Senior Financial Executive / Controller / Accounting Manager

Comprehensive expertise in General Accounting, GAAP, Financial Analysis & Management, Cash Management, Budget Preparation & Administration, Planning, Scheduling, and Staff Management.

Well disciplined with a proven track record of restoring financial health and stability. Plans strategies, streamlines processes, and establishes accountability. Strong team-builder, facilitating and encouraging talented accounting professionals, clearly communicating direction and information. Holding the accounting department to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.

Experience

Good Cents

Accounting Manager: 12/11–12/14

GoodCents provides smart grid solutions, energy efficiency programs, and extensive research and data analysis, including advanced metering infrastructure, demand response, and energy efficiency program management.

Month end closing (fixed asset allocation, account, and bank and balance sheet reconciliation’s and general ledger analysis, journal entries as needed, monthly accruals)

Cash management approval of wires and ACH transactions. Apply cash payments to AR.

Maintain fixed asset ledger

Responsible for all state statutory filings

Responsible for all bank reconciliations

Timely and accurate reporting according to GAAP

Manage AR

Napa Home and Garden (Now part of Teeters Floral)

Controller: 12/09–12/11

Napa Home and Garden is a wholesaler of home furnishings.

Oversaw the accounting functions of a company with ten million dollars in sales.

Responsible for Accounting and Finance

Financial Statements completed by the fifteenth of the month

Cash Management, Cash Projections, Cash Flow, Cash Control

Inventory Management, Last Audit by bank quantity variance was 1.6%.

Developed procedures to insure the pricing of inventory reflects actual cost.

Involved heavily in obtaining finances to factor Accounts Receivable.

Reduced average days of AR by 5 days. 90% of AR was current in one to thirty days.

Health Insurance, Umbrella Insurance, Voluntary insurance offered to employees.

Payroll

Developed the budget and responsible for implementation.

Oversees Credit Manager, Accounts Receivable Supervisor.

Worked on extending credit line.

Worked with integrated financial system (Winsol)

American Feed Industry Association (501C6)

Controller: 12/96–08/08

The American Feed Industry Association is a trade organization representing over 500 companies in the feed industry.

Responsible for Accounting and Finance

Eliminated the time the president spent in the day-to-day accounting, and auditing.

Increased the number of days outstanding of AP.

Reduced the backlog of uncollected member company dues.

Negotiated terms with our vendors to reduce the cost of services and products.

Cut the time to close the month by one week.

Reduced the time of the audit by a month.

Accounts Payable, Banking, Billing, Budget, Sales Tax

Fund accounting, Cash Management, Financial Statements

Managed all phases of external audit

Budget approximately 3.5 million

Developed and Implemented an Investment Policy

Migrated financial accounts to QuickBooks Pro

Triangle Pacific

Division Controller: 07/91–02/96

Division Controller Assistant: 07/90–07/91

Controller at Manassas: 12/89–07/90

Triangle Pacific was a supplier of residential construction building materials. Developed a procedure and policy for cash management. Reduced staff from 5 people to 2.5 people and still got the work done. Reduced the time to reconcile the physical inventory by 1 week. Responsible for managing accounts totaling $20 million in annual sales.

Prepared financial statements and budget analysis

Supervised and implemented internal controls on cash

Physical inventories, analysis of inventory control

Reconciliation of corporation inter-company accounts

Managed all phases of staff development

Dahlkemper Incentives

Accounting Manager: 05/87–02/89

Dahlkemper Incentives provides merchandise and travel for companies to offer as incentives for their employees. Developed all procedures and policies for the accounting department and warehouse shipping and receiving record keeping.

Monthly financial statements

Budget planning and disbursement approval

Managed accounts receivable and accounts payable

Hired, trained and evaluated staff

External audit

Education

Erie Business Center

A.S. Business, June 1987

Major in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude

Gannon University

B.S. Business Administration, May 1977

Major in Management, Minor in Economics/Marketing

Software

QuickBooks Pro

Excell

Word

Outlook

Winsol

SAP Business One Version 9

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