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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.

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.

US

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..

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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

• 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.

US

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