Accounting Accounts Payable

Douglas Hanson, CPA

**********@*****.***; Mobile 346-***-****

Seeking a challenging opportunity with growth potential to expand my business knowledge and where my experience and knowledge will positively impact the success of a growth oriented organization. Education:

University of Houston Bachelor of Business Administration Houston, Texas USA Major: Accounting

July 1997 Magna Cum Laude

Experience:

Head of Corporate Accounts / Regional Controller

AET Tanker Pte. Ltd. / AET Inc., Ltd. July 2012 - Present Republic of Singapore / Houston, Texas USA

Responsibilities as Head of Corporate Accounts (November 2014 to present) include consolidation of over thirty international multi-currency entities, audit coordination, manage parent company reporting, oversee global accounts payable and assist in the implementation of new accounting and consolidation software.

Responsibilities as Regional Controller (July 2012 to October 2014) include all accounting aspects for the Americas, including legal entity reporting, coordination of month end closing process within the various departments and regions, joint venture accounting, cash management, supervision of accounts receivable, accounts payable and voyage accounting.

Responsible for special global projects establishing controls over various accounting processes of the company, including record-to-report cycle, intercompany processing and reconciliation, and establishing proper handling of charter hire and bunker invoicing among the company’s entities.

Responsible for an extensive clean up on all balance sheet accounts, establishing proper reconciliations on all accounts on a monthly basis, and improved the group and legal entity audit completion.

Researched and discovered approximated $20 million of unbilled reimbursable expenses, leading to full recovery of all amounts.

Chief Financial Officer

Waller Marine, Inc. June 2011 – July 2012

Houston, Texas USA

A new position created at a Naval Architecture/EPC company to support the rapid growth of the company over a two year span, from $3 million to $220 million in revenues.

Transition the company from cash to accrual basis accounting to support the financial requirements of such rapid growth, including establishing percentage-of-completion accounting for $50 million revenue projects.

Reviewed the prior accounting procedures and establish policies to ensure proper authorization of expenditures, timely and accurate billings, provide delegation of duties, among other internal control procedures to provide a foundation to be Sarbanes-Oxley compliant.

Selected and implemented new accounting software to effectively manage the financial performance of the company. In addition, structured the new software to allow for ease of consolidating all entities once entities restructured into parent-subsidiary relationships.

Review tax implications of the company’s activities and advise methods to mitigate high exposure issues.

Controller

Intergraph CAS; formerly COADE, Inc. July 2007 – May 2011 Houston, Texas USA

A challenging position at a division of a large engineering software company with divisional revenues of approximately $30 million where responsibilities comprise all aspects of the accounting function, including financial reporting, general ledger, audits, cash management, risk management, and human resources.

Prepared consolidated financial statements for the company, including SFAS 141R purchase accounting. In addition, administered impairment valuations of intangibles, as well as monitoring stock option activity and ensuring the options are valued appropriately.

Assisted the CFO of COADE in all reporting requirements to the private equity firm and assisted in the exit sale from the private equity to Intergraph.

Established the company’s accounting function from a cash basis with no automated financial reporting or procedures to an accrual basis with consolidated GAAP financial statements and monthly closing procedures to enable a timely and accurate close.

As part of the quarterly and yearly financial reporting package, provide an MD&A discussing current results, trend analysis, and outlook for the company’s future performance. Established and maintain deferred revenue accounting under SOP 97-2.

Led company through its first three years of financial audits, assist in various due diligence exercises for potential acquisitions, work with insurance broker to place all necessary coverages required, and supervise a staff of two accountants. International Controller

Cal Dive, formerly Horizon Offshore, Inc. January 2006 – July 2007 Houston, Texas USA

An offshore pipe laying company with $500 million in revenues. Responsibilities included international accounting, including cash flow, company and statutory financials, statutory audits, and staff in multiple international locations.

Responsible for buying and selling foreign currency exchange transactions for the company, with an overall objective of minimizing foreign currency risk.

Responsible for all legal entity accounting, including inter-company revenues and expenses, due to/due from the various legal entities, ensure payments between the various company entities were properly applied, and transfer pricing issues. Ensured all eliminating entries between entities were properly eliminated for consolidating purposes.

Assisted with Sarbanes-Oxley matters in international locations, ensuring policies and procedures are properly documented and being adhered to. Continually exploring improvements on current policies.

Supervised the company’s accounts payable function, including approving weekly check runs for the entire company, supervising staff and investigating various issues as they arise.

Vice President and Controller

Odyssea Marine, Inc. September 1998 – December 2005 Houston, Texas USA

Dynamic position managing the financial, human resources and insurance functions for a privately held marine transportation company with revenues of $35 million.

Served on the Board of Directors, alongside the members of the owning private equity firm.

Provided all necessary financial and other business information to private equity firm.

Prepared consolidated financial statements for multiple legal entities, as well as maintaining separate legal entity statements for statutory requirements.

Analyzed monthly financial statements and analytics. Investigated budget variances for company President, as well as outside lending institution.

Evaluated internal controls and proposed/implemented various improvements.

Analyzed possible acquisitions and accounted for the discontinued operations of several divisions.

Managed the coordination of the yearly external financial and 401k audits.

Facilitated cost cutting measures to provide savings in excess of $1 million.

Managed cash requirements under tight industry conditions, realizing an increased accounts payable turnover of 50 percent.

Other:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skill set.

Computer proficiency: Microsoft Office, Great Plains, FRx, Oracle, and SAP.

General computer knowledge of Microsoft Exchange, SQL and Citrix.

Experience in researching accounting and other business issues.

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