Michael Nixon Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Technical Accounting Consultant assisting clients with:
• Annual Report preparation including financial statements and footnotes in compliance with US GAAP
• Purchase Accounting for business and asset acquisitions
• Technical Accounting Research including stock compensation and hedge accounting
• New Accounting Pronouncement review, interpretation, documentation and recommendations including revenue recognition, leases, statement of cash flows and business combinations

Effingham, IL

Built and led 7 member Financial Reporting Team in all aspects of financial reporting including: preparation of monthly reporting packages for management and Board of Directors, parent company reporting package, quarterly financials (financial statements, footnotes and MD&A) and audited annual report (financial statements, footnotes and MD&A). Financial.

Carmel, Indiana

VP, Financial Reporting for for-profit education provider with 40,000 students, 137 schools in 39 states and on-line students in 50 states. 2015 revenues of $850 million. Responsibilities included:- all aspects of external/SEC reporting (10-Q, 10-K, 8-K and Proxy) including drafting, coordination with external auditors, coordination of comments and filing.

Lake Forest, IL

• Corporate Controller at $2 billion revenue private equity owned leading manufacturer of vehicle replacement parts and maintenance products to retailers, car care professionals and auto dealers. Includes 8 businesses.
• Instrumental in private equity owners strategic review of its automotive portfolio companies and due diligence that resulted in the successful sale of three businesses for $481 million;
• Led initiative to implement and migrate UCI and FRAM Group to single HFM application platform;
• Transitioned IFRS reporting from Foreign Parent to U.S. Corporate Staff;
• Streamlined quarterly/annual reporting processes resulting in one/two week (quarterly/annual) improvement;
• Led initiatives to standardize monthly close process resulting in 2 day close reduction and improved quality; and

Fishers, Indaina

• Built and led a 17 member team in the performance of accounting functions including shared services (AR/AP/PR/GL/FA), inventory/cost accounting, consolidation, financial reporting (including SEC), cash/treasury.
• Reduced Finance Group headcount 15% resulting in ~$200k annual savings;
• Led documentation and integration of key financial processes/controls for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance;
• Led accounting for strategic initiatives including acquisition of $69 million revenue UK CD plant and sale of $28 million US CD/DVD manufacturing and distribution business; and
• Reduced corporate overhead costs by $1 million by in-sourcing and researching service alternatives.

• Built and led a four member team responsible for: the monthly close and consolidation process, preparation of management reporting package, account analysis and reconciliation, coordination of all aspects of 10-Q/10-K.
• Reduced monthly close time from 8 days to 6 days by migrating subsidiaries to JDE, eliminating redundant steps, automating data feeds and improving process management;
• Reduced audit fees ~10% through in-sourcing analyses, schedules and checklists and process management;
• Documented accounting policies and processes and controls for 13 key financial processes for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation and regulations; and
• Participated in SAP ERP implementation.