1. Eric O’Neill
Email: ericjoneill@hotmail.com
Phone: (240) 285-8016
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, Washington, DC 10/2000 to 10/2016
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Responsible forall financialmattersincluding: Payroll,AccountsReceivable, Collections,
AccountsPayable,General LedgerReconciliation,Bankingfunctions,andcompilationand
trackingof $7M annual budget,manage processfortax returns,issuance of 1099’s and all
aspectsof the annual audit,prepare financialsectionof the annual report
Was one of a teamresponsibleforincreasingrevenue3.5timesover16 yearperiod
Responsible foroversightof HumanResources;Manage insurance policies
(health/dental/vision/life),Administer401(k) plan,manage annual corporate insurance
renewals,co-authoredemployeehandbookandtrainednew hiresonemployee benefits
and code of conduct,write and implementfiscal policies
Memberof SeniorStaff: Brief the President, Finance &AdministrationCommittee andother
membersof the SeniorStaff monthlyon financialposition of the Association (Cash, Income
Statement,Balance Sheet,AgedReceivables/Collections);identifypotential gapsinthe
budgetandwork withotherseniorstaff memberstofill the gaps.
Constructand presentYearEnd Projectionof budgetversusactuals withfollowingyear’s
proposedbudgettoBoard of Directors
My improvementshelped staff getreimbursementforoutof pocketexpensesmore timely
and vendorstogetpaid more quickly
Improvedimage of the companybybringinga sense of professionalismthathadbeen
previouslylacking
Had a positive effectonmorale andwasable to balance stresswithhumor
Was the ultimate teamplayereventothe pointthatmy formeremployerhasstill nottaken
away myaccess to theirserveroremail accountand continuestoreceive myassistance on
an as-neededbasis
Accountants on Call; Vienna, VA/Friends Financial & Accounting; Washington, DC
Temporary employee, 1999 – 2000
Performed various accounting and financial analyst functions, such as G/L account and bank
reconciliation’s and account analyses on a temporary basis for clients of employment agencies
As a temporary employee provided by Accountants on Call, served as Accounting Manager for Business
Management Research Associates in Fairfax, VA from December 1999 through June 2000, and performed
the following functions:
Performed all Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Payroll functions
2. Throughprocessreengineering,assistedthe BusinessDirectorinrevisingthe company’spoliciesand
procedures,andreorganizingthe entire companystructure andhow the firmdoesbusiness,withboth
internal andexternal customersalike
Assisted with contract proposals by providing input for and critiquing of presentations
Had much success in getting cooperation from employees and contractors to adhere to new company
policies and procedures, even though it meant large adjustments for some individuals
Auditedfinancial recordstodetermine accuracyandcompleteness,andsavedthe firmin the thousands
of dollars by correcting overpayments and under-billings from the recent past
HATtech, Inc.; Chantilly, VA
Inventory Accountant, 1998 – 1999
WorkeddirectlywithCFOandDirectorof Finance onimplementationof SolomonIV Billof Materials
module,whichbecame functionalinMarch 1999, all while attendingschool full-time
Was responsibleformappingoutnew processesforfinancial operationsanddevelopingnew policies
and procedures
Conductedinterviewsandmeetingstodeterminefinancial inputandrequiredoutput
Performedbetatestingtoensure expectedresults
Customized Inventory reportstofituserneeds
Trainedemployeesacrossthe companytouse SolomonIV
n-Vision,Inc.;McLean, VA
InventoryManager(temporaryemployeethroughAccountTemps), 1997 –1998
Reportedinventoryvaluationstothe controllerforsubmissiontothe SEC
Completed all inventorytransactionsthroughSolomonIV,includingconstructionandmaintenance of
billsof material toaccountfor all parts, labor,fringe,andoverheadallocationsforeachproductin the
productline
CompletedproductionentriesinSolomonIV once unitswere shipped
Successfullystreamlinedthe productionprocessbyconvincingthe productionstaff tokeepaweekly
productionlog,enablingthe companytoaccuratelycapture all productioncostswithinthe same week
inwhichthe costs were actuallyincurred
Assistedthe staff accountantbyperformingvariousaccountsreceivable andaccountspayable functions
Education
StrayerUniversity,Washington,DC;Bachelorof Science,BusinessAdministration - 3.94 GPA,June 1999
Financed100 percentof educationwhileworkingandattendingschool full-time
ComputerSkills: Oracle,Sage 100, SolomonIV,GreatPlains,SBT,Peachtree,MicrosoftWord,Excel,
PowerPoint
Other
Volunteer youth league basketball coach/referee/baseball coach
Family Builders Ministries – Treasurer and Member Board of Directors