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Korby Cook, MBA
817-602-3347 MBA professional with twenty years of experience in varied financial management with publically
and privately held domestic companies. Strengths include system integrations and conversions,
korbycook@charter.net new company start ups, management of monthly close process, financial reporting, financial
analysis, budgeting, forecasting & planning, process improvement, internal and external audit
Areas of Practice management, departmental management, cost control, project management, team building and
policies and procedures documentation.
• Income Statement & Balance Sheet
Reporting and Analysis Principal Areas of Practice
• Operating Performance Measurement
A highly motivated individual who provides the expertise in financial accounting management,
• Process Flow Analysis system implementations and process improvements with a broad Accounting background.
• Forecasting & Budgeting Experienced working in fast paced environments demanding strong organizational skills and an
• Internal Controls innovative leader who has successfully managed in a variety of industries. A detailed-oriented and
a self-motivator with excellent time and multiple task/project management skills. Adds value to
• Cost Management financial operations by increasing productivity and improving processes. An ethical, dependable,
• Cash Flow Analysis discreet and trustworthy professional offering a diverse skill set with a capacity to master new
• Payroll and Payroll Tax Reporting objectives.
• Operational Accounting
• Audit Liaison for both Internal and Experience
External Auditors
• Shared Services and Intercompany Saxon Mortgage Inc. – Publicly Held Mortgage Lending Company
Transactions Consultant 12/2008 to Present
• Variance Analysis
• Computer Systems Implementation • Liaison with external auditors by using best practices ensuring consistency
• New company start ups with accounting practices
• Project Management Prepare Balance Sheet, Equity and Income Statement Roll Forwards
• Policies and Procedures
• Audit – Internal • Complete Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• US GAAP • Analyze and research Cash Suspense items
• Sarbanes/Oxley/Management Self
Assessments • Resolve discrepancies on various reports
• Financial/Spreadsheet Modeling Recommended several process improvements
• Month-End GL Close, JEs and CitiFinancial Mortgage Co Inc - Publicly Held Mortgage Lending Company
Reconciliations Accounting Associate Director 10/2002 to10/2008
• Business Plan Development
• Personnel Recruiting, Management,
Training and Performance Review • Managed and motivated a team of thirteen individuals.
Industry Lines • Direct reconciliation of ninety-five cash accounts and cash-related management
• Mortgage Lending reporting for originations and servicing operations of a $35+ billion mortgage portfolio.
• Financial Services • Led implementations of centralized A/P system, eliminating local disbursement accounts
for two companies.
• Manufacturing
• Team leader for cash area in four systems conversions, including general ledger, sub
• Telecommunication systems and banks, from needs assessment and gap analysis through testing and
• Distribution implementation.
• Insurance • Developed and implemented cash and A/P controls and procedures
• Sarbanes Oxley/Management Self Assessments (MSA) coordinator and tester for
Computer Applications Accounting.
• PeopleSoft •
•
Develop ten MSAs for the cash and A/P departments.
Special Projects including App Fee, New Invoice, Escheatment and various operational
• Hyperion Enterprise & Essbase
procedures.
• Oracle
• Reduced three headcount by improving and implementing procedures and processes.
• SAP
• Recon Plus CitiCards – Publicly Held Financial Services Company
• MortgageServ Accounting Manager 01/2000 to 10/2002
• MS Excel (Advance level)
• MS Word • Supervised and motivated a staff of six individuals.
• MS Powerpoint • Reviewed over 300 Balance Sheet Accounts and posted journal entries.
• MS Access • Consolidated and provided monthly expense variances for Accounting.
• Consolidated and uploaded budgets for Accounting.
Education/Qualifications
• Ensure four field operations complied with Prepaid and Accrual policies.
• MBA – Management, Dallas • Designed and implemented Credit Card Balance Sheet (5000) active accounts for
Baptist University, Dallas, TX monthly reporting to upper management.
• BBA – Accounting and Business • Responsible for reviewing Accrual and Prepaid Tracking reports for upper management.
Administration, Eastern New Mexico
University, Portales, NM
Korby Cook, MBA 543 Timber Ridge Dr
817.602.3347 Trophy Club, TX 76262
korbycook@charter.net