Michelle L. Hines, CPA
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Atlanta, GA 30342 *************@*****.***
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting and Finance March 1997
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MARKET CONTROLLER June 2011 - Present
CBS Radio Atlanta, GA
Responsible for daily operations including supervision of accounts payable, accounts receivable,
credit, collections, human resources and payroll. Also responsible for expense control, capital
expenditures, internal control development and compliance with FCC regulations.
Prepare year-end audit materials including tax packages, annual operating budget and
quarterly/annual SOX testing.
CONTROLLER July 2008 – June 2011
Raycom Media, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (Position Eliminated Due to Consolidation)
Responsible for daily operations including supervision of accounts payable, accounts receivable,
credit, collections, human resources and payroll for two television stations. Also responsible for
expense control, capital expenditures, internal control development and compliance with FCC
regulations.
Worked closely with internal and external audit to complete annual and quarterly reviews.
Prepared periodic reports including monthly journal entries, annual operating and capital budgets,
weekly sales forecasts, financial statements, sales commissions, departmental profitability reports,
trade/barter reconciliations, and variance analysis.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE March 2006 – July 2008
Four Points Media Group KEYE-TV (Formally CBS Television Stations; sold in Jan. 2008), Austin, Texas
Responsible for daily operations including supervision of accounts payable, accounts receivable,
credit, collections, human resources and payroll. Also responsible for expense control, capital
expenditures, internal control development and compliance with FCC regulations.
Prepared year-end audit materials including tax packages, annual operating budget and
quarterly/annual SOX testing.
Prepared monthly reports including monthly journal entries, film accounting, financial statements, sales
commissions, departmental profitability reports, operating forecasts, trade/barter reconciliations, cash
flow forecasts and variance analysis.
AUDIT MANAGER November 2004 – November 2005
United Media (a division of The E.W. Scripps Co.), Cincinnati, OH (75% travel)
Responsible for supervising all functions of the audit department including audit program development,
risk assessment, annual licensee evaluation, fieldwork planning and execution, overseeing contract
auditors, audit scheduling, report writing, report review, financial statement analysis and closing
conference presentation.
Responsible for managing and developing staff auditors including one auditor located in Tokyo, Japan.
Including scheduling, workpaper review, training and performance evaluation.
INTERNAL AUDITOR - LEAD November 2003 – November 2004
LimitedBrands, Inc, Columbus, OH (Relocated Back to Cincinnati)
Responsible for audit program development for critical processes, fieldwork planning, risk assessment,
internal control evaluation, financial statement analysis, fieldwork supervision, operational evaluation,
report writing, and closing conference presentation. Highly visible position requiring communication
with all levels of management.
Responsible for supervising and developing audit team members. Including workpaper review,
training and performance evaluation.
Involved in special projects including Sarbanes-Oxley certification planning, fraud investigation, and
accounting system access reviews.
BUSINESS MANAGER December 2002 – November 2003
Raycom Media, Inc. (WXIX-TV), Cincinnati, Ohio
Responsible for daily operations including supervision of accounts payable, accounts receivable,
credit, collections, human resources and payroll. Also responsible for expense control, capital
expenditures, internal control development and compliance with FCC regulations.
Prepared year-end audit materials, annual operating budget, fixed asset summaries, and film contract
reconciliations.
Prepared monthly reports including monthly journal entries, financial statements, sales commissions,
departmental profitability reports, trade/barter reconciliations, forecast models and variance analysis.
INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER August 2000 – December 2002
Cumulus Media, Inc, Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia – Based in Dayton, Ohio (90% Travel)
Responsible for establishing and supervising all functions of the internal audit department.
Responsible for audit program development, site visit planning, risk assessment, internal control
evaluation, financial statement analysis, credit analysis, fieldwork, operational evaluation, report
writing, closing conference presentation, annual audit committee presentation and external audit
coordination.
Interim Regional Business Manager. Responsible for financial reporting, budget preparation, expense
control, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll for ten radio markets. Also responsible for
supervising a regional accounting staff of three employees and a local staff of five support personnel.
Also involved in special projects including accounting policy creation and implementation, fraud
investigation, benefit audits and staff training.
INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER October 1997 – August 2000
Jacor Communications, Inc. (Company Sold, Position Eliminated), Covington, Kentucky (80% Travel)
Responsible for establishing and supervising all functions of the internal audit department. Included
supervision and development of two staff auditors.
Responsible for risk assessment, audit program development/revision, site visit planning, fieldwork
supervision, internal control evaluation, financial statement analysis, workpaper development,
workpaper review, report writing, closing conference presentation, staff development and external
audit coordination.
Participated in special projects including benefit audits, accounting system conversion, tax preparation
and account reconciliation.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Last 5 Years – Wide Orbit, Great Plains, Microsoft Office, Oracle, Peter Storer, OSi, Visio, IBS and
PeopleSoft.