Management Accounting

C. Kevin Dawson

Fort Lauderdale, FL *****

954-***-**** Cell

******@*********.***

Corporate finance professional with strong information systems background.

Experience as Finance Director and Financial Systems Manager in publicly traded technology services company for 7

years followed by 13 years as Controller and Information Technology Director in small and mid-size service businesses.

Most recently Corporate Controller for small medical device manufacturing and distribution company.

• •

Private and Public Companies Financial Planning & Analysis

• •

Small & Mid-Market Companies Forecast and Budget Preparation

• •

International & Foreign Currency Experience Staff Management & Team Building

• •

Acquisition Integration Treasury & Cash Management

• •

Rapid Growth & Change Management Income Tax Planning & Preparation

• •

Multi Company Consolidations Financial Systems Implementations

• •

External Audit Management Information Technology Management

• •

External Financial Reporting Information Systems Design

• •

Internal Management Reporting Process Improvements

• •

Microsoft Office Microsoft Access

•

Experience

Innovative Therapies, Inc. (Pompano Beach, FL), Corporate Controller, (03/2014 – 11/2014)

Manufacturer of medical device for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) with annual revenue of about $15

million. Managed staff of 4 and reported to CFO. Company acquired by Cardinal Health and position was eliminated.

• Successfully took over complex MS-Excel billing processes from outside consultant where predecessors failed.

• Replaced complex MS-Excel billing processes with simple MS-Access program saving many hours per week and

transitioning work to less costly department staff while also improving accuracy of billing.

• Worked closely with CFO to ensure all due diligence information was provided expediently and acquisition was

completed.

Advocate Home Care (Lauderhill, FL), Controller / Director of IT, (06/2012 - 02/2014)

Company is provider of home care services with multiple offices across South Florida and annual revenue of about $10

million. Managed staff of 5 accounting employees and multiple vendors for IT support. Reported to CEO.

• Successfully stabilized the finance and IT operations of the company after period of rapid growth and turnover.

• Assisted in preparation of Operations Manual for franchising.

• Instituted new month-end accrual process to properly accrue revenue and costs immediately.

• Reduced month-end close from 20 days to 2 days.

• Maintained 99.7% collection rate on AR.

• QuickBooks Enterprise for general accounting and Soneto for industry specific functions.

Stock Market Dynamics, LLC (Davie, FL), Owner, (10/2009 - 05/2012)

Developed data analysis program to automate stock picking system and published weekly newsletter via email and

website.

Caregiver Services, Inc. (Miami, FL), Controller & Director of IT, (07/2007 - 09/2009)

Private equity backed company with 9 subsidiaries, 20 offices throughout Florida and Tennessee, and annual revenue of

$80 million. Provider of in-home nursing and assisted living services as well as staffing for hospitals and other medical

facilities.

Director of Information Technology (10/2008 - 09/2009)

Promoted to newly created position responsible for managing information technology staff and outside vendors for IT

support. Accepted position in order to drive the development and implementation of major software enhancements

needed to comply with financial audit reporting requirements and to automate the financial closing process. Reported

to CEO.

• Managed staff of 3 plus outside vendors in supporting 200 users in 20 offices.

• Successfully completed financial enhancements project resulting in complete

compliance with audit reporting requirements and automation of closing process thereby reducing time to close

from 15 to 10 days per month.

• Implemented copier and printer fleet management program to acquire all new

equipment and outsource maintenance while at the same time reducing total operating costs by 50%.

• Designed barcode scheme for document imaging system to reduce manual

processing time by over 50% for processing thousands of weekly timesheets.

Controller (07/2007 - 09/2008)

Position was open due to company headquarters moving from Tennessee to South Florida and previous Controller not

relocating. Reported to CFO.

• Managed 5 direct reports with another 10 indirect.

• Integrated 4 simultaneous acquisitions which double the size of the company from 9 offices with $40 million

in revenue to 20 offices with $80 million in revenue.

• Managed annual financial statement audit and treasury function including compliance reporting, quarterly

audits and borrowing for $7 million asset based LOC.

• Immediately uncovered revenue recognition accounting error which resulted in $300K earnings restatement.

• Redesigned revenue recognition methodology to be correct and to allow revenue accrual estimate at month

end instead of 1 to 2 weeks into following month thereby reducing month end closing time from 30 to 15

calendar days.

• Designed system enhancements to automate process and reduce month end close to less than 10 days.

• Uncovered fraudulent check scheme by long time employee which resulted in termination and complete

redesign of system security and segregation of duties.

• QuickBooks Enterprise for general accounting and internally developed system for industry specific

functions.

Ferrell Law & Consulting (Miami, FL), Controller / Director of Accounting Services (12/2000 - 03/2007)

Law firm and other affiliated professional services companies (accounting, management consulting, private investigations,

public relations) with 160 employees and $30 million in revenue. Acted as CFO/Controller for law firm, affiliated

companies and select clients of the law firm. Directed accounting and financial affairs for companies and wealthy

individuals with annual revenue of $45 million. Reported to Managing Partners of law firm, consulting firm and CPA

firm.

• Managed 3 direct reports plus 2 indirect.

• Implemented and used Elite Enterprise law firm management software.

• QuickBooks Pro for subsidiary accounting.

• Managed treasury function including compliance reporting and borrowing for $3 million asset based line of

credit.

• Established dual books (cash and accrual) for the law firm to produce first GAAP financial statements.

• Managed annual reviews and audits of GAAP financials by independent auditor.

• Designed comprehensive management reporting package allowing timely evaluation of key performance

indicators at company, department and producer levels resulting in decision to restructure and refocus

organization.

• Developed attorney evaluation and compensation plan resulting in major increases in productivity and

profitability.

• Streamlined month-end process by educating staff and improving procedures to more completely and

accurately record daily transactions thereby reducing time to close for all entities.

• Automated financial reporting process by programming interface from GL to FRx, reducing time to report

from hours to minutes for all entities.

Cambridge Technology Partners (Miami, FL), (1994 - 2000)

Publicly traded technology consulting company with over $600 million in revenue and 5000 employees in 50 offices

worldwide.

Director of Financial Systems (12/1998 - 12/2000)

Promoted to newly created position to leverage my knowledge of worldwide financial process and systems.

Responsible for coordinating efforts of information systems and finance personnel related to development,

implementation and support for financial information systems worldwide. Reported to Corporate Controller with no

direct reports. Led numerous diverse teams of finance personnel from all over the world on financial systems

implementation projects. Individually developed accounting automation, systems interface and financial analysis

tools.

• Eliminated the use of outside consultants for supporting financial systems and custom reporting.

• Led finance department implementation, upgrade and support teams for CODA Financials ERP, Actuate

Reporting, Microsoft Access reporting, Peoplesoft Projects & Billing, Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Pillar, Concur

Employee Expenses and Paperless AP Initiative.

• Developed standardized reporting and analysis tools used by worldwide controllers and corporate finance

to streamline daily processing.

• Developed complex MS-Access program to automate the multi-currency inter-company account balancing.

• Automated period end foreign currency translation and revaluation process.

• Implemented document imaging solution for corporate AP to eliminate thousands of paper files.

• Quickly developed MS-Access program used by corporate AP department to capture voucher input during

2 week system upgrade period thereby eliminating downtime for highest volume user group.

• Developed MS-Access program for extracting years worth of data from CODA Financials SQL database

and converting it to load into Hyperion Essbase multi-dimensional database and reporting tool.

Finance Director, Latin America (08/1997 - 11/1998)

Directed finances for international region of U.S. public company with offices in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico,

Venezuela and Brazil and projects in other countries. Managed 4 direct reports and reported to Corporate Controller.

• Established Latin American finance department transitioning US staff, hiring country controllers and

developing relationships with foreign accounting firms.

• Responsible for forecasting, budgeting, cash management, consolidations and foreign currency translation.

• Managed rapid growth from $10 million to over $30 million in revenue.

Finance Manager, Southeast Region (01/1996 - 07/1997)

Managed the finances for three divisions, Southeast U.S., Worldwide Domains, and Latin America, operating out of

Miami office. Reported to Corporate Controller.

• Managed 6 direct reports consisting of 3 accountants, a financial analyst and 2 programmers.

• Managed rapid growth from $15 million to over $25 million in revenue in 1 years.

• Implementing new parent company financial system and interfaced local project accounting system during

training and transition period for project personnel resulting in no productivity impact or system downtime.

• Successfully managed the integration of the acquired company’s US finance operations to corporate

headquarters.

Controller, The Systems Consulting Group (06/1994 - 12/1995)

Privately held consulting firm based in Miami with offices in Chicago, Puerto Rico and Atlanta acquired by

Cambridge Technology Partners in August, 1995. Reported to 4 partners prior to acquisition and CFO after

acquisition

• Managed up to 6 direct reports consisting of 3 accountants, a financial analyst and 2 programmers.

• Managed rapid growth from 100 to 300 employees and under $10 million to over $20 million in revenue in

1 year.

• Managed treasury function including compliance reporting and borrowing for $2 million asset based line of

credit.

• Established internal accounting department to transition work from outside accounting firm.

• Hired and trained staff, and developed all procedures and internal controls.

• Implemented new client/server accounting and financial reporting system (Flexi Financials & FRx).

• Spearheaded development of custom internal system used for HR, Employee T&E, Project Accounting, and

Billing.

Margenau & Associates, CPA & Self-Employed (Miami, FL),

Small Business Accountant and Computer Consultant, (1985 - 1994)

Provided accounting and computer consulting services for small businesses in many industries. Accounting

services included coordination of monthly closings, write-up, financial statement preparation, payroll taxes, sales

tax, and preparation of corporate, partnership and personal income taxes. Computer services included installation

and maintenance of PC networks, software installation and setup, training, and custom programming.

Education

Bachelor of Accounting (BAcc), Florida International University, 1993.

Bachelor (BBA) of Management Information Systems, Florida International University, 1990.

Contact this candidate