William S. D'Addato

** ********* *****, ********, *** Jersey 07866

Office/Facsimile 973-***-**** * Mobile: 973-***-**** *

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CONTROLLER

Experienced in:

Financial Analysis/Reporting - Treasury/FX/Cash Management - Budgeting -

Forecasting

Cost/Expense Reductions - GAAP - IFRS - SOX - Forensic Accounting - Audits

- Team Building

Credit & Collections - M&A - Change Management - Risk Management - System

Implementation

Human Resources - Employee Benefits/Insurances - Payroll - Labor Relations

- Contract Negotiations

Experienced and capable Finance executive with the distinction and

reputation of successfully analyzing critical requirements, taking

businesses to their next success levels. A self-starting, goal-achieving

professional creating bottom line results, maximizing opportunities, and

developing cost-effective solutions.

Representative Accomplishments

> 25+ year professional career analyzed and prepared

monthly/quarterly/annual financial, operational and managerial reports

for U.S. based operations of German, English and Japanese owned

corporations.

> Developed and instituted a formal budget and reporting process using

linked Excel spreadsheets, pivot tables, and vlookups reducing man

hours expended on the processes by over 50%.

> Programmed and developed financial and analytical Excel spreadsheets

reducing the monthly closing process from 14 to 10 days.

> Developed and implemented a new inventory tracking system resulting in

a first month 28% decrease in raw material inventory levels.

> Managed accounts payable/receivable, customer service, payroll,

general/cost accounting departments consisting of over twenty staff

members.

> Coordinated, valued and negotiated several major acquisitions, mergers,

and divestitures and ensured their smooth transition into/out of

existing general and cost accounting systems.

> Reduced expenses; natural gas (15.3%), electric (12.6%),

telephone/internet/cellular (11.2%), freight (11.9%), and office

supplies (10.6%) expenditures.

> Trained management in computer basics: Windows, Excel, Word,

PowerPoint, Outlook and other various software applications resulting

in a more functional and computer-literate staff.

> Direct supervision, eight internal auditors of the worldwide

subsidiaries of Baker industries.

> Conducted sexual harassment training, internal and diversity

investigations in addition to the implementation of a workplace

violence prevention program.

> Negotiated medical and commercial insurance packages with carriers and

underwriters. During times of significant premium increases, minimize

the financial impact with acceptable changes to deductibles, co-pays,

prescription drug card details and maximum out-of-pocket expenses.

> Successfully collaborated with general counsels in the negotiation of

Union collective bargaining unit contracts, limited opener clauses,

union grievances and arbitrations.

> Coordinated both union and non-union employees in the development of a

new Employee Handbook, reducing the legal costs for the preparation by

$45,000.

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Professional Experience

Hishi Plastics U.S.A., Inc., Lincoln Park, New JERSEY (August 1997-July

2010)

(Mitsubishi Plastics Inc., Tokyo, Japan)

Controller/Human Resource Director

> Direct responsibility: Financial management/reporting, general/cost

accounting, Human Resources, auditing/GAAP compliance, operating and

working capital, strategic business planning.

> Preparation/analysis of financial statements, cash flow management,

budget development, forecasts, operational productivity, and product

costing using MS Office, Crystal Reports and Exact (Macola) software.

> Corporate Human Resource professional (interviews, job specifications,

hiring, separations, insurance, COBRA, FSA and 401K administration) and

payroll (ADP and Paychex administrator).

> Implemented Workplace Violence Prevention program.

> Conducted Sexual Harassment, Internal and Diversity investigations.

> Company Union, banking, insurance, audit and legal counsel liaison.

> Negotiated medical and commercial insurance packages with carriers and

underwriters.

> Negotiated Collective Bargaining Unit contracts, Union grievances and

arbitrations.

> Reduced expenditures: natural gas, electric, freight,

telephone/cellular/internet services.

> Established innovative inventory tracking to significantly reduce raw

material inventory costs.

American Safety Technologies, Inc., Roseland, New JERSEY (1993 - 1997)

Assistant Controller

> Direct responsibility: Financial reporting, general/cost accounting,

and systems administrator.

> Managed accounts payable/receivable, payroll and customer service

departments.

> Coordinated two major corporate acquisitions/mergers to ensure their

smooth transition.

> Converted IBM System 36 to HP UNIX and Novell network to utilize

Cimpro software.

The Estee CORPORATION, PARSIPPANY, New JERSEY (1988 - 1993)

Corporate Accounting Manager

> Direct responsibility: Financial reporting/planning, general/cost

accounting, cash management, budgets, asset control,

payable/receivable, customer service and credit & collections

departments.

> Directed daily cash management and foreign currency futures to

extinguish long term debt.

> Coordinated/negotiated acquisitions, mergers, divestitures and business

valuations.

National Guardian Security Services, Parsippany, New Jersey (1987 - 1988)

Regional Accounting Manager

> Prepared and analyzed monthly financial/operational reports.

> Developed and implemented an automated payroll/billing system, flexible

budget modeling, and cash flow forecasts to maximize individual guard

site profitability.

Baker Industries, Parsippany, New JERSEY (1985 - 1987)

Senior Accountant

> Prepared monthly/quarterly/annual closings and operational reports for

22 branch locations.

> Supervised 8 Auditors in the completion of financial/operational audits

of subsidiaries worldwide.

Nisivoccia & Gilbert, CPA's, Randolph, New JERSEY (1983 - 1985)

Staff Auditor

> Public Auditor of local municipalities, counties, schools, not-for-

profit organization

Education

> BS Accounting -Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA - 1983

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