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Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Finance, Financial Management, and Human Resources

Southfield, Michigan

Report to CFO and manage all accounting functions for the corporation, including consolidation of financial statements for five out-of-state casino operations. Two direct reports.Reduced monthly financial statement production time by five days by implementing Dynamics Cash Manager Module which eliminated transaction redundancy. Improved accuracy and timeliness of cash projections by developing a detailed cash sources and uses tool that simplified the cash management process.Streamlined the collection process by implementing an AR module which flowed to the General Ledger and Cash Manager.Reduced staffing costs by taking on additional duties of departing staff accountant, while maintaining controllership responsibilities.Improved financial reporting for $300M operation by creating consolidation tools and restating prior-year equity roll-forward, allowing for consistency with subsidiaries.Improved financial information reporting quality and accuracy by automating inter-company journal entries via a system of spreadsheet templates.Increased the accuracy of Fixed Asset reporting by implementing the FAS module.

Troy, Michigan

ControllerManaged financial reporting, cash management, employee benefits, insurance, audits, tax reporting, commissions, GL, AR, AP, PR, PO, Inventory and Sales Order. Six direct reports. Reported to CEO. "Hands-on, shirtsleeve" approach. Developed policies and procedures for sales orders, product returns, credit approval and collections for $30 million sales operation.Converted a single-company warehouse distribution software package by reworking the Chart of Accounts enabling a six-company financial statement consolidation. Overcame antiquated and limited software system.Implemented detailed reporting system for daily collateral-based borrowing.Converted company to web-based banking system, resulting in speedier transactions and reporting.Instituted corporate credit card system extending payable terms by thirty days.Organized and managed an inter-departmental collection team, resulting in a 16% decrease (from prior year) of over-ninety-day accounts receivable.Secured financing for computer hardware upgrade.Implemented and maintained employer self-funded program for employee health insurance.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Manufacturer, Sheet Metal Prototype.ControllerManaged all accounting and financial operations, with emphasis on job cost. Reported to CEO. Four direct reports.Decreased receivable collection period from seventy-five to forty-five days.Presented detailed pro-forma monthly financial and cash flow projections to bank executives, helping company to secure $2.3 million construction loan for new site.Developed and maintained daily and monthly cash projection and monitoring system.Improved financial statements from quarterly to monthly, with fifteen-day turn around.Streamlined and computerized payroll and 401(k) administration.

Madison Heights, Michigan

ControllerManaged all accounting and financial operations, with emphasis on project costing. Reported to CEO. Three direct reports.Increased bank line of credit from $800,000 to $1.7 million.Established financing relationships and purchased $900,000 in equipment.Developed five-year financial business plan, helping company to make Ford Motor Company's short list of suppliers.Documented and flow-charted accounting processes for Ford Q-1 review.Developed business unit overhead rates and cost allocation methodologies for government billing.

M.B.A, Finance

B.B.A, Accounting

Undergraduate Credit, Spanish Language