Management Manager

LEWIS NEWMAN, CPA, MBA

Controller

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EXPERTISE SUMMARY

Operational and Financial Management Cost and Financial Analysis Financial Business Partner

Financial and SEC Reporting Audit Management Strategic Planning

General Ledger Cleanup US GAAP and IFRS Staff Growth and Employee Relations

Standard Costing Job/Project Costing Budgeting and Forecasting

SOX Section 404 Compliance ERP System Implementations ERP System Cleanup and Utilization

Manufacturing Industry Distribution Industry Engineering Industry

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Integration International Operations Information Technology Oversight

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contracted Financial Executive (SELF EMPLOYED) 2011-2012

Contracting with firms for temporary Financial Management and ERP Implementation needs.

Finance Manager (Controller) 2007-2010

Marlow Industries, Dallas, Texas (Division of publicly traded II-VI Corporation)

TQM, Lean Six Sigma Managed, KPI Driven, Multi-site International Manufacturing and Engineering firm of Thermoelectric Technology to USA and International Customers

Head of Finance responsible for Financial Reporting, Preparation of the 5 Year Plan, Acquisition Financial Evaluation, Annual Budget, Monthly Forecast, SOX Compliance, Standard Costing of over 8,000 SKUs, KPI Tracking, Financial and Standard Cost Variance Analysis, Credit and Collections, Payroll, and Accounts Receivable and Payables

• Led a Financial teams of 6 in Dallas and 7 in Vietnam

• Oversaw the Dallas Information Technology Department with a team of 5

• Directed a cleanup of a new ERP System implemented prior to being hired and a new ERP System in Vietnam

• Implemented a formal Financial Review Process, along with automating the Financial Reporting through Hyperion

• Established formal part profitability and segment profitability reports to better understand profitability

• Directed the implementation of SOX in both our Vietnam and Germany facilities

• Managed major cleanup of the General Ledger I inherited resulting in adjustments to Inventory and Accrued Liabilities

Controller-International Operations (Position eliminated by New CFO installing Shared Services) 2005-2006

Constella Group, Durham, North Carolina (International Medical Consulting Firm)

Responsible for Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Collections, Payroll, Accounts Receivables and Payables for International Operations of 30 overseas field offices operating in Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe with a team of 7

• Implemented a Cash Forecasting Model that eliminated routine cash shortages in the international field offices

• Directed the relocation of an entire Accounting Operations from Connecticut to North Carolina with no disruption

Corporate Controller (Recruited to be Leading Financial Office at another firm) 2001-2004

VIRBAC Inc, Fort Worth, Texas

Publicly traded, TQM, Lean Six Sigma, Multi-Site International Manufacturer and Distributor of Pharmaceuticals selling to major Distributors and Retailers in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia

A member of the Executive Team, was responsible for defending Quarterly Reviews and Annual Audits, SEC Reporting, Internal Reporting, Domestic and International Payables (Japan, China, Canada, France, England, and Australia), Standard Costing for over 3,000 SKUs, Financial and Standard Cost Variance Analysis, Gross Margin Analysis at both the Company and Product Line Level, Inventory Cycle Counting, Royalty Accounting, and Budgeting

• Led a team of 10 (including two Managers); broken down by 7 in Dallas and 3 in St. Louis

• Worked closely with Operations in overseeing Manufacturing Plants in Dallas, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Mexico

• Developed tighter inventory controls that resulted in inventory adjustments of approximately 0.007% annually

• Instituted formal controls that brought a 10% reduction in audit fees and shorter and cleaner year end audit by PWC

• Implemented Section 404 (management certification of Internal Controls) of Sarbanes-Oxley

• Established Bottom-up Budget that provided accountability to all Operation and Support Managers

• Participated in the Due Diligence and subsequently oversaw the integration of two major acquisitions

• Partnered with Marketing and Operations to re-engineer our Consumer Brands Division product line that improved margins from 20% to 35% and saved the Division from closure

Controller (Position eliminated in a consolidation with a controlling sister company) 2000-2001

Autocraft Electronics, Carrollton, Texas (Division of publicly traded Aftermarket Technology Corporation)

Multi-Site Re-Manufacturer and Distributor of Automotive Electronics for both GM & Ford

Reporting to the President, Head Financial Officer responsible for SEC Financial Reporting, Defending the Financials during Quarterly Reviews and Annual Audits, Financial and Cost Analysis of Operations, Budgeting, and Forecasting, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payables, and Collections

• Led a team of 11 (including two Managers); broken down by 10 in Dallas and 1 in Houston

• Oversaw the Developed formal internal controls related to Cash Management and Accounts Payables

• Personally discovered and oversaw correction of two plus years of Financial System Integrity issues related to the General Ledger (out of balance since 5/98), Accounts Receivables (aging not tying to statements), and Inventory (failed transactions and faulty cost layers causing improper cost valuation)

• Established over twenty Support Department Income Statements for three different business locations

• Established Bottom-up Budget and Forecasting that provided accountability to all Operation and Support Managers

• Improved Financial Statement Integrity through proper statement of revenue, identification of detailed expense accounts, and the expensing of cost to proper accounts, departments, and locations

• Improved Balance Sheet integrity by overseeing correction of misstatement of Cash, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, and Accrued Liabilities

Contracted Controller (SELF EMPLOYED) (Contract positions ended; accepted position with Autocraft) 1998-1999

Contracted with two firms for the purpose of assisting them with ERP conversions. Responsibilities during these conversions included:

• Managed SEC and Financial Reporting, Payroll, and Domestic and International Accounts Receivable/Payables

• Led teams of 11 and 6

• Oversaw Cash and Asset Management in both Unites States and Canadian Currencies

• Financial and Cost Analysis of Operations to expose financial problem areas and cost cutting to Management

• Developed formal internal controls related to cash management, purchasing and accounts payable, computer security, inventory, billing, and credit that exposed $260,000 of hidden cost in February

• Implemented new Financial Management Information Systems with both firms

• Directed the closing of nine (9) months of financials at one time

Controller (Position eliminated, along with 6 other key positions, in major cost cutting) 1997 – 1998

Geo-Marine, Inc., Dallas, Texas

Multi-Site Engineering and Consulting Firm

Contracts/Finance Manager (Recruited back to Dallas/Fort Worth to take promotion to Controller) 1992-1996

Mason & Hanger - Silas Mason Company, Inc., Amarillo, Texas

Lexington, Kentucky based Engineering Firm and Manufacturer of Large Explosive Equipment in Partnership with Battelle Memorial Institute

Financial/Cost Analyst (Program terminated by the Government) 1987-1991

General Dynamics, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas

Engineering firm and Manufacturer of aircraft and avionics for commercial and military aircraft

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

MBA University of North Texas, Corporate Finance

BBA University of Texas at Arlington, Finance and Accounting

CPA Texas State Board of Public Accountancy – ID No. 066763

Six Sigma Green Belt granted by Value-Train

Lean Enterprise Green Belt granted by Value-Train

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Financial Management Systems: JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Glovia, Platinum, MAPICS, Adonix, Deltek, Cost Point, CIMS, MAS, Finlinks, APPX, FIPS, Passport, McCormick and Dodge, and E-Commerce

Report Writers: FRX, Spreadsheet Server, Smart View, and F9 Financial Statement Writer, and Hyperion (HFM & FDM)

PC Software: Microsoft Office Suite 2010 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Visio

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