Accounting/Financial Management

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in Accounting/Management where I can utilize my skills and experience for a mutually beneficial relationship

PROFILE SUMMARY

A professional in Management/Operations/Finance & Accounting with over 18 years of progressive experience in the Manufacturing, Distribution, and Service industries and also Self-Employed in retail and wholesale with Superior analytical skills and effective interaction with all levels of management and staff.

Expertise includes:

· Development and implementation of Procedures, Policies, and Internal Controls· Strategic Planning and Forecasting · Financial Statements and Analysis including Trends · Management of Staff – Accomplishing goals and objectives · General Ledger and all subsidiary ledgers· Month-end and Year-end Close· Personnel – Hiring, evaluations, developing, including Human Resource functions· Inventory Control

· Budgets (Financial and Operational) · Variance analysis-Financial and Operational

· Cost control and Standard Costing · Audit preparation

· Cash Flow and Cash Requirements· Purchasing of essential raw material· Sales and Customer Service management · Developed Team environment for continuous improvements· Set Goals – Quarterly & Yearly goals – Measurement of results

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Maximus Multimedia International, LLC, Peoria IL – Provide video on demand to hospitality industry

Business Manger/ Controller July 2008 to March 2009

· Management of Accounting staff, cross training, assigning tasks, and manage day to day functions of the department

· Development and implementation of policies and procedures

· Financial Statements and Analysis, Budgets, Oversee Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Payroll. Bank and Account reconciliation’s, Taxes.

· Cash Requirements and Cash Projections

· Monthly and Yearly Closing, Journal entries, Adjusting entries, and Depreciation

· Conversion of Accounting System from Clarion to Peachtree and dealt with system issues

April 2008 through July 2008 – Worked temporary positions as a Financial Analyst at Visteon Corporation, LaVergne, TN and at Hennessey Industries as an Accountant through CFS.

Inca Molded Products, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee – Manufacturer of plastic fuel tanks and other products for Marine industry (Rotational Molding)

Operations Manager/Controller/Purchasing Director June 2005 to April 2008

· Reduced inventory value by approximately 35%

· Oversaw preparation of Financial Statements and responsible for Accounts Receivable,

Accounts Payables, Shipping/ Receiving, Payroll, Month-End Close, and Inventory

· Performed audits of internal processes and procedures

· Prepared financial and operational budgets, sales forecast and forecasted income statements using excel spreadsheets. Also prepared “What if” analysis

· Reviewed daily cost reports to identify any large variance in manufacturing processes.

· Stayed abreast of regulatory changes developing in the industry

· Conducted planning, hiring and performance appraisals

· Developed internal controls and standard operating procedures to reduce month-end closing process and improved assembly line process on the production floor

· Developed and set departmental goals taking overall objectives in mind and held follow-up meetings

· Initiated Cross-training

· Implement procedures and policies to achieve desired objectives

· Initiated Safety program, visual aids for processing, and opportunities for cost savings

· Purchasing – Raw material purchase and Stream-lined purchasing process

· Managed Sales and Customer Service

Genesis, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee - Distributor, Fundraising company (basically fulfillment house for processing orders). Accounting/ Financial Manager April 1999 to June 2005

· Gather information from various sources for Revenue Recognition

· Hands-on experience with Financial Statements and Analysis

· Worked with IT department in development and testing of customized programming for the Greeting Card application.

· Designed and implemented processes for efficient and productive picking, packing and shipping of products keeping Customer in Mind

Arté Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee – Manufacturer of Plastic Gears for the Laser Printer Industry (Plastic Injection Molding) an ISO9001/ QS9000 Quality System Environment. Controller/Operations August 1994 to April 1999

· Set-up and implemented computerized accounting system

· Developed Accounting procedures and internal controls.

· Implementation of ISO9000/ QS9000 Quality System to achieve certification and used SPC for Quality Control and Process Efficiencies

Self-Employed: September 1989 through April 1994

Mid-South Accounting Services, Waynesboro, Tennessee

Mid-South Apparel Outlet, Savannah, Tennessee

· Hands on experience with overall relationship among all departments to function as one to achieve goals. (Sales, Personnel, Marketing, Operations, Customer Service (internal and external), Financial)

Tennessee River, Inc., Florence, Alabama – Manufacturer of T-Shirts

July 1988 to August 1989

· As a Cost/ Financial Accountant, was responsible for Costing, Sales Pricing, Inventory Valuation and compilation of Financial Statements. Oversaw Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Order entry and Invoicing.

· As an Office Administrator, was responsible for Personnel in all administrative departments

Education

MBA: Masters of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2005

B.S: Bachelor of Science Degree with Major in Accounting University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Training/ Courses

Leadership training by Dale Carnegie

Ergonomic training

Additional Experience

Experience with Personal Computers, Worked on Novel, Windows NT, 95, 98 and 3.X.

Software: Peachtree Complete Accounting for Windows and Dos version, Microsoft Office (WinWord, Excel and Power Point), Lotus, MSWorks, MSMoney.

Familiar with SOX, SAP, Infomaker, Microsoft Access and QuickBooks

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