Accounting Financial

Jeffrey L. Bram, CPA, MBA

*** ********** **. 908-***-**** (cell)

Bridgewater, NJ 08807 *******.****@*****.***

Profit driving financial executive specializing in streamlining accounting & finance operations, executing timely, accurate, and relevant financial and management reporting, integrating acquisitions, system implementations, and providing the tools and motivation to facilitate continuous profit improvements throughout an organization.

Execution of full accounting cycle from Sub-ledgers to U.S. GAAP compliant Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial Planning & Analysis for companies with multiple domestic and international operations

Management of financial and administrative functions

Contract review and negotiation of multi-million dollar projects

System implementations: SyteLine, Oracle, Solomon

Profit improvement through acquisition integration, redundancy elimination and process streamlining

Preparation of succession plans and recruitment of senior management and key personnel

Professional Experience

Graver Water Systems, LLC (A Marmon Water Berkshire Hathaway Company) 2010 - Present

Designs and Manufactures Industrial Water Treatment Systems; Revenue: $35M, Employees: 34

Controller

Manage 3 employees responsible for all aspects of accounting and human resources

Manage full accounting cycle from sub-ledger to U.S. GAAP compliant financial statements

Perform financial planning & analysis for company and individual projects

Responsible for all administrative functions

Improved revenue recognition by using percentage of completion method

Saved over $1.0M of legal expenses by performing in-house contract reviews and negotiations of multi-million dollar projects

Enabled 90% revenue growth over three years by negotiating contract terms, promoting growth plans to parent company, sourcing key personnel, and enhancing financial system and controls

Saved $0.2M in operating expenses by orchestrating merger of two Marmon companies

Managed INFOR SyteLine ERP package implementation

Assisted in creating company-wide succession plan and recruited key management personnel to implement it

Globe Specialty Metals 2007 - 2009

Manufacturer: Silicon Metal, Revenue: $400M, and Employees: 828. NASDAQ: GSM

Assistant Corporate Controller

Managed full accounting cycle from sub-Ledger to U.S. GAAP compliant financial statements

Consolidated 10 domestic and international entities

Resolved complex acquisition accounting issues from domestic and international purchases

Decreased annual audit fees by $0.5M by managing auditors and improving internal controls

Reduced time required to prepare consolidated financial statements by 40%

Generated $19M equity by working with investors to complete warrant tender program

Recovered $1M by identifying working capital adjustments reimbursable under acquisition agreement

United Water 1997 - 2006

Environmental Services/Outsourcing/Utility; Revenue: $650M, Employees: 1,800

Director, Planning & Analysis, Non-regulated Segment (2005 - 2006)

Contract Services Operator – operate water and wastewater facilities for municipalities.

Revenue: $170M, Employees: 800, Operations consisted of over 50 projects throughout U.S.A. Reported to Executive Director - Finance.

Managed 2 employees responsible for FP&A and developing bid proposal pricing

Designed and implemented the FP&A and bid proposal-pricing processes for the newly formed Non-Regulated Segment

Generated $15M increase in operating profits by monitoring financial performance of over 50 projects, identifying unprofitable projects, implementing cost reductions, and mitigating contract risks

Generated $0.75M of operating income by creating proposal pricing models used to bid on municipal contracts

Restored Corporate Investment Committee’s confidence and willingness to approve new projects by instituting controls that ensured profitable bid proposals and minimized risks

Finance Director, East Region (2002 - 2005)

Contract Services Operator and Regulated Utilities: Revenue $90M, Employees: 500. Reported to Region President and Corporate Chief Financial Officer.

Managed 20+ employees responsible for accounting, finance, IT and procurement

Achieved $1M annual cost savings by identifying and eliminating duplicate personnel and integrating U.S. Water into United Water

Produced 25% annual cost reduction and increased customer satisfaction by outsourcing billing and collections functions

Controller, U.S. Water (1997 - 2002)

Contract Service Operator; Revenue: $50M, Employees: 200; acquired by United Water

P.S.M. Fastener, manufacture, Accounting Manager 1994 - 1997 1994 - 1997

Esselte Meto, manufacturer, Staff Accountant 1991 - 1994

Crum and Forster, insurance, Reinsurance Accountant 1989 - 1990

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Coopers & Lybrand), public accounting, Staff Auditor 1988 - 1989

Education

Lehigh University, Master of Business Administration 1991

Lehigh University, Bachelor of Science in Business & Economics, Major – Accounting 1988

Computer Skills

INFOR Syteline, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Solomon, Microsoft (Excel, PowerPoint, & Word), and Quick Books

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