Robert E. Zimbalist

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East Patchogue, NY 11772

Home: 631-***-****

CAREER QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Management experience in finance, accounting and auditing. Contributed to the profit and sales margins for all corporations by controlling costs, increasing profits, analyzing proposals, negotiations of contracts, on site audits of divisions to assess management risk, profitability, and compliance. Managed all aspects of cost accounting, financial analysis, inventory control, direct labor and the absorption of overheads, achieving performance objectives.

EDUCATION

MBA, 1987, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York.

BS in Business Administration, 1978, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York. Emphasis in Finance, Accounting, and Management.

EXPERIENCE

2011 to Present Enzo Life Sciences

Senior Cost Accountant

Month End closing, processing of journal entries, and analysis of the production journals for recording all labor material and overhead costs associated with the project.

Reconcile the Perpetual and General Ledger Inventory on a monthly basis.

Verify Invoices, Accounts Receivables, Purchase Orders, Cash Flow and Bad Debt Analysis on a monthly basis.

Update standard costs in ERP system and cycle counts on a daily basis.

Prepare Cost of Goods Sold schedule, and Revenue Forecasting schedule.

Analysis of overheads, operational expenses on a monthly basis.

Performance of the fiscal year end audit with external auditors.

Analysis and recording of reserves on slow moving finished goods and raw materials on a monthly basis.

2007 to 2011 TACTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LLC

Senior Cost Accountant

Month End closing and processing of journal entries.

Reconcile the Perpetual and General Ledger Inventory on a monthly basis.

Invoicing, Accounts Receivables, Cash Flow and Bad Debt Analysis on a monthly basis.

Update standard costs in ERP system and cycle counts on a daily basis.

Prepare Cost of Goods Sold schedule, and Revenue Forecasting schedule.

Analysis of overheads, operational expenses and scrap on a monthly basis.

Performance of the fiscal year end audit with external auditors.

Analysis of General Ledger Accounts

Supervise accounting staff

2005 to 2007 AMERICAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS

Senior Cost Accountant

Month End closing and processing of journal entries.

Reconcile and analyze all inventory at off site vendors facilities stockrooms, and the production facilities.

Analysis of overheads, yields, scrapped material, precious metals, standard unit costs, outsourced products and monitoring production material usage.

Identify process issues and initiate process improvement recommendations.

Performance of the fiscal year end physical audit and monthly cycle count audits.

Responsible for the verifying and calculating the Inventory and WIP valued at $25 million.

Supervise accounting staff

2003 to 2005 ATK GASL

Cost Accounting Supervisor

Responsible for all aspects of cost accounting.

Performed cost of goods sold and sales reports, performed cost and schedule variance analysis using earned value measurements on all contracts for the division.

Reconcile and detailed analysis of production and program inventory.

Analysis of overheads, material and scrap on a quarterly basis.

Prepared and analyzed all capital and operational budgets for the division.

Analyzed cost and revenue projections for the division, including profit and loss analysis for the division.

Prepared all financial review packages for upper management and corporate headquarters.

Prepared the invoices for customers for progress payments, milestone billings and deliveries for division.

Proposal preparations, prime and subcontract contract negotiations, and manpower planning

Supervision of financial staff.

Assisted our consultants in the MRP conversion from DELTEK to CINCOM.

1997 to 2003 COMPTEK/AMHERST SYSTEMS

Cost Accounting Manager.

Responsible for all aspects of cost accounting and financial analysis.

Performed Job Cost and Schedule Variance analysis using earned value measurements on all contracts for the division.

Prepared and analyzed all capital and operational budgets for the division.

Prepared the Cost and Sales report, analyzed cost and revenue projections, including profit and loss analysis for the division.

Prepared all financial review packages for the program mangers.

Prepared the delivery schedule and invoiced customers for progress payments, milestone billings and deliveries for the division.

Proposal preparations and prime and subcontract contract negotiations, manpower planning.

Supervision of financial staff.

1995 to 1997 LORAL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

Senior Corporate Auditor

Responsible for the planning and performance of operational, financial and government compliance audits in diversified areas of the corporation including Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Payroll, Material Operations and Accounting.

On-Site audit and analysis of the divisions in order to assess management risk, profitability and compliance.

Audit of various contract termination settlement proposals, requests for equitable adjustments and claims.

1987 to 1995 LORAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

Financial Analysis Group Supervisor

Responsible for all aspects of Job Cost and Schedule variance analysis and cost controls.

Managed the tracking and reporting of perpetual inventory, direct labor and the absorption of overheads.

Strong analysis of variances to contractual costs, schedules, and the profits and losses on all contracts.

Preparation of monthly analyticals for management and external auditors.

Assisted in proposal preparation, contract negotiations, and manpower planning on all manufacturing and development contracts for the division.

Surpassed all financial objectives.

1985 to 1987 HARRIS CORPORATION

Senior Program Control Administrator

Responsible for all aspects of program administration from proposal through delivery of systems.

Managed development and production contracts totaling $100M.

Responsibilities included proposal preparation, contract negotiations, issuance of budgets and program schedules, and the presentation of financial performance to upper management.

Increased profits by 30% on a major design program by initiating new control measures that provided the largest increase of any program winning program of the year.

1983 to 1985 SPERRY CORPORATION

Financial Analyst

Performed management control on a $25M contract including departmental budget negotiations, material purchasing, financial analysis and customer correspondence.

Utilized Cost Schedule Control System Criteria for cost variance analysis and report generation for management and the U.S. government.

MILITARY SERVICE

1978 to 1983 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

Fighter Pilot, Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons 122 and 323.

Aircraft Maintenance Officer directing two sections of technicians working against performance objectives to maintain airworthy aircraft to perform mission requirements.

Attained the rank of Captain, flew aerial combat missions and close air support bombing in support of Marine ground forces in the United States and Japan.

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