Mark Ames Email & Phone Number

Mabank, Tx, Us

Texas

Business, Finance & Accounting Consulting

North Charleston, Sc

Develop detailed policies & procedures including processing & closing checklists.Monitor & measure output & cost effectiveness.Continually re-engineer processes to deliver lower cost & more effective back office deliverable.Reducing time-to-close each accounting period.Operate accounting shared services as a stand-alone business with ultimate consumer service.Ensure appropriate controls & safe guards of assets & information.Manage & improve staff through performance mgt and personal development.Utilize & target technology to enhance employee productivity.Increase transaction leverage & manage job order detail & improve process of accurately capturing cost to complete & WIP.Provide information to independent accountants to enable their audited &/or reviewed annual financial statement process.Formally communicate & present shared service center metrics & improvements to customers.Manage & execute ad hoc projects/analysis as assigned by executive management.Utilize & train staff on multiple ERP systems. Deliver cost effective back office processing including:o Invoicingo Cash applicationo Purchase orderso Accounts payable managemento Cash disbursementso Payroll fulfillment & tax filingso Fixed assetso Travel & expense reimbursement managemento Job order costing & reportingo General ledger & financial closing

• Provided the Field Sales accounts for the East Region with financial, analytical & training support required to make value added business decisions. Prepare profitability and business analysis of supply contracts for new and existing retailers. Analyze pricing changes to determine impact on profitability, and ensure subsidies are paid in accordance with bedding supply agreements. Analyze dealer monthly income statements for significant variances from budget, provide explanations of variances and post journal entries as needed. Process and approve dealer credits and requests for payments to ensure the timely payment of subsidies. Also, manages the variable compensation program, created a systematic approach to the new program year-over-year, and ensured timely payments. Also, assisted & managed the sales & expense budgeting process for the region, prepared data, automated files, assisted in the presentation, and reviewed-tracked-analyzed for the remainder of the year, controlled & analyzed over $220 million in assets. Instrumental in the revision, development & implementation of the automation of the new sales metrics monthly review files & processes. Trained sales reps & managers on the TM Dashboard, to help identify key issues with accounts & increase profitability.

• Managed the commission program for both the Account Managers & the Direct Sales teams, total of 34 salespersons. Was responsible for the development & implementation of two new compensation programs. Designed all of the forms, files, & metrics for both programs. I created territories, assigned base of accounts, and maintained commission targets. Conducted monthly profitability analysis on both sales teams and for the company’s overall revenue. Was responsible for all Sales Department dashboards, management tools, and board meeting statistics. Also, managed a $2.5 million dollar base of account for a year, which yielded double digit growth, prior to being promoted to Analyst.• Managed the Database marketing Department prior to organizational restructuring. We developed the mail budget, circulation plan, prospecting efforts, fulfillment, web marketing, guerrilla marketing, & e-mail blasts. Used SQL Management Studio to query ad-hoc mail lists, reports, and information from the data warehouse.

Charleston, South Carolina

• Managed a $7 million dollar account and was responsible for signage on the roll-out of over 300 locations, nationwide. Coordinated with state, county, city, & local government officials, as well as, property owners. Facilitated structural renderings, production schedules, delivery, & installation of sign packages. Responsible for all quotations and exceeded gross margin goals.

Texas, Turkey & South Carolina

• Supervised and performed law enforcement activities, resource protection, investigation, armament, training, pass and registration, information security, planned and scheduled daily operations, evaluated compliance with standards and regulations, & dispatched and controlled shift operations.• Controlled and implemented alarm and security responses for $20 Billion dollars worth of priority United States Air Force resources including: forty C-17 and twenty C-141 aircraft, four alert F-16 fighters, munitions, cargo, & personnel.

Mba, Finance, General

Accounting, Accounting & Finance