Jeffrey Watters

Jeffrey W. Watters

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North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 15642

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SUMMARY

Over 12 years of diversified accounting experience, including, but not limited to financial statement consolidation, general ledger, SOX compliance, cost accounting, inventory controls, external reporting, internal audit reviews, fixed assets, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring charges, property accounting, accounts payable and forecasting. Takes pride in overseeing an efficient operation and developing his staff.

EMPLOYMENT

Dietrich Metal Framing – Blairsville, Pennsylvania 5/02 – 6/09

Manager of Accounting Operations for an $800 million manufacturer of metal framing products with 27 facilities in the United States and Canada

· Prepare and review financial statements with management

· Implemented process improvements that generated savings and efficiencies

· Manage staff of ten

· Oversee all aspects of accounting for three unconsolidated joint ventures

· Prepare monthly material costing and inventory valuation

· Prepare financial analysis for capital expenditures including ROI

· Prepare financial valuations of potential acquisitions

· Prepare/compile forecasts by facility and consolidate the Dietrich operating unit

· Oversee general ledger month-end close

· Responsible for inter-company activity and related eliminations

· Translate and consolidate foreign subsidiaries

· Manage accounts payable department

· Key contributor in the integration of three acquisitions

· Implemented accounting and financial procedures at two start-up ventures

· Assisted in conversion from legacy financial system to Oracle

· Oversaw implementation of SOX and prepared process narratives

· Manage the administration of royalty and licensing agreements

· Interact with internal and external auditors

· Review and prepare account reconciliations and audit lead schedules

· Oversee physical inventory reconciliation

· Oversee fixed asset and capital expenditure reconciliation

· Coordinate restructuring plan that will generate annual savings in excess of $9 million

· Transitioned accounts payable from manual 3-way match to an auto match process

The IT Group, Inc. – Monroeville, Pennsylvania 10/98 – 05/02

Accounting Supervisor for a billion-dollar environmental construction company actively involved in market consolidation

The IT Group, Inc. – continued

· Prepared consolidated financial statements of 60+ companies

· Oversaw month-end close

· Analyzed monthly results and report conclusions to management

· Analyzed SG&A expense and reviewed with department managers

· Calculated revenue recognition for percent complete projects

· Point of contact with external auditors

· Prepared and reviewed information required for SEC disclosure

· Analyzed discontinued operation activity and related reserves

· Actively involved in the integration of eight acquired companies

· Led the general ledger conversion of acquired companies

· Coordinated a restructuring plan that generated annual savings in excess of $5 million.

· Assisted with due diligence process related to potential acquisitions

· Analyzed salary, benefit and insurance liabilities

· Prepared and reviewed audit lead schedule, account and bank reconciliations

Nabisco Inc. – East Liberty, Pennsylvania 1/97-10/98

Cost Accountant for manufacturing facility that produced 27 products

· Prepared product costing and associated variance analysis

· Prepared weekly profit loss reports and reviewed with management

· Prepared monthly costing analysis to value inventory

· Preformed peer reviews of other bakeries (internal audit / review)

· Reconciled monthly physical inventory

· Supervised accounts payable clerks

· Reconciled capital expenditures and prepared budget to actual comparisons

· Prepared account reconciliations

· Oversaw capitalization depreciation and retirement of fixed assets

· Detailed monthly maintenance costs and reviewed with facility manager.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

· Oracle

· Cognos

· JD Edwards

· QuickBooks

· Excel, Power Point and Word

EDUCATION & LICENSING

Saint Vincent College – Latrobe, Pennsylvania

· Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

· Major: Accounting

· Worked 40 hours per week while maintaining a full time student schedule.

Licensed Pennsylvania Real Estate Salesperson

· Member of West Penn Multi-List

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