Manager Accounting

ROBERT S. MACKNOWSKI

** ****** *****, ***** *****, NJ 08879 ******@*********.***

732-***-**** (Home) 908-***-**** (Cell)

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CAREER SUMMARY

Highly motivated, well-organized, and dedicated Accounting / Finance

professional with expertise in general accounting, financial analysis &

reporting, cash management, consolidations and financial systems within

publicly traded and privately held food and drug retailers.

. Team player who consistently meets financial deadlines

. Well versed in accounting principles (GAAP), practices, business

operations and systems

. Effective communicator within organization as well as outside financial

institutions and business community

. Recognized for leadership, dedication and problem-solving strengths

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contract Consultant

July 2009 - June 2010

Assist the Drug Fair Group with the bankruptcy proceedings; prepare ad hoc

reports as requested by management.

DRUG FAIR GROUP, INC., Somerset, NJ

August 2007 - July 2009

New Jersey based privately-held company with annual sales of $300m and

1,700 employees

Purchased by Walgreens May 2009

Assistant to the Controller / Manager of Accounting

Responsible for the day to day operation of the Accounting Department,

including but not limited to, all internal / external accounting

transactions for monthly, quarterly & year-end closings, post-closing

adjusting entries, financial statement analysis & preparation, budget

analysis & preparation, controlled fixed assets in excess of $10m,

administered credit line of $60m, prepared monthly state sales tax filings

$500k, weekly wire transfers of Payroll taxes (FICA), regulatory reporting

for Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZ), managed all aspects of Lawson Financial,

GL Legacy and JDA Accounting software packages.

Accomplishments:

. Migrated from LaSalle Bank to Bank of America banking platform, in

compliance with accepted security and accounting procedures.

. Developed & implemented cash accounting & auditing controls, resulting in

optimum use of available funds ($700k) and improved cash and borrowing

base availability ($5+m).

. Reduced payroll expense by $5k annually with the conversion from Lawson

Payroll to UltiPro Payroll software.

. Instituted accounting control procedures & software within Lawson in

order to streamline monthly financial closings - savings $10k annually.

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PATHMARK STORES, INC., Carteret, NJ July

1974 - August 2007

Northeast regional retailer with sales exceeding $4 billion and 31,000

employees

Purchased by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. December 2006

Positions included:

Manager, Cash & Banking

Manager, Lawson Administrator

Manager, General Accounting (Staff of 6)

Supervisor, Fixed Asset Accounting & Real Estate Accounting (Staff of 4)

Senior Accountant

Held various positions within the Accounting Department. Assumed

additional responsibilities in recognition of consistently performing

outside of job description.

Responsibilities included, but not limited to, managed a $180m credit line,

managed daily wire transfers in excess of $100k, monthly, quarterly & year-

end closings, balance sheet analysis, consolidation reporting for 16

companies, including Guarantor and non-Guarantor properties and real estate

sub-consolidations, reporting of capital expenditures & fixed assets, SOX

compliance, designed / created reports from Lawson & Hyperion Essbase, and

tested major releases for Lawson.

Accomplishments:

. Led the Lawson integration team

. Active role in the conversion of banking software

. Assisted in creating new cash disbursing accounts with Bank of America

. Created Chart of Accounts and organization structure in-house for 16

companies

. Converted and mapped Fixed Assets & General Ledger data into Lawson

SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE

Microsoft Office Suite, Lawson Accounting software - Versions 7.2, 8.03,

8.1, Hyperion Essbase, Unix Platform, FAMS Database, JDA Accounting

software, Softscape PRD software, UltiPro Payroll software, Monarch

Database

EDUCATION

B.S. Degree - Economics; Minor - Accounting / Finance, Jacksonville

University

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