Tim Howard
- 1. Timothy M. Howard 11933 Pasco Trails Blvd. Spring Hill, Fl. 34610 H-813-996-6690 C-813-310-6731 tmhoward89@icloud.com Objective Sr. Financial Analyst, Controller Employment History Financial Analyst IV 2009-Current ATK Clearwater, Florida ATK manufactures and assembles aircraft protection sensors for military and commercial customers. As the Financial Analyst I am a key member of the AAR-47 Project Team responsible for all financial analysis to include; revenue forecasting, cash flow, progress billings, cost and variance analysis, internal and external audit support, profit and loss analysis, monthly Earned Value Analysis, and the support of the monthly project reviews and the quarterly EAC cycle’s. Specific Project Accomplishments: 1) Migrated the AAR-47 project labor and material spreads from excel spreadsheets into the Deltek MPM planning tool. 2) Created a standard WBS structure for bidding and implementation 3) Developed a monthly planned vs. actual dollars analysis on all major projects Cost Accountant 2008-2009 AAR Composites Clearwater, Florida AAR Composites manufactures composite structures for military and commercial customers. As the Cost Accountant I am a key member of the Finance Team responsible for managing critical aspects of the business through strategic analysis and reporting using an Oracle ERP system. General responsibilities include standard job costing models, pricing analysis, cost updates and inventory control. Specific duties include: monitoring job costs related to large commercial and military programs; perform variance analysis relating to operational performance and cost behaviors; generation and analysis of monthly reporting on business performance and key indicators; creation of monthly journal entries for COGS reporting; support of operations with price/margin analysis and any ad- hoc reporting needs; and demonstrate consistent financial leadership. Specific Project Accomplishments: 1) Improved the cost and revenue tracking of the large dollar custom projects. 2) Implemented monthly margin analysis by item number. 3) Developed a monthly standard vs. actual dollars analysis on all shipments. 4) Implemented a weekly cycle count program generated and maintained in Oracle. Sr. Cost Accountant 2005-2008 Pall Aeropower New Port Richey, Florida As the Sr. Cost Accountant for this subsidiary of Pall Corporation, a billion dollar multinational manufacturing organization, I was responsible for the monthly cost of sales projections for the various business units. On a monthly basis I provided the controller with analysis of cost data and any variance rationale as needed, along with the preparation and validation of the monthly journal entries. Specific duties include: perform independent review and audits of manufacturing processes, provide management with summary data for costs associated with direct labor and material expenditures, investigate inventory issues and recommend necessary corrective actions, any ad hoc support for the month end closing activities and labor/material overhead rate determination. Specific Project Accomplishments: 1) Developing standard cost models for the various product lines in an effort to streamline the cost reconciliation process. 2) Automated the input of the Alliant Techsystems Internal Use Only
- 2. monthly journal entries utilizing Access database. Accountant II 2003-2005 Pasco County Utilities New Port Richey, Florida This Accountant II position is responsible for all aspects of financial reporting for the Utilities Division. In this position I developed the fiscal year budget submittals to the Board of County Commissioners. Coordinated the submittal and collections of reimbursable grant monies from the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Acted as the focal point for the Utilities Department implementations of a new Customer Information System, assisted in the development of user fees and rate determinations for taxing districts. Specific Project Accomplishments: 1) Created Access databases to support FEMA reimbursement requests associated with hurricane debris removal contracts. As a result of using these databases, the records associated with the reimbursements was validated quickly by FEMA and the county received its monies in a timely fashion. 2) Collected over 5 million dollars in past due grant money from SWFWMD. Sr. Project Cost Analyst 2001-2003 Tampa Electric Company Tampa, Florida As Sr. Project Cost Analyst, I was responsible for cost performance on the major capital improvement projects and maintenance activities implemented at the Big Bend Station, Gannon Station, and the Polk Station. Specific duties include baseline cost targets, monitor monthly expenditures, track material commitments, re-forecast labor and material estimates as necessary and provide variance analysis. During the first year, I dramatically improved the monthly re-forecasting process by utilizing an Access database for analysis of the cost information. Review and inventory bill of materials on major capital projects to develop the equipment retirement property records. Specific Project Accomplishments: 1) Developed standard cost reports that were reviewed at the monthly project review meetings. 2). Developed a process to track costs on a weekly basis during major plant outage construction/maintenance activities. Sr. Financial Analyst 1997-2001 Utility Partners Tampa, Florida As Sr. Financial Analyst at this rapidly growing software development company I was responsible for the monthly financial reporting, analysis and forecasting, maintaining budgets for all active projects, and interfacing with all levels of management. As a result of the project forecasting methodology I implemented, the accuracy of the monthly revenue projections improved dramatically. During the last year I successfully lead the implementation of a new integrated project management software system. Other duties included pricing new business, earned value analysis and manpower projections. Specific Project Accomplishments: 1). Implemented the NIKU Project Enterprise Software that integrated the individual project schedules and actuals so manpower decisions could be analyzed at a company wide level rather than project-by-project basis. 2) As Utility Partners moved from a custom software solution provider to a standard package provider the project enterprise system I implemented provided the data needed to make the appropriate pricing strategy changes. Sr. Financial Analyst 1993-1997 Contraves Inc, Tampa, Florida Contraves produced aircraft simulators, training devices and firefighter trainers for military and commercial customers. As the Sr. Financial Analyst my responsibilities included: generation and monitoring of yearly revenue projections and subsequent variance analysis, estimates to complete on all programs, rate determination, manpower projections, proposal estimating and pricing internal audits and DCAA interface. Hired as the Program Controller in 1993 and was promoted to Sr. Financial Analyst in 1996. Specific Project Accomplishments: 1) E-2C Tactical Trainer-$18M. I consolidated the work breakdown structure (with DCAA approval) to a more realistic and manageable level. This gave Alliant Techsystems Internal Use Only
- 3. the project team the ability to focus on the high- risk areas and react quickly to any potential cost over runs. As a result potential cost over runs were avoided and additional contract dollars were awarded for out of scope activities. 2) MI-A2 Tank Procedure Trainer-$12M. I developed an earned value system that gave the project manager early visibility to project status on this prototype software and hardware development implementation. Project Accountant 1985-1993 CAE Inc, (Formerly Reflectone Inc.) Tampa, Florida CAE designs and manufactures flight simulators and training devices for military and commercial markets. As the Project Accountant, I was responsible for all financial reporting and cost analysis for the Operations Division to include: labor and material cost estimates for proposal activity, reporting of performance and earned value, manloading projections, and development of fiscal year labor and material base. Specific Project Accomplishments: 1) C-5 Cargo Aircraft Refueling Simulator Project-$20M. I implemented a vendor control system that utilized objective milestones (source inspections) to measure the progress of vendors rather than a progress payment philosophy. This allowed the project manager visibility to milestones completed rather that what was expended. 2) C-130 Transport Aircraft Simulator Prototype Project - $8M I worked with the Engineering and Manufacturing groups to define and measure standard modules that could be used for follow on production units. The subsequent production units were all under budget. Specific Computer Software Skills Microsoft Excel and Access, Cost Point, COGNOS Reports, Oracle Financials and Manufacturing (Inventory, WIP, Cost Management, GL, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Order Management), Hyperion, Lawson Financials, Great Plains, AS400, Deltek MPM, Project Workbench, and SAP. Education Michigan State University, B.A. Economics, 1982 Alliant Techsystems Internal Use Only