Project Manager Accounting

John W. Maull

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Shelton, CT *****

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Summary

Senior Financial executive with significant domestic and international experience in Fortune 500 companies.

Expertise spans all aspects of Controller responsibilities including financial reporting and analysis, SEC reporting,

strategic planning, budgeting, mergers & acquisitions, cash flow management, credit and collections, project

management, financial controls, and policies and procedures. Sarbanes Oxley project implementation and

remediation. Extended background with Information Systems including the configuration and operation of SAP

software.

Professional Experience

RGP, Stamford, CT 2000-Present

Business services consulting firm providing management level professionals to organizations, with specific

emphasis toward the Fortune 500 companies.

Directed, managed, and implemented various financial and IT process changes for several Fortune 100 multi-

national manufacturing firms, including:

•Project Manager implementing several IT applications for major information technology

corporation

•Interim CFO for a medium size medical products equipment manufacturer.

•Implementation of the rudiments defined by the Sarbanes Oxley Act, including project planning,

documentation, controls gap recognition, remediation and testing.

•Preparation of Corporate 10Q, 10K financial reporting packages with disclosures.

• Developed and implemented a sales and inventory forecasting program.

•Successfully combined the financial processes of 2 corporate headquarters including the

integration of two existing SAP instances.

•Project Manager consolidating business processes for two large air freight companies

United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT 1979 – 2000

Senior Director, SAP Finance, Cost and Capital Accounting 1999 – 2000

Directed the implementation of SAP including Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing and

Finance for this diversified medical products manufacturer with revenues of $1.5 billion.

• Successfully executed the

installation of SAP at 3 plant locations worldwide in 6 months with no disruption to daily business

operations.

Senior Director Finance, Cost and Capital Accounting 1992 - 1999

Directed full range of controller functions including business forecasting, planning, budgeting, capital

expenditures, cash flow, and financial reporting and performance analysis.

• Identified $100 million cost

savings in operations providing increased Gross Profit from 55% to 60% and introduced shared services

• Developed and implemented

strategic initiatives and controls reducing inventory levels $100 million.

• Initiated programs that

enabled Capital and Operational budgets to be accurate within 3% of actual expenses, also achieving

capital expenditure reductions of $175 million for the last 5 years.

• Designed worldwide

profitability reporting identifying under performing products, subsequently increased gross profit $30

million.

John Maull

• Led Finance team in

developing procedures for analysis of potential business acquisitions and integration, resulting in five

acquisitions totaling $325 million.

• Implemented SAP finance

software package, designed, tested and implemented within 18 months.

Director, Cost Accounting and Fixed Asset Accounting 1981 – 1992

Managed all Cost Accounting operations including inventory and product cost, performance reporting, capital

expenditure budgeting, spending and reporting.

• Implemented shop floor

control programs providing inventory control, accurate planning and product cost performance, also

reduced inventory $20 million.

• Assembled Finance team for

a start up division; this business unit generated 50% sales increases annually for the initial 5 years.

• Executed an inventory cycle

counting program eliminating physical inventories with savings totaling over $250,000.

Manager, Cost Accounting 1979 – 1981

Managed all cost and fixed asset accounting processes including inventory, product cost, performance

reporting and capital expenditure reporting.

Weyerhaeuser Company, Westbrook, ME 1976 – 1979

Finance Control Manager

Directed Finance and Administration including banking relationships, credit and collections, procurement and

Human Resources for a business unit with revenue of $40 million. Provided management and direction that

ensured achievement of the business plan. Finance representative for the business unit management team of 5

individuals managing labor contracts along with contract negotiations.

• Augmented and redesigned

financial and performance reporting with innovative and in-depth analysis of spending, manufacturing and

distribution activities along with projections.

• Instituted programs that

reduced cycle time of the budgeting process from 15 to 5 days.

NL Industries, Pedricktown, NJ 1974 – 1976

Plant Controller 1975-1976

Managed Accounting and Purchasing departments for a newly constructed "one of a kind" lead manufacturing

plant with revenues exceeding $25 million. Designed and implemented all accounting processes and controls

including A/P, A/R, Payroll, inventory controls and financial reporting. Also, maintained local banking

relationships.

1974

Staff Accountant

Education

MBA studies, Finance - University of Southern Maine

BS, Accounting - LaSalle University

Computer Skills

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John Maull

• Implemented SAP software

as well as other mainframe installations including Cullinet and Computer Associates financial and

manufacturing application programs. Experience with Hyperion.

• Proficient in Windows, and

the family of Microsoft Office products.

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