Timur Burkhanaev

Atlanta, GA *****, cell 404-***-**-**, ac9e5n@r.postjobfree.com, Authorized to work in the US for any employer

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

Planning & Forecasting, Financial & Cost accounting, Data analyst.

Diligent finance professional backed by corporate accounting, general ledger, and costing experience with strong expertise in data analysis, financial modeling, and US GAAP/IFRS.

Highly technical: Advanced user of Excel, VBA, SAP, Cognos, Oracle HFM, MS Office suite.

Self-starter with demonstrated accomplishments across all levels of the financial cycle from initial planning to the annual reports. Effective communicator who values and promotes cross-functional relationships to foster teamwork.

Expertise:

Budget planning and analysis

Financial modeling

Financial and operational analysis

Corporate accounting & General Ledger

Consolidation and transformation

Costing and standard calculations

Proficient with Excel and ERPs

Process automation

Data migration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CMA student, self-employed consultant Apr 2019 – Present

Cost Accountant at Central Garden & Pet - Atlanta, GA Nov 2016 - Mar 2019

Successfully maintained the accuracy of inventory standard costs of 17,000+ SKUs for a business unit with $60m+ in annual revenue.

Reorganized and streamlined closing and planning processes resulting in a reduction of three-to-five times in report preparation hours.

Redesigned supporting models for balance sheet planning which increased the accuracy of current assets and liabilities by 10% and 57% respectively in the fiscal year 2018.

Responsible for monitoring and analyzing standard cost variances and monthly variances versus annual expectations presented to senior management.

Performed detailed analysis of freight bills and identified over $114k in double payments which were successfully recouped.

Delivered operational benefits by coaching senior cost accountants during cross-functional training.

Management accountant at JR Seller 1 - Alpharetta, GA Sep 2015 - Nov 2016

Established a management accounting system for a small Amazon retail business with $350k+ in annual sales revenue.

Designed and implemented profit and loss reports which reduced external accounting and tax services by 43% in 2016.

Developed profitability planning models including annual cash flow schedules which resulting in savings on loan interest amounting to $5-$7k annually.

Created pricing models to track product rankings and competitors’ prices which added approximately 12% to the base markups.

Helped to optimize the inventory system (labels, stock numbers, etc.) which substantially reduced the order fulfillment time.

Financial controller at Petrol Plus Region (FleetCor) – Moscow, Russia March 2015-July 2015

Provided reliable financial reporting to the chief financial officer, assuring compliance with policies and regulations. Improved the accounting procedures and transformation models in coordination with finance and operations teams.

Performed revenue reconciliation, analysis, and adjustments between the operations and accounting database systems improving reporting accuracy by over 25%.

Provided timely and accurate management reports on business units, improving local-into-US GAAP transformation models (Trial balance, BS and P&L).

Provided leadership and technical expertise to operating and finance personnel regarding Sarbanes-Oxley internal control procedures (salary and bonus check, cash payments reconciliations, discounts revision, etc.).

Management accountant at Eurasia Drilling Company LTD – Moscow, Russia Apr 2008 - Oct 2014

Key role in the process of financial reporting and conversion from local accounting standards into US GAAP and achieving the following results:

Accelerated consolidation and month close processing by up to 30% while reducing errors and increasing accuracy.

Conducted research of inventory and fixed asset classifications resulting in improved US GAAP compliance by over 23%.

Implemented data integrity modules for HR statistics and evaluation of pension benefit liabilities of over 18,000 employees.

Built testing tools for Cognos output reports during the data migration process.

Created automated bilingual management reports in Excel for internal and external users.

Procurement manager at Viatika LTD – Moscow, Russia May 2006 - Apr 2008

Procurement engineer at JV “Amantaytau Goldfields” – Zarafshan, Uzbekistan Feb 2005 - May 2006

Internship in accounting dept at JV “Zarafshan-Newmont” – Zarafshan, Uzbekistan Jun 2004 - Sep 2004

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

CMA candidate (Certified Management Accountant) Nov 2018 - Present

Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) Dec 2012 - Dec 2013

tested by Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree in Finance at Faculty of Business Management, Sep 2000 - Jun 2004

Tashkent State Technical University - Tashkent, Uzbekistan

SKILLS

Excel (10+ years), Word (10+ years), Access (3 years), Cognos (3 years), SAP (2 years), Navision

(Dynamics NAV) (1 year), Oracle HFM (Hyperion Financial Management) (2 years), OneNote (6 years),

Outlook (6 years), SharePoint (2 years)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A sound understanding of the month, interim, and annual closing process.

Excellent data processing and managing skills.

Experience in consolidating and reporting.

Productive interaction with BIG4 auditors and consultants

Aptitude and passion for learning quickly.

Organized and detail-oriented.

Time-managing and prioritizing skills.

LINKS

https://www.central.com/

https://www.fleetcor.com/

http://www.eurasiadrilling.com/

https://www.accaglobal.com/sg/en/qualifications/glance/dipifr/overview.html

https://www.imanet.org/

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