Accounting State University
Resume:
Sam O. Karkouti
Chicago, IL 60626
**********@*****.***
permanent resident of the United States of America
OBJECTIVE
An opportunity to participate in a senior accountant position with your organization and to provide initiatives and professional financial expertise that will increase the organization’s profitability and cultural well-being.
EDUCATION
Master of Professional Accountancy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986
Master of Business Administration, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1982
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Advanced Inst. of Accounting, Tehran, Iran, 1975
WORK EXPERIENCE
Head of Accountancy, German Embassy School Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 1997-2015
Worked in a multi-currency area of accounting, supervised team of accounting.
Implemented ERP system of SAP.
Prepared CF, yearly budget and financial statements and reported to board of directors.
Legal Inspector/Auditor:
1-Tavakoli Matches Co., Tabriz, Iran, 1992-2015
2-Forouzan Matches Co., Mashhed, Iran, 1997-2010
Supervised team of auditors, helped them when a problem occurred, prepared yearly audit report, and presented at the yearly meetings of shareholders.
Consulted company managers regarding the accounts, financial statements, and their legal and personnel issues.
Business Consultant, Navid Engine Manufacturing Co., Tabriz, Iran, 1997-2002
Consulted managing director in financial, personnel, legal, and organizational matters.
Prepared a descriptive loan request and helped company to secure a multi-million-dollar bank loan.
Controller:
1-Iranian Diesel Engine Manufacturing Co., I.D.E.M., an affiliated co. with DaimlerChrysler,
Tabriz, Iran, 1993-97 (2,100 total workers, 21 different functional sections)
2-Charkheshgar Gearboxes Manuf. Co., licensed under ZF Germany, Tabriz, Iran, 1989-92
(480 total workers, eight different functional sections)
Team-worked with sectional directors and reported directly to managing director.
Began supervising 56 people in finance department at I.D.E.M.; but after designing and implementing a new ERP system, I was able to lower the number of staff to 32, resulting in substantial personnel cost savings for the company. Trained remaining personnel to be acquainted with the new system, while replacing some of them with highly qualified individuals.
Helped managing director to design and implement an effective and innovative system of incentive plan resulting in higher quality production, increase in sales and lowering the number of workers to 1,600 during a five-year time-period.
Prepared different types of financial reports and presented to nationwide banks; secured multi-million-dollar bank loans for both companies.
Accepted full responsibility of dealing with external auditors for annual auditing process.
Presented timely-educational workshops for finance people as well as other related departments’ personnel.
Supervised finance personnel in various areas of accounting such as computer systems (ERP), payroll, tax matters, letters of credit for imported materials and machinery, fixed assets and depreciation, and various phases of accounting cycle.
Prepared different types of interim and annual reports in two different languages (Persian and English) and presented directly to both managing director and German shareholders of the company.
Participated in annual shareholders’ meetings.
Controller, Decatek Manufacturing Co., Atlanta, GA, 1987-89
Performed full range of accounting functions at this small company; processed payroll, bank reconciliations, collected A/R; and budgeted for A/P settlements.
Reported directly to managing director, who was the owner as well.
System Analyst, US Sprint, Atlanta, GA, 1986-87
Responsible for creating and maintaining various data bases utilizing Excel spreadsheets.
Team-worked with 11 colleges, maintained nation-wide data bases and prepared reports.
Accountant, Georgia Council on Economic Education, GCEE, part-time, Atlanta, GA, 1985-89
Recorded daily activities and reconciled different bank accounts on a monthly basis.
Prepared monthly financial statements in a special format and presented to managing director.
Computer Consultant, Indiana State University, part-time, Terre Haute, IN, 1982-82 (Reason for leaving: continue my education)
Answered technical questions of students, especially those working with SPSS.
Entrusted to lock one of public terminal clusters each night.
Controller, Tavakoli Matches Co., Tabriz, Iran, 1976-79
Began working with a traditional system in finance department, then started to take part in designing and implementing a new workflow system, and trained existing personnel to be able to work with the new system.
Presented timely-educational workshops for finance people as well as other related departments’ personnel.
Accepted full responsibility for dealing with external auditors for annual auditing process.
Supervised finance people in various areas of accounting such as payroll, tax matters, letters of credit for imported materials and machinery, fixed assets and depreciation, and various phases of accounting cycle.
Prepared different types of interim and annual reports and presented directly to managing director and participated in annual shareholders’ meetings.
TEACHING AND RESEARCH
Faculty Member, Accounting Dept., Islamic Azad University:
1-Tehran North Campus, Tehran, Iran, 1997-2014
2-Tabriz Campus, Tabriz, Iran, 1990-96
Taught different courses of accounting, especially courses in Auditing Computer Systems, Auditing, Cost Accounting, Financial Accounting and Accounting Principles.
Advised students in their course selection and future job hunting.
Graduate Research Assistant:
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1983-86
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1980-82
Co-Author, A Table for 500? Right this Way, Cornell University Journal, Atlanta, GA, 1986
SKILLS/VALUES
Full knowledge of Excel
Worked with different accounting software, including SAP
Very detail-oriented, patient, (while considering general objectives of the business and having the overall picture in mind all the time)
Self-directed, event-planning, organized, problem-solving, prioritizing, cultural diversity, and meeting deadlines
LANGUAGES
English: Fluent
German: Good
Farsi (Persian): Fluent (National Tongue)
Turkish (Azari): Fluent (Mother Tongue)
Spanish: Familiar
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