TOM DUNN, CPA

TOM DUNN CPA – CPA & OWNER (January 2001 to PRESENT)

• St. Louis CPA Firm providing complete accounting services to businesses and their owners. 

THE ADVANCE GROUP – CFO & OWNER (January 2001 to December 2005)

• Privately owned conglomerate of small businesses, including, remodeling, handyman, landscape, lawn, retail convenience, gasoline, carwash and auto repair.

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR

• Fortune 250 privately owned; semi-public SEC; $6 billion revenue; 4,500 branches; five countries; automobile, light truck and truck rental; leasing, wholesale, retail and auto dealership.

CORPORATE ACCOUNTING

• • 130 professionals stewarding most financial areas and admin systems; led Corporate Accounting and Admin Systems (PeopleSoft); coordinated or supported most financial and administrative areas.
    • Vice President Corporate Controller (June 1994 to January 2001)
    • Assistant Vice President Corporate Controller (February 1993 to May 1994)
    • Corporate Controller (December 1992 to January 1993)

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER’S OFFICE – COO and other operations executives.

• • Corporate Business Manager (October 1990 to November 1992) – Provided executive level admin support to the COO and other operations officers, corporate liaison to subsidiary controllers and provided support to general managers across the nation, led support for mergers/acquisitions and finance company startup.

CORPORATE ACCOUNTING

• • 45 professionals, performance/external reporting and tax support.
    • Assistant Corporate Controller (April 1989 to September 1990)
      • Oversight of Corporate Accounting operations.
    • Accounting Manager (November 1987 to March 1989)
      • Management of Corporate Accounting operations.
    • Accounting Supervisor (February 1987 to October 1987)
      • Supervised performance and external reporting.
    • Accountant (September 1986 to January 1987)
      • Prepared performance and external reporting.

CHROMALLOY AMERICAN CORPORATION

• Fortune 500 public SEC company, international corporate conglomerate of jet engine repair, barge transportation, retail apparel and accessories, designer apparel, transportation seating & other manufacturing, and timber.
  • Supervisor (November 1985 to August 1986) – Internal & external financial reporting, 401(k)/profit sharing plan.

TOUCHE ROSS

• “Big Eight” CPA public accounting firm and consulting business services.
• Performed and supervised audits, reviews, compilations and accounting package system projects for small, medium and large clients such as publicly owned SEC companies; privately owned family businesses; equipment, steel, and casting manufacturing; construction; textile distributorship; copy machine equipment sales, leasing and repair; real estate development and management; automotive car and light truck rental, leasing, and sales; automotive dealership; advertising; nursing home healthcare; non-profits; profit sharing plan; and retail gas and convenience stores.
  • Senior Auditor (September 1984 to October 1985)
  • Semi Senior Auditor (September 1983 to August 1984)
  • Staff Auditor (August 1982 to August 1983)

CERTIFICATION AND EDUCATION:

• Certified Public Accountant – Passed CPA exam first sitting, average score 90, (November 1983).
• B.S.B.A. Accounting, University of Missouri – St. Louis (May 1982)