DARLA J. AMMIDOWN ***- ***-**** (H) ? ***-
***-**** (C)
** ******* **** ? Merrimack, NH 03054
acdn0y@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Daniel Webster College ? Nashua NH
August 2011 - Present
(For Profit Higher Education Institute- a subsidiary of ITT/ESI)
Director of Financial Operations/College CFO
. Responsible for budgeting and forecasting for resident and online
. Maintain and plan capital expenditure budgets
. Analysis of monthly financials
. Strategic planning
. Manage financial aid office and facilities department of 12
. Responsible for finance policy and procedures
. Vendor relations and negotiating contracts and purchase orders
. Responsible for reporting financial results and projections to Board
of Directors quarterly
. Financial reporting to accrediting bodies
. Responsible for SOX compliance and testing and responsible for
external audits
American Dental Partners, Inc. ? Wakefield MA
August 2008 - May 2011
(Publically traded on NASDAQ $400m provider of business services to multi-
disciplinary dental groups)
Corporate Accounting Manager
. Leadership role in monthly, quarterly and yearly close for three
Corporate entities and Captive insurance company
Reduced Corporate closing cycle from 8 days to 4 days
. Responsible for preparation of financial statements, account
schedules, bank covenant, schedules for Board of Directors and cash
management systems
. Developed Departmental Income Statements
. Responsible for SOX compliance and testing and responsible for
external audits
. Developed 10K and 10Q footnotes
. FAS 123r stock option accounting and Proxy statement
. Debt and Investment accounting
. SOP 98-1for internally developed software modules for dental records
. Assisted in implementing a Purchase Card program
. Intercompany schedules for 27 affiliates, 4 corporate entities and
captive insurance company
. Responsible for fixed asset depreciation schedules and tracking
intangible assets
. Managed the Accounting staff of three, hired and trained them
Bowne MBC - A division of Bowne and Company ? Wilmington MA
June 2001 - July 2008
Formerly Vestcom Massachusetts - A Division of Vestcom International
Facility closed July 2008
(Publically traded $15m provider of business and marketing communications,
e-marketing and retail marketing services)
Controller - promoted to Controller of Wilmington Facility
June 2006 - July 2008
Assistant Controller
. Leadership role in preparing the budget and forecast and variance
analysis
. Assisted in bringing facility to SOX compliance
. Preparation and analysis of financial statements
. Preparation of monthly statements, account schedules, monthly and
yearly forecasts, bank reconciliation, cash management systems and
year end closing
. Prepare monthly sales tax, 10K packages and information for corporate
taxes
. Intercompany schedules and fixed asset depreciation schedules, fixed
asset transfers
. Lead finance person in implementing PeopleSoft in facility
. SOP 98-1 internally developed software for clients used in production
. Commission calculation and research
. Managed the Accounting staff of five which included the functions of
Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Payroll and Credit and
Collections.
Diatide - Division of Berlex, Inc. ? Bedford, NH
1999 - 2001
(R&D Stage Diagnostic Imaging Company)
Accounting Manager/Financial Analyst
. Managed the maintenance of General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts
Receivables and Payroll of Division
. Prepared the budget and forecast for division
. Accounting for 401K and Benefits
. Responsible for the collection of $325K in over 120-day debt in 3
weeks
Goodway Graphics of Massachusetts Inc. ? Burlington, MA
1996 - 1999
($10m Digital Printing Company)
Accounting Manager
. Month end closing involvement
. Responsible for revenue reporting and invoicing
. Analyze cost centers for profitability
. Electronic banking via the internet, bank reconciliations
. Credit and Collections
. Calculate and issue outside sales commissions
. Implemented new Logic modules
. Responsible for all training and troubleshooting relating to Logic
System Network
Granada North America ? Burlington, MA 1994 -
1996
($40m Medical Video Technology)
Revenue Accountant
. Month end closing involvement
. Correct and balance month end P&L Audit Report to General Ledger
. Analyze maintenance revenue margin, labor reports, labor/parts report
. Assign revenue and costs to proper accounts and reconciled service
balance sheet accounts
. Process all revenue and billings for Southern and Western Regions
. Calculate and issue sales commission
Senior Tax Accountant Sales and Use
1994 - 1995
. Filed multi-state Sales and Use Tax Returns
. Filed Canadian GST and Provincial tax returns
. Monthly reconciliation of Sales Tax General Ledger Accounts
. Assisted in Sales and Use Tax Audits
Unifirst Corporation ? Wilmington, MA 1990 -
1994
($525m Uniform Rental/Industrial Laundry Corp.)
Tax/Staff Accountant - Sales and Use
. Filed multi-state Sales and Use tax returns including preparation of
monthly worksheets and allocations
. Reconciled General Ledger
. Prepared Monthly Bad Debt
. Processed Sales and Use Tax Applications
. Researched Sales and Use Tax Law
EDUCATION
Daniel Webster College ? Nashua, NH
December 2013
Master of Business Administration
Finance Concentration
Northeastern University ? Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance Management
April 2011
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Front Range Community College ? Arvada, CO 1989
Associates in Accounting
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
? Oracle/PeopleSoft ? Microsoft Office and Windows XP
? Solium ? Epicor ? SCAN
? Symphony AS/400 Query ? Printstream ? Lawson
? SAP ? Access ? FAS
? FRX ? MAS 90 ? Logic