SUMMARY
Accounting professional with extensive corporate experience in all
functional areas of accounting. Working knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley
standards. Established career wit solid record of performance. Recognized
for strong organizational skills. Proven ability to consistently meet
deadlines and work effectively as part of a team, utilizing strong
communication and time management skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MANNKIND CORPORATION, Danbury, CT
2005-2011
Senior Accountant, Capital Asset Management (2006-2011)
. Managed accounting for multi-million dollar building expansion and
renovation project.
. Assured compliance of Sarbanes Oxley standards, resulting in no
significant deficiencies or control weaknesses found during quarterly and
annual Fixed Asset audits.
. Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations for Construction in
Progress and Fixed Asset accounts, including monthly FA Rollforward.
. Conducted annual fixed asset physical inventory across multiple
locations, performed disposals of retired assets.
. Implemented the Analytical Accounting module of Great Plains in order to
automate capital asset reporting by collaborating with IT.
. Capitalized building improvements and equipment purchases.
. Prepared monthly Sales and Use tax return.
Staff Accountant (2005-2006)
. Prepared monthly closing entries, including service accruals, purchase
card transactions, capitalization of equipment, depreciation expense and
asset impairment analysis.
. Maintained monthly balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with SOX
requirements.
TAUNTON PRESS, INC., Newtown, CT 1991-2004
Business Analyst (2001-2004)
. Performed as an integral part of finance team in the preparation of the
annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
. Prepared and maintained monthly files and summary reports of promotional
spending for marketing managers down to the lowest detailed project level.
. Published monthly detailed financial reports of department spending for
review by the various department managers.
TAUNTON PRESS, INC., Newtown, CT
Business Analyst (cont)
. Determined and provided variance explanations from actual to budget on a
monthly and quarterly basis to the various marketing managers.
Accounting Manager (1998-2001)
. Insured timeliness of monthly accounting closing cycle.
. Provided strong leadership as a role model to other accounting
professionals within the department.
. Distributed various monthly financial reports to company executives for
review.
. Generated monthly closing entries, including cost of sales entries and
monthly accruals.
. Reviewed the monthly balance sheet account analysis of prepaid accounts
and inventory accounts.
. Automated the preparation and distribution of the quarterly royalty
statements for authors based on a percent of revenue.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Business Administration - Accounting Major
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, TM1, Great Plains
Accounting Software, Lawson Accounting Software.