with CEO regarding a full physical inventory to straighten out their inventory.

West Star Aviation, Grapevine and Cedar Hill, Texas • 2017-2017

Division Controller for Avant Aerospace, LLC and Dallas Aeronautical Services, LLC (DAS):

Converted DAS from Quick Books to Great Plains accounting software after West Star acquisition.

Authored daily cash flow statement for parent company for DAS. Managed account reconciliations and general ledger, authored journal entries and compiled financial statements for both companies. Performed bank reconciliations, conducted month-end work-in-process calculations for DAS. Managed 1 junior-level team member.

• Developed and implemented internal controls (DAS)

• Implemented policy and procedures (DAS)

TOTAL OPERATING, LLC, Bowie, Texas • 2013-2016

Controller: Maintained all aspects of General Ledger accounting system; managed account reconciliations and authored journal entries. Led and managed 1 junior-level team member. Verified Accounts Payable invoices; reconciled customer payments with finance company. Ensured accuracy of financial statements. Conducted month-end work-in-process calculations using the percentage of completion method. Led month close process. Delivered weekly cash flow statements. Performed bank reconciliations and compiled financial statements. Processed payroll and per-diem payments for large independent workforce at numerous locations. Managed Comdata credit cards.

• Analyzed profitability of customers and products by region, identified key profit centers and delivered reports to sales teams.

• Converted company from cash basis to accrual-based accounting.

AVEDA TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Mineral Wells, Texas • 2012-2013

US Accounting Manager: Oversaw all stateside accounting processes for 4 locations as leader of 3-person on-site team and 3 remote employees. Posted all journal entries; conducted job cost and profit analysis; validated work in process, using percentage of completion method. Reconciled General Ledger accounts and verified income statements for each terminal. Conducted account analysis and reconciliation as well as internal audits and testing of controls. Reviewed fuel and credit card purchases. Served as signatory on corporate checking account.

FALCON TECHNOLOGIES, Decatur, Texas • 2011-2012

Accounting Systems Supervisor, Mid-Continent Region: Oversaw all aspects of material master records in SAP MM module; trained and supported district staff regarding SAP functionality. Conducted P&L analysis; verified accounting accuracy of profit and cost centers. Developed and maintained physical inventory standards; reconciled records to existing warehouse contents, traced deviations, and corrected inventory counts as needed. Reconciled customer invoices; captured and coded non-billable hours.

• Contributed to company conversion from Quick Books to SAP, streamlining accounting.

• Separated inventory by profit centers, balancing inventory between high-volume locations.

NOTE: 2009-2010: Earned Master of Science in Accounting from Liberty University.

TEX-AIR PARTS, INC., Fort Worth, Texas • 2008

Accounting Manager: Supervised team of 2 accounts payable personnel. Reconciled inter-company transactions. Performed General Ledger account reconciliations for 2 companies. Wrote journal entries; reconciled credit transactions to sales journal. Conducted sales and cost comparisons to company budget. Presented variations to company owner. Calculated monthly bank covenant certificate.

RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING, INC., Fort Worth, Texas • 1999-2007

Director of Finance & Controlling: 2003-2007: Promoted to lead all financial and accounting functions for US-based operations. Managed accounting team; performed yearly budget and quarterly forecast updates; presented to US and German presidents.

• Saved over $100,000 per year by hedging foreign currency exchanges for payment of foreign vendors and fixing foreign exchange contracts 3 years in advance.

• Consistently received Unqualified Opinion on external audit results.

Manager of Finance & Controlling: 2002-2003: Developed and implemented all procedures as leader of accounting department. Developed and distributed year-end consolidated package; translated US to German GAAP. Served as lead liaison for external audits.

• Ensured strong competence of management team in cost center budget management by leading in-depth training regarding effect of cost center expenses on overall company finances.

• Streamlined budget processes across all departments.

Plant Accountant: 1999-2002: Maintained accounts receivable documentation and processed Accounts Payable invoices. Performed General Ledger accounting; authored journal entries and maintained fixed asset ledger. Reconciled inter-company transactions. Managed physical inventory.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Accounting

Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia

Bachelor of Business Administration

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook • Microsoft Dynamics NAV

QuickBooks • SAP • Great Plains

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