Ross Guthrie

Experience

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  Arthur Andersen & Co.

  Oct 1992 - Jun 1998

  Audit Manager

  Audit staff to manager. Planned, supervised and implemented financial statement audits. Extensive experience with public clients, including work on 3 initial public offerings. Other projects included consulting on accounting and business issues, and due diligence for potential acquisitions. Clients in several industries, including high tech, construction, forest products, and consumer products.

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  Frontier Resources, LLC

  Jun 1998 - Jan 2004

  Responsible for the accounting, finance, and IT functions of privately-owned forest products and real estate company with operations in Oregon and Washington. Prepared financial statements, operational reporting, and detailed financial projections. Real estate transactions and closings. Worked closely with CEO, corporate managers, and operations management. In this role at Frontier Resources, LLC and its predecessor company, provided leadership and structure to the accounting team following a period of rapid growth. Completed migration of legacy accounting systems to Dynamics. Prepared SEC-compliant financial statements for inclusion in draft registration statement for planned IPO.

  • CFO

    Oct 1999 - Jan 2004

  • Corporate Controller, Chief Accounting Officer

    Jun 1998 - Oct 1999
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  Prairie Electric, Inc.

  Feb 2004 - Aug 2012

  CFO

  Responsible for the accounting, finance, and risk management functions of a privately-owned electrical contractor and control panel manufacturer with operations in Washington and Oregon. Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and reporting packages. Review of construction contracts and resolution of issues. Worked closely with operations management and estimating team.

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  Northwest Pipe Company

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2016

  Responsible for managing the Company's (NASDAQ:NWPX) financial reporting and financial accounting functions, including monthly closes, preparation of GAAP and SEC compliant financial statements, technical accounting research and documentation, external audit, and associated SOX compliance. Areas of responsibility included general ledger, financial reporting, fixed assets, accounts payable, credit, tax, and treasury operations.Northwest Pipe Company manufactures steel pipe, primarily for the Water Transmission market, at 8 facilities in the U.S. and Mexico. Show less

  • Director of Financial Accounting

    Oct 2013 - Dec 2016

  • Asst Controller for Actg Operations

    Aug 2012 - Sept 2013
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  North Sky Communications

  Jan 2017 - now

  Responsible for leading the finance team at North Sky Communications, LLC and Golden State Utility Co., including monthly closes and reporting, forecasts, SOX compliance, financial analysis, transactional accounting, and support for business decisions.North Sky Communications and Golden State Utility Co. are construction companies serving the telecommunications industry, and subsidiaries of Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DY).

  • Vice President Finance

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Principal Accounting Officer

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2024