Accounting Manager

Christopher Bick

Phone: 615-***-**** Email: *.***********.****@*****.***

Objective

To obtain a challenging senior accounting / accounting manager position in a competitive company where the application of my

professional education, broad experience, information systems skills and initiative can contribute to the achievement of the organization’s

objectives. My career development objectives are to obtain my CPA license and graduate from an MBA program which will be beneficial to

employers going forward.

Professional Profile

Proven track record of working in the field of regulatory compliance, financial analysis and financial reporting. Extensive experience of

ensuring that achievement of bank strategic objectives are attained by facilitating Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (“FRB”), Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions

(“TDIFI”) and NASDAQ report filings are completed accurately and in a timely fashion. Project management skills include delivery and

implementation of new Accounting Information Systems (“AIS”) for earnings forecasting, stock options reporting, loan loss analysis, and

reserve forecasting to ensure transparency for bank shareholders. Experience in general accounting, cost accounting, auditing, and tax in

public accounting and corporate firms.

Strengths include logical thinking with an analytical problem-solving approach to achieving business objectives. Thrives in a high pressure

environment where independent thought and the vision to see the ‘big picture’ generate results. Effective communication skills to all levels

of the organization, including board of directors, executive management and investor relations. Proven ability to work with vendors and

information systems for the implementation and maintenance of AIS software

Experience

Aspect June 2013 - Present

Financial Analyst

Finance contact to manage order to cash process for Aspect’s Managed Services Program. Review to ensure all orders are prepared/

processed in an efficient and accurate manner meeting required deadlines. Generate invoicing that meets customer’s formats and

deadlines. Creates and reviews reports on a daily, weekly, quarterly or regular basis as required by internal and external customers. A

strong understanding of accounting and the underlying end to end business processes is also required. Responsible for maintaining

accounts and records in various general and/or cost accounting functions. Follows established procedures and policies of managing the

order process with complex or high volume orders. Interface with various departments to resolve issues related to configuration, shipping,

Bookings Policy compliance, SOX etc. Contact customers to address outstanding accounts receivable effectively securing prompt

payment from customers and resolve outstanding billing and business issues while employing commercial sensitivity, business acumen,

and good judgment. Analyzes revenue transactions and verifies compliance with contractual terms, fee schedules, or other formal

agreements.

My primary job function is to support Aspect account executives in the on-going management of professional services/managed services

• Serve as liaison between Aspect Finance and managed service customers.

• Provide support and analysis in preparation of executive level briefing.

• Deliver reports to managed services customer as required per contractual agreements.

• Maintaining and adhering to process documentation and internal controls.

• Work with business partners to integrate financial reporting data.

• Intercompany reconciliation and preparation of financial statements for managed services

Mulberry Equity March 2012 – Present (Currently Consulting PT)

Consulting – Asset Quality

Review of Tennessee-region bank capital ratios, percentage of troubled assets and loan portfolios. Performed due

diligence on individual loans from loan pools to assess suitability for discounted note purchases. Review of borrower

credit profiles to ascertain suitability for either liquidation or restructuring of commercial loan in event of default to

maximize investment returns.

Betts & Rubio, PLLC (CPAs) April 2012

3 week contract – Internal Audit

Assist monitoring, assessing, and analyzing organizational risk and internal controls; and reviewing and confirming information and

compliance with policies, procedures for the internal audit of the firm’s client, to be provided to the external auditors for the year end

external audit.

• Develop and format raw data into manageable excel spreadsheets.

• Execute a risk-based sampling and testing approach to determine whether the most important controls are operating as

intended.

Tennessee Commerce Bank (TCB) November 2004 - March 2012

Controller / Financial Analyst - Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

I commenced employment with TCB in its fourth year of operations as a privately-held entity with assets of $400 million as a Financial

Analyst. TCB conducted an initial public offering on NASDAQ in July 2006 in order to raise capital for expansion and growth in the North

American commercial banking market. During the IPO process performed collation of data for incorporation into SEC S-1 filing. I was

responsible for spearheading a secondary market offering on NASDAQ exchange, as well as a private capital raise. TCB grew to become

a $1.5 billion corporation.

• Responsible for all SEC filings and reporting, including forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8K, 4, S-1, S-3. Additionally responsible for all

Comment Letters for response to regulatory bodies.

• Manage relationships with all third parties relating to SEC filings, annual meetings, public relations and responding to investor

relation inquiries.

• Coordinate and lead all internal and external audits for the corporation. Manage the accounts payable and fixed assets

processes.

• Responsible for internal and external financial reporting and analysis. Created a Business Scorecard for planning, strategy,

budgeting, expense control, as well as balance sheet and income statement forecasting.

• Analysis of data for input into executive management discussions for results of operation, both for balance sheet and income and

earnings statements.

• Implemented a platform for managing allowances for loan and lease losses, as well as deferred loan fees for bank’s lending

portfolio. Responsible for managing and maintaining the tax lease portfolio of the balance sheet.

• Review the monthly consolidation process for the corporation, bank and subsidiary. Responsible for managing and calculating

earnings per share and accounting for company stock options.

• Responsible for the first level of reconciliation and consolidation review for all general ledger accounts including month end and

year end closing and delivering findings to the Chief Financial Officer.

Summary of Professional Development

• Bachelor of Arts – Accounting, Belmont University Nashville.

• Training seminars with the SEC Institute

• Five years of SEC and Federal Reserve reporting

• CPA eligible with recent experience in both public accounting and corporate accounting environments, completion of the Becker

CPA review course

• Knowledgeable in GAAP, GAAS, ASC Codification, SEC regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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