Controller

W. Allen Sullivan, MS, CPA, CFE, CGMA

Erdenheim, PA 19038 ac8pyt@r.postjobfree.com 215-***-****

Corporate Controller

Accomplished accounting and auditing professional motivated to identify and mitigate risks and improve process efficiency and effectiveness. Extensive training and certification backed by broad experience. Noted for accuracy and attention to detail, identifying errors, their causes and practical remediation and superior collaboration and communication.

Proven expertise in:

Technical Financial Reporting

Financial Process Improvement/Redesign

Multinational Accounting

Financial Analysis, Planning & Budgeting

System Implementation

Forensics Auditing and Accounting

Internal Financial and Operational Audits

Manufacturing Accounting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sullivan Accounting Solutions, LLC – Erdenheim, Pennsylvania

Principal, 2015-present

Member, township financial advisory committee.

Reviewed contracts, budgets and financing alternatives. Provided recommendations.

Assessed financial condition of local nonprofit organization.

Studied for and achieved Certified Fraud Examiner designation. Refreshed skills.

Delaware River Port Authority – Camden, New Jersey

Auditor, Office of the Inspector General, 2011 to 2015

Performed internal audit and investigative activities for $340 million regional transportation authority.

Audited vendor and grantee contracts, complex insurance program. Identified contractual non-compliance, control weaknesses, improper accounting. Proposed remediations.

Provided analyses of transactions to support annual financial audit.

Led audit of transit repair parts inventory count. Made recommendations for improvement to cycle count procedures.

Member of team that made board–mandated changes to procurement policies. Prepared final draft of proposals.

Relevante, Inc. – Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Senior Consultant, 2006 to 2010

Assessed client needs, performed financial functions to improve businesses and resolve concerns.

Acting Cost Accounting Manager for global electronics manufacturer. Prepared cost of sales journal entries. Led audit of annual physical inventory in US, UK, Mexico.

Led team conducting outsourced internal audit of controls for private manufacturer. Developed process improvements that yielded greater efficiency, more accurate data.

Examined divestiture accounting for $1 billion unit of Fortune 100 company in support of final price negotiation. Identified basis for increase to price and documented support.

Sullivan Consulting – Erdenheim, Pennsylvania

Independent Financial Consultant, 1998 to 2006

Worked with numerous clients nationally and internationally to improve controls and processes, and bring companies into Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and legal compliance.

Performed litigation support for successful major class action lawsuit regarding financial report restatements by a large public company. Identified, and documented accounting errors.

Performed outsourced internal audit of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance by seven units of subject companies in the US and Europe. Identified control deficiencies and recommended changes.

Led 3-person CPA team engaged to resolve years of backlogged group life premium payments for major insurer. Proposed settlements to clients. Recovered large sums.

Edited CPA exam questions as Technical Manager on AICPA Exams Team.

Presented full day seminars for state CPA societies on balanced scorecards, budgeting, etc.

Spirax Sarco, Inc. – Allentown, Pennsylvania (relocated to Columbia, South Carolina)

Vice President, Finance; Chief Financial Officer; & Chief Information Officer, 1993 to 1998

Managed financial strategy and processes for $70 million US sales and manufacturing unit of public UK valve manufacturer. Improved financial and operational processes to bolster profitability.

Led implementation team for ERP system financial module. Increased information availability.

Created resource savings by producing monthly financial statements in only two days and audited annual statements in one month after leading team in redesigning processes.

Led program to implement Activity Based Costing. Developed new cost rates that aided pricing and cost improvement decisions by better reflecting product resource consumption.

Tested operational quality controls and recommended changes, helping company achieve ISO 9001 certification after first external audit.

Sliced 60% off budget preparation time through process overhaul.

Cut inventory costs by eliminating full physical inventory count through rework of controls. Improved perpetual inventory accuracy resulting in better customer service.

Developed comprehensive Excel model to support plant relocation proposal.

Career Note: Additional experience includes Assistant Corporate Controller, (consolidations, financial statements, SEC reporting, GAAP interpretations), Group Controller, Division Controller for SPS Technologies when a NYSE company; Senior Accountant, Ernst & Young audit staff.

EDUCATION MEMBERSHIPS

Master of Business Administration in Finance

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Master of Science in Taxation

Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

American Institute of CPAs Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs

Institute of Management Accountants

Institute of Internal Auditors

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office/Excel, J.D. Edwards, SSA BPCS, MAPICS, Oracle, MAS-90, Banner, PICOM/PREMIS

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