Controller

Thomas H. Williams

***** ***** ******* ****: 760-***-****

Cathedral City, CA 92234 Cell: 760-***-****

Email: *****@***.***

CONTROLLER / OPERATIONS MANAGER

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A Senior-Level Manager with 24 years of comprehensive experience in Finance

and Operations, holding positions of Controller, General Manager and Vice

President.

FINANCIAL:

. Extensive background controlling costs by implementing a budgeting and

forecasting system that standardized costing procedures, reducing

expenses 15%.

. Knowledgeable of GAAP accounting principles.

. Developed a customer credit evaluation report to reduce accounts

receivable delinquencies and increase sales.

. Improved accounts receivable collection from 60 days to 43 days.

. Skilled at providing financial analyses to company president, banks,

and public accounting firms, tracking progress of business over

specified period of time.

. Installed computer software company-wide; trained staff resulting in

accurate and timely dissemination of information.

. Instrumental in merger that assimilated company into the overall

corporate structure.

. Reorganized personnel by prioritizing and eliminating work and setting

new goals, resulting in decreased month-end close time of nine days to

five days with no staff increases.

OPERATIONS:

. Installed new software to improve production scheduling and JIT for

raw materials as well as incorporate other production efficiencies.

. Maintain excellent supervisory skills utilizing strong troubleshooting

methods to achieve peak efficiencies.

. Improved product delivery, quality control and customer satisfaction.

. Developed and designed a system to monitor labor utilization and

efficiency on a real-time basis, reducing costs by 12%.

. Trained and proficient facilitator for Total Quality Management.

. Created 40% increase in sales and profit in the Manufacturer Division

and improved on-time delivery from 60% to 96%.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Huss, Palm Desert, CA 2010-2012

Controller

. Administer cash flow forecasting and planning

. Communicate with international banks to secure lines of credit

. Implemented control procedures and reporting systems for inventory

control

. Develop and train the inventory and local finance personnel

. Responsible for all month-end reporting to corporate office in Germany

. Coordinated year-end audit with KPMG for North American office

. Provide oversight for the successful preparation and award process for

multi-million dollar bids and contracts nationwide

. Interface with all management for weekly status reporting to Managing

Director and President of holding company

. Responsible for all aspects of Human Resources and Safety Management

NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA, Cabazon, CA 2007-2008

Controller

. Coordinated the preparation of financial plans, including budgets,

forecasts and headcount analysis, based on the published timetable

. Implemented control procedures and reporting systems in conjunction

with others, either as a company project or local initiative, for both

factory and inventory control

. Monitored actual financial performance against plan to prepare

variance analyses and coordinate the release of KPI and other

information

. Controlled the accounts payable and payroll processes within the

factory. Reviewed Kronos time cards for accuracy and sign off

BRAWLEY BEEF, LLC, Coachella, CA 2005-2006

Vice President, Finance

. Improved banking relationships and reporting structure

. Led successful implementation of ADP payroll system for 850 employees

. Setup and enforced policies and procedures for accounting department

. Oversaw the implementation of 401K plan

. Prepared monthly financial presentation to Board

. Led all vendor and contract negotiations

. Responsible for year-end audit activities

. Participated in Due Diligence for sale of company

DOMINO MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Sarasota, FL

Assistant Controller

2003-2004

. Responsible for all banking and credit card reconciliations

. Managed Accounts Receivable and Credit departments

. Responsible for reviewing daily closing statements for 13 store

locations across 9 states

. Assisted in month-end close and review of Profit and Loss statements

CAPCO, Orange, CA

Controller

2000-2002

. Developed and administered a plan for the control of operations,

expense budgets, accounts receivable, cost standards and savings

opportunities

. Formulated accounting policies, prepared financial statements and

coordinated systems, procedures and special reports as needed

. Monitored credit and collection applications. Approved terms above a

predetermined amount

. Coordinated quarterly and yearly physical inventories

. Coordinated change-over from in-house payroll to ADP

. Served as Project Lead on selection and implementation of new company-

wide ERP software

HYDRO-QUIP, INC., Corona, CA 1985-1999

General Manager (1994-1999)

. Directly supervised and received original reports from the following

departments: Purchasing, Scheduling, Production, Quality Assurance,

Sales & Marketing, Warehouse, Shipping, Receiving and Building

Maintenance

. Upgraded manufacturing equipment, improving productivity by 25%

. Responsible for company-wide installation of new hardware and software

Controller (1989-1994)

. Directly responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable,

General Ledger and Purchasing

. Created new avenues of funding by developing new banking relationships

. Reorganized Accounting department, reducing manpower by 50%

. Managed 1,000 active customers (accounts receivable) at DOS of 43 days

. Developed company's 5-year business plan

EDUCATION

TRINITY COLLEGE, Sioux Falls, SD

Bachelor Business Administration

PENN FOSTER, AA HR Est 2014

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