Manager Accounting
Resume:
JAMES S. NORMAND, MBA, CPA
*************@*****.***
Grand Rapids, MI 49534
MBA/CPA versed in financial, operating and administrative functions with the ability to turn chaos into order and order into top performance. My goal is to utilize my strong problem solving, strategic, and team-building skills to enhance operations leading to improved performance
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Managed cash for $300,000,000+ logistics company with no line of credit and with as little as two days cash requirements on hand, peaking at less one month’s cash requirements
• Directed the operations of project managers with 40+ ongoing projects in progress totaling over $15 million.
• Reduced component and finished good inventory for a manufacturing/distribution company by over $250,000 (30%) by implementing a postponement system.
• Identified and proposed energy savings program with less than 18 month payback and subsequent saving of over $180,000 per year.
• Reorganized Controller function from being unable to close year-end books to a routine two business day close after three months in the position.
• Negotiated and managed lines of credit exceeding $2,000,000.
• Implemented Software, Processes and Controls to facilitate and enhance growth during a four year period from under $1,000,000 annually to over $7,000,000 yearly sales.
PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES
Strategic Planning/Budgeting
Created and coordinated a three year rolling strategic plan and corresponding budget taking into account the decreased visibility of the out periods. My strategic Planning/Budgeting process defined benchmarks for key administration functions and included stakeholders input based on identified fundamentals established for each department or function. I managed cash and prepared a weekly projection of cash sources and uses over a 13- week window for a $300,000,000+ logistics company with the constraint of no Line of Credit availability.
Analytical Ability
Designed and prepared reporting packages that pinpointed and exemplified metrics critical to making operational adjustments on a timely basis and supported management’s attainment of planned objectives. I designed and prepared daily reporting of Key Performance Indicators. I communicated the implications of critical data to all team member levels that could bring about the necessary adjustments to resolve actual to budget variances. Prepared due diligence work-papers for the evaluation of merger and acquisition potential.
Financial Statement Preparation
I have hands on experience preparing the timely month-end closes and multi company consolidation, including foreign subsidiaries, while preparing account analysis and reconciliation. I supervised up to ten direct reports who performed subsidiary functions of the closing process including Treasury, Invoicing, A/R, A/P, Payroll, Purchasing and Cost Accounting.
Process Improvement
Process mapped operating activities in a 3PL/Warehousing environment to identify areas that could benefit through streamlined methods. I identified waste, defined and standardized steps and sequences that promoted deeper understanding and built consensus. Made the proper adjustments to ensure efficient and effective flow of information across the company. I implemented a paperless Accounting Payable system eliminating the need for useless storage of documents and increased control and speed in the approval process. I took actions that ensured the protection of company assets and oversight of business activities.
WORK HISTORY
• Davenport University, Accounting Instructor Aug-Dec 2011
• Larsen Trucking, Contract CFO, Jan 2011 – August 2011
• Gainey Corporation Liquidating Trust, July 2009-July 2011
• Gainey Corporation, Controller, Director of Planning and Treasury, 2007-2009
• Columbian Logistics Network, Corporate Controller, 2006-2007
• ASAP Vending, Inc., Owner and Chief Accounting Officer, 2001-2006
• Kent Restaurant Equipment, Inc., Owner and Chief Accounting Officer, 1995-2001
• Choice Financial Options, Inc. (CFO, Inc), Owner and Consultant, 1992-1995
• Trailmaster Products, Inc., Controller and Production Manager, 1990-1992
• Freudenberg-NOK, Corporate Controller/Cost Accountant, 1988-1990
• Schneider, Larche, Haapala and Co., CPAs, Accounting Manager, 1986-1988
• Arthur Andersen and Company, Accounting Senior, 1982-1986
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
• National Transportation Company
• Third Party Logistics, Warehousing
• Automotive OEM and Aftermarket Manufacturing and Distribution
• Business Ownership, Management and Consulting
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Public Accounting, Big 4 and Regional
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
AS400, Innovative, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne,
Great Plains, Microsoft Office, Advanced level
EDUCATION
Masters in Business Administration, Northern Michigan University, 1989
Bachelors of Arts in Accounting, Michigan State University, 1982
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