THOMAS J MCCULLOUGH
Wallkill, NY 12589
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SUMMARY
Fifteen years of increasing responsibility and success with a well-blended background in finance,
accounting and systems implementation in a manufacturing environment. Skill set includes: Budget
Preparation, Financial Controls, Variance Analysis, Capital Project Planning, Inventory, Financial
Statement Preparation, Database Management, Cash Management, Sales Performance Evaluation,
Fixed Asset Management, 10Q/10K Preparation, Intra-company consolidation, GAAP,
COMPUTER SKILLS
Accounting Software: AS400, BPCS, MAS90, Peachtree, SAP; Accountmate, Netsuite, All
Microsoft Office products: including Excel and Access, Lotus 123 and Approach. Superior
Database and spreadsheet skills
EXPERIENCE
November 2010 to National Parts Depot
Present CFO/CONTROLLER
• Senior Financial officer in company with 40 employees and 10 million dollars annual sales.
• Project manager for successful implementation of a new ERP system, including managing the
consolidation of three legacy systems into one integrated software package.
• Initiated GAAP accounting processes and restructured the entire reporting system.
• Initiated JIT inventory processes, cycle counting, and ordering procedures to minimize shipping
and carrying costs. First year savings in shipping were roughly 60%.
• Initiated cost cutting measures across the organization saving the company $250,000 in annual
expense, including streamlining processes and managing headcounts.
• Was key financial person in the acquisition and integration of a parts company with sales
of $4 million per year into the NPD organization. Spearheaded turnaround of distressed
financial situation, preventing bankruptcy and increasing business for both companies.
• Created and maintained 6 month cash forecasts for both organizations.
October 2008 to EB Brands, Yonkers, NY (importer of consumer goods, 170M in sales)
November 2010 ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
• Responsible for financial reporting including monthly close, balance sheet maintenance
• Point person for year end audit, working daily with external auditors.
• Assisted outside tax accountants with tax return issues and filing.
• Provided daily cash position reconciliation.
• Full consolidation of intercompany activities with foreign affiliates.
• Updated procedures for balance sheet analysis, specifically fixed assets.
• Supervised staff of 4 including AP and AR personnel.
• Managed day to day operations of accounting department.
July 2007 to Independent Consulting
September 2008
• Coordinate and set up new accounting procedures, controls, and best practices for small
manufacturing companies.
September 2005 to Hydro Aluminum Ellenville Extrusion, Ellenville New York
June 2007 ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
• Responsible for financial reporting including monthly close, balance sheet maintenance
• Initiated several reporting processes including material reconciliation, receiving and labor cost
tracking, and accurate inventory tracking
• Created cost center expense reporting and product costing templates
• Lead on data integrity project for systems conversion, including verification of all bills of
material, routers and associated costs.
• Worked with AR and collections on credit decisions.
November 2000 to Nice Pak Products
September 2005 ($500M manufacturer of consumer products)
MANAGER OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
• Responsible for all aspects of the monthly close, including all journal entries, budget variance
analysis, and financial statement preparation
• Maintained the fixed assets systems, corporate budget consolidation and manufacturing
variance databases
• Managed all cash accounts for an asset-based borrower
• Created all primary external financial reporting documents
• Developed a capital project tracking system including return on investment schedules
• Oversaw all aspects of the AP function.
• Coordinated the conduct of the annual external audit.
• Created and maintained all budget spreadsheets on the operational as well as manufacturing
cost side.
June 1999 to Russ Berrie
July 2000 (Public company distributor of gift products)
• Staff account, responsible for balance sheet analysis, journal posting, bank and cash
reconciliations.
• Created streamlined processes for monthly review with Controller
• Responsible for accounting content and timely filing of SEC reports (10-K, 10-Q)
ACCREDITATION CPA license application approved for education and experience. Pending passage of exam.
Currently sitting for test.
EDUCATION
January 2000 Marist College
MBA in Finance
May 1984 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
BS in Computer Science