Controller

DEBRA J. JOHNSON, MBA, CPA

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Carmel, Indiana 46032

********@*****.*** cell 317-***-****

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/debra-johnson/12/635/16b

Extensively experienced, hands on controller and financial professional with a demonstrated track record of profit and efficiency improvement with various sizes of organizations in the public, private and non profit sectors. Talented leader in developing highly skilled financial teams to support the achievement of overall corporate goals and objectives. Core competencies include:

• Accounting Management General Ledger/AP/AR/Payroll

• Financial Analysis Forecasting/Budgeting

• Cash Management Banking and shareholder relationships

• Regulatory Compliance Multi State Sales Tax, Employee Benefits

• Sarbanes-Oxley GAAP, IFRS

• Technology Integration MAS90, ERP, Excel, Access, Quickbooks

• Education and Training Accounting basics to software design

• Records Management Code of Federal Regulations, Skupsky Method

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Controller (chemical manufacturing; contract position) Feb 11 – Apr 11

Indianapolis, IN, Software used Chempax, Standard controller

duties; G/L, Payroll, A/R, A/P, job costing

Professor of Accounting

Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN (education) Aug 09 – Feb 11

Harrison College, Indianapolis, IN (education)

Instructor for Financial, Managerial, Payroll and Cost accounting in a traditional classroom.

Tax Consultant (contract position; multi state sales tax, GST; Canada)

Premier Bathrooms, Inc. Daytona, FL (retail sales/distribution) Apr 09 – Aug 09

Project consultant; responsible for researching, implementing and training full time staff for sales tax compliance for all of the United States and Canada. *Result: 100% compliance for all 50 states with reduced or mitigated penalties.

Controller (contract position)

Food Supply, Inc. Daytona, FL (wholesale food distribution) Aug 07 - Feb 09

Directed and trained accounting and administrative staff in all accounting and payroll functions. Developed forecasts and budgets for the first time in the company’s history. Prepared interim GAAP financial statements, developed internal controls, cross trained accounting staff to insure the safeguard of assets, another first in the company’s history. I improved banking relationships to point of saving the company from foreclosure. I implemented MAS90 for general ledger and accounts payable. *Result: Closed interim periods within 3 days as opposed to previous standard of 35 days, a 91.4 % improvement.

Software: Pyramid then converted to AFS.

Business Consultant, Controller for Small Businesses (self employed)

Debra J. Johnson, CPA, Carmel, IN (accounting & tax services) Feb 01 – May 07

Served as controller for several small businesses. Assisted with small business startup, performed software installation and user training, tax registrations, payroll, liaison for legal, banking and insurance issues. Clients included wholesale distribution, manufacturing, professional services, software development, hospitals and medical offices. Utilized MAS90, Peachtree, QuickBooks, BEST depreciation, and ADP payroll. *Result: Facilitated one client to grow from $3 million in sales to $20 million in sales in 5 years by acquiring other locations without adding additional front office head count. Multi state payroll and sales tax experience.

Controller

Indiana Statewide Association of RECs Inc. (Nonprofit trade association) Aug 98 – Feb 01

Indianapolis, IN

A Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric distribution company owned by its users/members. I was responsible for all accounting and administrative activities and staff of 12 of the trade organization. I was also the consultant to the individual Rural Electric Coops that were our members. I installed MAS90 and trained all users for all accounting functions. Implemented new internals controls to prevent fraud which had occurred before I was hired. I reduced monthly costs for overhead and passed those savings onto our members via their monthly dues. Developed budgets and forecasts and presented monthly reports with graphic summaries to the Board of Directors, a first for the organization and its members. *Result: reduced front office head count from 20 to 12, a 40% reduction due to improved training and elimination of duplicate functions.

Controller (contract position)

Marriott Vacation Club, Palm Beach, ARUBA (time share, construction) Feb 98 – Aug 98

I had complete financial oversight for all accounting and job costing processes of a time share hotel under construction. Performed daily banking functions, payroll, and produced weekly cost variance analysis to the corporate headquarters in Orlando, FL.

Controller

Nu-Calgon Wholesaler, Inc., St Louis,MO (wholesale chemical distribution) Aug 91 – Jan 98

Established the company with owner. Responsible for complete startup; accounting software, internal controls, HR, staff, employee benefits and property management. Negotiated all contracts with insurance, banking, and employee benefits. Developed all budgets, templates for sales variances and cost control. *Result: I was instrumental in growing the company from $6 million to $16 million in sales in 6 years, a 62.5% increase. Multi state payroll and sales tax and GST experience.

EDUCATION

Masters in Business Administration

Butler University, Indianapolis, IN

Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Indiana University, Kelly School of Business, Bloomington, IN

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

AFFILIATIONS:

AMERICAN INSTITUE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

INDIANA CPA SOCIETY

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE

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