Nick George has over 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management roles. He has expertise in budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, and general ledger management. His most recent role was as Controller for Emerald Performance Materials, where he was responsible for month-end closing, inventory reconciliation, cost accounting, and analyzing income statements. Prior to that, he held various accounting and controller roles for other manufacturing companies, where he implemented financial systems, developed cost accounting procedures, and improved inventory and financial reporting. He has an MBA and BS in Accounting.

1. NICK GEORGE
706 Milton Ave (803) 323-8037
Rock Hill, SC 29730 nickgeorge803@gmail.com
Qualifications
A Management Accountant with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, cost
management, controlling manufacturing areas, and general ledger. MBA and BS in Accounting with
over twenty years work experience. Strengths include analytical skills to manage and forecast future
results, organizational skills to direct financial departments and manage cost, system implementation
(ERP and others), and the ability to work with operational managers at all levels to make financial and
operational changes to improve financial results. Strong Microsoft Excel, Quickbooks, FishBowl. and
ERP (JD Edward, Oracle, MAPICS) user.
Experience
Emerald Performance Materials February 2015 – Present
Controller Emerald Carolina Chemical
We are a manufacturer of a wide range of chemicals for other industries. Our volume is $35 million
with EBITDA in the mid-teens. Responsibilities include month-end closing, inventory reconciliation,
cost accounting, cost control, plant variances and income statement reconciliation and analyzes.
Randstad Professionals March 2014 – February 2015
Contract position as Senior Accountant for 3D Systems in Rock Hill, SC. In this position I was working
in Oracle to help with month-end close and reconciling accounts to insure that they met SOX, GAAP,
and company policy. I also worked on a couple of small projects to insure proper accounting for online
sales and revenue recognition.
DesignLine USA
We were a manufacture of Hybrid and Electric buses. A startup company that was developing into a
major resource for major and smaller unique needs transportation companies.
Controller March 2012 – November 2013
Hired as assistant Corporate Controller than promoted to Corporate Controller when controller left the
company. Report to CFO with responsibility for general ledger (month-end, restructure, and general
accuracy), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cost Accounting, and Inventory Accounting.
 Staffed the accounting department with an A/P clerk, a senior accountant, and a senior
cost/inventory accountant. When I came to DL we had an A/P clerk who was leaving and a
temporary senior accountant who wanted to leave. The controller has only been with the
company for three months.
 Installed an inventory system (FishBowl) that interfaced with our general ledger system. This
has allowed us to get better control of our inventory to begin tracking cost.
 Developed a system to estimate cost of our different products.
 Working with management to develop an Aftermarket Parts business to support our buses that
are currently in the field.
 Improved the General Ledger System (Quickbooks) by putting a structure to the chart of
accounts and setting up procedures and policies to insure the accuracy of our numbers.
Beacon Industrial Group
Beacon Industrial Group is a unique group of companies committed to providing the highest quality
industrial products and services. Products vary from thin-film evaporators to fiber waste and dust
disposal systems. We have revenue of $111 millions.
Operational Accounting Manager June 2006 – March 2012

2. Reported to the CFO with dotted line responsibility to President of Industrial Filtration Division.
Responsible for tracking and reporting cash flow on all projects, inventory reporting and management,
cost accounting, and variance reporting for whole company.
 Developed a new procedure for calculating, reporting, and booking revenue based on
percentage of completions for all projects.
 Improved and simplified the major projects cash flow reporting.
 Analyze, report, and initiate corrective actions on variances from plan and past performance.
 Headed the budget process for IFD and MPD divisions.
 Worked with VP Supply Chain to develop inventory tracking and reporting system that
reduced inventory by $5 million over two years.
Conso International, Union, SC
A manufacturer of decorative trimmings for furniture manufacturers, and the retail market with annual
sales of $70 millions. Operating manufacturing facilities in Mexico, India, and China, and sales
organization in US and the England.
Operational Accounting Manager 2003 – January 2006
Report to the CFO and was responsible for budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, internal reporting,
A/P, and inventory control.
 Senior financial person responsible for MAPICS ERP implementation.
 Manage a staff of eleven, two accountants, two supervisors, and seven clerical positions.
 Responsible for much of the monthly and annual closing of the books.
 Combined Conso with a sister company and closed the SC operation.
Springs Industries, Inc., Lancaster, SC
Springs Industries is a major manufacturer of home products with annual sales of over $4 billion.
Division Controller 2001 to 2003
Regal Rug Division of the Core Bed & Bath Group with $53 million in annual sales.
 Assumed Controller position after unexpected departure of former controller and senior
accountant.
 Organized the accounting records and simplified procedures to bring company into Springs’
systems.
 Converted Division’s accounting records (ledger, A/P, A/R) onto new ERP system (JD Edwards).
Division Controller
Retail/Specialty Division with annual sales of $135 million. Member of the division management team
reporting directly to the division president, responsible for overseeing of division finances and fixed
cost ($25 million).
 Prepared the annual financial plan and analyzed variances from this plan.
 Organized the preparation of monthly sales and profit forecasts.
 Product cost accounting for all products of the division.
 Prepared and analyzed data for division and corporate decision makers.
 Allocated information system support assets for the division and the systems used.
 Oversaw import and export process to ensure compliances of Custom’s rules and regulations.
M. Lowenstein Corp., Rock Hill, SC.
Lowenstein was a manufacturer of textile and home products. Lowenstein was purchased by Springs in
1985 and integrated into one company in 1988.
Division Controller-Apparel Fabric Division
Financial Analyst
Cost Accountant
EDUCATION:

3. Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina Master of Business Administration
University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina BS, major in Accounting.