Resume 2

OBJECTIVE:

Financial management position in a growth oriented organization offering diverse job responsibility.

Extensive experience in financial reporting and accounting operations management, primarily in technology companies. Strengths include internal and SEC reporting, planning and analysis, problem solving, team building, and procedure implementation. Early experience as financial auditor. Expertise in Excel, SAP, QAD Mfg. Pro, Ask.

• Reporting to Vice President, Finance, managed general accounting for 600 million ultrasound manufacturing company.
• Responsible for maintaining general ledger and worldwide consolidated reporting according to GAAP, and SEC reporting.
• Lead, trained and evaluated a team of 8 staff professionals.
• Functioned as liaison for accounting activities with external auditors and Siemens Corporate.
• Implemented corporate legal consolidation and management reporting via Siemens SAP Esprit system.
• Transitioned Avalon accounting processes to Siemens processes, maintained staff during transition.

• Reporting to Vice President, Finance, managed general accounting for 120 million scanner sales and distribution company.
• Prepared month-end reporting package including sales/unit revenue, establishing reserve levels, all financials, and ratio analyses.
• Supervised staff of 5 in general ledger, billing, cash applications, accounts payable, and shipping/receiving.

• Same duties as VTTex, below, with new responsibility for consolidated financial reporting to parent and merged division.
• Provide unit/revenue reports for domestic and international sales on a weekly basis; monthly unit/revenue/ASP, income statements, cash flow, balance sheets, and intercompany balances.
• Analyze revenue to ensure propriety, and resolve unit count differences.
• Review actual and accrued entries compared to plan in revenue, cost, operating expenses, and account balances before publication.
• Developed and prepare flash report system for consolidated monthly revenue, cost, and operating expenses.
• Analyze expense trends and accrual levels and account reconciliations.
• Review and approve royalty and commission calculations, DSO, bad debt reserve, aging levels, and tax returns.
• Developed procedures for interco sales and billing transactions, year end 401 k , 415, and profit sharing calcExtensive interfacing with Corporate and Division management personnel to ensure smooth merger transition.ulations.

• Reporting to Controller, managed general accounting for 100 million manufacturer of implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
• Supervise staff of 10 in Accounts Receivable including collections, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Payroll.
• Responsible for producing timely worldwide consolidated financial reporting according to GAAP, quarterly press release and SEC reporting, annual report development, cash management and foreign exchange transactions, earnings per share, systems and procedures development.
• Prepared internal management and external SEC reporting, monthly close, and day-to-day running of the department, allowing controller to direct more attention to planning and CFO duties.
• Developed monthly internal financial reporting package including unit/revenue/average sales price, income statements, cash flow, balance sheet, and inventory levels.
• Analyzed and reported variances to plan through monthly narrative.

• Reported to Chief Financial Officer, managed accounting systems for 20 million software engineering and sales company.
• Supervised staff of 4 in Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Inventory and Cost, and Payroll.
• Prepared monthly internal reporting and quarterly reporting to the parent, analyzing changes in revenue and expense levels.
• Booked adjustments of approximately 800K to bring accounts into reasonable balance.

• Reported to Director, Accounting. Administered budgeting, modeling, and forecasting system for 400 million computer peripheral sales and manufacturing company.
• Reported financial summaries and analyses internally and to parent company.
• Member of Oracle supply-demand and financial systems implementation team.
• Developed and implemented companywide PC based planning system which reduced planning cycle time and improved visibility and control of budgeted financials.

• Reported to the Vice President, administered corporate policy and procedure program for a 1 billion company.
• Supervised 2 analysts. Researched and developed and documented policy and procedures and prepared special analysis projects in Accounting, Finance, Internal Control, Materials, Sales, and Human Resources resulting in increased management control of the corporation.

PROFESSIONAL:

Certified Public Accountant CPA certification, State of California 12/91

EDUCATION:

MBA in Finance, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA
MA in Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
BS in Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

SPECIAL SKILLS, INTERESTS:

Expertise in accounting, finance,
PC programming and modeling - Excel, Lotus, Word, SAP, ASK MAN-MAN, Mfg. Pro.
Athletic interests in snow and water skiing, swimming, weightlifting, and biking.

REFERENCES: Available on request