Accounting Manager

John Rathman

*** ****** **** ******

Cincinnati, OH 45246

513-***-**** *********@*****.***

Accounting Professional

Motivated and seasoned accounting and finance professional with manufacturing, trucking and retail experience. Track record for success specializing in the areas of budgeting, planning, reporting, and expense reduction. Self-directed, energetic, team player with the ability to communicate at all levels of an organization. Proficiencies include:

Planning & Budgeting

Financial Reporting

Professional Relationship Management

Professional Cost Accountant

Business Development

Process Improvements

Management and Development of Staff

Hands-on Controller

Contributions and Accomplishments

Eliminated over $600K (15%) in operating expenses in healthcare premiums (while providing better healthcare coverage), worker compensation premiums through group discounting, reduction of unemployment claims, and termination of outside accounting department.

Developed new incentives and pricing strategies, directly contributing to increased profitability (1% increase in Gross Profit) and investors’/owners’ net worth.

Provided management team with timely financial reports (seven days from end of period) with future forecasts based on current economic conditions and market trends.

Liaison with benefits coordinator, payroll vendor, and other professional relationships affording the CEO greater time and focus on expanding the business.

Facilitated growth of a $90 million family owned glove distribution company serving as accountant and multi-task advisor.

Professional Experience

RJJ Consulting – Cincinnati, OH

Owner April 2011 to Present

Clients include

oByer Steel and Affiliates

Duties included preparation for annual audit (4 entities) including costing of ending Inventories for 3 entities

Month end financials for 4 entities (January and February 2015)

Month end Account Analysis for 4 entities

Annual budget for 4 entities (2015 budget)

Year end – payroll reconciliation, fixed asset reconciliation

Mill report

AP Entry

Special Projects

oKing Square Holdings

Prepare Monthly Financial Statements (9 entities)

Prepare Monthly Payroll (3 entities)

Prepare Annual Tax returns (9 entities)

Create Financial Models for Capital Raise

Analyze potential acquisition financials

oCareStar

Prepare monthly financial statements for $30M health care company

Prepare bi-weekly payroll for 400+ employees

Handle A/P, A/R

Provide business and professional expertise to a number of companies in many different industries

Provide all accounting/finance/human resource functions for all clients including preparation of tax returns for company, individual, 401(k), ESOP returns

BAYLOR TRUCKING, INC – Sunman, IN

CFO 8 family owned companies September 2009 to April 2011

Daily, handled incoming and outgoing cash flow for all eight companies (ach deposits, cash deposits, payable payments, payroll, capital expenditures).

Weekly and monthly, produce and deliver financial results on all eight companies

Served as HR Coordinator, handling renewal of health insurance, business insurance, and monitoring of unemployment insurance (reducing claims to one by the end of 2010), hiring and terminating of employees.

Secured additional financing with 3 new outside lenders which enabled company to purchase $7.8 million in equipment in 2010

Liaison with outside professionals including banking relations, legal relations, and benefit relations

Supervised 10 accounting professionals

Served as main Director to the owners of the company and currently, senior director outside of the family

FIRE GRILL, LLC – Cincinnati, OH

VP of Finance for 43 Burger King Restaurants November 2004 to May 2009

Develop $50M annual budgets for 43 stores plus company budget, including balance sheet, profit and loss statements, cash flow statement, capital expenditure schedule, and covenant calculation schedule

Handled the acquisition of 10 stores and development of a new store

Weekly and monthly – produce and deliver financial results of company, consolidating results of 43 stores, comparing actual to budget and forecast predictions through multiple reports including Power Point presentation to CEO

Monthly, provided entire management team with updated cost analysis of raw materials and calculated impact of future gross profit margins

Serve as Treasury Analyst, handling the movement of cash from Cincinnati to California and reconciling cash/credit card transactions for 43 stores daily.

Research, analyze, create and implement new pricing strategy quarterly with assistance of RSI website.

Minimize interest expense when securing outside financing, while providing most current equipment for efficient operating profitability.

Created in-house accounting department, replacing $200K annual outsourced accounting service, and reduced financial statement preparation from three weeks to one week. Implemented accounting policies and procedures.

Secured financing to purchase identical cash registers for 32 stores, thereby providing seamless sharing of personnel to meet business needs.

Hired and managed office personnel with zero turnover.

Principal professional of Cincinnati office headquarters, handling HR and IT responsibilities for entire company.

Liaison with banking management, benefits coordinator, and all professional relationships

STEGNER FOOD PRODUCTS – Cincinnati, OH

Corporate Controller, reporting to the CFO February 2003 to November 2004

Prepared annual $40M budget

Provided special financial month end reports to CEO and CFO

Served as entire accounting department - responsibilities included: accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll specialist, cost accountant, plant and corporate controller

Provided monthly analysis of cost variations in products

Provided monthly financial variations from budget to actual by line item

Collaborated with warehouse manager and production supervisor in the daily production of raw materials and the shipment of finished goods

FISHER INVESTMENT GROUP/TEXO – Cincinnati, OH

Accounting Manager August 1992 to February 2003

August 1992, served as staff/cost accountant producing month end financial reports including all balance sheet reconciliation accounts. Served as cost accountant for Texo Corporation, a manufacturer of specialty cleaning chemicals.

January 1995, promoted to senior/cost accountant with supervisory role - responsible for all accounting functions including acquisition of two chemical companies

In 2000 Texo was sold, hired as family accountant –

Handle all financial, real estate and business responsibilities for fifteen small companies and five individuals

Warehouse manager for $90 million glove distribution company

Negotiated new lease agreements with tenants

Created the financial background for two start-up companies including all IT components

EDUCATION:

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting and Finance, March 1992

Participated in 5 year co-op program

St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati, Ohio

Graduated June 1987

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