Sales Accounts Payable

ROBERT J. PROVO

One Knapp Ave Phone: 774-***-****

Worcester, MA 01605 Email: ********@*******.***

SUMMARY

Twenty-one years accounting, operations, and management experience,

emphasizing business fundamentals, system

and process improvement, creating efficiency and control in retail,

service and manufacturing industries, including:

Process Definition, Change Management, System Implementations,

Accounts Payable/Receivable Management, Credit and Collections,

Streamlining Month-End Closings, Financial Reporting, Budgeting and

Analysis, Job and Process Costing, Pricing, Inventory Control,

Supplier Relations, Contract Negotiations, Field and Process Audits,

Internal & External Audit Support, Parent/Subsidiary Reporting,

Consolidations, Specialized Reporting, Project Management, Multi-

Location Environments, Revenue Recognition, Special Projects,

Treasury, Human Resources, Payroll, Benefits and Administration.

SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

Accounting Reporting

JD Edwards (ERP) Excel (Advanced - Pivot Tables)

MS Great Plains Dynamics Crystal Reports

MS SL - Solomon FRx Report Writer

MAS 90/200 (Sage) R&R Report Writer

QuickBooks (including Enterprise) Retail Pro (POS/Inventory)

Peachtree/Lawson/McCormick & Dodge AS400 Query

ADP, Paychex, Netchex, PaySource Access/Databases

EXPERIENCE

AM Partners, Worcester, MA

2005-Present

Consultant

Provide consulting services in the areas of Accounting Systems, Accounting

process and procedures, job costing and pricing, standard costs, computers

and computer networks, hardware and software selection and procurement,

professional written communications, custom report development, staff

training, finding and selecting new employees, forensic accounting,

correcting prior year financials, state sales tax audit support, and

general business operations support.

BROWN & BROWN, Auburn, MA

2003-2005

Manager

Direct General Accounting and Accounts Payable Departments of the company's

largest client groups specializing in regulated power industry operations,

legal and compliance matters. Support CPA firm, Auditors, and power

distributors on all accounting matters. Provide special and custom reports

to support legal actions in real time in federal court suits.

S.J.S. ENTERPRISES, INC. d/b/a POTPOURRI DESIGNS, Wellesley, MA

2002-2003

Controller

Direct all accounting, treasury, administrative and human resource

functions for a chain of retail stores including point of sale and

accounting system enhancements and upgrades, inventory management, and

profit improvement initiatives.

. Corrected financial statements and cash for eight months of accounting

records that were previously misstated.

. Created new reports and implemented scanned SKU inventory control from

an underutilized POS system.

. Negotiated contracts to reduce expense improve quality of service and

increase profitability.

VERID TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Maynard, MA

2001- 2002

Controller

Direct all accounting, treasury, administrative and human resource

functions for multiple organizations including software development and

sales, systems integration, and custom system solutions development

specializing in high-tech manufacturing shop floor production and

enterprise application integration Corrected and re-stated the financial

statements and taxes for the past two years, on two platforms.

. Completed the implementation of MAS 90 accounting software system and

file conversions from previous system.

PC CONNECTION, INC., Merrimack, NH

1996 - 2001

Assistant Controller

Manage financial operations, supplier relations and sales support functions

for a $1.4B retail and service organization with multiple locations and

company structures. Direct a staff of 30 in all aspects of accounting

operations including A/P, A/R, G/L, revenue, reporting, inventory, cash,

payroll, benefits, taxes, vendor relations, contract negotiations, pricing,

rebates and retail operations.

ROBERT J. PROVO

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PC CONNECTION, INC., Merrimack, NH

1996 - 2001

Assistant Controller

. Developed processes and systems to maximize Price Protection claims, to

ensure stock inventory was not affected by Manufacturer price drops.

These processes Generated $2M Profit, during 1998-2000.

. Directed accounting operations and provided schedule support during

Initial Public Offering (IPO).

. Implemented JD Edwards ERP system, led team in areas of accounts payable,

accounts receivable, accounting operations, inventory costing and process

control functions.

. Directed asset recovery project team that identified and corrected

shipment errors, associated with conversion to new systems. This project

team identified and recovered $2.4 M in errors in 1998.

. Implemented inventory and vendor statement audit function to identify

excess credits and unbilled product receipts on vendor statements.

Contributed $2.5M to Gross Profit in 1999-2000.

. Managed Rebate team to drive manufacturer rebate discounted sales,

maximize vendor rebate opportunities, streamline processes, and audit for

qualified sales.

. Directed multi-disciplined teams to engage large customer sales

opportunities, negotiate and create customer

contracts, define pricing, and implement customized solutions, including

Web relationships.

. Enhanced system functionality to automate processing for returns,

advertising and other vendor receivables.

. Modified system functionality to implement Accounts Payable Auto-match

capability for major vendor accounts, reducing manual matching process by

50%.

Vendor Accounting Manager, (1996 - 1998)

Manage vendor relationships including payables, advertising, discounts,

rebates, marketing funds, returns, price protections, sales incentives and

purchase variances. Direct a staff of 20 in payables, collections and

settlements.

. Re-Defined and documented all Accounts Payable processes and policies,

and set framework for vendor relations. Managed $2.1B in Payables

without overpayment error, per external audit.

. Implemented policies to expedite collections by deducting claims for

vendor receivables from vendor invoice payments.

. Negotiated settlements with all major vendors for statement variances and

set guidelines for future relationships.

. Reduced advertising invoicing cycle by three weeks -- enabling catalog

invoicing within hours of catalog receipt.

TRACER RESEARCH, INC., Marlborough, MA

1994 - 1996

Assistant Controller

Direct accounting and administration from order entry through

fulfillment and collections, including project costing, for a software

development and system integration concern with international Value Added

Reseller networks.

. Implemented Great Plains Software System for accounting, costing and

administration.

. Developed 5 day closing schedule that prioritized procedures, assigned

responsibilities and challenged staff.

. Negotiated supplier agreement that reduced costs, and increased profits

on consumables sales by 29%.

LAFAYETTE GRAPHICS INC., Worcester, MA

1992 - 1994

Controller

Managed all facets of accounting, administration and human resources for a

state of the art marketing communications, design and printing firm

emphasizing customer service and total quality management.

. Restructured systems to improve estimating and job costing functions and

produce financial statements on-line.

. Proactively managed credit and collection functions eliminating bad debt

expense for sixteen months.

MELVILLE CORPORATION, West Boylston, MA

1989 - 1992

(D/b/a FOOT ACTION USA/FAN CLUB)

Accounts Payable Manager

Managed all aspects of payables, vendor collections and cooperative

advertising for $80M payables department, servicing a 129-store retail

chain specializing in athletic footwear and apparel.

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree, Accounting, Assumption College, Worcester, MA, 1989

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