HARVEY A. GOLD
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Career Experience
Upshaw, Williams, Biggers, Beckham & Riddick Attorneys . Ridgeland, MS .
39157 05/2005-05/2010
Office Administrator / Controller
. Supervised all expenses, billing, accounts receivable and benefits
administration for 12-attorney, Ridgeland branch of the law firm;
managed all legal assistants and human resources; supervised all
building, automobile, equipment leasing.
. Reduced controllable operating expenses each year and by $67,000
through just first 9 months of 2009 with no degradation of quality.
. Increased employee retention by 100% by third year
. Successfully implemented work environment efficiency and cooperation
between departments with fair, impartial motivation and
understanding of each other's duties, thereby reducing turnover rate
by 100%.
. Prepared closing entries monthly and annually, prepared individual
productivity reports for firm timekeepers
Performance Food Group, Inc.,. Magee, MS . 01/ 2004 - 10/ 2004
Controller/Office Administrator
. Directed all financial management functions, including review of
budgets, forecasts, etc. Distribution Facility annual sales of $140MM.
. Implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Compliance-all
departments
. Implemented Credit controls which reduced Accounts Receivable +120
Days from over $600k to $200K in six months
. Devised and successfully implemented plan to cycle count entire $8MM
inventory every quarter which led to 15% reduction in annual inventory
shrink ($120,000 reduction in operating expense through quarterly
cycle counts)
. Implemented teamwork and cooperation between department heads and
their departments for efficiency and less stressful conditions in a
stressful, fast-paced, long-hours business.
US Foodservice / PYA Monarch, Inc. . Tampa FL, . Greenville, SC . Jackson,
MS.. 08 /1996 - 01/2004
Controller/Office Administrator
. Same as above plus I successfully accomplished inter-departmental
efficiency by promoting cooperation and respect for all employees.
Butler Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada, Attorneys, . Jackson,
Mississippi, .10/1989 - 08/1996
Controller
. Helped research and subsequently implemented new accounting hardware
and software for one of Mississippi's largest law firms
. Devised and implemented new Budgeting and Forecasting spreadsheet
models for Annual Financial Operating Plans
. Researched and implemented new Cost-Tracking software (Equitrac).
. Held inter-department meetings with paralegals, secretaries, pool
typists, accounting, etc., so all personnel could discuss and
understand each other's problems, concerns, etc.
Education
. bachelor of professional accountancy / Mississippi State University *
. bachelor of Business Administration (Computer Science) / Mississippi
state university *
SKILLS-Other Achievements
. MS Office certified Power User, (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint,
etc), Quickbooks, extensive Windows server experience.
. Strong oral and written communication skills
. Former Member of Gerson-Lehrman Group's Consumer Goods Councils of
Advisors: Supply Chain Specialist, 850 Third Avenue, 9th Floor New
York, NY 10022
. Successfully provide increased efficiency from staff through team
philosophy and pleasant work environments.
* Degrees Earned simultaneously