Controller/Accounting Manager

Jesse W. Braswell

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

Granite Falls, NC 28630

E-mail: *************@*******.*** 828-***-****

Objective:

With over 15 years of experience in managing all aspects of the administrative, accounting, and informational needs of growing companies, I am seeking to use my skills in the best possible way to achieve the company's goals. I also desire to continue personal growth through opportunities in leadership, innovation, and education.

Core Competencies:

• Talented in all accounting and administrative functions.

• Skilled with many Microsoft applications including Great Plains, Excel, Access, Word, and Outlook.

• Gifted in managing the details of banking and insurance.

• Adroit in all aspects of human resources, including recruiting, hiring, training, and leading.

• Effective in managing all vendor and supplier relationships, including contract negotiations.

• Expert in producing accurate, understandable operational and financial reports for management.

• Experienced in handling financial audits by outside agencies.

• Adept in obtaining and managing information systems on various operating platforms.

Professional Experience:

CHTL Logistics LLC, Hickory, NC (11/93 – 03/04; 10/06 – 12/08) Controller

• Installed more efficient operations and accounting software. Led in the training of all users.

• Designed and implemented a new reporting system for operational and financial data.

• New reports led to changes in customer mix, routes, and rates.

• Sped up collection of Accounts Receivables by several days with new processes and methods.

• Strengthened employee's adherence to all of the company's policies and procedures.

• Cut the production time for monthly financial reports by more than a week.

• Restructured the budgeting process so operational people provided data, but all calculations were done by spreadsheets. Divisional data was automatically combined and summarized.

• Designed revenue budget variance reporting that could be used daily, summarized by each producer.

Lan-Com Technologies, Inc., (Defunct) Hickory, NC (04/05 – 09/05) Controller

• Reorganized the accounting and administrative departments.

• Helped owners to gain a better understanding of its revenues and expenses.

• Worked with vendors and lending sources to increase available cash flow.

Star Leasing, Inc., Fayetteville, NC (04/04 – 03/05) Controller

• Finalized installation of new operations and accounting software. Eliminated the double work.

• Retrained all of the staff on the new software.

• Corrected and completed financial reporting for all twelve months of the previous calendar year (2003).

• Increased management understanding of unit revenue and expense components.

• Revamped freight matrixes to increase profitability in many freight lanes.

• Hired and trained my replacement within ninety days for my move back to the Hickory area.

Education:

MBA - Charleston Southern University, Charleston SC

BSBA - Accounting - Auburn University, Auburn AL

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