1. THOMAS C. MERRIMAN
6618 Promontory Drive • Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Mobile: 952-270-8339
Mission:
Provide Finance & operations with high quality results that increase internal
customersatisfaction
Core competencies:
Reliability, initiative, experience, drive for value add, financial analysis and
process automation(both ERP and Microsoft)
Typicalresults:
Improve processes - shift from administrative to value added analysis
Drive critical projects to completion
Big picture analysis
Improved relationships with internal customers
Experience highlights:
Public accounting @ Deloitte
Management
Forecasting
Accounting for manufacturing and service industries
Oracle ERP
Advanced Microsoftskills
Wide accounting exposure:Translation, leases (ASC 842), compensation,
benefits,discontinued operations,goodwill, external reporting

2. EXPERIENCE
CERIDIAN - Bloomington,MN
SeniorAccountant 2008 - Present
 Service industry accounting: Directly responsible forlarge dollar balance
sheet lines relating to leases (ASC 840 & 842),compensation,benefits,&
trade AP
 Forecasting commissions and lease expense
 Provide guidance to staff accountants
 Review and prepare account reconciliations and assist staff accountants as
needed
 Manage the close processand supportexternal reporting consolidationin
Oracle
 MicrosoftAccess/Excel/VBA expert
 Lead & support projects as needed
 Saved $2M by driving a project to retire Hyperion with Oracle consolidations.
Projectrole: Converted and translated data, designed system and reports, led
training sessions on new processes and GAAP translation requirements.
 Added additional value of over $1M by shifting time from admin to analysis,
then using analysis skills and balance sheet controls.Teamed with other
departments to implementpreventive controls.
 Managed a projectto implementBlackline - a web based account
reconciliation tool.
 Partnered with AP, Purchasing, and Financial analysts to implement 3 way
matching in Oracle.
 Created a receiptwrite off process to improve receiptaccuracy, prevent over-
payments, and maintain accrual accuracy.
Accountant/ Data Analyst 2006 - 2008
 Cut account reconciliation time in half, sometimesfrom days to minutes while
reducing the burden on other departments.
 Led a six sigma projectto improve cash flow reporting.
 Participated in purchase accounting during the November 2007 acquisition.
 Created Visual Basic macros and SQL reports to improve efficiencyand
financial statement reliability.
 Automated the Oracle to Hyperion data transfer and tie out processes,
reducing time spent on error corrections.

3. EXPERIENCE (Continued)
MCQUAY INTERNATIONAL (now Daikin) - Plymouth,MN
Accountant II 2004 - 2006
Accountant I 2000 - 2004
 Financial analysis for R&D and Parts Business Unit
 Capital spend reporting for upper management
 Account reconciliations - pension& postretirement, inventory, cash, and a
variety of others.
 Used data mining and analytical skills to recover $375K through improved
freight pricing, price variance analyses, tax refunds, and invoice overpayment
recovery. Preventative savings totaled over $1M
 Led a projectto increase the annual sales and use tax refund by $100K.
 Improved budgeting and variance analysis using advanced Excel templates.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP - Minneapolis,MN
Auditor 1999 - 2000
 Provided recommendations to uppermanagement to improve client
operations, controls,and efficiencies. Clients included Honeywell, United
Health, Turck, and various others.
 Audited financial statements, internal controls, and benefitplans.
THE MINNESOTADAILY - University of Minnesota,Minneapolis,MN
Controller 1997 - 1998
 Led the annual forecasting process.
 Achieved profitability through a price increase to match market prices.
 Oversaw Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Accounts Receivable,Collections,
and Billing.
 Collaborated with Sales, I/S, Human Resources,Productionand Editorial on
budgets,advertising, collections,and a variety of other projects.
Accounting Manager / Accounts PayableRepresentative 1996 - 1997
 Oversaw Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable,and Payroll.
 Initiated purchase orderand payment matching systems to avoid duplicate
payments.

4. HOBBIES
 Coaching track and field
 Analyzing a database that’s automatically populated with stock data and
financial statements back to 1992
 Running & basketball
EDUCATION
 University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management – BSB Accounting
HONORS
 Ceridian President’s Circle Award: Two time winner. (Awarded to top
performers)
 Minnesota Daily: Employee of the year
 Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society