Michael C. Thomas

***** ******** **** *** *******, Texas 78253 Telephone: 210-***-****

Email: acucxv@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Financial/Cost Analyst

Specialty Areas Include

Earned Value & Variance Analysis Ú Performance Metrics Ú Strategic Financial Planning

Cost Accounting Ú Contract & Vendor Management Ú Instituting Process Improvements

B.S. (Business Administration), Financial/Cost Analyst with more than 15 years of multimillion-dollar financial analysis experience in analyzing monthly financial statements for organizations such as Xerox, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P., & L-3 Communications Display Systems.

Career Highlights

Entrusted by senior management with preparing, ordering, and monitoring $10 million+ in purchase orders within multimillion-dollar contracts while ensuring timely and accurate delivery, thereby orchestrating the optimal progression of these contracts.

Influenced positive change in management culture that proved instrumental in increasing focus on expense management and profitable revenue growth versus revenue growth at any cost, thereby improving gross and operating margins.

Played a key role as cost analyst on strategic programs with profits in excess of 50% and reserves of $1 million+, that contributed to a 30% average increase in company program profits over 10 years.

Key Areas of Expertise

Preparing Financial Memorandums; Evaluating & Addressing Financial Exposure Ú High Standards of Ethics & Integrity Ability to Grasp & Utilize New Technology Ú Creating a Shared Financial Analysis Vision Ú Financial Documentation Tracking Ú Multiple Project Management Ú Utilizing Benchmark/Government Practice Techniques Ú CAS/GAAP/FAR Ú OMB Circulars Ú Government Cost Accounting Ú Government Contract Compliance Ú Strong understanding of ERP Ú SOX

Professional Experience & Accomplishments

Xerox, San Antonio, Texas

2015 to 2016

(Leading enterprise for business process and document management, offering global services from claims reimbursement and automated toll transaction to customer care centers and HR benefits management)

Financial Business Process Analyst (contract) – Charged with financial and business related analysis, including research of revenue and expense performance, depreciation, cash collections, and capital expenditures. Performed financial forecasting, variance analysis, and reconciliation of internal accounts. Prepared, reviewed, and presented financials (including base case analysis and pricing) for new business prospects.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P., San Antonio, Texas

2013 to 2015

(Leading refiner and processor of specialty hydrocarbon products)

Senior Project Controls Consultant (contract) – Scope of duties included SAP – JD Edwards system conversion of all capital projects, established cost metrics – controlled costs, including milestones and progress payments; performed variance analysis, and forecasted financial performance of projects and turnarounds valued at more than $75 million.

Honeywell Aerospace, Glendale, Arizona 2012

(Provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for aircraft manufactures, airlines, business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations)

Cost & Scheduling Consultant (contract) – Charged with obtaining a wide-array of material and information within the organization to meet scheduled customer deliveries. Additionally, interfaced with vendors and buyers to ensure the accuracy of purchase order commitments used for high level forecasting purposes. Actively involved in daily program review meetings.

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L-3 Communications Display Systems, Alpharetta, Georgia

2000 to 2011

(Provider of intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance [ISR] systems/products, secure communications systems & aircraft modernization products. Also, merchant supplier of a broad array of technology products)

Staff Cost & Scheduling Analyst – Primary duties focused on managing multimillion-dollar military contracts, with full responsibility for preparation and analysis of bi-monthly program summaries, including sales, deliverables, ROS, warranty, reserve, and earned value analyses. Additionally, developed/approved eac’s and baseline budgets, performed variance analyses, prepared/analyzed cost schedule status reports, tracked open commitments, and approved purchase orders. Actively involved in preparation of annual strategic plan.

Managed approximately 25 contracts valued at more than $100 million (including $4 million+ in warranty and $2 million in program reserves) encompassing 6 major customers.

Successfully established and continually maintained internal accounting controls, financial reporting, monthly closes, and variance analyses in an accurate and timely manner.

Developed proactive process improvements in anticipation of business growth while providing innovative and unique financial insight to key members of the senior leadership team.

Created financial guidelines through an understanding of all costs associated with the direct and indirect customer care business. This effort helped build estimates for potential new business opportunities.

Education & Professional Development

B.S., Business Administration, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia

Professional training:

Fixed Asset Accounting - American Management Association

Contracting with the Federal Government/Government Contract Audits - American Graduate University

Costs in Government Contracts - Federal Procurement Conferences, Inc.

Project Management Academy

Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, SAP, JD Edwards

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