Walter R.

Flood
10008 Southmoor Lane, Fort Mill, SC 29707 (Charlotte Area Home)
465 Dunlin Plaza, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (NY Metro Area Home)
wf872e2e@westpost.net - 973-432-7277

Professional Summary
Experienced and enthusiastic financial operations and management professional wi
th a consistent history of providing excellent support and guidance to corporate
leadership. Proficient in all areas of financial reporting, analysis and plann
ing. Extensive experience in business development and key account relationship
management. A cross-functional expert with extensive experience in strategic pl
anning, sales and operations as well as financial management and oversight. Dem
onstrated project management expertise using structured project management metho
dologies in small to midsize initiatives showcasing the ability to direct multip
le projects simultaneously. Strong ability to marry technology resources to fu
nctional needs of the business. Talented in training and leading various staff
groups and/or project teams.

Technical Skills
Advanced Level MS Excel (Pivot tables, vertical look-ups, macros & formulas), Wo
rd, Powerpoint, Access, Visio, Great Plains, FRx, Prosystems Fx, Quickbooks, CC
H Research Tools, RIA Research Tools

Professional Employment History

February 2008 to March 2010
Executive Consulting Manager - Accountants International, A Randstad Professiona
l Group Company, Charlotte, NC
* Hired by Acsys (the predessessor to Accountants International) to build out a
more robust executive consulting practice. Although the first year was marred w
ith various hurdles, tremendous sales growth was achieved taking the division fr
om about 300K the previous year to close to 1 million in 9 months. Consistently
was awarded with quarterly sales awards for continued growth and profitability.
* See details for my previous role at Robert Half Management Resources for the c
ore responsibilities of this role.

May 2006 to November 2007

Account Executive - Robert Half Management Resources, A Division of Robert Half
International, Charlotte, NC
* Managed 150+ corporate accounts across North and South Carolina utilizing prov
en relationship management skills. Met with key decision makers including CFO's
, COO's ,CIO's and Controllers to discuss their current business environment as
well as upcoming projects and staff augmentation requirements.
* Interviewed, screened and marketed senior level consultant resources to key
decision makers based upon a needs assessment gathered from client conversations
and meetings.
* Using a consultative approach, marketed and advised key client contacts of ava
ilable resources striking a fine balance between cost and the intellectual exper
tise that was required for the project requirement.
* Areas of consultative expertise included Federal and State tax compliance, ERP
implementations, Business Process Re-Engineering, Financial Reporting and Ana
lysis, SOX Compliance, GAAP technical resources as well as Audit and Regulatory
 Compliance solutions.
* Maintained a strong track record of performance generating year over year reve
nue gains as well as maintaining respectable spreads on the resources procured.

July 1997 to March 2006

Lynch, Jones & Ryan (Now part of BNY ConvergEx Group), New York, NY
July 2001 to March 2006
Vice President - Global Client Services - Lynch, Jones & Ryan (Now part of BNY C
onvergEx Group),
* Managed LJR's Global Correspondent Broker Network. This network of 25+ broker
s accounted for over 80+ million in gross revenues; a key contributor to LJR's t
op line revenue.
* Supervised six registered representatives in providing value added client serv
icing, commission activity reconciliation and reporting to 300+ money managers.
* Handled the top 5 correspondent broker relationships as well as performing the
full client servicing and reporting for our top 5 key client accounts which inc
luded: PSERS, CALPERS and Central States.
* Actively involved in RFP and Key Account Acquisition Process
July 1997 to June 2001
Vice President - Finance - Lynch, Jones & Ryan (Now part of BNY ConvergEx Group)
* Active member of the finance team responsible for complex financial analysis,
the month-end close and net capital and reserve requirement filings.
* Successfully managed to bring the month end closing cycle down from 20 days to
3 days through the use of FRx . By using this powerful reporting tool, we were
able to generate a flash report on day one, full sets of financials for each de
partment, stand alone subsidiaries and the consolidated group on the fly. Month
ly accounting book was formatted in FRx to perform substantially all of the GL a
ccount reconciliations to support the monthly financial statement balances. FRx
was also formatted to produce the detailed account information for Net Capital a
nd Reserve Requirement purposes.
* Successfully brought the tax preparation process in-house using Pro-Systems ta
x preparation software. FRx was key in completing this project as it easily all
owed for direct reporting and analysis from the General Ledger. A separate set
of tax books were set up in Great Plains. Tax extensions became a thing of the
past.
* Upon the sale of the company first to Instinet / Reuters, the management team
moved me into a key account management role - Vice President of Global Client Se
rvices (see above). I continued in this role after Instinet / Reuters sold Lync
h Jones & Ryan to The Bank of New York

August 1996 to July 1997

Supervisor - Todman & Company CPA's, PC , New York, NY
* Hired as resident expert to manage audit and compliance work related to open a
nd closed end funds. Performed various audits and tests of compliance with the
Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, NASD rules, SE
C rules as well as those related to Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
* Conducted engagement planning and supervision for all accounts assigned.
* Performed Net Capital Calculations and Reserve Requirement Calculations for Br
oker - Dealers in compliance with Rule 15c 3-1 and 15c3-3 respectively.
* Prepared and filed focus reports for certain introducing broker-dealers.
September 1995 to August 1996
Senior Associate - J.H. Cohn & Co. , LLP, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
* Hired as resident expert to manage audit and compliance work related to open a
nd closed end funds. Performed various audits and tests of compliance with the
Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, NASD rules, SE
C rules as well as those related to Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
* Conducted engagement planning and supervision for all accounts assigned.
* Federal, State and local tax compliance for all audit clients. Conducted tax
planning, preparation of tax workpapers and preparation of Federal, State and lo
cal returns for corporations, S-Corps, Partnerships and LLC's.
January 1990 to June 1995
Associate Director of Internal Audit and Compliance - Value Line, Inc. , New Yor
k, NY
* Performed operational audits of the various divisions of Value Line Inc. to es
tablish adherence to corporate operating guidelines and to review performance ag
ainst established budget, forecasts and targets. Departmental reviews were also
conducted to review relative in-force contracts related to the revenue producti
on. Worked closely with purchasing department in making sure that cost of goods
was closely monitored and that we were not adversely exposed to operating relat
ionships which may be vulnernable (ie. Paper Sourcing for the Value Line Investm
ent Survey)
* Performed tests of compliance for the Value Line Family of Funds.
* Proposed numerous operational changes related to vendor management, technology
infrastructure and real estate lease agreements. On an annual basis, was able
to complete projects to provide a more efficient workflow environment and /or ne
gotiate and contract for a lower the cost for goods which exceeded 100k per year
in savings.
* As a result of my work, was appointed as owners representative on the Corporat
e Relocation from 711 Third Avenue to the Daily News Building. Successfully man
aged the goods and service deliverables from numerous trades, vendors and suppli
ers. Coordinated with building personnel as well as the selected relocation tea
m to successfully move 300 employees over a weekend.
* Utilized structured project methodologies to coordinate with the leadership te
am on project and resource status. Status meetings were held to provide timely
status on budgets vs. forecast, change orders requested, approved and denied and
tracking to verify correct and accurate billing so that accurate funds could be
requisitioned and tracked to invoice. Project was successfully completed with
little to no interuption in business services.
September 1988 to January 1990
Senior Associate - Spicer & Oppenheim , New York, NY
* Hired as resident expert to manage audit and compliance work related to open a
nd closed end funds. Performed various audits and tests of compliance with the
Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, NASD rules, SE
C rules as well as those related to Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.
* Conducted engagement planning and supervision for all accounts assigned.
* One of three chosen for management exchange program with their South African a
ffiliate; Fisher Hoffman & Stride. Spent three months supervising various audit
engagements throughout South Africa and Swaziland.
January 1988 to September 1988
Senior Internal Consultant - J.W. O'Connor & Associates, New York, NY
* Performed complex data analysis related to shopping mall / strip mall acquisit
ions and current day to day operations for a group of east coast mall properties
. Numerous qualitative and quantitative flags were programmed in to alert if an
y current operating project or acquisition project was approaching established c
ontractual benchmarks.
September 1985 to January 1988
Senior Associate - Deloitte Haskins & Sells (Now Deloitte & Touche) , New York,
NY
* Performed audits and tests of compliance for open and closed end funds. Revie
wed drafted financial statements in accordance with Regulation SX and SK.
* Conducted engagement planning and supervision for all accounts assigned as sen
ior.
* Reviewed workpapers and procedures of staff and signed off. Prepared construc
tive service comments (when applicable) to present to management.

Education and Certifications

Adelphi University , Garden City, NY
Bachelors of Business Administration , Minor in Computer Science
Licensed Health, Accident & Life Agent - South Carolina
Former FINRA licensed 7, 63, 24 (licenses expired 4/2008)