Accounting Manager

ROBERT S. CARTWRIGHT

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

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60638

Phone: 773-***-**** or email: ********.******@*********.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Exceptional experience in accounting positions with successful companies.

Areas of expertise include:

Problem Solving/Trouble Shooting, supervision, project management, business process/systems review and implementation.

Financial statement preparation, internal/external management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting

General, A/P, A/R, consolidations, currency exchange, VAT, accounts payable, insurance statutory, selffunded insurance, benefit, inventory and cost accounting; all with extra-ordinary understanding of GAAP and IFRS

Period closings, general ledger and accounts payable system maintenance/closing, audit work schedules

Product profitability analysis, pricing, fixed assets, account analysis, payroll tax, sales tax, income tax, W-2 & 1099 preparation, physical inventories, bank reconciliation, and spread sheet modeling

Excel (Expert), Great Plains (Expert), Frx, Oracle, Hyperion/Essbase, SAP, Lotus 123 5.0 for Windows (Macros), Access, Word, Word Perfect, Lotus Notes, Outlook, Freedom, Clarus/Geac, ADP, Reportsmth, and Timberline software’s.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

International Financial Services Organization

Intermediate Consultant (PERMANENT)

January 2014 to Present

Stepped into a benefit accounting role successfully without training. Accountable for all benefit accounting including Post Employment, Insurance, and Retirement benefit programs. Also responsible for the Essbase load and Executive Deferred Compensation Derivative accounting. Above incudes eliminations analysis, forecasting and complex account analysis for the same.

Eliminated out of scope Inter-company differences by developing and implementing a “shared document” reconciliation tool.

Franchise Home Healthcare llc

Accounting Manager (PERMANENT)

2012 to 2014 – Left because position turned into part time (20 hours weekly)

Quickly Restarted a stalled and broken 2011 Accounting Process, including A/R, A/P, General Ledger, Period Reporting, and Year end close all in 4 months time using Great Plains Software. Also brought organization to current period closings for 2012 & 2013.

Implemented system AP and check printing process using Great Plains. Collected $140tusd in overdue Receivables.

Developed timely period reporting package including P&L, P&L by Customer, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Changes.

Independent Accounting Consulting (All W2 Contracting)

Various situational rescue’s, accounting re-starts, collections, and reporting for several organizations

Non for Profit Providing Housing and Training for Disabled Individuals – 2012

AP/Accounting Consultant

Quickly Re-engineered and Restarted Accounts Payable Process, including, vouchering, and check cutting.

Identified areas for better controls and improved department performance.

Recently Acquired Glass Factory and Warehouse –2011

Reconciliation’s Consultant

Reconciled Glass Pallet Inventory to Automated Inventory Management System

Identified Scrap Pallets for Engineering/Plant Management.

Non for Profit Providing Training Materials for Education – 2011

Implementation Contractor

Reconciled and completed migration from QB to Great Plains Software. Reconciled Payroll Expense to Bank payments using ADP.

Sizable International Contract Labor Provider 2010

International Accountant Consultant

International Inter-company Accounting/Consolidation & Associated transfer pricing, fx (currency Adjustment), and VAT, Month End closings, general ledger, audit work papers, Heavy Account Reconciliation and General Accounting for 9 foreign entities using Great Plains.

Large Graduate School – 2008 to 2009

Implementation Consultant

Implement WASP Mobil Assets at School, including automated upload to Great Plains. Developed manuals and provided training.

Sale of Telecommunication’s Company 2008

Interim Accounting Manager

Responsible for month end closings, general ledger, and Fixed Assets (Tax & GAAP); duties included due diligence audit work papers, Transfer Pricing, Heavy Account Reconciliation, interim desk performance, Fixed Assets (Tax & GAAP) and General Accounting using Great Plains.

Re-engineered accounting processes including expense accruals, closing procedures, Frx to Great Plains GL synchronization and Fixed Assets processes to improve efficiency and accuracy. Developed and prepared automated Statement of Changes, Cash Flow, and Equity Roll Forward.

Glotel

Staffing & Professional Services firm focusing on the communications industry.

100 Million in Revenues

Accounting Manager

2007 – 2008 – Company sold.

Responsible for month end & fiscal closings, general ledger (Great Plains), fixed assets (Great Plains), pre paid expenses, leases, inter-company accounting, accrued & deferred revenue, and heavy account reconciliation. Additional duties include allocations, monthly and quarterly reporting, audit work papers, and other tasks as assigned. Includes direct supervision of 3, 1 senior and 2 staff accountants. All in a North American entity reporting to London.

Reduced closing schedule 3 days by revising accounting routines in the Pre paid expenses, Fixed Assets, Commissions, and Accrued Revenue processes, which also improved efficiency and accuracy.

Developed and prepared automated Statement of Changes, Cash Flow, & Working Capital from the trial balance, with out any direction or supervision.

Sargent & Lundy LLC

Engineering professional Services firm focusing on the power industry.

200 Million in Revenues

Sr. Accountant

2004 – 2006 – Left to take position at Glotel.

Responsible for general ledger, fixed assets, pre paid expenses, software development capitalization, bank reconciliations, intercompany eliminations, deferred revenue, and account reconciliation. Additional duties include electronic interfaces, allocations, quarterly reporting, tax analysis and payments, and other tasks as assigned. All in a complex organization comprised of 9 subsidiaries and 2 affiliates.

Completed all audit work papers and required reconciliations with only 2 months on the job.

Completed assigned electronic interfaces successfully after only 2 months time.

Environmental Design International Inc.

Engineering Professionals, specializing in environmental design and testing.

Senior Accountant

2002 – 2004 – Change in management; position eliminated.

Co-directed the turnaround of a nearly financially bankrupt corporation. Responsibilities include managing all day-to-day and period closings in accounting and reporting. Obligations included, period closings, financial reporting, preparing corporate payroll and income tax returns, account analysis, banking relations, audit work papers, and special projects.

Chicago Transit Authority

Nation’s second largest transportation authority

Senior Financial Analyst – Left due to lack of growth and/in a political environment.

2000 – 2001

Responsible for all CTA internal reporting; bus and west shops divisional variance analysis and commentary; and CTA organizational budget preparation, reconciliation, and presentation. Also, establish, measure and report performance agreement status. Supervise and coordinate other analysts’ work and activities. Additionally, responsible for day to day material and personnel approvals (bus and maintenance divisions), as well as special projects concerning bus divisional profitability and effectiveness.

Developed variance analysis by area to isolate labor, material, and other variances. Model was adopted by Finance as the standard variance analysis tool.

Identified, quantified, and resolved units exchange variances, which have been an ongoing issue.

Bank Administration Institute

Education, research and development organization for the banking industry

Accounting Manager

1998 – 1999 – Merger; position eliminated

Responsibilities included managing all day to day and period closings in accounting and accounts payable. Obligations included calculating sales commissions, preparing corporate tax returns, cash application & control, fixed assets, payment approvals, variance analysis, and special projects.

Advised, established, and implemented proper intercompany and inventory accounting procedures, practices, and controls for a pooled interest business merger.

Interstate National Corporation

(A Fireman’s Fund Company), Chicago, IL

Specialty Insurance Company with over 330 million in premiums (DWP);

Expense Manager / Accounts Payable Supervisor

1996 - 1998 - Left to take position at BAI

Accountable for supervising all day to day accounts payable, fixed asset, Investment and Bank Deposit Functions. Responsibilities included period end payables closing and period internal reporting, Obligations included budget preparation, budget variances explanations, annual statement preparation (IEE, Page 12, and Page 15), expense adjustments, approvals (check and wire transfer), and special projects.

Implemented and utilized the self assessing sales tax module of the accounts payable system

Established a procedure to capitalize and amortize information system project costs and organized a procedure to maintain progress and report status to Senior Management;

Converted current fixed asset system to state of the art Fixed Asset System for Windows by Best Software.

Volvo Construction Equipment Company

(Formerly V.M.E. Parts North America), Chicago, IL

An international O.E.M. spare parts distributor with sales of $50 million annually.

Senior Financial Analyst / Project Leader

1994 to 1996 - Re-engineering relocated Chicago office to North Carolina.

Responsible for all daytoday and period end accounting and closings. Duties include supervising accounting, accounts payable, credit and collections. Obligations include period closings, monthly and quarterly financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, fixed assets and quarterly sales tax returns. Also assigned as ISO 9000 and disaster recovery project leader as well as performing special projects and administrative duties.

Reduced overdue receivables from $500,000 to $200,000 in six months' time (mostly reconciliation issues).

The Martin Brower Company, Chicago, IL

Country's largest food service distributor with sales of $4.0 billion annually

Staff Accountant

1988 – 1994 – Reduction in force, position eliminated.

Obligations included business reviews, fiscal budgeting, physical inventory, auditing, all government census reporting, and supervising benefit accounting for Martin Brower's parent company. Supervised and administered all selffunded insurance accounting. Remained accountable for estimating, internal reporting, account analysis, allocations, special projects, and training.

Eliminated an outside computer service, as well as a consultant, saving $60,000 annually plus consulting fees; and automated the business review process reducing reporting time by 50%.

Fashionaire Apparel

The uniform division of Hart, Schafner, & Marx Corporation

Cost Accountant

1986-1988 – Left to take position at Martin Brower

Accountable for all Cost accounting duties. Responsibilities included Program Pricing and twice a year Physical Inventories (Piece goods & Finished Goods).

EDUCATION:

Awarded B.S. Accounting degree, from DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

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