HAYMANOT DILLARD

625 Redds Circle Lilburn, GA 30047

(404) 914-4934, haymie.berhanu@gmail.com

PROFILE

Accomplished professional accounting and financial management expert. Highly conscientious,

disciplined and mindful of targets and deadlines. Versatile team player, capacity to think outside the
box, operate and manipulate complex computerized accounting, financial and managerial systems, lead
and take initiative. Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and monitor own work and other
people’s work. Advanced computer skills in MS Windows and Office. In-depth experience and
operational knowledge of complex computerized SAP business information systems. Capable of
applying technology to given tasks, including database applications, Excel spreadsheets and Word
processing. Looking for a leadership position where I can flourish by combining rigorous professional
financial, accounting and management skills to creative social talents.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Major Accounting, Kennesaw State University, 2003

• SAP professional in-depth training and participation in several inter-state SAP systems skills’
enhancement workshops and seminars.
• Associate Degree, Business Accounting, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada, 1990

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHFI, Celestial Humanitarian Foundation International, Atlanta, GA 2008-2009

Financial Officer

• Consult and manage all aspects of financial, budgetary and fund raising activities.
• Create strategic and funding plans, raise public awareness,conduct community outreach, provide
training, and mentoring NGO workers and volunteers.

GEORGIA PACIFIC, Atlanta, GA 2003 – 2008

Business Analyst

• Managed complete financial operations, encompassing large volumes of transactions.

• Maintained and managed accounts, especially customer accounts and prepared weekly
management reports and interim financial statements with supporting schedules.
• Reviewed current write-off positions and initiate appropriate procedures and sub-routines to
increase focus on potential write-off items, prepared financial and bank reconciliation statements.
• Ensured that accurate and complete accounting, reporting and internal control systems were
functioning and that all relevant records were updated. Tracked, in continuous process, and
successfully lowered and maintained average open balance at target level. Successfully lowered
account level from USD 850M to USD 150M in less than a year and maintained it current.
• Managed and monitored open, aged, received and cleared balances and complete financial
operations, posting large volumes of transactions.
• Reviewed and analyzed accounts payable, accounts receivable, pricing, and initiate appropriate
action for adjustments.
• Monitored and reviewed complex financial transactions in order to assist management, especially
sales, and affiliate brokers. Reviewed customer care service and performance. Visited key
customers. Resolved outstanding deductions.
 • Processed high volume cash payments and signed, as approving officer, payment vouchers,
journal vouchers, schedules and lists covering output of the accounts department.
• Assisted internal/external auditors on all accounting functions of the department.
• Ensured accurate and complete accounting, including reconciliation of relevant records, reports
and maintenance of internal control systems’ functions.
• Processed receivables and payables accurately using complex SAP tracking and analysis functions
and processes.
• Took initiative to improve accounting systems, resolve root cause problems of deductions in order
to and prevent any future discrepancies.
• Organized and distributed work assignments among staff of the accounts’ department, to ensure
efficient operation, and provided adequate controls and necessary back-up capacity.
• Traced shipments when necessary, order entry, tracing, and proofs of delivery for warehouse
clients.
• Investigated status of existing client requests or new orders by confirming and entering the
appropriate customer request.

HEWLETT PACKARD, Atlanta, GA 1998 – 2003

Sr. Staff Accountant

• Managed processing and posting of high volume cash payments to customer invoices, investigated
payment information. Followed up on unidentified payments with external and internal customers.
Processed receivables and payables accurately using SAP system.
• Designed and managed A/R web page to improve communication within organization.
• Posted daily customer payments from lock boxes, daily deposit, wire transfers and electronic
funds transfers. Resolved complex cash application issues.
• Generated and analyzed refund reports. Recommended solutions and resolved issues.
• Eliminated backlog of refunds. Ensured a five-day turn around time.
• Trained and supervised tasks of temporary employees.
• Performed daily and monthly reconciliations of assigned customer refund and ensured accuracy.

MENORA MINING RESOURCES, Toronto, Canada 1995 – 1997

Jr. Staff Accountant

• Assumed responsibility for planning, coordinating and managing budgeting, financial, and
contracting activities.
• Provided support to managers. Prepared required weekly reports. Resourced requirements for
budget submissions.
• Processed travel claims and controlled petty cash funds, disbursements, records and accounts.
• Reconciled bank accounts in Canadian and foreign currencies. Processed payments to staff
including salaries. Prepared remittances.
• Monitored financial transactions and accounting reports. Reconciled manual accounts of sub-
offices. Ensured accurate and up-to-date accounts and financial status’ information.
• Prepared general ledger transactions and journal entries.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Extensive in-depth knowledge of financial principles and practices.

• Proven conceptual, analytical and evaluative skills. Ability to conduct independent research and
analysis. Ability to identify issues, formulates options, and draw appropriate conclusions and
recommendations.
• Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and monitor own work and other people’s work.
• Accomplished writer. Capacity to express ideas and thoughts in a clear and concise manner and to
communicate effectively.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL INVOLVMENTS

• Written and published two books. 1st book in 2005, A Man with Integrity, to the memory of my
father.
• Second book in 2007, is a children’s story telling with universal appeal, based on true events from
my childhood in Ethiopia. Zufan and the Flower is written in four languages - Amharic, English,
French and Spanish - and is the first volume in a series about the adventures of Zufan, the little
girl.

COMMUNITY & LEADERSHIP

• Extensive Involvement in book reading and book-events’ preparation in public libraries and
schools.

REFERENCES

Will be presented upon request.