Todd Boyle

9745-128th Avenue NE, Kirkland, WA 98033 res: (425) 827-3107 - e-mail - tboyle@rosehill.net  - www.gldialtone.com/   12/31/96

QUALIFICATIONS:

CPA with extensive hands-on experience in accounting, taxation, and financial planning in international environments. Energetic problem solver, dedicated to efficient support of operating units and top management. Skilled innovator in integrating accounting, sales and production software. Proven track record of effective production, teamwork, and on-time performance during major systems transitions.

Specialist in interfacing vertical market software with various accounting systems, financial data repositories and reporting applications. Visual Basic Programmer with basic HTML skills.

EXPERIENCE:

Consultant to U.S. multinationals, Tokyo, Japan 1995-1996

Serving Alexander & Alexander, D&B Corp., Fusion Systems Japan, Price Waterhouse

Accounting Services Consultant

Researched, evaluated and installed new accounting systems; converted and migrated transaction data, trained bookkeepers, provided full service payroll, accounting and reporting services.

• Prepared all financial statements, budgets and consolidations for four companies in multiple currencies, achieving zero audit findings or budget variances in 6 years.
• Designed and developed a prototype client database in 32-bit Visual Basic for large insurance broker, providing design criteria for their analysis phase, saving $5,000.
• Installed and compared six state-of-the-art accounting packages for Windows 95 during 1996, enabling client to select appropriate software which resulted in saving over $10,000.
• Analyzed and converted coding schemes for 4 subsidiaries of large multinational corporation, achieving smooth migration of data to new general ledgers.

Alexander & Alexander of Japan, Inc., Tokyo, Japan 1990-1994

World's 2nd largest insurance broker

Accounting Manager and System Administrator

Prepared all financial statements, budgets, and Japanese tax filings. Signed all bank transactions, supervised two accountants. Prepared detailed insurance reports for head office.

• Created and maintained an assortment of Clipper database programs that exported all COBOL ISAM data from Systems Union SunAccounts nightly, analyzed and reconstructed the insurance sales data, and reloaded the data back into SunAccounts, allowing the office to establish compliance with complex Japanese fiduciary funds requirements, and meet other insurance and commissions requirements.
• Automated flow of data from general ledger to Comshare FDC Commander financial reporting system, consolidating 4 companies in 2 currencies, improving accuracy, enabling last-minute transactions, and saving 16 hours/month.
• Created a tax-effective "cafeteria" benefits program for employees in 3 countries, enabling them to reduce their taxes by up to $5,000 per year at no additional cost to the company.
• Merged incompatible data from timesheets, DataEase modules, and Clipper accounting archives to produce ABC (activity based costing) profitability rankings on clients, enabling management to rationalize service levels to clients.

Managed all EDP aspects of insurance processing for office. Created Clipper database applications integrated with General Ledger. Maintained bilingual Novell LAN, e-mail systems, MS Office

• Maintained all PCs and servers for 20 users in both English and Japanese, for 4 years without downtime or outside system support, saving $10,000 per year in support costs.
• Created an insurance database holding 1500 policy applications per year, shifting 3 man-months of work from December back to slower months, reducing personnel turnover by 20%.
• Implemented remote access systems capable of every accounting, reporting, e-mail and system maintenance task, enabling extended out-of-country travel without interrupting production.

Ernst & Young, LLP, Tokyo, Japan 1986-1990

Leading public accounting firm

Manager, Expatriate Tax

Tax planning and compliance services for U.S. taxpayers. Signed tax returns from 1988-1990. Managed day-to-day production for staff of 8. Planned seasonal tasks; managed all PCs.

• E&Y's only tax manager in Tokyo. Prepared or reviewed 200 to 350 U.S. tax returns per year. Achieved lower error rates and higher profitability with each succeeding year.
• Wrote multi-year, multi-country tax projection spreadsheets for clients, modelling recursive effects of foreign tax credits and US foreign income exclusions for different compensation packages. enabling them to design and evaluate compensation methods for high income taxpayers, saving up to $500,000.
• Created U.S. income tax preparation program, printing tax returns on over 60 laser printed forms. This software was used for over 250 clients in Ernst & Young Tokyo for three years, improving speed and saving $30,000 per year over Fast Tax licensing.
• Created Clipper database application to track personal information for 700 taxpayers, reducing missed deadlines and saving 160 hours during busy season.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Controller, U.S. military nonappropriated fund (1 year)
Auditor (5 years)

EDUCATION and CREDENTIALS:

CPA, Washington #19662
B.S., Accounting, University of Oregon, 1978