Robert Rowan

Sarasota, FL 941-***-**** aczidz@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/rmrowan

Accounting Management Professional

Financial Management Professional with 25 years of experience managing accounting departments, financial efficiency and productivity; proven skills in supporting sound financial management and implementing strategic process improvements. Multi-talented leader with diverse skills; demonstrated track record of leading preparation of financial reports, budgets, and forecasts while maintaining complex accounting objectives. In-depth experience across corporate finance, treasury, and accounting functions; strong computer skills, experienced in managing policies and procedures, and staff training and development, as needed, to achieve corporate objectives.

Areas of Expertise

Corporate Officer

Staff Training/Development

Policies & Procedures

Purchasing / Inventory Analytics

Legal Defense

Technical Support

Process Management

Inventory and Asset Controls

Profit & Revenue Optimization

G.A.A.P. Compliance

Financial Statement Preparation

Payroll

After Market Sales

Product Specialist

Technical Support

Foreign Currency Exchange

Accounting/Financial Management

Tax Auditing/Audit Preparations

Bank/AP/AR Reconciliations

Tax Compliance research

Customer Relations

Project Management

Property Management

Professional Work Experience

Robert Half Management, Tampa, FL 1/2017 to Present

Sr. Accountant / Contract Auditor

Currently engaged on an audit with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that is listed on the Fortune 1000 list of companies who is preparing for their annual SEC filing. Current engagement covers validating Revenue, Workers Compensation Rate Adjustments, Employee Benefit billable as well as identifying deficiencies in their procedures.

Invoices to cash receipts, GL coding on invoices and credit memos.

Validate proper approval processes have been applied to each credit memo.

Verify correct SUI rates are being used for each customer and corrections are being applied timely.

Verify the correct WC codes are being used for their clients and rate changes were applied to correctly.

Verify that when Revenue rate change occur that the items are documented properly, the rates were billed / credited correctly and in a timely manner.

Software platform is PeopleSoft, Blackline, MS Excel (VLookups & Pivot Tables)

Bossar USA, Lawrenceville, GA 2/2007 to 10/2016

Operations Manager for USA Division, 5/2013 to 10/2016

Initially engaged as Controller/Treasurer, until company moved to Atlanta; retained in a remote position with directional influence in accounting and operations; managed Customer Care Department for worldwide machine designer and manufacturer. Developed accurate and reachable budget goals for team; created budget goals by reviewing budget versus actual quarterly figures. Handled spare parts sales, customer machine upgrades, technical support, and new machine installations; ensured training of machine service team. Selected achievements include:

Improved management of processes; reviewed company policies and procedures, implemented changes to workflows; enhanced ongoing efficiencies.

Project Manager for new machine sales, machine upgrades and rebuilds, surveyed existing customer machines to develop improved efficiency plans, and assisted with the installs where needed.

Served as liaison between customers and engineers; coordinated with engineers and verified technical details needed to complete customer purchases.

Maintained levels of inventory; performed ongoing inventory evaluation, identified obsolescence; developed marketing to promote reduction of obsolete inventory, purchasing, worked with vendors for better delivery times and quality control, inventory analysis to develop a better supply chain network, implemented inventory cycle count controls and monitored count processes for improvements.

Responded to customer warranty issues; legal and non-legal customer disputes regarding company products and services, warranty claims between customers and manufacturing entities.

Strengthened customer relationships, rebuilt brand image, and increased parts sales profits sales by 70%, identified new machine sales opportunities within existing customer base. maintained ongoing relationships with customers to increase parts business, analyzed customer issues and developed resolutions.

As an Officer of the Company, assisted with training of accounting staff; advised on financial processes and compliance issues; served as a 401K Trustee.

Bossar USA, Sarasota, FL 2/2007 to 5/2013

Controller & Treasurer,

Performed oversight/management of finance, accounting and treasury activities; managed/prepared accounts receivable/payable, biweekly payroll, monthly general ledger entries, and prepared monthly reports for corporate offices in Spain. Utilized accrual accounting methods; managed accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepared biweekly payroll, monthly general ledger entries, prepared monthly reports for the corporate office in Spain. Managed general office staff and operations and provided oversight of Customer Service Department (spare parts sales segment). Selected achievements include:

Prepared for sales tax audits and managed compliance, and state and federal returns, for 24 states.

Restructured QuickBooks software to efficiently manage sales tax liability.

Implemented new inventory control methods; increased accuracy of inventory from 64% to +97%.

Ensured G.A.A.P. compliance, prepared annual budgets, and managed corporate legal claims ranging from $250 Thousand to $1.4 Billion.

Innovative Construction Materials, Sarasota, FL 2/2006 to 1/2007

Accountant

Managed accounting functions, for one year, to help determine company’s viability to continue operations; worked with CFO in evaluating company’s financial viability.

Selected achievements include:

Oversaw general accounting functions, including accounts receivable, accounts payable; prepared biweekly payroll, monthly general ledger entries.

Evaluated job bids for profitability and processed payment invoices; also maintained company’s Windows-based computer system.

Sarasota Lighting & Accessories, Sarasota, FL 4/1998 to 2/2006

Controller

Directed financial management activities, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, human resources, biweekly payroll, and payroll taxes. Handled monthly general ledger entries, general ledger reconciliation, bank reconciliation; developed annual budget and managed light cost accounting. Assisted local CPA and legal firms in due diligence; helped facilitate sale of company in 1998. Selected achievements include:

Managed expenses related to company profit margins.

Prepared documentation for Florida Department of Revenue sales and use tax audits.

Completed year-end financial statements and documentation; supported filing of corporate tax returns.

Managed various other responsibilities and tasks, including group healthcare and worker’s compensation policies, and maintained corporate policies and procedures with adjustments, as needed.

Managed the seven company held rental properties, rent collection, repairs, evictions, and marketing.

Implemented new UNIX based custom-designed software for the lighting industry; also developed company website, and assisted in development of television commercials.

Additional Experience: Mars Vision Productions; Board of Advisors and Investor; Provided accounting support and guidance. Arthur Anderson; Software Support Specialist; Performed software support for Arthur Anderson employees worldwide; Supported on various platforms, products developed by Arthur Anderson Technology. The Jenny Corporation; Finance Manager; provided financial management services, including profit and loss, accounting, and purchasing. Westin Hotel & Resort, Vail, CO; Audit Manager; managed night audit team; audited income and expense journals.

Education & Technical Skills

Degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Finance Management, 1990

The College of Boca Raton (now Lynn University), Boca Raton, FL

Computer/Technical: Accounting Software, QuickBooks, Windows OS, Excel, SAP, ERP, System Migrations

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