Gary Duran Email & Phone Number

Cumming, Ga, Us

Roswell, Georgia, United States

Roswell, Georgia, United States

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

- Responsible for the efficient financial management of the overall finance activities including budget management and control of operational costs- Preparation of budgets, the delivery of accurate monthly financial reports, and the delivery of consistent and reliable rolling forecasts and strategic business plans- Profit/Loss analysis, revenue analysis, ad-hoc reporting, cash flow analysis- Managed and improved the monthly close process by 50%- Identify, analyze and track trends that impact financial performance (new/changed product offerings, utilization and operations) Works with key constituents’ team to identify actionable solutions - Member of the Executive Management team- Direct contact with Board of Directors and other Venture Capital investors - Oversee all internal and external financial reporting for the company - Maintenance and Update Capitalization Table for company investors- Treasury function responsibilities, as well as primary contact person for all banking relations- Preparation of the yearly company insurance renewals including broker relations - Direct internal and external audits of production and financial accounting processes- Financial project leader in the implementation and upgrade of new integrated ERP system- Assisted Board of Directors with bankruptcy filings

Suwanee, Georgia, United States

- Oversee the general accounting and general ledger functions including month end close process for the Legal Entity - Present the monthly, quarterly, and annual results to Switzerland Group Controlling- Preparation of annual plan/budgets, rolling forecasts, and multi-year plans considering changes in tactical and strategic plans, operations, and trends - Responsible for accounting department with seven direct reports- Treasury function responsibilities including wire transfers, foreign currency purchases, and administration of parent company loans- Company insurance renewals and broker relations on a yearly basis- Review defined benefit and non-defined benefit plans and main contact with actuary- Responsible for reviewing ROI and IRR for reasonableness on potential capital projects- Direct and coordinate the yearly external and internal audits concerning production and financial accounting processes for five North America facilities and present corrective actions- Responsible for creation and updating of all financial policies and procedures

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

- Responsible for accounting department which includes managing/administering accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash applications, cost accounting, general accounting, sales tax applications, and owned/leased assets- Present the monthly and quarterly results and schedules to the President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Management personnel, and review the actual versus plan variances- Prepare reporting spreadsheets for four Optical Service Centers and consolidate into one external monthly report for senior management and key contact person for questions and inquiries- Prepare key performance indicators and metrics for four Optical Service Centers and present weekly to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Management personnel- Direct and coordinate the yearly external audit and the key contact person with the external auditors

Cumming, Georgia, United States

Senior Corporate Controller 04/2008 – 10/2014Corporate Controller 02/2006 – 03/2008- Responsible for modeling (developing forecasts, budgets and multi-year plans), analyzing and reporting financial and operational results, developing business cases, and capital planning activities- Works collaboratively with Strategic Planning and other corporate functions to ensure the annual operating plans for their assigned entity are aligned- Prepare reporting spreadsheets for four divisions and consolidate into one external monthly report for Japanese parent company and key contact person with parent company for questions and inquiries- Prepare Japanese parent company quarterly schedules and quarter to quarter analysis and main contact to answer questions and inquiries- Responsible for accounting and IT department with six direct reports which include managing/administering accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash applications, cost accounting, general accounting, and owned/leased assets.- Executive Team Member- Developing and coordinating the finance and non-finance KPI metrics required for defining the business performance- Treasury function responsibilities including wire transfers and foreign currency purchases, administration of parent company loans- Pension Committee member to review defined benefit and non-defined benefit plans- Responsible for all company insurance renewals and broker relations - Direct internal audits of production and financial accounting processes- Reviewing the investment returns for reasonableness when applicable of capital appropriation requests to the parent company

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

- One of three responsible for Accounting Department with thirty-four direct reports- Dual responsibility for appropriate revenue and cost recognition of all sales and expenditures that approximates $1 billion in revenue annually in North America- Prepare monthly Re-Cap Report and variance analysis reporting for the CFO - Responsible for two affiliated companies including preparation of all journal entries and financial reports- Reduced the month end close process by three days with the creation of new managerial reports and procedures

Duluth, Georgia, United States

- Responsible for appropriate revenue and cost recognition of all sales and expenditures that approximates $70 million in revenue annually in North America- Interim and mid-year statements for inter-company reconciliation and consolidation reporting for German parent company- Reduced the month end close process by two days with the creation of new managerial reports- Treasury report preparation and cash flow analysis for senior management- Consolidated accounting dept and moved corporate from California to Georgia

Flowery Branch, Georgia, United States

Assistant Accounting Manager 06/1995 – 03/1998Plant Accountant 12/1991 – 06/1995Staff Accountant 04/1991 – 12/1991- Supported $130 million German/Japanese Joint Venture manufacturing company with total headcount ranging from 350-400- Product costing for the twenty plus tier one products manufactured- Foreign currency translation purchases and hedging via forward contracts- Reduced bad debt from 1.5 million to 1.35 million or 10% which external auditors would have asked the company to write off in the current year

Mba, Accounting, 4.0

Worked full time and went to school at night

Ba, Accounting

Aa, General

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