Scott C. Alexander is an experienced finance and accounting professional with expertise in financial planning and analysis, treasury management, risk assessment, and ERP system implementation. He has a background in various industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, consumer products, banking, government, and construction. Alexander holds an MS in Computer Science and a BS in Finance.

1. Professional Summary
Scott C. Alexander is a high-energy, results-driven leader w ith a background in directing and managing
change to align w ith strategic goals and objectives. He brings an extensive background in finance and
treasury management, complemented by strengths in developing and maintaining budgets, enterprise
financial risk assessment, and contract oversight. Expertise in identifying and mitigating financial risk,
business planning and analysis, cost, inventory, operations analysis, Sarbanes-Oxleycompliance, corporate
internal audits, SEC reporting, process re-engineering, functional consolidations, ERP/financial systems
maintenance and conversions including design, development, implementation and integration. Outstanding
strategist w ho is able to implement progressive ideas to lend an edge in highly competitive business markets.
Principal Areas of Practice
Financial Planning and Analysis - Treasury - Financial Risk Management
Highly developed skill sets in budgeting & forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, strategic
planning, financial& SEC reporting, process flow documentation, deferrals & accruals, contract review, and
audit compliance. Also fostering beneficialbanking relationships, overseeing investments, insurance policies,
and 401kplans. ERP configuration and implementation, financialdue diligence, project management, process
design, development, & re-engineering.
Strategic Areas of Expertise
Financial Planning and Analysis
 Lead monthly financial reviews by collaborating w ith business unit managers to understand business
performance and identify key drivers of product performance. Presented monthly and quarterly sales,
expense, and gross profit analysis to senior management.
 Completed statistical, cost, and financial analysis of revenue and cost data and prepared monthly
performance narrative for senior management by region, plant location, and product line.
 Performed monthly budget variance and flux analysis to identify key manufacturing variance drivers and
provide explanations on budget exceptions to senior management.
 Created financial models to performdiscounted cash flow analysis to evaluate capital projects and major
business initiatives. These models calculated Net Present Value (NPV) & Internal Rate of Return (IRR).
 Partnered w ith senior management to proactively identify cost savings based on financialmodeling and
business case analysis that reduced expenses by 5% annually.
 Directed monthly, quarterly, and annual close including the preparation and review of journal entries,
account reconciliations, and high-level consolidation entries.
Strategic Planning & Budgeting
 Coordinated the development of the annual manufacturing budget and strategic plan w ith cost savings
goals for conversion and materials cost built into each plan.
 Collaborated w ith plant management on the development of the annual capital planning process and
capital project evaluation.
 Performed rolling quarterly forecasts including identification of risks and opportunities and providing
recommendations to senior management on key drivers of business performance.
 Key member of due diligence team responsible for completing a major product line acquisition.
Capital Asset Management (Fixed Assets & CIP)
 Prepared entries in compliance w ith GAAP and company capitalization policies for capital asset
additions, repairs and maintenance of capital assets,fixed asset disposal & impairments, and capital
asset roll forw ards & reconciliations.
 Performed annual test for impairment of long-lived assets.
 Prepared capital asset schedules for external audit.
Financial Reporting
 Responsible for portions of SEC reports, including w riting, supporting, proofreading sections of the 10-K
and 10-Q relating to FAS 52, FAS 60, FAS 97, FAS 115, and FAS 131.
 Prepared footnote disclosures and schedules for cash, inventory, fixed assets, depreciation, asset
impairments, asset disposals and bad debt.
 Prepared and signed 10-K and 10-Q’s along w ith allother SEC filings related to stockposition, Board of
Directors and executive management.
 Research technical accounting and reporting issues; analyzed and implemented new and existing
accounting standards.
 Administered financial consolidation processes and supervised financial reporting staff which included
review ing monthly financial results, directed monthly and quarterly closing activities.
Areas of Practice
 Risk Assessment
 Supply Chain Management
 Business Planning & Analysis
 Budgeting & Control
 Manufacturing Cost Accounting &
Reporting
 Project Cost Accounting & Reporting
– Percentage of Completion
 Complex Ad Hoc Financial Analysis &
Reporting
 Project Management
 Government Contracting
 Data Mining & Analysis
 Internal/External Audit Preparation
 Fixed Assets & Capital Expenditures
 ERP Systems (Design, Integration,
Implementation & Conversion):
– SAP
– Oracle
– Vantage
– People Soft
 Compliance
– GAAP
– Sarbanes-Oxley
– SOX Controls documentation
 Internal Policies and Procedures
Development & Implementation
 Process Design and Re-Engineering
Industry Lines
 Manufacturing
 Telecommunications
 Consumer Products
 Banking
 Government
 Construction
Computer Applications
 SAP
 Oracle
 Hyperion
 SQL
 Vantage
 BAAN
 Legacy
 Millennium
 PeopleSoft
 Business Objects (Crystal)
 Data Warehouse
 Great Plains
 MS Office (Advanced)
 Apple
 Linux
 Cisco & Nortel certificates
 C++
 HTML5
Education/Qualifications
 MS – Computer Sciences, University
of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
 BS - Finance, University of North
Texas at Denton (UNT)
Scott C. Alexander

2. Scott C. Alexander
Areas of Practice
 Risk Assessment
 Supply Chain Management
 Business Planning & Analysis
 Budgeting & Control
 Manufacturing Cost Accounting &
Reporting
 Project Cost Accounting & Reporting -
Percentage of Completion Accounting
 Complex Ad Hoc Financial Analysis &
Reporting
 Project Management
 Government Contracting
 Data Mining & Analysis
 Internal/External Audit Preparation
 Fixed Assets & Capital Expenditures
 ERP Systems (Design, Integration,
Implementation & Conversion):
– SAP
– Oracle
– Vantage
– People Soft
 Compliance
– GAAP
– Sarbanes-Oxley
– SEC Filings
– SOX Controls documentation
 Internal Policies and Procedures
Development & Implementation
 Process Design and Re-Engineering
Industry Lines
 Manufacturing
 Telecommunications
 Consumer Products
 Banking
 Government
 Construction
Computer Applications
 SAP
 Oracle
 Hyperion
 SQL
 Vantage
 BAAN
 Legacy
 Millennium
 PeopleSoft
 Business Objects (Crystal)
 Data Warehouse
 Great Plains
 MS Office (Advanced)
 Apple
 Linux
 Cisco & Nortel certificates
 C++
 HTML5
Education/Qualifications
 MS – Computer Sciences, University of
Texas at Dallas (UTD)
 BS - Finance, University of North Texas
at Denton (UNT)
Experience – continued
Process Improvement & System Implementations
 Coordinated w ith IT departments to determine business process requirements, system setup, account
mapping, user acceptance testing, data migration & validation.
 Key member of the “go-live” team responsible for the training & development of each region on the new
ERP system.
 Reduced accounting closing process by 6 days as a result of the system conversion.
 Team Lead for Enterprise SAP implementation (Chart of Account mapping and credit controls for supply
chain and accounts receivables) into Nortel’s Oracle based financial system.
 Project Lead for Nortel’s GlobalDSO specialproject that reduced the globalDSO(days sales outstanding)
from 178 days to 32 days w ithin a 3 year period, improving cash from $600.0M to $6,200.0M
Compliance
 Served as implementation lead to support conversion fromSAPto Oracle, specializing in the area of chart
of account mapping, and ensuring credit policy processes fed into supply chain management and
accounts receivable modules.
 Coordinated the development and implementation of the Internal Credit & Control policy plan for a
telecommunications manufacturing company.
 Performed financial and operational inventory audits of Peerless Mfg Co global factories to ensure
compliance and established controls.
Sarbanes Oxley / Internal and External Audit
 Coordinated w ith the internal accounting and finance groups of a Telecommunications and a
Manufacturing company to develop SOX controls brought about by process re-engineering programs and
new ERP systems implementations.
 Challenged external auditors findings on process controlsfor Revenue Recognition, Bad Debt and Credit
Procedures for Supply Chain Management. Control points w ere retested without change and found to be
compliant, saving resources and additional costs outside the budget.
 Performed financial and operational audits/reviews of SOX documentation to ensure processes were
adequately documented and w ere in compliance w ith government regulations.
Cost Accounting & Asset Management
 Performed, tested and analyzed accounting of inventoryproduction and related variances, to enhance the
accuracy of standard costs
 Calculated material and manufacturing variances, inventory reserves, inventorymovement, cost of sales,
and system cost flow s.
 Ensured that standard material costs, standard labor costs, and manufacturing overhead rates were
updated and accurate based on evolving production techniques.
 Held w eekly inter-departmental meetings to determine WIP and actual inventory on hand for processing
of journal entries, and posting of recognized revenue to GL based upon contract milestones. Bills of
Materials w ere determined for each new sales contract to determine forecasted costs and contract
milestones for revenue.
 Created new inventory control process for accuracy and efficiency from the various factories globally to
ensure a timely closing process
 Oversaw the analytics for the monthly, quarterly and annual variance reporting to explain cost overruns
or underages
Financial Risk Management
 Management responsibility for day-to-day corporate banking and risk management functions for multi-
regional $500M global energy sector manufacturing company in electrical pow er plant design and
construction.
 Banking responsibilities included managing corporate banking relationships. Peerless Mfg Co was
responsible for Comerica Bank relocating corporate headquarters from Detroit, MI to Dallas,TX in order
to serve our needs better w ith an upcoming expansion of 13 new pow erplants, ordered by the Chinese
Government.
 Duties included $120M Accounts Receivable oversight, cash forecasting, inter-company loan
management, letters of credit, borrow ing base calculations, and covenant calculations to maintain the
appropriate cash flow required to operate the business. Managed the due diligence effortsand conducted
company financial health evaluations for an aircraft completion & maintenance company evaluating
several potential joint venture and merger and acquisition candidates, resulting n the acquisition of two
aviation transportation-related companies.
 Risk management obligations included monitoring and managing company insurance claims and legal
case reserves across the organization.