Controller/Director of Accounting

SHAWN EAKER, CPA MBA

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St.Louis, Missouri 63031

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

ACCOUNTING/FINANCE LEADER with expertise in managing a large workforce, analyzing growth opportunities and managing the corporate P&L. Particularly effective in identifying processes in need of improvement, redesigning them and implementing the result. Experience ranges from public & industry accounting to relocating and integration of accounting departments to financial planning. Strengths include the ability to motivate departmental teams, staff development and collaborating with external departments for mutually beneficial results.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MEDICINE SHOPPE INTERNATIONAL, INC. – ST. LOUIS, MO 2006-PRESENT

(A Cardinal Health Subsidiary)

Director of Accounting

Managed over thirty staff, senior and manager level accountants within Corporate Accounting, Franchise Accounting, Audit and Company Owned accounting groups.

• Oversaw all accounting functions including GL, issues research, SOX compliancy (and Cardinal Health SOX scoping), variance analysis, training initiatives and SEC package reporting.

• Completed Cardinal Health’s Kaizen Leader training as part of Lean Six Sigma initiatives and led significant improvement projects surrounding reducing close cycles, store sales reporting, Franchise Accounting write-up processes and Audit selection and methods.

• Led a redesign of our Franchisee Billing Statements and incorporated several policy changes including standard payment methods (EFT) and consolidated dates for withdrawal.

• Relocated the Franchise Accounting group from Des Moines to St. Louis.

ABENGOA BIOENERGY OF RAVENNA/ABENGOA BIOENERGY CORP – ST. LOUIS, MO 2005-2006

Controller (2006)

Responsible for the accounting and finance functions for wholly owned subsidiary, including general ledger, budgeting, planning, forecasting and establishing treatment for start-up activities.

Manager of Financial Reporting (2005)

Managed all accounting functions including closing process for corporate, consolidated general ledger; oversight for three plant controllers, six accountants and forecasting for corporate departments.

• Created forecasting models for each controller’s unit.

• Determined/researched US GAAP/IFRS treatment for all accounting issues (including derivatives, start-up entities).

• Initiated several standard procedures throughout the organization due to disparity between plants, R&D subsidiary and corporate.

• Coordinated external audit and began Sarbanes Oxley procedure documentation project; completion and audit scheduled for mid-2006.

MOMENTUM NA – ST. LOUIS, MO 2004-2005

Assistant Controller

Responsibilities included the closing process, general ledger, internal reporting to parent and holding company via Hyperion, pricing and budgeting analysis and the supervision of three managers and eighteen A/P and A/R accountants.

• Restructured process flow for payroll, fixed assets, and bank reconciliations and increased segregation of duties to aid in becoming Sarbanes-Oxley compliant.

• Assisted in the redesign of the contract revenue recognition determination process and an initiative to consolidate and standardize purchasing within buying groups throughout six locations.

JEFFERSON WELLS INTERNATIONAL – ST. LOUIS, MO 2004

Audit Manager

Conducted Sarbanes Oxley implementations at Boeing and Doe Run Corporation.

KV PHARMACEUTICAL – ST. LOUIS, MO 2000-2004

Business Analyst (2003-2004)

Liaised between the IT department and corporate support departments for reporting, systems and application needs.

• Conducted process improvement initiatives within corporate business units, managed application implementations and designed solutions for IT needs within all business areas.

• Managed the design, construction and implementation of a data warehouse for financial, sales and marketing data.

• Co-chaired Sarbanes-Oxley steering committee.

Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis (2000-2003)

Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling and acquisition due diligence.

• Analyzed/reported divisional and consolidated financial forecast to senior management on a weekly basis & reviewed SEC filings on quarterly and annual basis.

• Led annual budgeting process for the company.

• Performed analysis on various areas including manufacturing capacity, accounting policies, cost pools, EVA performance, R&D project selection & ranking and acquisition analysis for potential products or mergers.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE – ST. LOUIS, MO 1995-2000

Staff/Senior/Manager

Audited in manufacturing (Boeing, Star Manufacturing, Raskas Foods), financial services (Stifel Nicolaus, OSI), retail (Schnuck Markets, Duke & Long Distributing Co.) and public sector (East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, Maryville University, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center).

• Researched accounting issues and reported under various regulatory jurisdictions (including SEC).

• Consulted on closing procedure efficiencies and conducted merger and acquisition due diligence.

• Involved in recruiting and training functions.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration. Concentrated electives in finance. Completed Residency programs in Washington DC, London, Eastern Asia

Washington University – St. Louis, MO

Enrolled in MS in Accountancy program. Completed graduate accounting coursework to sit for the CPA exam. (Passed exam at first sitting)

Illinois State University – Normal, IL

BS in Finance, Concentrated electives in Management and Economics

Eastern Illinois University – Charleston, IL

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