Gene D. Kublanov, CPA

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Ridgewood, NJ 07450

acvq00@r.postjobfree.com

917-***-****(Cell), 201-***-**** (Home)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of progressive work experience, including Big Four Accounting Firm, with a mix of public and private experience. Relevant experience includes accounting, audit, reviews, compilations, due diligence, taxation and consulting in various industries including Retail, Real Estate, Entertainment, Professional Services, Public Utilities, Staffing, Financial Services, Hotels and Publishing. Strong Excel, financial modeling skills and systems knowledge. Strong leadership and supervisory skills. EXPERIENCE

Chief Financial Officer

Legal Solutions, New York, NY December 2014 - Present Manage Accounting and Finance Department with nine direct reports. Oversee preparation and presentation of monthly consolidated financials and quarterly Executive Reporting Package to Management. Oversee collections and account management. Prepare weekly Borrowing Base projecting cash requirements and manage lender relations. Perform ad hoc analyses for Management including revenue projections, cost benefit analysis, profitability, growth and margin analysis. Advise management on strategy, revenue growth, cost savings and key performance indicators. Prepare and update budgets & forecasts. Improve internal controls & procedures. Monitoring and evaluation of employee performance. Automated the financial reporting process and perform Great Plains and reporting system administration. Annual sales approximately $85 million. Controller

Impact, Inc., New York, NY October 2008 - December 2014 Managed day to day activities of the Accounting Department, including A/R, A/P, collections and payroll. Performed monthly closings and account reconciliation. Prepared consolidated financial statements and footnotes in accordance with GAAP. Developed and maintained accounting policies and procedures. Performed cash flow forecasting, budgeting and analysis. Handled all tax, insurance and personnel matters for the Company. Maintained banking and lender relationships including preparation of the Borrowing Base. Actively involved in the sale and dissolution of the Company. Annual sales approximately $65 million.

Audit Manager

McGladrey, LLP, New York, NY March 2004 - October 2008 Planned and coordinated public and private company audits. Performed reviews and compilations. Supervised audit staff. Prepared financial statements in accordance with GAAP including footnotes. Prepared regulatory reports such as SEC Forms 10-Q and 10-K and S-1 (IPO) using in accordance with SEC Rules including management discussion and analysis and related SEC disclosures. Performed ad hoc analyses. Clients included Sixth Avenue Electronics, Rugged Bear, Image Innovations, USA Detergents, Lio Oil, Midnight Express Restaurant Group, Memory Pharmaceuticals and various blank check companies.

Gene Kublanov, CPA - Continued

Manager of SEC and Financial Reporting

Medallion Financial Corporation, New York, NY May 1999 - March 2004 Automated financial reporting systems, consolidation processes and procedures using FRX, Great Plains and Excel. Prepared monthly management reporting package which included a discussion of operating results and comparison of actual to budgeted amounts. Prepared monthly consolidation, closing and intercompany elimination entries. Performed G/L account reconciliations. Prepared SEC Forms 10-Q and 10-K, SBA Form 468. Database administrator for Great Plains and FRX. Annual investment income approximately $40 million.

Audit Supervisor / Senior Associate

Price Waterhouse Coopers, New York, NY December 1993- May 1999 Developed, budgeted, implemented and supervised audit field work. Supervised a staff of 3-4 direct reports. Prepared financial statements, Forms 10-Q and 10-K, footnotes, MD&A and related disclosures. Worked on initial public offering (IPO) of a mining concern. Co-Authored the Guide to Going Public and Mining Entity Accounting Guide. Performed due diligence work of an acquisition of MTV Russia in Moscow and a hotel chain in Rhode Island. Clients included NYNEX Credit Company, Gucci, Brooks Brothers, The Economist Magazine, CFO Magazine, Eastdil Realty, Corporate Property Associates (1-4), Time Moving, Inc., New York Power Authority, Viacom, Inc., Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television Group, Famous Music, Blockbuster Video, Southern Peru Copper Corporation and MTV Networks. Tax Associate

Watkins Schreer Stein & Co., CPA’s, New York, NY September 1990-December 1993 Prepared Individual, Corporate and Partnership Tax Returns, Sales Tax, Payroll and Commercial Rent Tax Returns for various clients. Performed audits, reviews, compilations and write-ups. Communicated with the IRS and state tax authorities on behalf of clients regarding tax notices and tax deficiencies. EDUCATION

New York Law School, New York, NY

Juris Doctor, Law, June 2014

Pace University, New York, NY,

Master of Science, Accounting, January 1994

State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY Bachelor of Arts, Economics & International Business and World Trade, June 1990 CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Certifications: Certified Public Accountant, Airframe & Powerplant Aircraft Technician Technical Sills: QuickBooks, Peachtree, Great Plains, FRX, Report Writer, Excel (Including Pivot Tables), Word, WordPerfect, Lacerte, TurboTax, E-Recruit

Languages: Fluent in Russian

HOBIES AND INTERESTS

Photography, Astronomy, Music Recording, Law, Politics and Current Events

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