Controller

Tammy Y. Ellington

*** ****** ****

McKinney, TX 75071

214-***-****

*********@*********.***

Professional Experience

RSW Group, Ltd, Plano, Texas 2001-Present

CONROLLER

v Supervision of an accounting staff of 7 which included hiring, training, mentoring, setting goals and deadlines, evaluations, promotions, disciplining , and terminating; Accounting staff included personnel responsible for accounts payable, commission’s receivable/payable, payroll, and general ledger/staff accountants

v Maintain and manage monthly and annual financial statement preparation for 120+ retail locations in 13 states, which includes working with all departments to ensure closing of general ledger is timely and accurate; Financial Statement package includes Consolidated Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement for 6 entities; All entities accounted for yearly revenues of approximately 50 million dollars

v Review and approval of check batches averaging $500,000 in weekly distributions

v Development and documentation of policies and procedures to minimize losses related to thief of cash, inventory and other company assets (Loss Prevention)

v Compliance Management which includes all business licensing and permitting, insurance coverage (including renewals), and insurance claim filings

v Sales and Property Tax preparation, filing, and payment distributions

v Coordinate yearly income tax prep work and distribution to third party CPA firm

v Yearly preparation, distribution, and filing of 1096 (supporting over 500 - 1099s)

v Lease management which includes reporting gross sales to landlords, NNN (triple net) review, reconciliation and payment, facility disputes, and negotiation of lease renewals

v Annual budget preparation and integration of the budgets into the financial statements; Presentation of package to ownership for review and approval; One of five executives that met quarterly for strategic planning and budget review

v Maintenance of fixed assets and preparation of monthly depreciation schedule

v Management of internal and third party IT support for development and maintenance of accounting systems and applications

v Responsible for reviewing all contracts since I am the only one that the Owner/Vice President will accept a reviewed contract from and sign it without further review

v Maintain communications with outside legal council on all lease negotiations, contract reviews, and legal disputes

v Management of Real Estate/facilities team of 3 including 1 manager; Responsibilities include hiring, training, mentoring, setting goals and deadlines, evaluations, promotions, disciplining , and terminating

v Developed 60 day store opening process that focuses on date driven deadlines to ensure all locations opened before their rent commencement date

v Negotiated all HVAC maintenance contracts, and ensured all contracts met the requirements of each lease

v Monthly review and approval of 120+ lease payments, which includes maintaining lease database (Virtual Premise) to ensure all lease and NNN changes are accounted for and paid according to the lease terms

v Negotiated and signed contracts for all General Contractors hired for new location build-outs and facility repairs

v Negotiate new and existing leases for 120 locations, including lease assignments of locations acquired through acquisitions

v Prepare and analyze financial and ROI models for all new location prospects

v Hired, trained and mentored an IT team of 3 including 1 manager; Responsibilities include hiring, training, mentoring, setting goals and deadlines, evaluations, promotions, disciplining , and terminating

v Implemented point of sale software; Lead staff of 6 in installation, training, and P&P documentation which required a 12 week implementation process including travel to all locations and a 24 hour conversion per site

v Implemented internet security software, Network Support infrastructure, firewall conversion, and other assorted projects to improve the reliability and security of over 250 desktop/laptop computers and 15 servers; Maintain relationship with third party IT support company

v Management of POS (point of sales) software vendor; Liaison between the vendor and all internal departments; Worked closely with POS vendor ownership on SLA (service level agreement) negotiations; Reviewed and approved all software enhancements; Coordinated all process documentation and distribution for all software upgrades

Sambuca Group, Carrollton, Texas 2000-2001

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

v Prepared monthly Financial Statements for seven restaurants including corporate

v Hired, trained and mentored an accounting staff of 7

v Prepared and filed monthly Sales, Use and Liquor tax returns

v Responsible for reconciling Balance Sheet accounts monthly

v Developed and implemented policies and procedures for corporate accounting department and restaurant operations

Self Employed, Rowlett, Texas 1998-2000

CONSULTANT

v Performed all accounting functions through financial statements

v Produced budgets and forecasts

v Provided clients with weekly cash management reports

v Processed payroll and prepared payroll tax filings

v Set-up accounting system and implemented accounting policies and procedures

EXE Technologies, Dallas, Texas 1997-1998

SENIOR ANALYST

v Financial support for Senior V.P. of Worldwide Sales

v Developed and maintained compensation plans for a worldwide sales force

v Prepared monthly sales forecasts and annual expense budgets

v Analyzed monthly Profit and Loss statements

v Prepared monthly budget vs. actual statements

King Computer Search, Inc., Dallas, Texas 1996-1997

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

v Automated and prepared monthly analysis of revenues, commissions and contract profitability

v Processed accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll

v Prepared monthly bank reconciliation’s , adjusting entries, and payroll entries

v Assisted CFO in monthly financial statement preparations

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas, 1997

Certificate of Completion, Project Management, Skill Path, 2006

CPA Candidate

Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint*Quicken* QuickBooks* Great Plains* FRX*Peachtree*ADP*PayConn*Work Wireless*Retail IQ*Virtual Premise*

References available upon request

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