Accounting Manager
Resume:
JAMES CARLIN
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Secured listings on AMEX and NASDAQ.
Commenced IFRS compliance.
Implemented over 100 additional internal controls and process improvements for Sarbanes Oxley initiative.
Chairperson of SOX Management Steering Committee adopted for compliance with Sarbanes Oxley. Successful Sarbanes Oxley adoption and completion of audit under AS -2 and AS-5 guidelines.
Extensive experience in financial reporting, International and US tax planning, risk management, and public offerings (including filings for 10Q's, 10K's, and S-1's).
Bi lingual in Spanish; read, write speak.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JAMES CARLIN CONSULTING, L.L.C. 2014-Present
Full service consulting firm specializing in accounting, finance, and information technology.
Clients include but are not limited to:
Harmony IT (Reston, Va.)
Top line information technology firm. Assisted with merger, and implementation of accounting software; Great Plains.
Digital Commerce Corporation (Reston, Va.)
Government backed start up designed to provide government services through the internet. Assisted with funding of the startup.
Basic Energy Services (Ft. Worth, TX.)
Assisted with five mergers & acquisitions to create one of the largest drilling and well servicing firms in North America.
Academy (Houston, TX.)
One of the largest sporting goods retailers in North America.
Wrote the Accounting Policies and Procedures to develop the guidelines for the corporate accounting department.
Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC. (Houston, TX.)
Assisted with the acquisition by Bain Capital, of this top drive manufacturer.
Geokinetics, Inc., Houston, TX 2005 to 2014
Corporate Controller (International energy services firm of approximately $500 million revenue.)
Key member of senior management team responsible for all finance and accounting activities for this. Staff of 25 people (10 Houston, 15 International).
Responsible for SEC filings; 10 Q's, 10K's and S-1’s.
Led capital restructuring that eliminated debt and secured AMEX listing.
Directed the investigation and formation of entities in new countries.
Developed tax structures for eight foreign legal entities.
Successfully Implemented section 404 of Sarbanes Oxley and FIN 48.
Merged Geokinetics with Grant Geophysical creating the 4th largest seismic data acquisition firm.
Acquired two major seismic firms resulting in increased revenue and ebitda.
Developed budgeting / forecasting model (in excel) for all operating units.
Sulzer U.S. Holdings, Inc. Houston, TX 2001 -2004
Controller ($100 million (revenue) International manufacturing concern.)
Implemented JD Edwards’s software for accounting and administrative systems.
Initiated project interface between accounting and operations to meet goals on manufacturing projects.
Managed foreign currency translation (Swiss francs, and euro to US$).
Reduced operating expenses by $25 million.
Swiss company acquired by German firm (MAN).
Nabors Industries Inc., Houston, TX 1981 – 2000
Controller (1990-2000)
Successfully implemented Oracle and PeopleSoft for accounting and personnel systems
(Directed accounting activities for the US subsidiary ($300 million revenue) of this International energy services firm.)
Staff of 30 people; 20 in Houston, 10 at subsidiary locations.
Developed a shared services function for the combined former Pool Energy Services and Nabors domestic operations.
Oversaw five major acquisitions that provided $100 million of revenue and $25 million of operating income.
Reduced accounting cycle from ten days to five.
Successfully integrated the oilfield services division of Pool Energy Services with Nabors Industries, forming $3 billion (revenue) conglomerate.
Issued S -1 for successful IPO that raised $150 million and secured a listing on NASDAQ.
Continuously promoted from the parent company Enserch Corporation to the subsidiary Pool Energy Services; from Accounting Manager to Assistant Controller to Controller.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Beatrice Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Performed due diligence on ten successful acquisitions.
Sr. Auditor and Acquisitions Analyst for this $12 billion consumer products conglomerate.
Wolf & Co., CPA’s (Acquired by Grant Thornton)
Auditor
EDUCATION
MBA, Accounting DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
BA, (with honors) Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
Other
Accounting/ Finance \Professor (Part Time)
(2003- Present)
Technical Proficiency
Diversified experience with accounting software including Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Great Plains, Hyperion, and Microsoft Dynamics, and excel.
Successful Oracle ERP implementation, Oracle 11.03 and Oracle R12, including Hyperion HFN for financial reporting.
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