Project Manager Accounting

Mark Bishop

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Objective

An Accounting Professional with a solid record of achievements in cost

accounting, inventory control, budgets, and cash collections. Known as

"Hands on" Manager with the ability to organize, and complete multiple

projects through effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Experience

Financial Manager SKE International, Inc., Warwick, NY

January 2007 to July 2010

. Perform monthly closing and prepare financial statements, cash

flow statement, balance sheet, and other financial control

reports in accordance with GAAP, Federal Acquisition Regulations

and Defense Contracting statutory requirements.

. Prepare periodic financial reports for senior management to

track various construction projects for accuracy of revenue

generating activities. Update cash flow statements. Prepare

reports for profit margin, tax strategies, and budget forecasts.

. Responsibilities also include analyzing trends, costs, revenues,

financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict

future revenues and expenses.

Achievements

. Assisted senior management in the development of strategies to

review and update internal controls and procedures to comply

with Section 404 of Sarbanes Oxley.

. Forty percent improvement in company's D&B Paydex Score.

. Implemented accounting policies and procedures for accounts

payable and monthly closing.

. Major responsibility in a successful accounting system audit by

a government agency.

Consultant T.M. Brennan Contractors Inc., Hamburg, NJ May

2006 to December 2006

. Consulted individuals responsible for accounts payable, payroll,

and general accounting functions, total annual revenue $20M.

Achievements

. Implemented accounting policies and procedures for accounts

payable, capital expenditures, monthly closing, and cash

reconciliation.

. Improvements to the job cost system.

. Reduced insurance premiums three hundred percent.

. Successful in outsourcing payroll to Paychex.

Controller / HR Manager TX Technology Corporation, Randolph, NJ

2001 - 2006

. Reported to remote holding company CFO, at EXX Corp, managed

company's accounting and human resources tasks, total annual

review $3M.

Achievements

. Lowered the over ninety day AR by ten percent.

. Reduced accounts payable late charges by one percent.

. Reduced inventory write off to one percent of its value.

. Implemented a Section 125 Plan for medical insurance premiums.

. Research and implemented a new medical and dental plan.

. Implemented accounting policies and procedures for accounts

payable expenditures, monthly closing, and cash reconciliation.

Senior Accountant Procurenet Inc, Fairfield, NJ

1996 - 2001

. Responsible for the preparation of consolidated financial

statements, sales and booking forecasts, and liability insurance

coverage for company, total annual revenue $40M.

Achievements

. Design a sales order entry and invoice system

. Negotiated yearly overhead costs with DOD.

. Completed special projects assigned by the President:

o Created business models using different overhead rates for

future company business.

o Generated pro forma financials for different company business

segments.

o Originated cost volume-profit and break-even analysis using

the contribution margin approach.

Senior Cost Analyst GEC Marconi Electronic Systems, Wayne NJ 1987 -

1996

. Designed a cost control and reporting system for a $31M contract

with US Army, total annual revenue $110M.

. Achievements

. Established engineering and operations budgets

. Identified cost drivers and reduced budget variances by six

percent.

. Produced timely and functional management reports.

. Secured DOD approval for cost control and reporting system.

. Streamline the budget process by eliminating unnecessary

paperwork, reduce redundancies, cost saving of one percent, and

reduced budget cycle by seven days.

Cost Analyst ITT Avionics, Nutley NJ,

1985 - 1987

. Developed resource estimates for bids and proposals.

. Prepared cost variance reports for government agencies.

. Prepared operating budgets.

Bid and Proposal Administrator Raytheon Corporation, Wayne NJ,

1984 - 1985

. Developed resource estimates for bids and proposals.

. Prepared Proposal Package for submission to Government Agency.

Project Analyst Diagnostic Retrieval Systems, Oakland NJ,

1981-1984

. Compiled and analysis anticipated costs to complete the

remainder of work on projects.

. Prepared operating budgets.

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, B.S., Accounting

Missouri Valley College, Marshall MO, B.S., History

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Wide Area Workflow Training at New Jersey Institute of Technology

ITT Avionics Certificate of Achievement Cost/Schedule Control System

Dale Carnegie How to win Friends and Influence People Seminar

GE Marconi Certificate of Achievement: Contract Management

H&R Block Certificate of Accomplishment, Intermediate Income Tax

Preparation

SKILLS

MS Office Professional Applications including Excel, Word, and Access.

Accounting Software: QuickBooks, Computer Ease, Platinum, Hyperion,

Multiview General Ledger

Proficient in other software applications: Filemaker Pro, Project Manager

Workbench, Paychex Preview/Rapid, and FRX Reports.

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