Resume | Golden Pathway Accounting

Ben Mueller, Bachelor of Science Accounting, M.B.A.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT / CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / CONTROLLER / ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT

Rotonda West, FL & Denver, CO · (720)-937-0843

Email: Ben@goldenpathwayaccounting.com | www.GoldenPathwayAccounting.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmuellermba/

CORE COMPETENCIES

Growth Strategies, Financial Modeling, Accounting Clean Up, Budgeting, Month and Year End Close, Financial Statement Preparation and Analysis
Forensic Accounting, Restatement, Fraud Investigations, Data Analysis, Accounting Process Creation and Implementation
International Accounting, IFRS / GAAP, Project Accounting, Corp Accounting (Public & Private), Family Office, Startups, Not For Profit
Tax, Audit, Financial Software Set Up and Integration, Mergers & Acquisitions, QuickBooks ProAdvisor, ERP's
Family Trust and Wealth Management Accounting, Asset Management, Capital Raises / IPO, Financing
Cost Reduction and Control, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), and Accounting Department Buildout, Financial Software Intergration/Migration

I am an organized, analytical, and accomplished CFO, Controller, and Accounting Consultant that has worked in a variety of business industries. My accounting emphasis has been in month and year end close, capital raises, financial statement preparation and analysis, restatement, fraud investigations, startup and accounting department development, plus many years of public and private accounting for small to large companies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MANAGING DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING-GOLDEN PATHWAY ACCOUNTING, ROTONDA WEST FL, DENVER CO

Providing full range of professional accounting services for start-ups, NFP, public, and private, in; SaaS, Healthcare, Service, Retail, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Construction, Legal, Commodity, Marketing, & Family Office.

Cliexa (Medical SaaS):

-Capital raises for the company through modeling Pro Forma statements and investor relations.

-Restatement, accounting department development, process & procedure creation, monthly close constructed, and cash flow forecasting.

-CFO duties for financing, revenue strategy building, and financial reporting.

Boyd Brothers (HVAC):

-4 year restatement project and buildout of accounting department and processes.

-Monthly close, budgeting, journal entries, and reconciliations.

-Financial reporting package developed with KPI Dashboard to drive decision making.

-Passed IRS audit for restatement years.

Del’s Masonry (Construction):

-2 year restatement project, accounting department and ME/YE close developed.

-Project cost accounting and monthly accounting processes implemented.

Private Family Wealth Management (Real Estate):

-Forensic accounting techniques to identify fraud. Developed ongoing accounting processes to mitigate theft and established a monthly financial statement analysis of the family's assets.

Backhouse Brands/NextGem (SaaS Startups):

-Drove several million in capital raises (PE backed).

-Cash management and forecasting.

-Build out accounting departments, FP&A, monthly close process, and financial planning.

Crystal Love Collective (Retail):

-Software migration and inventory process development.

-Internet sales tax implementation.

-Helped drive 10% increase in revenue through pricing strategies.

Tribe Recovery Homes (Not for Profit):

-Was in danger of losing its 501(c)(3) status due to fraudulent accounting. All accounting was restated, and taxes filed to allow the NFP to keep its status.

-Developed all accounting processes & procedures to mitigate fraud.

New Health Services (Healthcare):

-Restatement of all accounting records and tax filings, for multiple healthcare locations.

-Identified over $1.5M in fraudulent activity.

-Established ME/YE close and ongoing CFO support through FP&A and investor relations.

Magnolia Road (Commodity-Marijuana):

-Complete rebuild of all accounting records for several years.

-Identified inventory theft through fraud detection.

-Sales tax process implementation.

The Minerva Group (Accounting Firm):

-CFO & Controller for multiple clients (> $5M revenue)

-Software implementations, ME/YE close, and financial statement preparation & analysis.

-Helped several companies grow profit margin by 25-50% (cost reduction/pricing strategies).

GDBA Investments (Real Estate/Oil & Gas/Service):

-Family office CFO ($100M in Assets).

-Managed the accounting for 20 entities.

-Investment portfolio management, audits, ME/YE close, process and software implementation.

ADM Labs LLC (Commodity-CBD):

-Implemented new accounting system/CRM.

-GAAP audits and tax returns.

-$25M in capital raises, investor relations.

-Created inventory accounting for product derivatives.

-Contract management, loan restructuring, forecasting & modeling

CORPORATE CAREER

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER & LEAD PROJECT ACCOUNTANT-QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL (TELECOMMUNICATIONS), DENVER CO

-Restatement of all statutory and GAAP financial statements from 1998-2005 (126 sets of financials and tax returns for 15 countries), Forensic accounting methods used.

-IFRS and International Accounting Standards were used during the project that lasted 2 years.

-ME/YE close, data analysis, account reconciliations, FAS 52 revaluation & translation, and consolidations.

-Maintained 23 different entities in both statutory (International Financial Reporting Standards) and U.S. GAAP.

-Various projects including SAB 108 analysis, tax initiatives, and software implementation.

-Nominated for Spirit of Service Award for work on international restatement (Only 4 out of 30,000 employees receive the award).

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER & DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLER-SWIFT & COMPANY (COMMODITY), GREELEY CO

-Accounting for international operations and Swift Distribution Centers ($1.5B) including IFRS and GAAP, FAS 52 (Foreign Currency Valuation).

-GAAP & IFRS audits, budgeting, FP&A, Transfer Pricing, and consolidations.

-International and U.S. taxation.

-Managed 35 employees.

-ME/YE close and financial reporting, cost accounting, fixed asset management, inventory evaluation, and organizational management.

-Created all Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) procedures for Corporate Accounting (6-month project).

-Brought $10M to bottom line in cost savings by outsourcing to 3rd party warehousing.

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTANT-JD EDWARDS (TECH), DENVER CO

-Intercompany accounting, transfer pricing agreements, and intercompany reconciliations.

-Foreign currency gains/losses (28 different currencies), FAS 52, and forward currency contracts to market.

-Analysis of foreign currency position.

-Maintained General Ledger for several countries, trial balance, reconciliations, journal entries, fixed assets, and financial statement preparation & presentation.

-Accounting data analysis for 70 subsidiaries representing 26 countries.

-Managed 4 employees, SEC reporting, financial analysis, ME/YE close, system integration, consolidations, SOX, and audit.

CONTROLLER-CORETEC-DENVER (CIRCUIT BOARD PRODUCTION), LITTLETON CO

-Cost accounting, cash management, AP/AR, general ledger, financial statements, ME/YE close, FP&A, payroll (100 employees), taxes, budgeting, auditing, consolidations, reconciliations, and cost reduction.

-Completed 3 successful audits and an I.P.O.

-Installed new accounting software and implemented all accounting processes & procedures.

ACCOUNTANT-FIDUCIARY COUNSELING (FAMILY OFFICE), ST. PAUL, MN

-Taxes, audits, financial statements, AP/AR, General Ledger, payroll, and reconciliations for the Weyerhaeuser family individual and trust accounts.

EDUCATION

MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, AACSB ACCREDITED, GPA 3.89

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING & SPANISH

ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY & UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA, GPA 3.25

*Fluent in Spanish

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

QuickBooks ProAdvisor (all), NetSuite, Slack, Bill.com, Gusto, Brex, JustWorks, Zoho Inventory, Zoho Books, Zoho CRM, Payroll 1, AS400, JD Edwards One World & World, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Macola, Progression, Time Value, Business Works, Access, Fast Tax, MS Mail, CD-ROM, Portfolio Analysis, F9, Winstar, Ceridian, Peachtree, Great Plains, Acorde, Microsoft Project, Business Intelligence, Solutions Modeler, Crystal Reports, H&S, MAS 90, Word, Excel (Pivot Tables and Macro level) and many other applications.

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