ANNA MARIE THOMPSON

Chino, CA 91710 * at7f6860@westpost.net * 909-342-2565

Summary of Qualifications
Proven Finance Manager with eighteen years of experience in financial closing pr
ocess, managing all aspects of Accounts Payable, Payroll, Fixed Assets and Gener
al Accounting, financial reporting and analyses, preparing budgets and forecasts
for multimillion-dollar distribution, construction and manufacturing companies.
Outstanding reputation for process development and implementation, staff develo
pment, and efficiency improvement.

Professional History
CalOptima , A Public Agency
02/2010 - Current
Policy & Procedure Consultant

Key Accomplishments:
* Completed the documentation of several key processes and controls including th
e Month end Close, Accounts Payable, Cash and Fixed Asset Cycles. Several change
s were made to the processes based on my recommendations.
Volt Telecommunications Group, Corona, CA 09/2006 - 07/2009
Assistant Controller/Senior Manager of Financial Reporting
Provided accounting/finance leadership for a $350 million multinational telecomm
unication engineering and infrastructural construction corporation.
Lead and managed the period end closing process; financial reporting, research a
nd analyses, budgeting and forecasting. Produced and analyzed KPIs and financial
ratios. Established or maintained procedures to insure SOX and GAAP compliance.
Prepared or managed the preparation of all audit schedules such as fluctuation
and variance analyses and historical data analyses and worked directly with the
audit team.
Key Accomplishments:
* Restructured the month end close process for greater efficiency resulting in t
imely and accurate reporting to the parent company and auditors. Also, created a
package of reporting for all levels of management as a tool for improved and ti
mely review of jobs in progress.
* Participated as a key member of the conversion team to test and implement a pr
oject management system to provide real time data which led to significant impro
vement in management reporting and analyses.
* Trained the field staff managers on proper revenue recognition per GAAP. Desi
gned and implemented processes to insure accurate revenue reporting. As a result
, the organization became Sox compliant in this area and significant deficiencie
s identified in prior SOX audits were corrected.

US Foodservice, La Mirada, CA 04/1997- 09/2006

Assistant Controller
Managed all aspects of the accounting departments for a $450 million broad line
food service distributor.
Managed various accounting functions during my time with USF including accounts
payable, payroll, invoice control, accounts receivable and general accounting. L
ead the compilation of the weekly flash report, various monthly financial report
s and analyses, balance sheet reconciliations and audit schedules. Assisted in t
he preparation of the annual budgets, the weekly and monthly forecasts and provi
ded explanations for variances. Lead or prepared audit schedules and was Audit c
ontact person. I was key player in the implementation and maintenance of interna
l controls for SOX compliance.
Key Accomplishments:

* Co Managed the first SOX team at USF to review internal controls and identify
and correct any gaps in the controls to be compliant with SOX regulations by man
dated deadline. The La Mirada division was compliant by the deadline and passed
their first SOX audit with zero deficiencies.
* Reduced overtime in Accounts Payable and Invoice Control departments by 20% th
rough a combination of process improvement and accountability.

Other Related Work Experience

Penhall Company, Anaheim, CA 1996 - 1997
Senior Accountant
A $200 million corporation specialized in concrete cutting and demolition
Enterprise Products, Inc., Bell Gardens, CA 1990 - 19
96
Accounting Manager
A $20 million manufacturer of wire and metal display racks
L.J. Rooks Accountancy Corp, Rolling Hills, Estates, CA 1989 - 1990
Senior Auditor
Pannell Kerr Forster Accounting Corp, Belize City, BZE 1988 - 1989
Senior Auditor

Computer Experience
Proficient at Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
PeopleSoft, Great Plains, Penta, ERP

Education and Training

Passed CPA exam in 1989 *California
Bachelor of Science, Accounting *Viterbo University, Wisconsin