Barry Hare CMA - FCCA DipIFR

Richmond, VA
(804) 350-5500
barraohir@gmail.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/barryhare
Financial Control Financial Management Financial Accounting

Performance Profile:
Highly credentialed financial professional possessing sound local and international expertise in public and corporate
accounting. Personable communicator, equally effective working individually or with a team. Ability to manage multiple
projects with fixed deadlines. In addition to having a strong accounting and business skill-set, strengths include versatility
and tenacity. Languages: German, French, Spanish, Irish.

Technical Competencies:
Accounting/Enterprise Systems: SAP Business One, SAP R/3, Sage 50 (Peachtree), TAS Books, MYOB, Viztopia
Accounts, Thesaurus Payroll, Maringo Project Management, JD Edwards AS400 and E1. Microsoft Excel. Frequent user
of the internet for work related research.

Core Skill-Sets:
General Ledger
Management of External Audit
Accounting/ERP Systems
Client Service

International Business
Financial Reporting
Month, Quarter, Year End Close
Variance Analysis/Resolution

Balance Sheet Reconciliations

IFRS & US GAAP
Process Improvements
Payroll

Professional Experience:
Contract Accountant Local and Global Client Sites

2009 2013

Infilco Degrmont, Richmond, VA

Line by line reconciliation of project costs and revenues between SAP Business One and Project
Management Add-on.
McKesson Medical Surgical, Richmond, VA
Preparation of monthly financial statements for two McKesson entities. Monthly close, balance sheet
reconciliations, margin reporting, A/R reporting. Systems used include JDE E1 and heavy use of Microsoft
Excel.
Fahrenheit Finance, Richmond, VA
Performance measurement project for Graham Packaging, Inc, York, PA, using SAP R/3 and Business
Warehouse. Reconciliations between SAP and Planning analysis using Business Warehouse Analyzer.
Infilco Degrmont, Richmond, VA
Internal Audit of project data in ERP Migration from JD Edwards to SAP Business One. Reconciliation of
project costs and revenues between both systems and posting of clean-up adjustments.
Flynndale Ltd, Dublin, Ireland
Updated the accounting records with the aim of preparing the entity for statutory audit. Work involved
recreating general ledger transactions for a four year period. Trained replacement bookkeeper for
ongoing transactions.
AGL Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
Coordinated record keeping for the owners of land leased by AGL entities and ensured timely payments.
Managed Joint Ventures postings relating to pipeline projects.
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Accountant
IFT Limited, Dublin, Ireland
2006 - 2008
IFT (Integral Financial Technology) is a provider of outsourced accounting and finance services including
fractional CFO/controller and financial accounting.

Provided financial accounting services to a portfolio of 4 technology and finance clients.

Closed month/quarter/year end accounting periods.
Created monthly accounting pack and annual financial statements for client boards of directors.
Irish, UK and US Payroll - liaised with Paychex regarding US salaries & benefits.
Prepared audit pack for external audit and responded to all auditor queries.
Liaised with health insurance and pension providers on behalf of client staff.
Reviewed bookkeeping entries, trained bookkeeping staff.

Accountant/Auditor
HSM Chartered Accountants, Ashbourne, Ireland
HSM is a public accounting firm, equivalent to a US CPA firm.

2003 - 2006

Accounting/Audit - Preparation of financial statements for limited liability companies, sole proprietorships,
partnerships, schools and non-profits, audit of accounts for client companies.
Taxation - Preparation of taxation returns for companies, sole proprietorships. Prepared payroll tax and
VAT returns.
Company Secretarial - Statutory filing of annual returns, changes to directors' details, duplicate
incorporation certificates, scheduled annual general meetings, conducted company searches and
prepared company strike-offs.

Prior Roles:

2000 - 2003

Substitute Teacher, Accounting and Business Studies

Coliste Mhuire (St. Mary's College), Dublin, Ireland
Commissions and Agency Administrator
Prudential Europe, Dublin, Ireland
Research Officer (Work experience element of university program)
Waterford Chamber of Commerce, Waterford, Ireland

Performance Highlights:

Key initiative for CFO - the reconciliation and clean-up of project data in an ERP migration from JD Edwards to
SAP Business One.
Created Excel Macro to maximize efficiency and reduce man-hours required to complete routine administrative
process by 90% resulting in added availability for more essential tasks.
Increased profitability on client accounts by reducing the time taken to complete work, resulting in direct impact to
the annual bottom-line. Also implemented streamlined processes to reduce work effort by several days per
month.

Professional Organizations and Education:

DipIFR - Diploma in International Financial Reporting (IFRS).
Certified since February 2012.
CMA - Certified Management Accountant. (US based)
Certified since February 2010.
FCCA - Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Certified since November 2006.
CPA Eligibility: Eligible to sit CPA examinations.
Dublin City University (DCU) 1997 2001. BS in Finance, Computing and Enterprise.

Awards:
Winner, DCU New Business Idea Competition 2001.
Prize Winner, Enterprise Ireland/Ulster Bank Graduate Enterprise Competition 2001.
Winner, Faculty Prize for Innovation 2001.
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