Business Development Customer Service

DWIGHT A. DEAN

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~ JOB POSITION ~

Focus of Interest: Business Development and Capital Analysis Dynamic, detail-oriented, and performance-focused professional, with broad-based experience in accounting and financial operations, business development, and general management. Thrive under pressure and equipped with outstanding analytical, communication, presentation, organizational, and problem resolution skills. Highly effective and dependable leader, with keen attention to detail and unswerving commitment to the highest standards of professional and personal service.

Skilled professional, noted for rapidly increasing business performance, along with strong drive to excel in corporate and financial settings.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Accounting and Finance

Strategic Business Analysis

Advanced Cost Control Operations

Financial Compliance and Standards

Customer Service and Relations

Report Presentation

Rapid Conflict Resolution

Cross-Functional Leadership and Team Building

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP, MOBILE, AL

FOUNDER/MANAGING PARTNER June 2018-Present

Sat for and successfully attained license to sell Property & Casualty insurance products to the public. Handle all duties of setting up and managing all financial transactions of a small business office, including set-up of Chart of Accounts, bank accounts, and customer and provider accounts. Also conduct weekly and monthly reconciliation of all financial accounts. Make daily postings to financial accounts and monitor for accuracy. Network daily with other professionals and the general public in order to determine where company products are needed and work tirelessly to provide the right product for the right customer, every time. Handle all customer, carrier, and provider issues daily for immediate resolution and satisfaction. Currently handling all duties of changing the company name with state and federal agencies, carriers, producers, and clients. This entails producing a new mission statement, logo design, market-targeting, and daily correspondence with representatives of state and federal agencies, all while closely monitoring and following all state and federal laws and guidelines. SLINGSHOT, INC., MOBILE, AL

CONTROLLER November 2015-June 2018

Oversee and conduct all financial transactions, reporting directly to the owner. Duties include, but are not limited to, Daily Budgets, Bi-Weekly Cash Flow analysis and reporting, daily revenue projection, receivables, payables, calculating and entering all W2 and 1099 payrolls into the bank system and Quickbooks, all tax transactions, DWIGHT A. DEAN

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workers-comp maintenance and auditing, bi-weekly bank reconciliations, Make all Quickbooks entries, Solely responsible for all month-end closing duties and reporting. Maintain all types of insurance for the company including employee health/dental/life policies, workers-comp, general liability, commercial auto, and any other insurance needs required by the various states in which the company does business. Audited and disposed of unnecessary expenses that raised cash flow from negative monthly balances to over $151k surplus in less than 3 months.

Mercedes-Benz US, Vance, AL

COST CONTROL ACCOUNTANT/ANALYST July 2012-November 2015 Design, create, and analyze daily cost reports for Cost of Goods Sold, Finished Goods, and Cost of Sales as needed by management. Investigate and correct pricing errors in SAP on a daily basis. Track and reconcile service parts received each week. Calculate, create, and enter month-end journal entries into SAP for finished goods, cost of goods sold, various freight values, work-in-process, in-transit goods, and various accruals. Participate, create, and present any ad hoc reporting needed by management on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Complete in-depth account analysis on SAP accounts after month-end closing. Georgia-Pacific LLC, Pennington, AL

CAPITAL ANALYST/SENIOR ACCOUNTANT November 2007–July 2012 Render assistance to key engineers in the estimation of capital project costs and monitoring of all expenses throughout the project lifecycle. Carry out numerous month-end closing duties, including journal entries, trend analysis, and allocation of expenses and revenues to balance sheet accounts and profit and loss (P&L). Proficiently identify appropriate rate of depreciation for each project. Conduct weekly analysis on cost of production, sales, and freight of paperboard business. Track the entire mill expenses throughout the month, eventually suggesting solutions for reducing expenses and reporting all pertinent data at month-end. Highlights:

Contributed strategic insights in expediting the month-end closing process from four to two days.

Successfully led the removal and write-off initiatives of out-of-service assets from a third party warehouse, which saved the company $55M annually.

Handled the preparation of daily, monthly, and annual financial reports for management and business leaders.

Solely estimated and incorporated necessary accruals at month-end upon outstanding invoices and trend report evaluation.

Highlights:

Designed and executed a cost accounting system, which tracks cost from purchase of materials through delivery and installation to the customer.

Administered account reconciliations and allocations with the Controller. EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING (GPA: 3.67/4.0): 2006 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Phi Beta Lambda Honors Society for Future Business Leaders of America DWIGHT A. DEAN

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ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING: 2004

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL CERTIFICATION

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification

AFFILIATION

Member, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

TECHNICAL ACUMEN

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) Microsoft Access SAP Indus Infinium Fixed Asset Systems (FAS) Olaris Elixir QuickBooks Records Inventory Management (RIM) Deacom RealPage OneSite Viewpoint Retail Inventory Control Systems SPECS PMR

Internet Applications SharePoint

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