Financial Manager
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Craig F. Stokes
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Internal Audit Forecasting/Trend Projection/Auditing
Job Costing Cash Flow Analysis/Line of Credit Management
Monthly and Yearly Forecasting Financial Accounting/Statements (GAAP)
General Ledger Budget Administration
Accounting Staff Management Banking and Outside Tax/Auditor Relationships
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-Present Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Lowell, Oregon
Controller
Manage day to day accounting, finance and banking tasks for wholesale nursery operation and 5 related companies. Inventory cost accounting for crop of over 13 million plants. Hold monthly budgeting meetings with department managers to review actual costs vs. budgeted costs. Responsible for customer: credit applications, approval of terms and collection process. Prepare and audit consolidated GAAP financial statements for presentation to executive team and board of directors. Oversee all banking relationships and work with tax professionals for tax returns and planning. Responsible for federal and state payroll tax payments and quarterly and annual filings. Audit and prepare royalty reporting and payments for university plant patents. Manage accounting staff responsible for: human resources, IT systems, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll processing.
Key Accomplishments:
• Setup new departments and complete change of general ledger accounts and trial balance
• Change over from cash to accrual accounting
• Timberline accounting software addition of Job Costing and Purchase Order modules
• Internal controls audit and implementation of changes
• New depreciation schedules to track equipment and analyze when to sell
2002-2007 Murray Electrical Contractors Roseburg, Oregon
Controller
Provide budgeting and financial reporting for multiple companies in Oregon and Washington consolidating reporting to corporate head office. Manage multiple general ledgers and prepare and audit thorough month and year end GAAP financial statements. Prepare job cost and WIP analysis to review for variances vs. budgets and hold monthly meetings with project managers. Prepare reports to labor for prevailing wage j obs. Prepare work papers and detailed spreadsheets for annual SOX audit with outside auditors. Provide data and responsible for reporting to bonding company. Daily bank electronic cash flow reporting and management. Prepare and file multi-state sales and use tax reporting.
Manage accounting staff at multiple company locations responsible for: job costing, IT systems, human resources, accounts payable, inventory, purchasing, weekly payroll processing and accounts receivable.
Key Accomplishments:
• Setup policies and procedures to comply with SOX requirements at all locations.
• Improve communication between field employees and office staff.
• Successfully resolved daily balancing problems and setup process for accounting staff
1993-2002 Mountain View Building Specialists Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Director of Finance
Responsible for financial and accounting operations of an excavation, and heavy/civil company with multiple locations. Maintain multiple general ledgers and prepare thorough month and year end GAAP financial statements. Manage monthly meetings with project managers to review WIP and job costing schedules to review projections vs. actual costs. Daily bank and line of credit management, borrow base reporting and cash flow planning. Responsible for executive team reporting and board reports. Prepare work papers and detail spread sheets for annual audit. Manage all banking, bonding, outside auditors, and tax professional relationships. Manage accounting staff at multiple company locations responsible for: job costing, human resources, IT systems, equipment hours and usage, weekly payroll processing, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Lead company conversion to Timberline accounting software.
• Identified savings potential for taking vendor discounts and setup process for staff
• Performed internal audit of companywide fixed assets and setup new tracking system
1985-1993 Bolanis and Associates, Inc. Toledo, Ohio
Financial Analyst/Controller
Preformed in-depth comparative analysis used to assist financial planner in strategic planning for both short term and long term goals. Manage multiple locations accounting and responsible for tax reporting, collections accounts receivable and accounts payable. Financial statement reporting to executive team and short term and long term budgets. Daily banking management and cash flow planning.
Key Accomplishments:
• Setup various Excel spreadsheets for various scenarios to analysis of client’s investment options.
EDUCATION
1981-1985 Brigham Young University, Provo Utah
B.S in Finance with minor in Accounting
COMPUTER SKILLS
Accounting Programs: Timberline, QuickBooks, Macola, Abacas, ForeFront
MS Programs: Excel (trained), Word, PowerPoint
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