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Happy Valley, Or, Us

Happy Valley, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon, Us

Responsible for all aspects of accounting and financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, treasury and daily financial operations. Also responsible for human resources, insurance, legal issues and contracts.

Beaverton, Oregon, Us

Responsible for all aspects of accounting and financial management. Also responsible for human resources and operations. Member of the executive management team.Significant accomplishments:o Corrected major deficiencies and delays in monthly closing and reporting practices. Brought all financial records to current, accurate and timely reporting.o Improved financial forecasting model and introduced an initiative to convert from a calendar year forecast to 12 month rolling forecast.o Implemented a project to formally document accounting and finance processes.o Initiated a review of all contracts for appropriate and legally enforceable language, and creation of an infrastructure for contract maintenance.

As an active member of the company’s Executive Management Team, responsible for all aspects of the company’s accounting and financial management, including:o Monthly and Annual financial statements.o Development of internal control policies and procedures.o Coordination of annual financial audit.o Annual financial and capital budgets.o Management of accounting staff, including hiring, development and discipline.o Coordination of corporate banking relationships.o Administration of insurance programs and legal affairs.o Creation and presentation of financial analyses to the President, Board of Directors, and management personnel.Significant accomplishments:o Oversaw the financial health of the company throughout a 9-year period of significant investment and revenue growth (17.5% average annual growth), while maintaining favorable Net Income, Working Capital and Balance Sheet Ratios. o Implemented credit policies and procedures resulting in extremely low bad debt – less than 0.05% of sales on average.o Worked with production and materials managers to implement inventory controls resulting in year-end inventory adjustments of less than $20,000 on an ending inventory balance of over $5 million, while also improving turns.o Drove the creation of an intranet-based Executive Dashboard providing real time executive access to key business metrics, whether from the office or on the road.o Streamlined the invoice approval process and other accounting processes, resulting in significant savings as the company quadrupled in business volume, while adding no accounting personnel over the 9-year period.o Took responsibility for communication and analysis with the investment bankers during the sale of the company. Received a commendation and bonus from the Board of Directors for my efforts in this process.

New York, Ny, Us

Performed duties of in-charge auditor, including:o Planning engagements, including assessing the risk characteristics of the client.o Developing engagement budgets, schedules and staffing requirements.o Maintaining communication with clients throughout the year.o Assigning duties to team members, reviewing work performed, and conducting performance evaluations.o Performing detailed review of financial statements.o Adhering to stringent reporting deadlines, documentation requirements, and audit process procedures.

Financial Analyst / General Accountanto Managed the budgets for 50+ warehouse facilities and corporate departments.o Prepared pro forma projections for various investment opportunities.o Developed and maintained a detailed 3-year monthly cash flow projection model.o Performed pricing and profitability studies relating to customers and facilities.o Prepared and analyzed monthly financial reports for 50+ profit centers.o Prepared quarterly SEC reports.o Performed reconciliations of various accounts.o Assisted in training and supervision of accounting staff members.