Accounting Management

Daniel Hilton, CPA

**** ******** *****, ***** *******, Texas 75050 ● Phone: 972-***-**** ● Email: ******@*****.***

Dedicated Financial Management Executive eager to contribute talents toward supporting a dynamic organization in optimizing bottom-line performance.

Profile

Proficient in financial management inclusive of accounts payable and receivable (A/P and A/R), financial analysis and reporting, fixed asset accounting, policy and procedure development, and risk management.

Highly skilled in variance analysis, audits, general ledger, forecasting, taxation, and identifying effective strategies for reducing company expenses.

Remarkable ability to establish and effectively maintain unified working relationships with all levels of an organization as well as financial institutions.

Proven success in performing complex fiscal analysis to support short-term and long-range strategic plans and budgets.

Adept at precisely tracking expenditures and ensuring corporate, regulatory, SOX and GAAP compliance.

Well-developed skills in creating and maintaining spreadsheets, charts, and databases to extract, track, and organize vital financial information.

Professional Experience

Southern Star Concrete/Argos USA, 2005 to Present

Finance Director (2012 to present)

Integrated credit and collection functions for the ready mix operations comprising of three separate business units.

Oversaw the area of risk management for the US ready mix operations.

Supervised treasury functions.

Worked with parent company to make sure reporting complied with IFRS requirements.

Standardized accounting practices across the US which comprised of three different business units and accounting departments.

As integral member of executive team, conducted in-depth valuations for potential acquisitions of smaller companies.

Vice President of Finance (2007 to 2012)

Spearhead complete spectrum of financial operations inclusive of accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, leases, fixed asset accounting, and cost accounting.

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Demonstrate exemplary leadership talents in managing and supervising department personnel.

Direct internal and external audits, oversee risk management, and carefully review statistical information regarding safety performance and actuarial analysis.

Cultivate, nurture and maintain cooperative and productive banking relationships.

Successfully negotiated $30M borrowing facility with Wells Fargo Foothill.

Proactively respond to and renegotiate breach of covenant by borrowing facility.

Corporate Controller (2005 to 2007)

Supervised regional controllers in performing accurate and timely financial reporting and budgeting for 50 plants spanning two states.

Held accountability for month-end close, general ledger maintenance, push-down accounting for acquisitions, and report production for P&L, balance sheet, and cash flows.

Cooperatively teamed with internal and external auditors to complete audits.

Developed, motivated and led highly productive and professional staff of degreed accountants.

Established, implemented and administered policies and procedures to comply with sales and use tax requirements in Texas and Arkansas.

R.P. Kincheloe Company, 1997 to 2004

Controller

Proficiently managed full-scope financial operations encompassing A/P, A/R, general ledger, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

Implemented JD Edwards ERP software to significantly improve accounting and financial management efficiency and accuracy.

Defined, implemented and enforced Credit and Collections policy and procedures.

Cooperated with State of Texas auditors in performing sales tax audits.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Specialization in Accounting

University of Texas at Arlington, 1993

Certified Public Accountant, State of Texas, 1997

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