Management Accounting
Resume:
HOWARD P. VOGEL, MBA, CPA
Manalapan, New Jersey 07726
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A Certified Public Accountant with an exemplary record of providing
financial and operational leadership in senior management positions within
the professional services industry. A "results oriented" management style
coupled with the ability to effectively motivate staffs of all sizes to
achieve maximum productivity and attainment of firm-wide objectives. A
problem-solver, financial analyst, effective communicator and a team player
who is well respected among his peers as well as among the Management team
to whom he reports.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Tax Return Preparation Financial Presentations Financial
Analysis Benefits Administration
Cash Management Planning & Forecasting Internal controls
Operations Management
Profitability Modeling Budgeting Financial
Turnarounds System Implementations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN, and LOEWY, LLP September
2010-Present
A major law firm specializing in the practice of immigration law.
Controller, Domestic Operations (Contract Position)
Responsible for domestic firm accounting and evaluation of internal systems
and procedures.
MENDES & MOUNT, LLP June
2005-September 2009
A boutique law firm with 137 attorneys and 170 support personnel
specializing in insurance litigation.
Chief Financial Officer
Responsible for all firm accounting services including Federal, state, and
local partnership tax return preparation (1065, 1120, UBT, sales tax),
financial analysis, budgeting, payroll, billing, collections, Indemnity
reporting, and coordination of the year-end audit with Anchin Block.
Monthly financial presentations to the partnership and Management
Committee.
Achievements:
. Directed the reconciliation of a $1.6 million "plug" in the Firm's
escrow account preventing an ethics violation
. Reduced accounting staff compensation by 10% through cost containment
and restructuring
. Increased Firm revenue by $1.5 million by reducing its unidentified
cash from $1.8 million to $300,000
. Automated the firm's daily cash report and automatic disbursement
postings resulting in the saving of fifteen man-hours per week
. Implemented write-off guidelines and a new write-off form
standardizing procedures throughout the Firm
. Prepared profitability models demonstrating the need to maintain the
Los Angeles office
. Analyzed associate productivity (versus the Firm's 1,800 annual
budgeted hours) and proposed a bonus structure predicated on billable
hours exceeding a 1,850 hour threshold
. Coordinated with the IS staff in installing Elite's Extend product and
a detailed policy based escrow system which resulted in greater
dissemination of financial data to all Equity Partners
. Spearheaded a major collections effort designed to clean up old
receivables and collect at least $7 million
WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER
January 1994-June 2005
A multi-practice law firm with 171 attorneys and 265 support personnel.
Chief Financial Officer
Responsibilities included tax return preparation, financial analysis,
profitability modeling, treasury management and collections, banking
relationships, general ledger and regional office accounting, annual and
strategic budgeting, client intake, conflicts, client billing, accounts
payable, payroll, pension administration and escrow management. Member of
the firm's Strategic Planning, Accounts Receivable, Unbilled Time and
Pension committees and project leader for IRS mandated accounting change
from expense to client advance method. Finance liaison with building
management regarding rent, escalations, and property tax issues.
Responsible for the filing of the Firm's 5500's as well as the Federal and
State Corporate returns. Coordinated 401k informational meetings and
employee enrollments.
Achievements:
. Created an automated payroll journal entry with Ceridian.
. Developed team profitability models resulting in reallocation of firm
resources and a 5% staff reduction
. Created the Collections Department resulting in collection of $6.2
million in Accounts Receivable over 90 days old
and developed the firm's Collection Plan and related procedures
WILENTZ (continued)
. Created firm policies for standardizing business promotion, write
offs, and special billing rates
. Introduced an automobile reimbursement policy allowing tax-free
distributions to shareholders
. Project coordinator for the installation of the Source 550
Payroll/Human Resource system and the Wachovia
401(k) conversion resulting in benefit information on an online real
time environment
. Consolidated 32 mutual funds under a third party recordkeeper
resulting in consolidated benefit statements
. Project coordinator for the installation of the CMS Accounting system
and the Legalkey Conflicts software conversion (Combined budget of
$1.3 million)
. Installed the Wachovia automated bank reconciliations system, FedEx
Powership software, Executive Courier electronic downloads, and
Precision Lookup saving a total of 15 man-hours per month of manual
data input
DEWEY & LEBOEUF (formerly LEBOEUF, LAMB, GREENE, & MACRAE) June 1989-
January 1994
An international law firm with 460 total attorneys.
Director, Financial Accounting and Tax Reporting
Responsible for firmwide financial reporting, budgeting, Federal and state
partnership tax return preparation, partner distributions, capital
accounts, budget analysis, branch office profitability analysis and
compliance. Liaison with Ernst & Young in preparing and publishing the year-
end audited financial statements. Monitored all firm operating accounts,
firm loans, and short-term investments.
Achievements:
. Installed the Corporate Cash Management system in coordination with
Citibank NA
. Project coordinator for the installation of the TMC Accounting system
(now Elite)
. Installed system interfaces which automatically billed clients for
taxi, American Express, and Federal Express charges originally keyed
in by Data Processing
. Developed and implemented automated facsimile K-1s reducing the tax
preparation cycle by one month
. Responsible for partner and employee pension investments, pension
financial reports & 5500 filings
. Installed in conjunction with Ernst & Young, a recordkeeping system
for the partners' Profit Sharing Plan which eliminated 10 man-hours
quarterly and expanded the investment cycle from quarterly to
bimonthly
DELOITTE & TOUCHE (formerly TOUCHE ROSS & CO.)
April 1986-June 1989
A major "Big Four" public accounting firm providing audit, tax, and
management advisory services.
Assistant Controller-National Office Financial Management/National Office
Internal Auditor
Responsible for National Office financial reporting including cash
management, preparation of consolidated financial statements, filing of
partnership state tax returns, bank reconciliations inter-firm account
analysis, monthly pension and insurance allocations to local offices, year-
end schedules and review of profit plan variances. National accounting
coordinator for Touche Holdings, a limited investment partnership.
Participation in branch office audits ensuring compliance with Firm
policies and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Achievements:
. Implemented the partnership Capital Loan Program with Citibank NA
(Merit Award recipient)
. Installed the Interplex cash management system in coordination with
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
. Merit award recipient for efforts involved in streamlining preparation
of state group partnership returns
EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS
MBA, Public Accounting-St. John's University
Jamaica, New York
BA, Accounting/Finance-Queens College
Flushing, New York
Certified Public Accountant
State of New Jersey
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(AICPA)
Member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
(NJSCPA)
Member of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)
SOFTWARE SKILLS
MS Office (2003 and 2007), Legalkey, FRX, Quorum 1500, Computrac, TMC,
Elite, Great Plains, and CMS accounting systems, Ceridian Source 550 PR/HR
and ADP Payroll systems
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