RESUME

ANDREW W. KLEITSCH II, CPA, CMA

2608 HIKING TRAIL
RALEIGH, NC 27615
HOME PHONE: (919) 845-9108
CELL PHONE: (919) 274-9766
SUMMARY: CPA with more than 25 years of accounting and finance experience and 1
2 years of human resources experience, including payroll processing and employee
benefits management, is seeking a senior level financial management position.
EXPERIENCE
Vice President of Finance and Human Resources 2006 to 2010
Director of Finance 1998 to 2006
Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh, North Carolina, formerly Exploris
A North Carolina Non Profit Organization
* Member of the Senior Management Team and financial and human resources liaison
with the Board of Directors
* Served as the staff lead for the Board of Directors, during the merger of Expl
oris and Playspace. Planned meeting, prepared documents for the attorneys deali
ng with the merger. This merger created an organization that increased revenue
and attendance by 100% the first year and 75% the second year and produced a bud
get surplus for the first time in 8 years.
* Responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Cash Management, and
was able to manage cash flow for the last 3 years of Exploris existed in such a
way as to be able to keep Exploris operational.
* Oversaw payroll processing and the selection and processing of employee benefi
ts and worked with all Vice Presidents on personnel matters. Increases the empl
oyee benefits, while reducing benefit costs.
* Handled the selection and implementation of the Solomon accounting software, w
hich allowed for more efficient budget preparation and improved the request time
for financial reports from one month to five days.
* Handled all month-end and year-end adjusting entries, which reduced the audito
rs' fieldwork from 4 weeks to 2 weeks and reduced the audit cost by 30%, without
an audit exception any of those years.
* Responsible for the preparation and management of Marbles' $6 million budget a
nd produced increased budget surpluses each year.

Assistant Controller
1995 to 1998
Variety Wholesalers, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina
* Supervised the payroll department, which paid over 10,000 employees in 13 stat
es and worked with the IT department to create a payroll input system that reduc
ed payroll processing by 2 days and reduced the number of payroll entry errors b
y 50%.
* Prepared quarterly and annual federal payroll tax forms
* Prepared state payroll tax returns including unemployment taxes for 13 states
Vice President for Administrative Affairs
1991 to 1995
Piedmont Community College, Roxboro, North Carolina
* Responsible for all financial functions of the college along with human resour
ces, information technology and facilities management and was able to improve th
e communication between the finance office and the other departments of the coll
ege.
* Prepared the financial statements each year and beat the required deadline by
5 days each year.
* Responsible for the preparation and management of the budget and worked with t
he local county commissioners on the county portion of the budget
* Served as Chief Financial Officer
Deputy Budget Director
1986-1990
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Bachelors of Art with a major in Political Science
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Certifications and Awards
Certified Public Accountant 1994
Certified Management Accountant 1994
Eagle Scout 1975
Civic and Professional Activities
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants 1994 to Present
Institute of Management Accountants 1994 to Present
St. Luke's Church Finance Council 2010 to Present
Soccer Coach 1998 to 2006
North Carolina Association of Community College Business Officers 1991 to 1995