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CFO/Controller (Houston Only) Accounting Finance Resume


 
Resume of Candidate 321622 has a background which includes over twenty years of progressively responsible financial and cost accounting experience in manufacturing and service environments encompassing both domestic and international operations. Extensive managerial experience with demonstrated ability to effectively oversee all finance and administration functions.
 
As CFO Controller, he was significantly instrumental in completely reengineering the accounting and finance function, driving GAAP compliance, finance and management controls, securing successful external, internal and financial and management control audits, integrating SOX 404 and driving compliance, integrating budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and cash management into the existing business environment, implementing a standard costing system, significantly enhancing management’s operating results, gross margin, cash flow and working capital visibility and driving focus on inventory reduction, resulting in significant inventory turns improvement from 2 to 8. Ideal position would be VP Finance, CFO or Controller of small to medium size privately held organization.
 
 
 
Experience
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Senior Finance Manager                                             May 2007 – Present
Drilling & Production Equipment Manufacturer                                            Houston, Texas
Responsibilities:
  • Perform world-wide financial reporting, including translation of foreign entity local base currency  financial statements to US$ reporting currency financial statements
  • Perform world-wide financial statements consolidation                     
  • Perform consolidated and subsidiary level financial and operating results analysis
  • Provide oversight for, and perform, accounting functions for South American (Brazilian) and Central American (Mexican) subsidiary operations
  • Provide oversight for corporate and primary domestic operating company finance functions
  • Support SOX 404 compliance
  • Participate in 10Q and 10K reviews
  • Contribute to ERP system, stand alone subsystem and procedure enhancements
 
Regional Controller                                                                           January 2006 – January 2007
HVAC Manufacturer                                                                                              Houston, Texas
Responsibilities:
  • Provided finance leadership to the South Texas Region
  • Oversaw financial reporting, planning, forecasting and analysis
  • Oversaw management, accounting and financial reporting controls
  • Oversaw SOX testing compliance
  • Oversaw credit and collections management
  • Drove process improvement within the organization
 
CFO/Controller                                                                                 February 1997 – December 2005
Analytical Instrument Manufacturer                                                                    Conroe, Texas
Responsibilities:
  • Oversaw accounting, finance, cost, reporting, analysis, planning, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, information systems, payroll/human resources/benefits and general administrative functions
  • Provided assurance as to existence, reliability and effectiveness of internal, financial and management controls
  • Focused organization on activities which strengthen financial position and maximize return to the shareholder
  • Focused organization on cash and profit improvement opportunities
  • Drove process improvement within responsible functional areas
  • Provided appropriate strategic planning support
  • Provided appropriate support relative to organic and acquisition based business growth
 
Accomplishments:
  • Served as member of strategic planning team
  • Secured 1st successful external audit, internal audit, financial audit and management control audit
  • Integrated SOX 404 into organization and drove compliance
  • Drove finance and management controls throughout organization
  • Reduced financial closing cycle from 15 days to 2 days, while reducing finance staff by 50%
  • Completely re-engineered accounting and finance functions within organization
  • Integrated and drove GAAP compliance into organization
  • Integrated cash management and forecasting into business environment
  • Drove focus on working capital improvement
  • Drove focus on inventory reduction resulting in inventory turns improvement from 2 to 8
  • Implemented budgeting, financial planning and forecasting into business processes
  • Secured and implemented fully integrated manufacturing ERP software system
  • Significantly enhanced management’s operating results, cash flow and working capital visibility
  • Significantly enhanced management’s product margin visibility
  • Established and enhanced financial and cost analyses activities
  • Involved in purchase accounting and due diligence activities related to purchase/sale of net assets
  • Implemented standard cost system, and relevant procedures and processes, into current ERP system environment
  • Managed financial activities related to the physical consolidation of 2 manufacturing facilities
  • Established and implemented physical inventory process and procedures
  • Interfaced with bank on loan and line of credit facilities
 
Controller (3.5 Years) and Assistant Controller (5.5 Years)         March 1988 - February 1997
Ingram Cactus Company {Acquired by Cooper Cameron in September 1996}                 Houston, Texas
  • Oversaw general accounting, cost accounting, corporate financial reporting and consolidation
  • Installed integrated manufacturing ERP system, and implemented related finance processes, into foreign JV
  • Established and maintained books of record, financial reporting and budgeting under the equity method for a 49% owned foreign joint venture in a hyper-inflationary economy
  • Developed and implemented labor reporting and labor efficiency analysis system
 
Accounting Manager or Supervisor                                                    March 1988 and Prior
Various manufacturing and engineering companies, including McDermott Engineering (2.5 yrs),  Texas                   
Ardco Industries (2.5 yrs), Goodman Manufacturing (1 yr) and Bowen Tools (1yr)                                           
  • Oversaw general accounting, cost accounting, financial reporting and budget administration
Education
 
BBA in Accounting  1981
University of Houston                 Houston, Texas
 
 
Professional Training
                                   
Certified Public Accountant    
State of Texas - 1993        
 
Professional Experience Recap
 
  • Strategic Planning                                                                            
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • GAAP Adherence                                                                            
  • Financial Planning and Analysis
  • SOX 404 Integration and Compliance                                            
  • Capital Planning
  • Management and Finance Internal Controls Administration       
  • General Accounting and Analysis
  • Process Improvement Initiatives                                                    
  • Cost Accounting and Analysis
  • Acquisition Due Diligence and Purchase Accounting                    
  • Financial Reporting and Consolidations
  • ERP Systems Implementation                                                        
  • Operating Results Analysis
  • Cash and Working Capital Management and Forecasting          
  • Credit and Collections Administration
 
 
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