Finance Manager/Controller

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ANDREW H. WINSTANLEY, B.COMM., C.A., C.P.A.

**** **** ******* *****, *******, AZ 85234 480-***-****

x3qz41@r.postjobfree.com

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

United Rentals (2005 to 2010)

Company Profile

$4 billion US public company. Market leader in construction equipment rentals and sales.

Region Finance Manager – Aerial West

• Specific responsibilities include analysis and support for management of $400 million fleet

Business Process Group (Corporate) - Financial Transformation Manager

• Team member and leader for various change projects including implementation of Cognos Controller consolidation/SEC reporting package and ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley compliant controls for spreadsheets critical to calculating judgmental accounts.

District Controller

• Business partner to senior operations management for 3-state district. District includes 16 branch locations, equipment assets of $100 million, and annual revenue of $60 million.

• Responsible for driving financial results and managing risk for multiple branch locations.

• Principal owner of annual budget process for all district branches and district office.

• Educational and coaching role for operations management, branch managers and other key personnel with respect to developing financial awareness and bench strength.

• Close involvement with pricing (rental rates setting) function for 4 distinct trade zones.

• Constant identification and monitoring of underperforming branches and business segments. Development and implementation of remedial action plans in partnership with operations.

• With operations leadership, responsible for management of fleet (i.e. asset allocation amongst branches and equipment categories).

KB Home (2004 to 2005)

Company Profile

Fortune 500 US public homebuilder. $9 billion revenue, operations in 15 states and France.

Senior Financial Analyst

• Responsible for managing period closing process for homebuilding division and for the production of financial statements and various management reports.

• Charged with achieving compliance with and documenting Sarbanes-Oxley processes and controls.

• Complete various SEC and tax reporting requirements.

• Direct reports included Senior Cost Accountants, G/L Accountants, Staff Accountants.

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ANDREW H. WINSTANLEY, B.COMM., C.A., C.P.A.

2333 East Mallard Court, Gilbert, AZ 85234 480-***-****

x3qz41@r.postjobfree.com

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Tibbett & Britten Group North America (2000 to 2004)

Company Profile

Public (UK) third party logistics company operated in 35 countries, with approximately $4 billion annual sales, and 35,000 employees. Supply chain operations for top-tier retailers (Wal-Mart, Kroger, Safeway) and manufacturers (Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Con-Agra).

Controller

Financial Project Manager

• Led financial aspect of 10 start-up businesses (distribution centers with average 500 employees and $30 Million budgets). Duties included preparation of start-up and operating budgets, development of contract financial incentives, implementation and conversion of financial and accounting systems and procedures, recruitment and training of accounting management and staff, as well as managing the start-up process itself (project management).

• Controllership responsibilities for several start-up companies and steady-state business.

• Managed litigation following termination of operations of large start-up business.

• Developed and maintained sophisticated financial costing models for complex supply chain systems.

• Close involvement with commercial process including presentation of periodic operations and financial/costing results to senior internal and external (client) management. Also constant review and reporting (identification and quantification) of risk and exposure with regards to open-book contracts.

• Exposure to multiple financial/accounting and operational management information systems. Expert with spreadsheet and financial modeling software.

Public Accounting (May, 1995 to February, 2000)

Richter Usher & Vineberg, Chartered Accountants

• Articled with top-ten Canadian public accounting firm (850 employees) and met experience requirements to qualify for Chartered Accountant designation

Property and Casualty Insurance (April, 1988 to May, 1994)

Progressive Casualty Insurance, Wellington Insurance Company

• Promoted from claims adjuster to account executive

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Commerce (marketing): University of British Columbia (1987)

Chartered Accountant: Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (1999)

Certified Public Accountant: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2003)

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