Paul S.

Arnold, MBA
Torrance, CA 90504
p65arnold@gmail.com

Financial Management/
Accounting
Skills and Experience

Financial Reporting / Analysis

Budgeting and Forecasting
Managerial Reporting
KPI Targeting / Tracking
Monthly Close Cycle
Internal Controls
SOX
Reconciliations
Journal Entries
Gap Analysis
Cost Accounting / ERP
Capital Planning
System Conversions
Supervision and Staff
Development
Inventory / Production
Management

Professional Summary
A dedicated financial leader with the ability to maintain focus in a changing management or
system environment. Skilled in all aspects of financial planning and analysis, accounting close /
controls, SOX compliance. Adept at analyzing results and presenting a clear financial picture.

Functional Expertise
Financial Planning and Analysis

Monthly Close

Industry Lines

Meat Packing
Metal Forging
Aerospace
Manufacturing

Expert developer of Budgets and Forecasts. Unifies planning efforts with tactful Top Down /
Bottoms Up methodologies.
Leads expense control effort with daily / weekly spend to performance metrics.
Simplifies and speeds publication of Operational Reporting to all management levels.
Highlights performance gaps and offers solutions.
Maintains effectiveness and consistency in reporting by prioritizing requests, improving
processes, and involving all stakeholders.

Structures close activities to meet deadlines for monthly reporting deliverables.

Establishes Timelines and balances responsibilities to streamline close cycle.
Creates Quick Look reports to facilitate data review prior to final submission.
Skillfully presents operating results for Sales, EBIT, Working Capital and Cash Flow with
emphasis on trends and significant events.

Regulatory Compliance

Assists with development of SOX control environment and testing.

Supports internal and external audits and contributes to finding responses.

System Conversions
Computer Applications

MS Excel (Advanced)
MS Word
MS Access
MS PowerPoint
Oracle (Various GL Systems)
Hyperion / Essbase
Minitab (Statistics)
BPC

Education
B.A. Economics / Business,
UCLA, Magna cum laude
MBA, CSULB, with Honors

Develops accounting requirements for new systems to facilitate task automation.

Resolves Go Live issues and exploits capabilities of new systems.
Creates comparable data representations to bridge old and new system reports.
Adapts to changing system roles and responsibilities.

Highlights of Most Recent Career Positions

Carlton Forge Works (Precision Castparts Company)

Developed PCC Toolbox of management reports.

Prepared executive quarterly review for presentation to CEO.
Managed budgeting and forecasting cycles.
Assisted with creation of SOX controls.

Clougherty Packing Company (Farmer John - Hormel)

Developed cost accounting system and standard margin reporting capability.

Created and enhanced budget process.
Published weekly KPIs and sales / earnings estimates.
Earned MBA while working full time.

Work History
Company
Carlton Forge Works
Farmer John
Thrivent Financial Services
Hughes Aircraft Company
MigrosBank

Title
Manager Financial Reporting
Manager Budget / Analysis
District Representative
Financial Analyst
Intern (Swiss Bank)

Date from to
2009 Aug 2014
1999 2009
1996 1999
1990 1996
Summer 1989