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Kelly A. Goforth
11 Smead Road goforthka@gmail.com
Pittsford, NY 14534 Mobile 970‐331‐5950
Qualifications
● Strong supervisory, organizational, and technical skills
● Analytical thinker
● Process improvement focused
● Extensive knowledge of Syteline ERP, PeopleSoft, AS400, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Office Suite, Excel expert
Experience
VP of Finance & Business Services, Newtex Industries, Inc. ‐‐ Oct 2009‐Current (promoted from Controller in July 2013)
● Supervise staff of two, including Accounting Manager and HR Coordinator
● Maintain relationships & services with bankers, lenders, and insurance brokers
● Manage entire finance operation; including AP, AR, credit & collections, cash flow, fixed assets, payroll
● Complete monthly financials; including external summary for Board & lenders
● Implemented Business Review reporting package, presented quarterly to executive team
● Special report generation for sales, inventory, purchasing, and operations
● Manage annual budget process; built templates for multiple department input
● Act as a technical lead for ERP and ancillary reporting software; provide input and direction for software
enhancements
● Manage human resources; including benefits, 401k, policy, compliance, performance review process, training, &
special events
● Implemented wellness program and team, as well as employee committee for charitable events
● Inventory reporting & analysis, semi‐annual physical counts; standard cost variance reporting & analysis
● Facilitate annual review & income tax preparation by CPA firm; completed filing for NYS R&D tax credit
● Completed multiple refinancing & equipment financing arrangements
● Act as Secretary & Treasurer of the company; participate in all Board and Shareholder meetings
General Accounting Manager, Nukote International ‐‐ Feb 2008‐Oct 2009
● Supervise staff of three, consisting of two accounts payable clerks and a financial analyst
● Coordinate month end processes, encompassing an average of 250 journal entries
● Manage weekly payables approval process; reconcile and analyze AP and uninvoiced receipts agings
● Perform weekly data import from payroll and T&E systems; calculate commissions
● Manage annual budget process
● Facilitate income & franchise tax payments by working with external tax firm
● Reconcile master cash account, including accounts payable and payroll controlled disbursement accounts
● Coordinate annual audit by CPA firm, as well as various quarterly audits by banks or other entities
Financial Analyst, Nukote International ‐‐ Jul 2007‐Feb 2008
● Served as functional lead for reporting software (Prophix): daily data imports, report generation, and revision of
database structure
● Revamped the monthly reporting structure for management & executives
● Instituted a financial review process including monthly meetings with each departmental manager & the generation
of a monthly year‐end forecast
2. Financial Analyst II, Vail Resorts, Inc. ‐‐ Feb 2004‐Apr 2007
● Budgeting, forecasting, and monthly analysis for Vail Resorts Village Operations department
● Presented monthly business review meetings with the Director and COO, as well as monthly variance discussions
with corporate financial planning department
● Prepare annual capital budget and work with managers to monitor approved capital projects’ expenses
● Support internal & external audit groups with SOX compliance verification
● Manage financials for eight common area property owner associations: annual budgets, monthly financials, AR, AP,
cash and investments, direct improvement fund, and annual audits by CPA firm
● Prepare schedules and attend board meetings throughout the year; work with board members and financial
advisors in managing investments
General Ledger Analyst, Vail Resorts, Inc. ‐‐ Feb 2001‐Feb 2004
● Reconciled 55 balance sheet accounts including cash with $ 242 million monthly transactions
● Managed and paid sales and use tax for 58 ski, lodging, and F&B properties
● Filed unclaimed property to the State of Colorado timely for the first time in the Company’s history
● Collected utility tax credit refunds due from the State of Colorado for 1999 through 2001
● Member of implementation team for PeopleSoft software, included testing, procedure documenting, chart of
accounts revision, and allocation design
● Served as trainer for financial software, included training staff at newly acquired properties in WY & CA; developed
training materials and periodic updates to current users
Revenue Accountant, Liquid Audio, Inc. ‐‐ Nov 1999‐ Feb 2001
● Managed accounts receivable and performed revenue analysis
● Inventory management: monthly reconciliation, analysis, and year‐end physical counts.
● Processed commissions
Education
University of Missouri‐Columbia ‐ B.S. Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance 1999