MICHAEL J. NADEAU
Cooper City, FL 33328
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
ROBERT HALF – CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
July 2008 – December 2008 SR. FINANCIAL ANALYST
• Employed as a member of their Salaried Professional Services for long term staffing of interim finance roles
• Client companies were Castrol Caribbean and Central America, Olympus Latin America and World Fuel Services
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA - HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA
July 2006 – February 2008 FINANCIAL ANALYST
June 1997 – May 2004
• Established monthly financial statements in a more easily understood chart format for the Tribal Council
• Uncovered expense report embezzlement scheme
• Main duties were as the lone budget analyst for the $300 million budget
• Responsible for the consolidation of the annual budget and mid-year budget amendment along with variance analysis
• Maintained rapport with the managers of over 60 cost centers
• Responsible for the investment portfolio reconciliations and some bank reconciliations, including payroll
• Responsible for Gaming Monitoring Chargebacks to the five casinos, including billing and receivables
• Trial balance reconciliations, responsible for the accuracy of the postings and maintained chart of accounts on the financial system (SOLOMON)
• Various ad-hoc reporting and projects
• Experience in Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Frx (report writer)
ALPHASTAFF – FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
July 2005 – July 2006 FINANCIAL ANALYST
• Produced monthly financial reports using Frx (report writer)
• Responsible for variance analysis for all departments
• Performed retention analysis to monitor client service representatives performance
• Analyzed revenue from worker's compensation and administrative fees and compared to pricing models for each client
• Calculated commissions for inside and outside brokers/sales
• Company doubled in terms of EE's (employee equivalents) during my employment
JOHN ALDEN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY - MIAMI, FLORIDA
March 1993 – March 1997 FINANCIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR - JOHN ALDEN SYSTEMS COMPANY
• On the frontline of annual budget preparation and consolidation
• Trained managers to use in-house developed budget and variance analysis software. Budget was in the $50 million dollar range
• Responsible for two comprehensive benchmark surveys, letting us know how our data processing expenses compared to the expenses of other companies in our industry and other industries
• Responsible for the amortization/depreciation schedules for the fixed assets and capital projects
• Oversaw a peak staff of four whose duties included charge backs (all data processing expenses were charged back to John Alden sister companies), accounts payable, and journal entries
SPECIALTY DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. - MIAMI, FLORIDA
August 1989 – March 1993 FINANCIAL ANALYST
• Accountable for the annual budget and five year plan. Budgets were in the $10 million range in a data processing environment
• Familiar with data processing terminology and the costs associated with mainframe hardware and software
• Calculated all charge backs to client companies at fiscal month end
• Coded all accounts payable to the appropriate line items
• Worked alone as the only financial employee, as well as in most team projects
• Associate of the Month, August 1990
EDUCATION:
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY - TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance