Project Manager Accounting

TIMOTHY R. FETTERMAN, CPA, CGMA

**** **** ***** #*** ***** 619-***-****

Oceanside, CA 92056 E-mail: ***.*********.****@*****.***

FINANCE/ACCOUNTING/SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL

California Licensed CPA, CGMA and Accounting Management Professional using 20+ years of progressive

accounting experience to produce detailed information to support operations using complex financial systems.

Trusted and respected by senior leadership to effectively manage people, develop positive professional

relationships, communicate and drive process, system and culture changes within an organization.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Accounting Operations Management

(Accounts Payable/AccountsReceivable/Payroll)

(Planning, Financial Management, Essbase & Reporting)

ERP System Administration Software Implementation

(BaaN, Oracle, SAP, Dockmaster) (SAP Business One, Hyperion EPM Suite)

Project Management/Accounting Enterprise Cash Management

Internal and External Reporting Budget/Forecast Process Management

Financial Analysis Inventory/Manufacturing Accounting

Accounting (Sarbanes-Oxley) Controls Month-end Closing Management

Process Improvement/Automation International Accounting

Inter-company Allocations Cost Accounting

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

• Project manager for End-to-End Hyperion Planning Implementation for a large public company.

• Reduced Month-end Close from 7 weeks to 5 Days within two close cycles from hire at Knight and

Carver.

• Managed Financial Reporting team at College Loan Corporation to a 99.9% accuracy rate.

• Managed Budget and Forecasting collection process for approximately $800 million annual spend at Sony

Electronics.

• Administered $230 million annual inter-company allocation process for IT Department at Sony

Electronics.

• Provided Monthly Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and specialized reporting for 72 project sites at

Solar Turbines using Hyperion Essbase within 3 days of month-end close completion.

• Created process to account for multi-million dollar petty cash expenditures that lead to a “Zero Write-

Off” policy at Washington Inventory Service.

• Managed shift team for a Top Secret computer system controlling logistics for Operation Desert Storm

during United States Marine Corps enlistment.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

• Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Suite Functional Expert

• Certified Public Accountant (California License #94441)

• Certified Global Managerial Accountant

• Extensive experience with Hyperion Essbase, Pillar, Enterprise, and Essbase Planning.

• Certified Six Sigma Greenbelt

• Experience with multiple Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems including Oracle, SAP,

Dockmaster and BaaN.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and intermediate Microsoft Access, Word and PowerPoint skills.

EDUCATION

MS, Accountancy, San Diego State University (2001)

BS, Business Administration, specialization in Accounting, San Diego State University (1998)

AA, Liberal Studies, Palomar College (1996)

AA, General Studies, Palomar College (1995)

EXPERIENCE

CedarCrestone, Inc., Alpharetta, GA February 2012 to September 2013

Senior Consultant/Project Manager

• End-to-end implementation of Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Suite tools.

• Financial Reporting Gap Assessments

• Budget Process Consulting

Independent Professional Consulting, San Diego, CA February 2011 to

February 2012

Process Improvement/Financial Systems Consulting

• Various Financial System implementation and Accounting/Finance projects.

The Hackett Group, Miami, FL ($201 million Revenue) May 2010 to January 2011

Consultant

• A key member of Hyperion Financial Manager and Hyperion Planning implementation teams.

• Trained customer to use Hyperion reporting functionality post implementation to maximize product capability

and enhance business information sharing and decision making.

Knight and Carver Wind Group, San Diego, CA ($18 million Revenue) February 2009 to April 2010

Corporate Controller and Director of Information Systems

• Manage a team of six responsible for all aspects of Accounting and Finance to include A/R, A/P, Payroll,

Manufacturing Accounting and Service Project Accounting.

• Project Manager for SAP Business One implementation.

• Provide Financial Reporting for both internal and external purposes.

• Successful management of cash flow in a growing industry with a declining economy.

• Approving authority for all non-capital investment spending.

• Manage all aspects of IT Operations.

Independent Professional Consulting, San Diego, CA February 2007 to

February 2009

Interim-Controller/Process Improvement/Financial Systems Consulting

• Various Financial System implementation and Accounting/Finance projects.

College Loan Corporation, San Diego, CA August 2006 to February 2007

Director-level Manager of Financial Reporting and IT Controls

• Managed a team of one manager and three individual contributors responsible for all external and internal

financial reporting including SEC reports on loan trust assets.

• Led the Financial Planning Process for fiscal year 2007.

• Initialized implementation of financial data and reporting controls similar to Sarbanes-Oxley and Basel II.

• Project manager for implementation of Hyperion Essbase Planning and Hyperion Reports to supplement the

Financial Reporting Process

Viejas Enterprises, Alpine, CA May 2006 to July 2006

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Native American Casino and Entertainment Facility

Senior Manager of Accounting Operations (Director-level)

• Held responsibility for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Audit and Compliance with a team

of 3 direct reporting managers and 27 indirect reports including various levels of supervisors and individual

contributors.

• Teamed with vendors and internal Information Technology group to complete the implementation of the

Stromberg employee time-tracking and scheduling system.

• Initiated Sarbanes-Oxley-like documenting and testing in order to establish more proactive internal audits.

Sony Electronics, Inc., San Diego, CA ($17 Billion in Revenues) June 2004 to May 2006

Retail Marketing and Manufacturing of Personal and Business System Electronics and Components

Finance Manager/Financial Systems Liaison, Corporate Planning

• Managed the financial data exchange between Sony headquarters in Tokyo and Sony Electronics (San Diego)

using Hyperion Enterprise for the semi-annual budget process and monthly forecasting.

• Partnered with all Sony internal groups' operations managers and controllers to support analysis from a total

corporate perspective by utilizing the full capacity of existing financial systems and providing relative

training.

• Created input for top-level executive meetings and presented financial information in these meetings as

needed.

Finance Supervisor, Information Systems and Solutions of America (ISSA)

• Monitored daily processes of ISSA Finance Team including monthly general ledger maintenance, financial

reporting, financial analysis, problem solving, and expense planning.

• Worked with all levels of management within ISSA, Corporate Accounting/Planning, and Sony business unit

controllers to ensure accurate and efficient reporting of actual results, budget planning, and forecasting.

• Assisted in complex financial inter-company allocations for information infrastructure, applications, project

development/enhancement, and support services.

• Supervised the preparation of Software development capitalization in accordance with Financial Accounting

Standards Board pronouncements.

Solar Turbines, San Diego, CA ($1.8 Billion in Revenues) September 2000 to June 2004

Manufacturing of Mid-Sized Gas Turbines used in Oil/Gas production, Division of Caterpillar, Corp.

Manufacturing/Project Financial Analyst

• Provided monthly detailed Asset Management Services income statement, balance sheet, and specialized

reporting for 72 Solar-owned asset installations at petroleum production and power generation sites using

Hyperion Essbase tools.

• Created procedural documentation and provided evidentiary documentation to fulfill Sarbanes-Oxley

reporting and control requirements.

• Monitored project cost Work-In-Progress inventory account of approximately $4.0 million.

• Developed and performed Warranty and Policy reporting and analysis of Warranty Revenue Reserve of $27

million.

General Ledger Administrator/Staff Accountant/Financial Analyst

• With guidance from the Manager of Central Accounting Services, facilitated the yearly budget process using

Hyperion Pillar with a later migration to Hyperion Essbase Planning.

• Established required guidelines for adding, changing, and discontinuing use of General Ledger dimension

elements.

• Developed and performed automatic data input process for international subsidiary trial balance submission

from legacy systems to newly implemented BaaN ERP.

• Main support for the President’s Office, Corporate Legal, and Human Resources with financial planning and

departmental expense monitoring to include the reconciliation of the Employee Medical Benefits Liability

account and Employee Relocation.

• Developed and performed the financial accounting input for the parent office of two International Subsidiary

Legal Entities and their interaction with their four respective branches.

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• Assisted in Standard-Costing projects as needed.

• One of leading project team members implementing Hyperion Essbase Planning software used to retire

Hyperion Pillar in the annual budgeting process.

Washington Inventory Service, San Diego, CA ($130 Million in Revenues) July 1998 to

Sept 2000

(While attaining MS in Accountancy)

Retail Inventory Service, Formerly a Division of Huffy, Corp.

Junior Staff Accountant/Senior Accounts Payable Coordinator

• Key team member in company-wide push for guarantied Corporate American Express account reconciliation

and development of control guidelines.

• Developed petty cash tracking system that accounted for huge cash balances that eliminated write-offs due to

insufficient accountability.

• Maintained and performed process for automated expense report payment using both Lotus Notes and J.D.

Edwards’ software (A/S 400).

• Created Accounts Payable and Cash Flow journal entries as needed.

Corporate Payroll Specialist

• Processed bi-weekly corporate payroll for both exempt and non-exempt employees.

• Assisted in bi-weekly payroll processing for field offices that included payment of over 8,000 national and

international employees.

Cor-O-Van Moving & Storage, Poway, CA February 1993-July 1998

Inventory/Warehousing Specialist (While attaining BS in Accounting)

United States Marine Corps, Worldwide January 1987-February 1993

Personnel Office Manager/Payroll Specialist/Logistics Computer Program Supervisor

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