Richard J.

Cortez
161 E. 234th Place
Carson, CA 90745
Residence (310) 830-1706
Cell (310) 567-7379
Email: rc506a10@westpost.net
SUMMARY
Controller with 15 years of Accounting and Financial Reporting experience provid
ing goal oriented leadership. Strong financial statement preparation & analysis,
fixed assets, cash management, budgeting and cost control principles to ensure
company accounting procedures conform to GAAP. Highly proficient in working with
external auditors, Deloitte Touche, to ensure accurate & timely completion of y
ear end audit and tax engagements. 10+ years experience with Federal, State, and
Local tax agencies to file Personal Property, Business Tax and Sales & Use Tax
returns and monitored correctness of completed returns before submission deadlin
es.
EXPERIENCE
MORRISON EXPRESS CORPORATION (U.S.A.), El Segundo, CA
JANUARY 2001 to FEBRUARY 2010
CONTROLLER
Responsible for all corporate accounting functions from timely monthly financial
reporting with actual to budget fluctuations, annual budgeting, cash management
, quarterly tax estimates, year end audits financial & 401K, payroll & 401K admi
nistration, AR & AP management, fixed asset inventory, insurance renewals, super
vised a headquarters staff of 12 and staff of 10 at U.S. stations.
*Team Leader to implement PeopleSoft modules AR, AP, PO, GL and
Financial Reporting
* Initiated labor efficiency study after implementation to reduce wages by
$75,000 within one year
* Significant Overtime reduction of $100,000 over two years by implementing
overtime guidelines
* Cost savings of $50,000 recognized by moving from Big 4 audit firm to mid
tier firm
* Lead for consolidation of two affiliated companies into Morrison Express
Corporation (U.S.A.)
* Trained (10) station accountants to perform financial statement analysis
with commentary

DISTRIBUTION AND AUTO SERVICES, INC., Wilmington, CA

OCTOBER 1995 to NOVEMBER 2000
FINANCIAL REPORTING MANAGER
Responsible for corporate/facility financial statement for nine facilities and m
onthly analysis of results, coordinated year end audit with external auditors,
wrote custom financial statements using "FASTR" report writer, prepared annual c
apital budget for parent (Nissan North America) and subsidiary company. Respons
ible for filing and responding to field audits of sales/use tax, property tax an
d unclaimed property returns. Compiled federal and state corporate income tax w
ork packages as required by external tax group and maintained fixed assets depre
ciation books for internal and tax reporting purposes.
* Lead member for system implementation JD Edwards accounting software
general ledger, financial reporting and fixed asset modules.
* Software modifications implemented as needed for financial reporting
module.
* Consistently met timely corporate month-end closing constraint of 8 days
* Prepared consolidated financial statements with elimination entries including
foreign currency translation

DANZAS CORPORATION, Los Angeles, CA

JUNE 1993 to OCTOBER 1995
REGIONAL FINANCE AND CONTROLLING MANAGER
Responsible for monthly financial statement analysis, quarterly forecasting and
annual budget preparation for seven Western region offices. Responsible for fixe
d assets - acquisitions and disposals, property identification, reconciling deta
ils to the general ledger and bank reconciliations.
* Assisted regional manager to initiate and implement revenue enhancement
performance programs and cost reduction measure to promote profitability
for all offices
* Interfaced with corporate management and field operations to resolve &
reduce aged matters in the area of trade accounts receivables & payables
and inter-branch accounting from over 120 days down to 60 days
ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL, Long Beach, CA
MARCH 1992 to JUNE 1993
CONTROLLER
Responsible for establishing the procedures and guidelines for streamlining the
accounts receivables and accounts payable. Established initial fiscal budget, p
repared monthly P&L's, general ledger reconciliations and prepared monthly accou
nts receivable analysis reports.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, California State University at Dominguez Hill
s, 1984
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Access. Experienced with Pe
opleSoft, General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Query, Accounts Receivable and Ac
counts Payable Modules. JD Edwards General Ledger and Fixed Asset modules, work
ing knowledge with AS/400 environment and Essbase software.