Controller/Financial manager

Chris Turner

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Hoover, AL *5244

Cell: 334-***-****

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Qualifications

Ten years accounting/finance/operations experience in the financial industry. Personal strengths include leadership, decision-making, integrity, and work ethic. Proficient in Hyperion Essbase, Microsoft Office, Peoplesoft, Tm1, and Cognos Impromptu.

Areas of Expertise

General ledger Accounts payable Accounts receivable

Budgeting Mergers Financial decision support

Project management Cost accounting Customer profitability

Financial profitability Financial analysis Product exit strategies

Forecasting Balance sheet projections

Education

Auburn University Montgomery – 2002 – 2004; MBA – Accounting

Auburn University Montgomery – 1998 – 2000; Bachelors – Accounting

Auburn University – 1993 – 1997

Alabama Banking School – Class of 2006

CPA certification – Passed 3 of 4 parts in the first sitting. I am currently scheduled to take the remaining part in the fourth quarter 2008.

Professional Experience

Regions Financial 1998 – Present

Financial Segment Manager

Birmingham, AL

Current responsibilities include supporting finance activities within the Consumer division through month end closing, planning, forecasting, and variance analysis.

• Calculate guidance on $1.0B in revenue streams for the company.

• Make recommendations on increasing/managing revenue streams.

• Collect information on consumer loans and deposits such as current balances and rates and create projections of each.

• Provide financial support for decision making in acquisition/discontinuance of operations/products.

• Analyze financial statements of Indirect Lending, Payment Services, and Internet Banking.

• Give monthly financial presentations to senior level managers and executives.

• Prepare annual targets.

• Create various models to project revenues and profitability of lines of business.

Other responsibilities from prior positions held (Senior Financial Analyst, Accountant):

• Analyzed financial statements of Bank Operations, Check Processing, and Technology.

• Facilitated the transition of a new manager and associates by providing training and writing up process flows for income and expense categories.

• Analyzed and approve all merger expenses.

• Facilitated the small project financial tracking process.

• Managed internal accounts payable and accounts receivable.

• Made enhancements to reconciling and variance reports.

• Identified additional cost savings by applying financial information to metrics.

• Created a household profitability reporting tool formerly used by credit and area executives in pricing for customers.

• Contributed as an Alabama deposit rate committee member

• Produced a daily report for pricing of CDs and IRAs based on current interest rates.

• Provided monthly account profitability exception reports for area executives to show which customers were receiving pricing that was not profitable.

• Used of the Datawarehouse – Cognos Impromptu used to design ad-hoc reports on profitability (Customer and Account).

• Created Powerpoint presentations for the area Board of Directors and Officers’ meetings.

• Developed reports on profitability of branches and ATMs.

Other experience in Accounting related fields:

Montgomery County Commission – 1995 – 1998 Implemented an inventory/task tracking system

Turner Accounting – 1992 – 1995 Public accounting

Other items:

Delta Chi Fraternity advisor – 2005 – 2006

Young Montgomerians’ Business Club – 2001 – 2006 Board Member; Social Chairman

Regions Technology – Associate Development and Retention Committee

Regions Bank – Merit and achievement awards

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