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CLA CAST has experienced CPAs and consultants who deliver custom project management, consulting and accounting solutions for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Serving both public and private companies, CLA CAST deftly fulfills clients’ needs, whether they are interim, part-time or project-based. The tight market for experienced financial professionals continues to challenge businesses of all sizes and we have great people with 10-30 years of experience in public accounting and industry to step in whether you are starting a business, managing a temporary resource need in the midst of a system conversion, need SEC reporting talent, or just need to fill a gap with some solid accounting skills. CLA is a professional service firm delivering integrated wealth advisory, outsourcing and public accounting capabilities to help clients succeed professionally and personally. With nearly 100 U.S. locations and a global affiliation, we can work with clients wherever they do business, today and in the future.As an Engagement Director I build relationships with clients, business executives and others to help solve their accounting, finance and internal audit issues. My role allows me to focus on strategic initiatives, problem-solving activities with clients and to deliver exceptional value to clients, whether in a project-based or interim role. I become a part of the client’s team for as little or long as needed and assist with turning chaos into a manageable workload.

Provide hands-on leadership of accounting and financial reporting; report to vice president/general manager. Direct accounting policies and budgetary process for $22 million in sales. Oversee $5 million in accounts receivable and $3.5 million in accounts payable. Monitor and authorize $6 million payroll budget for 105 employees. Provide job costing, cost accounting, internal financial reporting and general ledger audits. Initiate forecasting. Manage month-end close activities. Direct staff accountant and 4 indirect accounting personnel. Use SyteLine MRP as well as extensive use of Pivot Tables and V-Lookups in Excel.

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Manage Accounting Department, including an assistant controller, 2 staff accountants, 4 AR/Cash Application/Invoicing staff, and 1 AP staff. Serve as key point of contact for year-end audit and several state sales tax audits. Work with managers in all departments to monitor and audit controls including: actual to budget comparisons and budget controls. Lead cross-functional team to address invoicing issues in new Epicor ERP system, collaborating with customer service, shipping, and accounting to create new processes and train teams to resolve issue. Produce annual budgets and interim forecasts. Handle all bank requests and audits.

Markham, Ontario, Ca

Extendicare Health Services Inc. is a $1.2 billion firm with 35,000 employees.At corporate office, managing East and West accounting functions for 100 facilities yielding $550 million+ in annual revenue. Direct 4 accountants and 60 indirect reports. Oversee, prepare, and review month-end financial statements and analyses. Compile quarterly Board review packages for managed facilities. Facilitate quarter-end and year-end audits. Investigate account variances. Monitor accounts receivable, DSO, and bad debt reserve. Collaborate with revenue department on revenue, cost, and rate reporting from Medicare, Medicaid, insurance providers, and others. • Led group to pass year-end audit by outside auditing firm.

Manufacturer of natural gas engines, yielding annual sales of $450 million with 900 employees. Purchased by General Electric (GE) 2/2011; fully integrated by 2012. Implemented corporate policy and facilitate trainings on substantive changes. Serve as focal point with corporate auditors. Key senior member of the finance team that led integration into GE in 2011. Key deliverables:•Resolved implementation Audit issues. Issues related to executing GE Policies & Procedures in warranty, sourcing, sales, and customer master file.•Led implementation of new Revenue Recognition policy for GE Waukesha gas engines.•Executed and trained all Finance personnel on GE Account Reconciliation module; monitored progress monthly for 240 accounts totaling $675 million. •Trained as Ombuds Investigator; investigated and closed two compliance cases.

Houston, Texas, Us

Promoted to run Corporate North America accounting operations, Dresser Accounting Center (DAC). Handled all Accounts Payable and General Accounting functions for 4 manufacturing divisions and Corporate.Supervised 7 Accounts Payable employees processing nearly 150,000 invoices/year totaling $540 million. Performed month-end closings and account reconciliations with staff of 3 accountants. Developed policies, procedures, and systems.

Houston, Texas, Us

Managed the general accounting, credit and collection functions to include administration of $35 million in accounts receivables, letters of credit, sight drafts, and payment terms as well as $37.5 million in Accounts Payable. Administered $1.08 million departmental budget. Provided financial guidance to Managers, Directors, VP's and President; liaison to headquarters. Directed team of 4 direct reports with 7 indirect reports. Led audits and reviews. Approved 65 distributors’ semiannual performance allowance. •Chosen by Dresser Corporate as Guest Auditor with Corporate Internal Controls in Skelmersdale, UK. Targeted Procedure to Pay and Accounting to Reporting areas. •One of six company-wide selected to compile financial data for sale of company, completed 5/2007. Earned recognition from President for diligence and speed. •Improved turnaround of Letters of Credit (LC) by 75% (from 8 days to 2) by securing LC training for finance and customer service teams. •Team Lead for Finance, Costing, Procure to Pay, and Inventory to Fulfillment during Oracle implementation project. Successful “go live” with no issues in production, invoicing, payables or financial reporting.•Reduced Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) by 5 days – to 35, despite international market’s 60-day standard by reorganizing accounting department and retraining staff.•Served on Working Capital Reduction Team (2007/2008), which resulted in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable levels favorable to targeted amounts by 10%.

Manufacturer and distributor of clocks, yielding annual sales of $250 million.•Set up new month-end reports to forecast commissions, which grew sales. •Reduced property tax by converting fixed asset system; inventoried actual assets.•Standardized month-end closing procedures, reducing 2-week process to 4 days.•Applied separate application to track buy-back returns and allocate appropriate refunds for key Primex account, reducing a $700,000 project from 1 year to 6 months.

Distributor of Pool Supplies, annual Sales approx. $50M •Reduced fees for temporary services roughly $25,000/year at Doheny Enterprises.•Crafted “window of opportunity” report per consumer buying history to grow sales.

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•Promoted from Staff Accountant (1983-1985) to Accounting Manager, Bowater Computer Forms Inc. (1985-1987) to Controller, Star Forms Division (1987-1994).