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Matthew Bolin

Rock Hill,United States

Summary

Talented financial leader well-versed in accounting principles and regulations. Motivated to keep company financial operations compliant, accurate and cost-effective. Ready to bring 5+ years of experience and take on challenging new role.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Regional Operations Controller

Compass Group
12.2021 - Current
  • Partnered with Operations leadership team to understand performance, optimize finance related operations decisions, ensure appropriate financial and accounting rigor, and safeguard company assets
  • Assist leadership in annual budget and planning process
  • Ensured compliance to GAAP/SOX
  • Communicated relevant fiscal information to executive leadership
  • Managed through team and individually all accounting procedures related to operations
  • Reviewed and posted journal entries
  • Reviewed balance sheet reconciliations to ensure detailed description of the balance was accurate, backup was sufficient, and that each balance sheet was reconciled
  • Managed office staff at multiple cost centers
  • Conduct ICR audits per established company guidelines
  • Assisted with acquisition of Fresh and Ready
  • Created new tools to manage business
  • Effectively trained all office staff to reduce turnover and to ensure office staff completed job assignments to company policies and procedures.
  • Oversaw accounts payable and receivable operations for commissary business.

Operations Controller

Compass Group
10.2020 - 12.2021
  • Partnered with Operations leadership team to understand performance, optimize finance related operations decisions, ensure appropriate financial and accounting rigor, and safeguard company assets
  • Assist leadership in annual budget and planning process
  • Ensured compliance to GAAP/SOX
  • Communicated relevant fiscal information to executive leadership
  • Managed through team and individually all accounting procedures related to operations
  • Reviewed and parked journal entries
  • Reconciled balance sheet reconciliations to ensure description of the balance was accurate, the backup was sufficient, and that each balance sheet was reconciled
  • Managed the office staff at multiple cost centers
  • Conduct ICR audits per established company guidelines.

Accountant

Compass Group
03.2019 - 09.2020
  • Summarizing current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports
  • Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
  • Verify, allocate, park, and reconcile transactions
  • Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
  • Participate in financial standards setting and forecast process
  • Participate in budget process
  • Plan, assign, and review staff’s work.

Store Manager

Food-Lion
08.2017 - 03.2019
  • Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales building, inventory-taking, performing services for customers, and assigning employees to specific duties
  • Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or terminating workers when appropriate
  • Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, terminating employees, and administering disciplinary procedures
  • Plan and prepare work schedules and keep records of employees' work schedules and time cards
  • Review monthly inventory counts for each department, isolate any areas of concerns and develop action plans to solve any areas of deficiencies
  • Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for each department in store
  • Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales and promote business
  • Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers, and responding to customer inquiries and complaints
  • Enforce safety, health, and security rules
  • Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls
  • Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs
  • Interpret budget directives and establish policies for carrying out directives
  • Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information
  • Use sales forecasting or strategic planning to ensure sale and profitability of products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and monitoring market trends
  • Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives
  • Plan, organize, direct, control or coordinate personnel, training, or labor relations activities of store
  • Prepare and process payroll information
  • Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations
  • Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, and opportunities for promotion and employee benefits
  • Maintain inventory records and ensuring that store was properly stocked while days on hand supplies at levels to ensure increased profitability for store
  • Oversaw evaluations, classifications and ratings of employees at store level.

Store Director

Bi-Lo LLC
03.2007 - 08.2017
  • Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales building, inventory-taking, performing services for customers, and assigning employees to specific duties
  • Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or terminating workers when appropriate
  • Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, terminating employees, and administering disciplinary procedures
  • Plan and prepare work schedules and keep records of employees' work schedules and time cards
  • Review monthly inventory counts for each department, isolate any areas of concerns and develop action plans to solve any areas of deficiencies
  • Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for each department in store
  • Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales and promote business
  • Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers, and responding to customer inquiries and complaints
  • Enforce safety, health, and security rules
  • Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls
  • Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs
  • Interpret budget directives and establish policies for carrying out directives
  • Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information
  • Use sales forecasting or strategic planning to ensure sale and profitability of products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and monitoring market trends
  • Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives
  • Plan, organize, direct, control or coordinate personnel, training, or labor relations activities of store
  • Prepare and process payroll information
  • Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations
  • Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, and opportunities for promotion and employee benefits
  • Maintain inventory records and ensuring that store was properly stocked while days on hand supplies at levels to ensure increased profitability for store
  • Oversaw evaluations, classifications and ratings of employees at store level.

Co-Perishable Manager

Harris Teeter
06.2005 - 03.2007
  • Inventory stock and reorder when inventory dropped to specified level
  • Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or firing workers when appropriate
  • Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise
  • Plan and prepare work schedules and keep records of employees' work schedules and time cards
  • Review inventory and sales records to prepare reports for management and budget departments
  • Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for their department
  • Estimate consumer demand and determine types and amounts of goods to be sold
  • Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information
  • Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers
  • Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations
  • Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks
  • Prepare and process payroll information.

Co-Manager

Winn-Dixie
02.2000 - 06.2005
  • Directed hiring, training, or performance evaluations of marketing or sales staff and oversee their daily activities
  • Use sales forecasting or strategic planning to ensure sale and profitability of products
  • Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service
  • Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability
  • Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures
  • Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, and opportunities for promotion and employee benefits.

Education

Technical Management with a Specialization in Accounting - Accounting

DeVry University
Charlotte, NC
12.2013

Associate of Arts College Transfer - General Education

York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC
05.2012

High School Diploma -

Blessed Hope Baptist School
York, SC
06.2000

Skills

  • Analytical and Conceptual Skills
  • Organizational and Planning Skills
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Personal Skills: Self Motivated, Responsible, Punctual, Good Learner, and Adaptable
  • Strong Mathematical and Management Skills
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, SAP, and PowerPoint
  • Quick Learner
  • Expense Control
  • Staff Management

Certification

  • Columbia Business School, 10/2023, In Progress
  • Wall Street Prep, 03/2024, In Progress, Financial Statement Modeling, DCF Modeling, M&A Modeling, LBO Modeling

Timeline

Assistant Regional Operations Controller

Compass Group
12.2021 - Current

Operations Controller

Compass Group
10.2020 - 12.2021

Accountant

Compass Group
03.2019 - 09.2020

Store Manager

Food-Lion
08.2017 - 03.2019

Store Director

Bi-Lo LLC
03.2007 - 08.2017

Co-Perishable Manager

Harris Teeter
06.2005 - 03.2007

Co-Manager

Winn-Dixie
02.2000 - 06.2005

Technical Management with a Specialization in Accounting - Accounting

DeVry University

Associate of Arts College Transfer - General Education

York Technical College

High School Diploma -

Blessed Hope Baptist School

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