Manager Accounting

Jeff Paris, CIA

**** ** **** ****** ? Tamarac, Florida 33321, United States

? Home: 954-***-**** Cell: 954-***-****

E-Mail: **********@***.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

? Extensive experience in retail and inventory accounting,

management and operations

? Certified Internal Auditor

? Able to meet deadlines and handle numerous projects

simultaneously

? Strong supervisory, managerial, and administrative skills

? Skilled in streamlining procedures for maximized productivity

and profitability

. Skilled at working independently, multi-tasking and delegating

responsibilities.

. Able to deal patiently with difficult people

? Able to teach and explain procedures, policies, and methods to

various levels of co-workers

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Pueblo International, LLC, Pompano Beach, Florida (1990 - 2009)

Inventory Accounting Manager (1998 - 2009)

Responsible for stores and Distribution Center perpetual inventory

accounting, shrink and gross margin computations, and associated reporting

to senior management for a Grocery Store Chain with 48 stores, a 300,000

square foot full service warehouse facility, combined inventory balances in

excess of 35 million and annual revenues of $500 million.

? Supervised accounting staff of 15 in weekly inventory and gross

margin computation/reporting, periodic G/L closings, P/L and Balance

Sheet account reconciliation and analysis. Process and reporting for

stores was done by division, by district, by store, by department.

Warehouse reporting process was by item, by department using a perpetual

inventory system. Reporting was made directly to the CFO and Division

Presidents for Operations and Merchandising.

? Reengineered procedures, duties, and reporting functions resulting in

streamlined, economical, and efficient processes and improved

communications with operational and merchandising departments.

? Conducted periodic meetings and training sessions with operational,

merchandising, loss prevention, and store personnel to provide guidance

and understanding of accounting and IT processes and to get user

feedback.

? Originated and wrote numerous requests for IT services for program

and systems changes/enhancements related to the Accounting, Operations,

and Merchandising processes.

? Participated in working with IT programmers for process enhancements

by offering end-user perspective, determining testing parameters, and

approving results prior to implementation into production.

? Served as Accounts Payable Manager on an interim basis and as back-up

for the Director of Retail Accounting while retaining all other duties.

? Assisted in reconciliation of vendor bankruptcy claims by researching

Accounts Payable, store and warehouse receiving records, maintenance

logs, and legal and rent agreements/contracts for either confirmation of,

determination of differing amounts or for reasons for disputing the

claims and communicating the findings to company senior management, legal

representatives, and the claimants.

Senior Auditor (1990 - 1998)

Field audits for all Florida and Virgin Islands stores. Internal,

operational, and financial lead auditor.

? Planned and performed audits and reviews of all facets of retail

store operations.

? Developed and implemented policies and procedures at the request of

Operational Management.

? Participated in year-end financial statement reviews with External

Auditors.

? Organized and executed Internal Control Reviews of financial,

operational, merchandising and purchasing functions.

? Project Team Leader in installation of POS System in the Virgin

Islands stores.

EDUCATION

Biscayne College, Miami, Florida

B.A. Accounting

CERTIFICATIONS

? Certified Internal Auditor (1997)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

. Institute of Internal Auditors

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