1. JOHN COCHRAN ● 2025 Wimbledon Dr ●Allen, TX 75013
972/ 310-2767 ● john_cochran@switched.com
EUREKA HOLDINGS—ACQUISITIONS DEPARTMENT
Controller
September 2015 to Present
• Supervision of the day to day accounting operations for multiple chase properties, predevelopment acquisitions,
and ongoing projects related to a portfolio of thirty-five plus multifamily properties located in six states.
• Review and approve monthly predevelopment budgets, manage outlays and treasury services to insure smooth
and continuous operations.
• Conduct studies and analyze data to assist the President and CFO in strategic management decisions.
• Have implemented numerous best practice and process improvements.
DAC VISION, INC. – A Subsidiary of ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
Assistant Controller, Controller
March 2012 to September 2015
• Oversee the day to day accounting operations, including establishment of accounting policy.
• Process monthly Financial Statements, detailed G/L analysis, Prepare allocations, and conduct numerous
studies and analyses with monthly presentation of findings at the Executive Team Meeting.
• Handle various areas of finance including: Cash Flow, Cost Close, Standard Cost, Fixed Assets, Calculation of
Financial and Activity Measures, and take the lead with the annual audit.
• Other areas of responsibility include Calculation of the Monthly Tax Provision, the Quarterly Cost Analysis,
various filings and returns with various states and local governments, and the Semi-Annual Physical Inventory.
• Also prepare and approve Accruals, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, and Intercompany Accounts
Reconciliations.
• High level of GAAP knowledge, International experience including a working understanding of IFRS.
J.O.Y. FOODS, INC.
Accounting Manager
May 2009 to the March 2012
• Originally hired to Consult Prepare, Develop, and Implement the Annual Operating Plan utilizing Standard Cost
Accounting Methods.
• Project evolved into, Writing, Analyzing, and Updating Financial Models as a Decision Making Tool for
Management.
• Responsible for the following Cost Accounting Functions: BOM’s, Monthly Inventory, COGS, Overhead
Absorption, Labor Absorption, Shrinkage, Cost Variance, Periodic Review of Standard Cost, and other Costing
related Activities.
• Took on the Project of Writing and Editing Accounting Procedures and Policy, including Procedures for A/P,
A/R, Payroll, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, and Variance Analysis.
• Was asked to remain to Supervise A/P, G/L, and Payroll (ADP) activities including Tax and Benefits Issues,
940 and 941’s, W-2’s, W-9’s, Transmittals, and other Payroll Activities.
• Introduced a System of Tracking Direct Labor Hours and Salary in which the raw data is converted into
comparable standard deviations and graphs for trend analysis. The result has been an Increase in Time
Management Efficiency and Reduced Direct Labor Costs.
• Month end closing, P & L Reporting, Accruals, Balance Sheet reconciliations, Fixed Assets, Intercompany
Accounts, Fixed Assets, and Consolidations.
• Monitor, Review, and Approve A/P transactions.
• Coordinate, Prepare, and Review Budget Forecasts.
EXPERIENCE

2. • Supervise a Staff Accountant and Book Keeper.
JOHN COCHRAN
ESPORTS PARTNERS, INC.
Staff Accountant
June 2008 to April 2009
• Took the lead in Reducing Sales Tax Liability as assessed by State Auditors through thorough Research of the
facts pertaining to the firm’s case.
• Prepared and Filed Multi-State Sales Tax Returns and completed EFT Payments.
• Researched and Responded to Requests made by various Taxing Authorities.
• Credit Card Reconciliation.
• Implemented and Maintained Due Date Schedule to insure Compliance and Timeliness of Various Tax Filings.
• All Financials and Month-End-Closing Procedures Consistently Completed Accurately, Timely, and Thoroughly
Communicated to Management for their Review.
• Hired, Trained, and Supervised Personnel in the Accounts Payable Department.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI—Kansas City, Missouri
Master of Arts, 2007
LANDER UNIVERSITY – Greenwood, South Carolina
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Economics and Finance, 1994
The Essilor General Management Program—Administered by The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs
College of Business 2012.
Member of the Institute of Management Accountants. Completed the Gleim CMA Parts 1 and 2 course.
Regular attendee of the BDO Knows CPE series.
Software: Microsoft Office Suite, Superior Excel Abilities, QuickBooks, Great Plains, ERP experience, OneSite,
Hyperion, Microsoft Dynamics, Account Mate, Crystal Reports, NALCOMIS, Fixed Asset Manager.
Other: Dean’s List, Bilingual English (Native) and Russian (Conversationally Fluent), United States Navy—
veteran of Desert Storm, Operation Restore Hope (Somalia), and the Battle of Mogadishu.
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
COMPUTER SKILLS/OTHER