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Chartered Accountant

Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted:
February 13, 2014

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JOSEPH GIORDANO, CPA, CA

*** ********** ******

Newmarket, Ontario

L3X 1Z2 905-***-****

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CENVEO MCLAREN MORRIS & TODD COMPANY September 2011 - October

2013

$70M Consolidated Printing & Packaging subsidiary of U.S. public company

(5 direct reports)

V.P. Finance/Controller

Financial leader responsible for preparing reports and analyzing results

of two CDN divisions; (MM&T - commercial printing and packaging with 170

employees) and Scarborough (Clixx - direct mail with 50 employees);

Directed monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting, annual budget

and weekly forecast function

Drove out $20K in annual costs by reducing the preparation time of the

various Corporate reporting packages while also restructuring the

accounting department and modifying job functions

Preserved and maintained tight quarterly Corporate ABL requirements by

controlling receivable and payable functions

MODERN SALES CO-OP June 1999 -

July 2011

$80M Automotive Aftermarket Parts Distributor/Buying Group (4 direct

reports)

Controller

Responsible for all financial matters including preparation of

monthly accounting package, annual budget, multi-year cash flow forecasts

and 3-year business plan for 3 warehouse plants (80 employees)

Developed excellent bank partnership by maintaining covenants and

meeting daily margin, monthly operating line and quarterly debt/equity

ratio requirements; negotiated lower interest rate resulting in $10K

annual savings

Realized $20K in annual cost savings from negotiating all major

purchase, office supplies procurement, leasing and insurance matters

Managed all Human Resource and Payroll functions including

administration of all company benefit programs (both ADP and Ceridian

third party payroll experience)

Coordinated all year end financial, audit and review engagement

reporting requirements for 3 legal entities

Developed good working knowledge of corporate business structure while

being primary liaison for company lawyer on all legal matters and suits

JOSEPH GIORDANO, CPA, CA 2

FUELMAKER CORPORATION 1994-1999

$20M Manufacturer of Natural Gas Vehicle Refueling Appliances (2 direct

reports)

Controller

Responsible for financial statement preparation and analysis, income

tax review, SR&ED, year end audit, bank reporting, cash flow forecasting,

and budgeting (50 employees)

Preserved tight cash flow position in order to maintain restrictive

bank covenants

Evaluated standard pricing procedures for inventory valuation and

analysis

MARWICK MANUFACTURING LIMITED 1992-1994

Manufacturer of Wallpaper Sample Books

Assistant to General Manager

Supported daily operations of company through supervision of

manufacturing process and assisting the payroll and accounting functions

NETWORK STUDIOS INC. 1992

Catalogue artwork/studio photographer

Accountant

Responsible for weekly payroll, corporate tax return filing

and month end accounting

procedures for this

contract full-time position

DELOITTE & TOUCHE, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 1987-1991

Manager

Designed audit plans, budgeting and staffing requirements

Analyzed accounting, audit and tax issues and communicated

recommendations with alternatives to

partners

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

C.A. Designation

Bachelor of Commerce, University of Toronto

COMPUTER SKILLS

IBM AS/400, Oracle, various Accounting Software, Microsoft Word &

Intermediate Excel (LookUp, Pivot Tables)



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