Mark Pickering Email & Phone Number

Anaheim, Ca

• Managed the growth from $43 million to $88 million in 3 years• Managed the growth from 3 offices to 9 offices• Coordinated the merging of 3 separate companies into accounting system & processes• Prepared monthly financial reports and all supporting schedules and analysis• Prepared monthly Corporate Reporting (Hyperion) and all required schedules • Prepared annual tax package for the corporate tax department• Implemented and maintained effective internal controls (Sarbanes Oxley)• Oversight of Internal (Corporate) audits and external (Ernst & Young, Sales Tax, Union) audits• Prepared budgets, quarterly rolling re-forecasts and performed detailed analysis of performance• Coordinated 3 successful software conversions (Contracts2 to MAS90 to Maxwell to COINS)• Designed and implemented monthly project review process along with rolling 3 month profit forecast by region• Managed a staff of 11

• Prepared financial reports for multiple national defense services contracts• Coordinated successful conversion from custom accounting software to Timberline• Designed Crystal Reports for analysis of contract profitability and performance• Establish proper accounting processes, procedures and reporting• Prepared monthly bank bonding reports

• Managed accounting department of 10• Managed multi-state payroll department including reporting for 30 unions• Implemented accounting processes and controls for rapidly growing company.• Accepted challenge to Controller position at new service division (Southland Industries Service Company) in 1992 that was struggling with accounting controls, procedures and processes• Established accounting policies, procedures and controls, bringing accounting standards into compliance in 60 days.• Restructured accounts receivable process and duties, which reduced A/R turnover from 70 to 45 days, and through collections reduced A/R over 90 days from $300,000 to $100,000 in first 90 days.• Established monthly closing procedures, reducing financial statements preparation from 90 days to 3 days. • Implemented accounting and reporting modifications to match the needs of a company growing from $4 million to $21million over 4 years.