Manager Human Resource
Resume:
Nita J. Tanner, CPA
American Diabetes Association
Sr. Finance Manager, Western Division
Bennington, VT 05201
1-800-***-**** ext 3454 w
***********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Effective in fast-paced environment, well composed and thrives under deadlines;
Innovative professional, conceptual thinker, visionary leadership and out of the box thinker;
Strategic planner, deadline driven and goal oriented;
Excellent interpersonal relations, high energy, persuasive communicator and assertive leader; and
Collaborative work style encourages others and achieves win-win outcomes.
Industries – Remanufacturing, Construction - Job Costing, Media, Not For Profit, Aviation and Hospitality
EXPERIENCE
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, ALEXANDRIA, VA
$222M Not For Profit Organization
Sr. Finance Manager September, 2011 – present
Oversee Divisional month end close and participate in month end close for the total organization;
Quarterly audit schedules prepared on National Accounts;
Train staff at individual field offices in my Division on submittals, reports, financials, budgeting software and budgeting.;
Quarterly training by remote access offered organization wide; and
Plan and coordinate the budget of the division, working with 12 area offices, while setting the operational plan and budget for the year;
SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT, ORLANDO, FL
$650M publicly traded (on the FTSE in London), aviation industry
Assistant Controller June 2008 – September, 2011
Oversee General Ledger.
Oversee month end close, ensure all balance sheet accounts reconciled and financials are correct:
Oversee Internal and external audits
Implemented standard reconciliation forms.
Implementing standards at 53 US FBO’s.
Liaison between base personnel and Corporate Headquarters Finance department
Liaison between Signature Finance and other departments
Recommended and implementing centralized accounting and saving company $1.8M
a year.
Heading project to find new credit card processor, presentation completed with recommendation.
Spent 3 months at sister organization revamping accounting department and implementing Signature standards.
ORLANDO SENTINEL COMMUNICATIONS, ORLANDO, FL
$200M publicly traded multi-media industry
Accounting Manager July 2007 – June 2008
Reduced staff from 10 to 7 – proposed reorganization plan to new CFO
Worked with CFO (prior to him leaving) as Controller and General Circulation Accounting Manager resigned. Took over additional management responsibilities.
Oversee Fixed Assets, Cash, General Ledger, General circulation Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley, Approve Accounts Payable vendors and invoices, P Cards and Credit Cards and financial reporting.
Oversee month end close, ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled and financials are correct.
Perform analysis at month end
Implementing standard reconciliation forms and journal entry process
Leading staff development - working with HR department for career paths for accountants that have been employed for many years and still in the same position.
BUCA INC, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
$300M publicly traded hospitality and restaurant industry
Director of Financial Services June 2005 – June 2007
Worked with auditors to uncover fraud from prior management – prior management convicted under Sarbanes-Oxley,
Oversee the Accounts Payable, Payroll, Treasury, A/R and General Ledger Departments;
Point person for Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and monitoring;
Member of the team for the Lawson implementation and directly responsible for Accounts Payable, Cash Book and Accounts Receivable modules, implemented successfully in 2006;
Project Manager for the implementation of the Lawson Procurement Module;
Ten direct reports and indirectly oversee an additional 4 staff members;
Reduced staff from 18 to 13;
Instrumental in bringing in new Insurance Agent – saved Buca in premiums and settled on $1 Million with prior insurance company for excess premiums, discovered by new agent;
Collaborated with Paisano Partners (GM’s) on developing new policies and procedures/SOP’s;
Writing training program for restaurant staff ;
Ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled and train the staff in the new policies and procedures;
Perform audits of the various restaurants to ensure compliance with corporate policies;
Consolidated banks from 8 to 3 (would be two except for Hawaii) by using Virtual Vaults;
Worked with purchasing on national armored car contract and consolidating mainly to one service – saved company $120K per year;
Instrumental in implementation of P-card program (now in roll out phase) will reduce staff;
Assisted in the preparation of 2004 10-K and the three 2005 10-Q’s; and
Key player in the relationship with the external auditors and Sarbanes Oxley consultants.
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING, CHANHASSEN, MN June 2003 – May 2005
Consulted for two companies in the midst of financial distress; both in the remanufacturing industry
WORKPLACE-2000, INC, CHANHASSEN, MN ($30M privately held)
oOversee the Financial, Operations, Human Resource, Information Systems, and Administration Departments of the organization in addition to assisting the president in restructuring of company;
oResponsible for financial reporting;
oDeveloped and implemented policies and procedures for the organization;
oOversee and supervise relationship between external accountants, benefit administrators and banking personnel; and
oResponsible for straightening out financial reporting, as financial information had not been distributed to the bank for the year, neither reconciliation nor closings were complete.
OFFICE PLAN, INC, EAGAN, MN ($30M privately held)
oHired to assist in the turnaround of the company struggling after 2001,
oOversee the Financial, Operations, Human Resource, Information Systems, and Administration Departments of the organization in addition to assisting the president in the remanufacturing area;
oResponsible for financial reporting; developing and implementing policies and procedures for the organization;
oOversee & supervise the relationship between the external accountants, benefit administrators and banking personnel;
oAssisting the president in directing staff and management to achieve corporate goals; and
oPerformed analysis and assisted in implementing new programs to decrease breakeven point from $7.2M in the prior year to a run rate of $5.05M in the current year.
oCompany filed Chapter 11.
MAC-K CONSTRUCTION, PRESCOTT, WI
$35M privately held general contractor
Vice President – Finance and Administration October 2000 – June 2003
Oversee the Financial, Operations, Human Resource, Information Systems, and Administration Departments of the organization in addition to assisting the president in the construction area;
Extensive travel to job sites and customer visitations at home offices;
Responsible for job costing for large projects. I.e. Copacabana – Manhattan, Historic remodel of the bookstore at the College of William and Mary;
Responsible for financial reporting;
Responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures between home office and field staff, cost control, training of staff;
Oversee and supervise relationship between external accountants, bonding agents, benefit administrators and banking personnel; and
Director of human resources (responsible for all hiring and firing), equal employment opportunities, and community relations.
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, ALBANY, NY
$20M not for profit organization
Director of Operations January 1998 – October 2000
Oversee the Financial Operations, Human Resource, Information Systems, and Administration Departments of the region;
Responsible for all hiring, firing and human resource complaints;
Plan and coordinate the budget of the region while setting the operational plan and budget for the year;
Developed and implemented policies and procedures for the National Office for rollout for the nation and for the Association’s Annual Meeting; and
Oversee and supervise audits of financial department with Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Controller July 1997 – January 1998
Oversee annual audits of the financial department.
In a two-step process, consolidated eight separate entities into one region. This included merging the banking and administrative functions as well as the consolidation of the financial data into one general ledger;
Closing of numerous offices and responsible for informing staff and coordinating layoffs;
Tested and uploaded the beta of a Planning and Budgeting Tool for the national Office; and
Set up reporting mechanisms between the regional office, field staff and volunteers.
CONTEC HOLDINGS, SCHENECTADY, NY
$30M privately held remanufacturing company
Controller October 1995 – July 1997
Changed the business from a single reporting entity to Strategic Business Units reporting entity.
Assistant Controller October 1992 – October 1995
Managed the operations of the accounting department, performed the treasury function and assisted Controller with annual audits.
COOPERS AND LYBRAND (now PwC), ALBANY, NY
Auditor May 1990 – October 1992
EDUCATION
SIENA COLLEGE, LOUDONVILLE, NY, May, 1990, Bachelor of Science, Accounting Major
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Siena College Presidential Scholar List and Picotte Scholarship.
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Proficient in Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint
Proficient in numerous general ledger packages – Maxwell (job costing construction), Team Design (project accounting office furniture), Solomon, Peoplesoft, Oracle and Lawson
Visio
INTERESTS
Walking marathons, riding motorcycles, beading, reading, gardening, traveling and I am an avid football and all around sports enthusiast.
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