Manager Accounting
Resume:
WILLIAM FIFTAL *******@***.***
Stoll's Pharmacy, Waterbury, CT
** +/- Employees $4 +/- Million Annual Revenue
Accounting Consultant
. Performed analysis of accounting system and procedures
. Processed accounting tasks including past bank reconciliations, and
update of QuickBooks including reconciliation of ledger accounts.
Cambridge Biomedical Inc, Boston, MA
2008 - 2009
20 +/- Employees $5 +/- Million Annual Revenue
Accounting Manager
. Responsible for all accounting functions including client billing,
accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank reconciliations. As well as
general ledger, month end closing, balance sheet item reconciliation
and financial reporting.
. Manage all purchasing and inventory functions, including material needs
planning, and best terms negotiations.
. Responsible for operational planning coordinated with CEO & COO
. Responsible for special project development and implementation,
including cost accounting procedures, purchasing & inventory procedures
and vendor qualification procedures.
. Responsible for training of admin staff in QuickBooks inventory
functions and procedures.
. Responsible for HR activities related to 401k administration, health
insurance administration,
ancillary insurance administration and maintaining employee files.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, Boston, MA
2005 -2008
5000+ Employees $1.5 billion annual revenue
Cost Accountant / Inventory Analyst
. Perform, analyze and monitor inventory accounting within SAP
. Responsible for root cause analysis of process failures and successes,
implementation of strategy change and translation of best practices.
. Partner with commodity functional teams to ensure best practices for
maintaining the accuracy of financial and physical inventories.
. Track inventory processes at distribution centers and vendor locations
to analyze manufacturing variances of raw materials consumption by means
of extensive reconciliations in Excel.
. Forecast and plan to leverage best procurement and inventory management
practices operating with the least inventory and pursuing cost
reductions and other value added supply chain programs and strategies.
. Assist implementation of SAP system from IBM operating system,
translating accurate inventory specifications and product bills of
material.
WILLIAM FIFTAL
Heritage Flag Co., Inc.,Boston, MA
1999-2005
20+/- Employees $1 million annual revenue.
Accounting Manager / Office Manager
. Analyzed financial records to determine cause and extent of process
failure.
. Implemented Peachteree accounting software, determined accurate
balances for all accounts.
. Set up appropriate chart of accounts.
. Managed accounts payable, coded vendor billing, reconciled expense
reports, prepared check runs with attention to aging invoices
. Managed accounts receivables, prepared all client job invoicing,
prepared daily receipts and made deposits, tracked aging receivables
assisting in collections.
. Managed month-end and quarterly closings, financial reports, general
ledger.
. Prepared and filed tax reports for payroll and sales. Prepared
documents for annual federal, state and property tax returns.
. Developed and analyzed cost accounting reports for all aspects of
production.
. Maintained fixed asset depreciation schedules.
. Developed relationships with and negotiated business end of marketing
promotional services with high profile clientele including the Museum
of Fine Arts Boston, Boston Ballet Company, Boston Symphony Orchestra,
and the Smithsonian Institute.
Education in Business & Accounting
University of Connecticut Coursework in Business & Accounting
University of Massachusetts Coursework in Accounting
Continuing Education in Liberal Arts
Harvard University Extension Studies in Liberal Arts
Systems & Applications: SAP, IBM, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Excel,
Microsoft Office
William Fiftal
36 PineRidge Drive
Watertown, CT 06779
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