E. Ray JACKSON, CPA, CGMA

St. Petersburg, FL ****6 727-***-****

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CONTROLLER

Proactive Certified Public Accountant with 20+ years of Controller experience rebuilding and maintaining unreconciled, unreliable accounting records, systems, and teams. Hands on professional identifying and resolving discrepancies and irregularities. Transparent leader cultivating and empowering staff to collaborate and perform at peak potential. Organizational driver expanding pre-COVID virtual accounting implementation plans, to accelerate company’s immediate remote work processes and procedures requirements.

Directed team that reconstructed entire year records of a startup’s third year ($5M revenue), in 5 months with no audit adjustments.

Streamlined company accounting procedures, reduced financial reporting time to parent consolidation from 6 weeks to 15 days.

Analyzed the single retail location of a wholesale distributor, advised closure due to increased negative contributions, increased company profits $7K+ per month.

Industries: Transportation & Logistics, Fixed Asset Leasing, Manufacturing, Construction, Electrical & HVAC Contractors, Commercial Real Estate, Title Insurance, Wholesale Distribution, Medical, Legal, Landscaping, and various other service industries.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JACKSON CPAs 2002-Present

CPAs and Business Advisors

Client Controller

In-house Controller leadership and COVID-19 required remote services. Diverse experience in accounting and finance. Additional experience in operations management, tax, and human resources, augmenting the typical Controller skill set.

Financial Reporting Accounting Forecasting General Ledger (GL) Compliance

Budgeting Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Financial Analysis

Select Achievements

Partnered with operations management on a three-year restructuring project of an asset leasing company, scrapped obsolete and non-leasable assets and closed 50% of sub-par performing branches.

Addressed multi-state requirements for accurate regulatory compliance; supervised team with 9 direct reports, optimized processes to prepare branch and department financial statements.

Converted subsidiary financial statements from U.S. GAAP to IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), prepared critical accounting insights for European headquarters.

Prepared company tax returns (Corporations, Partnerships, and LLCs), eliminated the need for third-party firm, saving internal documentation preparation time and preparation fees.

As Controller, Touax Modular Buildings USA, LLC

Streamlined departmental procedures for corporate consolidation, reduced financial reporting time from 6 weeks to 15 days.

Evaluated company’s U.S. holdings, revalued 2000+ fixed assets (original cost range from $2K to $110K) to fair market value (FMV), identified critical areas for improved corporate performance.

Defended company reconsolidation (IRC Sec. 382 limitation) to utilize $12M in Net Operating Losses from acquired company against acquiring company income, related to an IRS audit covering 10 plus years.

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Provided detailed financial reporting to senior management, recommended strategic divestitures in preparation for successful multimillion dollar sale to Vesta Modular, a Simon Group Holdings (SGH) firm.

As Controller, Piedmont Fresh LLC

Analyzed retail location as a stand-alone profit center, recommended closure due to increased negative profit contributions (-$7K+ per month) to primary wholesale operations.

Increased bottom-line net results 17% in one year through divestiture and cost-containment strategies.

Negotiated $350K line of credit, utilized due to seasonal cash flow fluctuations.

As Controller and General Manager, Work Space Plus

Developed cost containment strategies during economic downturn, reduced material, and overhead costs by 52%.

Developed marketing plan to pursue additional revenues from Industrial and Governmental clients.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

TOUAX GROUP

Director of U.S. Accounting

Participated in original formation of multiple subsidiaries, established, and monitored internal controls in support of $49M in revenue and $189M in assets.

Transferred accounting and administration of U.S. companies from Paris, France. Developed reporting structure of U.S. side joint venture with foreign investors. Onboarded full accounting staff of 5.

Created first 3-month projected cash flow model, integrated into global treasury reporting; conducted detailed forecasting and planning that led to significant reductions in short-term borrowing.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Accounting University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Management (Production and Operations)

University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, FL

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant (CPA, Florida & Virginia)

Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA®)

AFFILIATIONS

AICPA - American Institute of CPAs, FICPA - Florida Institute of CPAs, IMA - Institute of Management Accountants, VSCPA – Virginia Society of CPAs

IT SKILLS

Sage 100 Advanced ERP (formerly Sage MAS 200), Sage 50, Sage Fixed Asset Depreciation, QuickBooks, Microsoft 365 Business, Various Custom Industry Software Tax Software – UltraTax CS, Drake, ProSeries

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