Management Accounting
Resume:
RICHARD R. ROGERS
CMA, MBA
Lake Forest, CA *****
E-mail: **********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Results oriented finance professional with international experience in a multitude of environments, industrial segments and markets. Possesses excellent technical, communication and problem solving skills with the proven ability to manage multiple priorities and build interfaces with all levels of staff and management. Demonstrated hands on ability to stream line business operations that drive growth and increase profitability.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Accounting & Financial Operations
Financial Planning & Analysis
Cost Accounting & Inventory Control
Project Management
Treasury and Cash
Contract Negotiation
Credit and Risk Management
Entrepreneur
EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
R&R Consulting 2010 – Present
Owner operated Professional Accounting and Financial Services
Owner-Consultant-Accountant
Preparation of personal tax returns
Business Start-up
Accounting Services
SOX Compliance
Contract Support
- Dream Star Enterprises - Siemens Corp. - Mesa Garage Doors
DCE CONSTRUCTION – MILLENIUM GARAGE DOORS, Irvine, CA 2008 – 2009
$30M Manufacturer and Installer in the Housing and Retail Segments
Conducted physical inventory revealing on-going internal theft of $1.5M inventory.
Automated issuing vendor PO’s based upon entering customer orders saving over $100k per year
Rolled Standard Costs for 1st time in 3 years.
Controller
Directly managed all Accounting and Credit functions at multiple sales and stocking offices including G/L, Payroll, A/R, Payables, Credit and Purchasing. Responsible for managing inventory, establishing standard costs, negotiating bank and vendor terms, issuing monthly financials and interfacing with outside auditors.
WAHLCO INC. Santa Ana, CA 2004 – 2008
$25M International Designer and Manufacturer of Environmental Control Systems.
Managed Jobscope software upgrade from 1996 DOS driven version to 2007 Windows based release.
Completed three year-end audits with no adjustments.
Managed physical inventory, cycle counting program and the elimination a $100k annual shrinkage.
Controller
Responsible for all operational aspects of Finance and MIS including G/L, Cost, A/R, A/P, Credit, Financial Planning and Analysis, Budgeting, Risk Management, and MIS support. Established standard costs, tracked actual project costs, calculated absorption rates and reserve requirements. Interfaced with clients, project managers, engineering and management to profitably execute long term projects. Prepare, present and review quarterly financials with Board of Directors. Managed $2.5M line of credit, letters of credit, and negotiated customer contracts and vendor terms.
RICHARD R. ROGERS
BROWN & CALDWELL INC., Irvine CA 2001- 2004
$150M National Provider of Civil and Environmental Engineering Services.
Reduced Days Receivable from 91 to 75.
Reduced local Accounting staff from five to three
Area Business Operations Manager
Provide financial support and analysis to 3 So. California offices. Interfaced with 75 project managers to track, analyze and manage profitability of projects and services to private and municipal clients. Worked with government clients to negotiate contracts, provide project detail and status reports to assure accurate billing and prompt payment. Prepare monthly reports, fee accruals, manage collections, and supervise staff of five.
MGE UPS SYSTEMS, INC., A Subsidiary of Schneider Electric, Costa Mesa, CA 1988 - 2000
$125M International Manufacturer, Distributor and Service Provider of hi-tech Computer Power Products.
Eliminated $2M/year inventory shrinkage by identifying inaccurate bills of material, implementing corrective action and re-educating employees.
Implemented Cycle Count Program that eliminated Annual Physical Inventory saving $200K per year.
Developed and implemented budget process to allow monitoring at a detailed, departmental level.
Automated Financial Reporting process that streamlined closing schedule from 8 to 5 days.
Established Finance Policy & Procedure Manual to facilitate employee training, provide formal guidelines, and ensure compliance with internal controls and management goals.
Key Finance team member for several critical projects including:
oSuccessful ISO 9000 certification process.
oSuccessful implementation of major software upgrade.
oSuccessful implementation of MRP & KANBAN.
oMIS Steering Committee that identified prioritized and implemented key projects.
Successfully managed four-year end Price Waterhouse-Coopers audits without an adjustment.
Minimized import duties under NAFTA and ITA saving $250K per year.
Saved $100K over prior year by re-negotiating Business Insurance.
Assistant Controller (1997 - 2000)
Directed operations of 13-member Finance Department including General and Cost Accounting. Responsible for the preparation and analysis of monthly financial statements and variances, and preparing annual budget and forecasts. Calculated standard costs, labor and absorption rates and analyzed plan variances. Analyzed product line and marketing channel profitability to identify margin issues and opportunities. Established and consolidated Latin American subsidiaries. Monitored and managed cash flow and assisted with negotiating $15M credit line.
Director of Accounting (1988 - 1997)
Supervised staff of five in Cost Accounting and six in Financial Analysis. Prepared financial statements and analyzed monthly results including manufacturing and P&L variances. Prepared management operating comments, Annual Business Plan, Strategic Plan and monthly forecasts. Costed new and proposed products and presented project ROI and NPV to maximize return on alternative projects. Developed and maintained standard costs, E&O analysis, reconciled Physical Inventory, and computed FIFO reserve. Prepared acquisition and divestiture analysis, filed multi-state sales tax and property tax returns and developed polices, procedures and internal controls.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
CMA (Certified Management Accountant) Certification #16690.
MBA, Pepperdine University. BS - Accounting, Cal Poly Pomona.
COMPUTER SKILLS
IBM and HP environments – MAS90, Epicor, Jobscope, Pansophic (PRMS), Oracle, SAP, J.D. Edwards, MAPICS, HFA (Freidman), Visual Management, QuickBooks and Peachtree software.
Novell Network Environment, Excel, Lotus, Lotus Notes, Access, Crystal Reports, Proclarity, Powerpoint, Monarch, Showcase Query, Harvard Graphics, Word.
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