Accounting/Financial Professional
Resume:
DEREK E. MILLER
Murphy, TX **094
Cell: 214-***-**** E-Mail: ***********@*****.***
PROFILE: Accounting and financial professional with extensive experience and knowledge in all phases of corporate accounting, financial turnarounds, operational management, financial analysis, cash management, inventory control and human resources leadership. Diverse industries including manufacturing and distribution, convenience store chain, motor carrier transportation, equipment and service, and public accounting.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Controller Tucson, AZ 1/2008-3/2010
Volvo Rents (same owner as Genuine Innovations)
• Direct supervision of the AP and AR leads.
• Credit Manager – Kept bad debts as a percentage of revenue to 1% or below despite Tucson’s bad construction environment for 2008 and 2009. Volvo Rents goal for franchises is under 1.5%.
• Extensive cash flow budgeting and forecasting in advance of and during Chapter 11 reorganization which aided the company to emerge with surplus funds and a plan that the major lenders agreed was achievable and sustainable.
• Handled all financial reporting with US Trustee, lawyers, consultants and lenders during Chapter 11 reorganization and was the company liaison with all vendors and suppliers to reestablish credit and goodwill.
• Managed fixed assets – 32 million in construction equipment fleet and it’s financing, both loans and leases.
• Assist ownership onsite with local management and staff at five locations and served as the point of contact on all computer, customer, and equipment questions to the satellite stores.
• Responsible for all financials and cash transactions during the annual audit performed by Volvo, areas that consistently scored very high.
Controller Tucson, AZ 8/2007-12/2007
Arizona Pistachio Corporation
• Harvest Analysis – Preformed by designing and manipulating detailed Excel spreadsheets and Access databases to determine the costing, purchase price and sales price of the pistachios.
• Liaison for the annual CPA audit, insurance quotes and renewals, bank lending requirements, and employee benefits.
• Payroll, sales, and property tax reporting.
• Supervised AP/Payroll clerk and indirectly managed the administrative staff at the processing plant.
• Managed cash flow in a seasonal and two-year cyclical environment.
• Prepared financial reports for all 3rd party stakeholders and Board of Directors.
• Acted as the Systems Administrator.
Controller/CFO/Human Resources Director Tucson, AZ 6/2000-8/2007
Genuine Innovations
• All aspects of GL maintenance and financial reporting including forecasting, budgeting and statements.
• Relationship management with domestic (Northern Trust) and international (KBC, Belgium) banks, insurance and staffing vendors.
• HR Director – Payroll, policies, hiring, firing, pay structures, performance/talent management and benefits oversight for entire company.
• Direct supervision of AP clerk, AR clerk, Administrative Asst., Warehouse Manager and Logistics Manager, Planning Manager and Production Manager.
• Manage all cash flow and finance decisions.
• Rebuilt financial accounting system at Genuine Innovations. Compared historical internal data to current data and detailed account analysis with a result of net income increasing from $230,000 in 2000 to over $1,000,000 from 2003 -2007.
• Supervised the company hiring decisions over six years resulting in exceptional employees placed in key positions. The increase in retention and employee development resulted in sustained growth in profit, year after year.
• Monthly review of company financial position with management team. Timely analysis of key data allowed for rapid reaction to new trends, adding significantly to profitability. Some examples are 5.7 times increase in revenue during tenure, gross margin increase of 6%, and personnel expense dropping 7% as a percentage of revenue from 2000 to 2004.
• Member of the Board of Directors from 2001-present solving major issues and shaping the future direction of the company.
• Since December 2006, named one of three company Vice Presidents in charge of daily operations as two owners step away from day to day operations.
Controller Tucson, AZ 6/1997 –6/2000
Laundryman, Inc.
• GL/Financial reporting/Budgeting.
• AP/AR/Cash Flow Management.
• Bank and insurance management.
• In house-payroll administrator.
• Tax reporting.
• HR management.
• Allocated revenues and expenses in terms of lines of business as opposed to by department. This established that the secondary lines contributed to the income generated by the dominant line.
• Administered cash flow in a zero balance environment for 3 years. This was accomplished while coordinating the needs of customers, vendors, management and ownership. During this period, the company’s Dun and Bradstreet rating improved 2 levels to a good rating.
Controller Kilmarnock, VA 11/1991-11/1996
Hurst Harvey Oil, Inc. and Get & Zip Convenience Stores
• GL/Financial Statement/Cash Planning/Budgeting.
• Tax Reporting.
• Eliminated the use of out sourced inventory counting and substituted it with internal inventory counting system and controls in convenience store chain. This action reduced expenses associated with counting inventory, and increased gross margins on in store merchandise from 27.5% to 30.0% by reducing shrinkage.
• Developed a bonus program to reward store managers based on performance. This resulted in more focused managers with a low turnover rate and greater attention to store profitability.
• Created a financial accounting structure.
• Once financial data began to be analyzed on a monthly basis the profitability of the company grew dramatically when expenses and revenues could be separately identified. Profitability was break even in 1991 and close to $500,000 annually in 1996.
Accountant (Part time) Richmond, VA 1995-1997
Schutrumpf & Koren, CPA
• Entry level auditing
• Client bookkeeping
• Bank reconciliations
EDUCATION
B.S. Accounting, 42 Semester hours in Accounting
Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA 1991
• Achieved CPA license in the state of Virginia.
ASSOCIATIONS
• Member of the Board of Directors for Genuine Innovations, 12/2002 – 8/2007
• Treasurer for the Encanto Canyon Home Owners Association, 10/2003 - 9/2007
• Head Coach/Assistant Coach for CVLL Baseball, TSA Soccer and FLSC Soccer, 9/2007 - Current
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