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.

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