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Michael A. Dein

*** ************ ***** ************, ** 60108 T: 630-***-**** C: 630-***-**** *********@*****.***

Objective

Seeking a financial management position utilizing my well-developed accounting, financial analysis, organizational and software skills.

Profile of Qualifications

Over ten years of management and operations experience

Excellent organizational and detail-oriented skills, strong leadership skills

Highly self-motivated, enjoy challenges and added responsibilities

Professional Experience

Activ Financial – Wheaton, IL Mar 2010 - April 2015 Finance Manager

Assist in month end closing by analyzing sales, cost of sales and various balance sheet accounts such as inventory, prepaid expenses, accruals and commissions for $40 million market data vendor company.

Prepare monthly journal entries and record sales detail for divisions in the UK and Japan.

Prepare monthly financial dashboard of key metrics for board of directors.

Establish yearly budget and report monthly variances from actual results.

Assist in yearly financial audit and periodic bank and regulatory audits.

Imbibe – Wilmette, IL Sept 2008 - Mar 2010

Financial Consultant

Supervise financial department for a private label beverage company with projected 2009 sales of $20 million.

Use Quickbooks to develop multiple budgets and compare actual results to these budgets.

Perform month end close, sales and cost of sales analysis, and complete monthly financial package.

Track inventory, accumulate bills of material, reconcile general ledger accounts and track spending.

ArrayComm – Oakbrook, IL June 2007- August 2008

Director of Finance

Manage financial responsibilities for signal processing software company with 7 worldwide locations and 125 employees.

Using Great Plains, FRx and Excel, complete month end closing and analyze financial detail to prepare board of directors package.

Maintain and update 5 year long range business plan for investors and management.

Prepare yearly budget, administer cash management process and supervise accounts payable system.

GN Otometrics – Schaumburg, IL February 2001 - May 2007

Controller

Responsible for the financial functions of a $14 million medical diagnostic company.

Review income statement, balance sheet, trial balance, prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and analyze departmental variances to complete month end closing.

Consolidate results in SAP and prepare monthly financial package for upper management and department managers.

Responsible for accounts receivable, accounts payable, on-line banking, payroll, human resources and ISO quality system.

Prepare yearly budget, quarterly forecasts, coordinate yearly physical inventory along with annual KPMG audit.

Update standard costs yearly and maintain standard costs system on a date-to-day basis

Supervise a staff of three, which processed accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, cost of goods sold and distributor commissions.

Progress Rail Corporation – Glendale Heights, IL August 1996 - February 2001

Controller / Rail and Track Division

Coordinate the monthly accounting function for the rail and track division of 14 plants with $200 million in sales.

Monthly closing, budget and forecasting, inventory reconciliation, variance reporting and capital expenditures for rail sales, trackwork sales, maintenance of way equipment and other rail associated material.

Continued position as controller of Chemetron.

Chemetron Corporation – (subsidiary of Progress Rail) - Glendale Heights, IL

Corporate Controller

Responsible for the financial package for a $40 million wholly owned subsidiary that produces railroad anchors and welds individual rail.

Review income statement, balance sheet, variance and volume reports and fixed assets for 10 separate divisions with upper management.

Assemble monthly and yearly budgets and review against actual results on a timely basis.

Supervise a staff of five, which performed accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and invoicing functions.

National Castings Incorporated– Melrose Park, IL July 1993 – August 1996

Senior Cost Accountant

Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly and annual budgets for seven railroad parts manufacturing plants with sales of $140 million.

Analyze and explain actual results, sales, gross margin, raw material and administrative variances.

Work with plant managers to calculate inventory balances for raw material, work in progress and finished goods.

Education

San Diego State University – San Diego, California December 1989

Bachelors of Science - Accounting

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