Management Financial

Summary of Qualifications

Experienced CPA and CFE professional with expertise in the areas of

internal controls, forensic and litigation support, and financial system

implementations. Noted projects include dispute resolution, bankruptcy

support, employee defalcation, SOX Section 404 compliance, internal control

evaluations, operational reviews, financial package implementations,

workshop facilitation, process redesign, and other accounting and financial

analysis. Client engagements include a wide spectrum of public and

privately held corporations in industries as diverse as services,

construction, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, and non-profit.

Professional Experience

Prestigious Mid-Size Public Accounting Firm Long Island, NY 04/04 -

Current

DIRECTOR -Consulting Services

. Manage Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 Compliance projects by

performing:

. Scoping,

. Process documentation

. Risk assessment,

. Control gap mitigation,

. Testing, and

. Reporting.

. Performed operational reviews of organizations complete accounting

process including the evaluation of and reporting on the design and

operating effectiveness of existing systems and recommendations for

improvements.

. Reconstruct records, quantify and present damages through forensic

examinations related to:

. Employee defalcation,

. Embezzlement of funds,

. Construction project claims,

. Prevailing wage disputes,

. Tax compliance,

. Final accounting reports, and

. Partnership disputes.

. Develop divisional policies and procedures necessary to manage and

conduct various forensic and risk management projects.

. Support Chapter 7 and Chapter11 organizations by providing and

ensuring:

. All transactions are compliant with bankruptcy plan,

. Recording and reporting of all financial transactions,

. Policies and procedures related to internal controls,

. Proper treasury management,

. Compliance with bankruptcy court orders and reporting

requirements,

. Claims management

. Reporting to creditors committees, and

. Other required financial analysis and reporting.

Robert Half Management Resources Uniondale, NY 11/03 - 03/04

Sarbanes Oxley Implementation consulant

. Developed operational and process flows detailing internal controls

and risks.

. Developed risk assessments identifying mitigating controls and

recommendations for remediation.

The Capital Markets Company New York, NY 09/02 - 08/03

Senior Financial Systems support analyst

. Acted as liaison between business and information technology

development staff supporting worldwide users on General Ledger,

Accounts Payable, and Time & Expense application issues and

requests.

. Redesigned and automated management and external financial

reporting processing.

PeopleSoft, Inc. Pleasanton, CA 03/98 - 09/01

Senior Financial Systems Implementation Consultant

. Managed the implementation of and supporting financial systems

through:

. Project management,

. Functional and technical design specifications

. Data mapping and conversion, and

. System design and configuration,

. System setup and configuration issues resolution.

. Conducted Return on Investment workshops to discover and quantify

tangible and intangible results of various technology projects.

Grant Thornton, LLP Denver, CO 01/96 - 03/98

System Implementation Consultant

. Assisted customers in the evaluation, selection, and implementation

of various financial and customer relationship management

applications

. Developed division-wide implementation manual, detailing the phases

of an implementation including templates for project plans, status

reports, issue identification sheets and logs.

. Coordinated efforts for the development of successful sales

proposals.

Samaritan Health Systems Phoenix, AZ 01/92 -01/96

Financial Controls And Systems Analyst

. Participated in the redesign of the 16-facility patient financial

services division through the design and development of management

information system and an in-house lockbox system with automated

posting.

. Liaison between system finance and facilities responsible for

implementing standard financial statement and financial forecast

and capital planning, tools.

. Corporate Accountant responsible for daily and monthly

reconciliation and analysis of general ledger cash accounts,

Education

Pace University Pleasantville, New York 06/90

Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting

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