Management Accounting

Christina S. Wickes

**** ********** *****, **** *********, IN 47906

acd3xw@r.postjobfree.com

765-***-**** (cell)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Cook Biotech, Inc., MED Institute, Inc. and Cook GBT, Inc. February 2012 – Current

Controller – looking for a job with less stress and out of town daily travel

Cook Biotech is a world leader in regenerative medicine, was established in 1995 to develop and manufacture tissue grafts utilizing

extracellular matrix technology (ECM). They are privately held and had annual sales of $37M headquartered in West Lafayette, IN.

MED Institute, Inc. was established as a resource for Cook Group companies to identify and develop new medical product concepts

and was established in 1987, which includes new product discovery, prototype development, nonclinical testing, clinical study

management and data analysis, education for the medical community, and preparation of regulatory submissions. They are privately

held by Cook Group headquartered in West Lafayette, IN.

Cook GBT established in in 1995 provides safe, cost effective and quality driven cryopreservation and banking methods of diverse cell

and tissue types, enabling personalized reproductive lives, therapy and medicine. They are privately held by Cook Group

headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Financial:

• Responsible for MED Institute and Cook GBT companies in addition to Cook Biotech, I oversee all three companies in all financial

aspects.

• Manage accounts payable, payroll, general accounting and fixed assets.

• Prepare monthly enterprise financial statements.

• Oversee the physical inventory and reconciliation.

• Manage accounts receivable, invoicing and royalty payments

• Responsible for cost accounting including volume, price and mix analysis by finished good part number for all product lines;

variance analysis and explanation vs. prior forecast; material margin, profitability analysis; sales price review; update bill of

material current and standard cost for all component parts and daily scrap tracking.

• Prepare intercompany billings for other Cook Companies and reconcile netting between companies

• Assist in proposal efforts by providing the financial costing for products and services

• Perform variance analysis and system process improvement on an ongoing basis.

• Use complex Microsoft Excel formulas on a daily basis in order to perform analysis and automate preparation of reporting, in

addition used Microsoft PowerPoint regularly for management presentations and Microsoft Word for contracts, policies and for

employee manuals and policies.

• Use Navision and QuickBooks accounting software, and the Business Objects reporting tool.

HR:

• Manage a team of three, included two accounting clerks and an accountant.

Chromcraft Revington July 2010 – January 2012

Corporate Accounting Manager – left as a result of company cuts and my position was eliminated

Chromcraft Revington is engaged in the design, import, manufacture and marketing of residential and commercial furniture. They are

publicly traded and had annual sales of $56M headquartered in West Lafayette, IN.

Financial:

• Responsible for preparation of consolidated financial statements and supporting work papers, as well as responsible for analysis on

various balance sheet and income statement accounts.

• Assisted in the preparation of internal and external financial reports and support company internal and external audits.

• Assisted in the preparation and reporting for public filings with the SEC.

• Coordinated with external auditors in executing their quarter, annual, and other review procedures including SEC filing.

• Handled ad-hoc requests for financial analysis.

• Used complex Microsoft Excel formulas on a daily basis in order to perform analysis and automate preparation of reporting, in

addition used Microsoft PowerPoint regularly for management presentations and Microsoft Word for SEC Filings and SOX

policies.

• Used MYOB accounting software.

Internal Controls:

• Assured that controls, systems and resources are in place.

• Monitored and maintained the corporate accounting systems; review and upgrade as necessary to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-

Oxley requirements.

• Responsible for performing internal audit work under the direction of the Manager of Internal Audit.

• Participated in audits for the purpose of evaluating business risks and determining if adequate controls are designed and operating

effectively.

Arxan Defense Systems, Inc February 2006 – October 2008.

Controller and HR Manager – left as a result of company cuts and my position was eliminated, plus took a year off to stay at home

with the twins we were expecting.

Arxan Defense Systems, Inc.(acquired by Microsemi Corporation in 2010) located in West Lafayette, IN is a leading provider of anti-

tamper solutions, providing full-service support to defense clients in securing systems against tampering, piracy and reverse

engineering. Arxan's software and firmware platform, EnforcIT(TM), is designed for defense customers building major weapons

systems that require protection of critical technologies against nation-state threats. They were venture capital funded with annual sales

of $6M.

Financial:

• Responsible for all accounting functions including managing the accounting system, financial reporting, cash flows, earnings,

budgets, month end close, assets and other financial results.

• Duties include overseeing the day-to-day accounting function, including A/P, general accounting and payroll.

• Prepare GL account reconciliations, daily cash reconciliation, bank and credit card reconciliations.

• Review and prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, manage the fixed assets register and reconcile depreciation schedule, as

well as maintain the chart of accounts and general ledger.

• Manage annual budgeting process, update forecasts and complete budget variance reporting for management and board reporting.

• In addition, ensure the proper recording of all transactions in the accounting system, and prepare journal entries to record

transactions relating to accruals, prepaids and other adjustments.

• Manage the month end, quarter end, and year end close processes.

• Responsibilities also include assisting in preparation of project contracts with prospective customers, contract management, job

costing, invoicing and collections.

• Work with outside audit firm to complete the annual tax returns and preparation of the audited financial statements.

• Managed a team of two, included an accounting clerk and office receptionist.

• Used complex Microsoft Excel formulas on a daily basis in order to perform analysis and automate preparation of reporting, in

addition used Microsoft PowerPoint regularly for management presentations and Microsoft Word for contracts, policies and for

employee manuals and policies.

• Used Quickbooks accounting software.

Internal Controls:

• Assure that controls, systems and resources are in place.

• Develop, review and ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.

HR:

• Administer the employee benefit programs, hiring and salary management for the company.

• Brought in-house the HR function from a third party providers, now process company payroll, negotiated benefit plan design and

administer them, oversee the new hire process, and fund 401k.

• Implemented and now responsible for the following ADP modules: ADP PayeXpert, ADP ezLabor, ADP HR-Benefits and ADP

COBRA.

• Used ADP weekly to process and administer payroll, employee benefits and timesheets.

Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union May 2002 – February 2006

Controller– left company for career advancement.

Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union in West Lafayette, IN is a private company categorized under Federally Chartered Credit

Unions. The company has annual revenue of $39 M and employs a staff of approximately 150.

Financial:

• Responsible for development, coordination, and maintenance of accounting/financial reporting systems/records management for

the credit union including supervision of daily accounting operations.

• Directly supervised and assisted in the processing of day-to-day accounting functions including A/P, A/R, and G/L.

• Managed internal and external reporting, including regulatory and audited reporting.

• Oversaw company-wide budgeting and forecasting, as well as prepared variance analysis of results for management and board

reports.

• Other key responsibilities included management of overnight liquid investments, maintenance of asset/liability management

reporting, development of cost reporting information, and internal controls necessary to support all reporting.

• Analyzed all financial reporting and provided recommendations to management on trends that effect the credit union’s strategic

planning and goals.

• Implemented and used IPS Sendero Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets and General Ledger systems, IPS Sendero Organizational

Profitability, IPS Sendero Product Profitability System, IPS Sendero EIS.net, on a daily or weekly basis.

• Used Raddon, Asset Liability Software, and Summit Financial Systems on at least a monthly basis.

• Used complex Microsoft Excel formulas on a daily basis in order to perform analysis and automate preparation of reporting, in

addition used Microsoft PowerPoint regularly for management presentations.

HR:

• Supervised the accounting department staff, ensuring the adequate performance of position responsibilities. Staff included three

degreed accountants, an accounting clerk and an intern.

• Oversaw the development, maintenance and performance of accounting related written procedures and policies.

• Responsible for maintaining morale and building team spirit within the department and promoting good staff relations throughout

the credit union.

KPMG Consulting (now BearingPoint Consulting) October 2000 – May 2002

Consultant – project with client ended and no local work was available so found work in Lafayette where I was residing.

BearingPoint, working out of Indianapolis, Indiana location, provides management and technology strategy, systems design and

architecture, applications implementation, network infrastructure, systems integration and managed services, all in the effort to help

clients make money, reduce costs and find information quickly. In 2006 the company had been among Fortune magazine’s “Most

Admired” companies in its Information Technology Services sector with revenues of $3.4B and publicly traded.

Financial:

• Lead, mentored, developed and supervised all DFAS client finance associates and functions through business process

reengineering on the financial statement preparation process to correct reporting deficiencies, as well as to ensure accurate and

timely reporting of all financials.

• Interfaced with middle and senior level executives at the client site to develop client "buy in" and support, develop business

implementation strategies, formulate project plans, and address specific issues that arose during implementation.

• Managed the project plan by identifying all tasks, responsibilities, milestones, deliverables, and ensured work was completed by

the target dates.

• Implemented automated financial statement analysis tools to deliver more accurate and consistent financial reporting among the

various client entities.

• Identified areas of training needed by client and integrated into project plan accordingly.

• Coordinated client-training efforts by providing an overview in addition to hands on training, breaking down the process into

manageable parts so the client did not feel overwhelmed.

• Managed a client workgroup tasked to review the current intra-party transactions eliminations process and developed solutions to

better streamline the process and make reporting more accurate.

• Used Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel on a daily basis.

ROLLS-ROYCE January 2000 – October 2000

Senior Financial Analyst

Rolls-Royce Corp in Indianapolis, IN is a private company categorized under Aircraft Engines Manufacturers.

Financial:

• Provided Headquarter, Site and North America financial reporting to Parent Company including sales, operating profit, and cash

flow information.

• Supervised the monthly reporting, conversion of US GAAP to UK GAAP, and coordinated the consolidation of inter-company

financial transactions.

• Responsible for preparing financial analysis commentary on monthly performance for both Site and North America results.

• Responsible for verifying Headquarter Income Statement and Balance Sheet balances, as well as ensuring proper accounting and

adjustments are made during month-end close.

• Worked directly with product lines and business units to explain financial results compared to budget and other inquiries from

Parent Company.

• Participated in year-end closing and helped consolidate and verify North America company financial statements.

• Responsible for consolidating all financial plans (Five Year Commitments, Budgets, Forecasts, etc.).

• In addition, prepared monthly reporting concerning site operations, as well as coordinated and facilitated forecasting activities for

the site and responsible for preparing the site's headquarter forecasts.

• Used Hyperion financials monthly to prepare budget variance analysis and monthly site reporting and used SAP on a regular basis

to analyze general ledger data to get explanations on variances.

• Used complex Microsoft Excel formulas on a daily basis for variance analysis and data comparisons.

PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE August 1997 - November 1999

Financial Analyst II – left company to relocate to Indiana to be near family.

Protective Life Corporation, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a Fortune 1000 holding company whose subsidiaries provide

financial services through the production, distribution, and administration of insurance and investment products. The 100-year old

company is one of the USA's leading providers of life insurance and had insurance in force of approximately $445B.

. Financial:

• Managed the implementation of Smart Stream, a general ledger and financial reporting system.

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of all GAAP and Statutory Statements on the new system, and for the overall

integrity of the general ledger uploads.

• Responsible for preparing eliminating entries for consolidated statements, as well as preparing the corporate Statutory and GAAP

consolidated reports and the reports for the board of directors.

• Provided quarterly financial analysis on consolidated company performance, including preparation of analysis commentary.

• Participated in the preparation of statutory filings, both on a quarter and year-end basis.

• Other duties include creating ad-hoc management reports, training employees on new system reporting and query tools, working as

liaison with programmers to enhance current reporting tables and reports, automating management spreadsheets by linking them to

Smart Stream files, and balancing quarterly and year-end reports.

• Implemented and used Smart Stream, a general ledger and financial reporting system on a daily basis.

• Used Lotus 123 macros and formulas to complete reporting on a daily basis.

SOUTHTRUST CORPORATION April 1996 - August 1997

Profitability Analyst / Reporting Supervisor – left company for career advancement.

SouthTrust Corporation was a banking company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2004, SouthTrust reached an agreement

to merge with Wachovia in a stock-for-stock deal. At the time of the merger with Wachovia was completed, SouthTrust had $53B in

assets.

Financial:

• Participated in the implementation of Treasury Services Performance Reporting software, a cost allocation and reporting system.

• Determined cost center income/expense allocation methodology, created rules, tested and validated data results.

• Validated monthly cost allocations and focused on the creation of variation analysis and management reports.

• Closed the monthly general ledger and coordinated the yearly budget.

• In addition, produced and validated the monthly production of market bank financial statements and for converting monthly

reporting to on-line production.

• I constantly updated and improved reporting.

• Attended executive meetings and shared results with department management.

• Researched and problem solved for market CEOs (acting as liaison between main Birmingham branch and market banks).

• Implemented and used Treasury Services Organizational, Product and Customer cost allocation system and Treasury Services

Performance Reporting on a daily basis.

WAL-MART June 1994 - April 1996

Staff Auditor - left company for career advancement.

Wal-Mart, working out of the Cullman, AL location, is an American multinational retailer corporation that runs chains of large

discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes

Global 2000 list, and the largest public corporation when ranked by revenue. It is also the biggest private employer in the world with

over 2 million employees, and is the largest retailer in the world.

Financial:

• Promoted to Staff Auditor, performing inventory audits.

• Ensured the accuracy of the physical count of inventories, reconciled the beginning inventory figure, verified journal entries and

maintained communication between store management and the inventory service.

• Provided management with analysis, and recommendations.

• Explained audit findings with management and the impact results have on store operations. Performed functional reviews of

operations, verified systems control of SKU inventories and trained new auditors.

• Used Walmart’s internal inventory system on an “as needed” basis.

EDUCATION:

Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Accounting Degree - May 1994, CUM LAUDE

Samford London Study Centre, January 1994

London, England

Received top secret government clearance, interim clearance received July 2006

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