Manager Accounting

John Raymond Bell

***** * ********* **, *******, KS 67230

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

(C)316-***-**** (H)316-***-****

Experience

Controller/Chief Financial Officer Nov 1989-Jun 2015

Joe Self Chevrolet, Cadillac, BMW Wichita, KS

Direct all activities of the accounting department with broad accounting and analysis experience including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cost accounting, inventory, financial analysis and reporting, cash management and month end close procedures.

Provide accurate and timely monthly financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

Prepare and analyze detailed monthly statements, as well as monthly, quarterly, annual budgets and forecasts.

Analyze department statements in order to maximize net profit through improving gross and controlling expense with a focus on continuous improvement.

Establish effective internal controls to monitor for unusual accounting entries and detect employee errors or theft.

Manage a loan portfolio of 5 million dollars on a Buy Here Pay Here Used Car Operation.

Recruit, hire, train and mentor all Fixed Operations Managers and administrative staff.

Conduct individual employee assessments to provide coaching, goal setting and individual development.

Responsible for all insurance, regulatory compliance, and legal matters.

Develop and maintain excellent relationships with banks, finance companies, insurance providers, attorneys, contractors, accounting firms, and factory representatives.

Set up and maintain QuickBooks for three companies, other than the dealership, owned and operated by Joe Self.

Draft Employee Handbook, Technology Agreement, Safe Guard Rules, and Benefits Handbook.

Responsible for all facility maintenance of dealership, 70,000 sq. ft. of buildings on 12.5 acres of asphalt, lighting, and signage.

Extensive knowledge of Reynolds & Reynolds system as well as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and QuickBooks.

Research and present recommendations to City of Wichita engineers and committee responsible for highway expansion project affecting dealership access.

Design, solicit bids, select contractors, and ensure franchise compliance for construction of a BMW facility and a separate project for a General Motors Showroom. Supervise progress of contractors.

Extensive involvement in draft, negotiation, and closing of separate Asset Purchase Agreements (APA’s) for the acquisitions of a BMW franchise, a Cadillac franchise, and a Nissan Oldsmobile Volvo dealership.

Draft, negotiation, and closing of APA’s for the separate sales of the Nissan Oldsmobile Volvo dealership, the BMW franchise, and the Joe Self Chevrolet, Cadillac dealership assets, and real estate.

Controller Jan 1988-Nov 1989

Turnpike Ford, Inc. Tulsa, OK

Office Manager Jun 1985-Jan 1988

Riverside Chevrolet, Inc. Tulsa, OK

Accountant May 1984-Jun 1985

Bill White Chevrolet, Inc. Tulsa, OK

Education

Bachelor of Science: Business Administration

Major Finance, Minor Accounting

Oklahoma State University

References

Joe Self Automobile Dealer 316-***-****

Dave Morgan Parts Department Manager 316-***-****

Bill Ayesh General Sales Manager 316-***-****

Ben Skillings Service Director 919-***-****

Leslie Fry Dixion Hughes 817-***-****

Don Lambdin Attorney 316-***-****

Marilyn Pauly Commerce Bank 316-***-****

Kirk Stumpfhauser Insurance Agent 316-***-****

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