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Management Manager

Location:
Lancaster, NY, 14086
Posted:
September 07, 2010

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JOHN A. LEWANDOWSKI, JR.

* ****** ***** *****, *********, New York 14086

Home Phone: 716-***-****, Cell: 716-***-****

E-mail address: ablfx4@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Results oriented management professional with over twenty years of

progressive experience. Self motivated, detail oriented problem solver

with the ability to set effective priorities and implement decisions to

meet operational guidelines. Proficient in various office and financial

software applications. Expertise includes:

Process Automation Multi-Entity Consolidation

Business Analysis GAAP Reporting & Analysis

Debt Covenant Analysis & Reporting Credit Management

Project Management Foreign Currency Hedging

Controls & Procedures Administration Accounting Systems Administration

& Documentation Insurance Renewal Management

Professional Experience

Kemper System Production, Inc.

September 2009 to August 2010

Controller

. Primary responsibilities include:

. Financial reporting and analysis for three subsidiaries (one

Canadian and two U.S.) of a German company

. Monthly reporting, including detailed variance analysis, for

three business units

. Managing the budget process and quarterly forecast updates

for all three business units.

. Responsible for year-end reporting, co-ordination of the

audits and reporting results for consolidation.

. Sales tax and payroll filings for U.S. and Canadian

subsidiaries

. Managing cash flow and cash transfers to and from German

parent company

. Managing bank relations and investigating new streamlined

processes for daily processing.

. Managing a staff of two professionals

Mark IV Industries, Inc.

October 2008 to July 2009

Global Treasury Manager

. Primary responsibilities include:

. Managing the process of reporting the Company's cash and

liquidity position to executive management, the Company's equity

partner and outside advisors, on a weekly basis.

. Managing the process of reporting the Company's 13 week cash

flow and liquidity forecast to executive management, the

Company's equity partner and outside advisors, on a bi-weekly

basis.

. Calculating and analyzing all weekly variances to forecast and

investigating the nature of the variances so they can be

communicated, in an MD&A format, to executive management, the

Company's equity partner and outside advisors.

. Calculating and analyzing all bi-weekly changes in cash flow and

liquidity and investigating the nature of these changes so they

can be communicated, in an MD&A format, to executive management,

the Company's equity partner and outside advisors.

. Other responsibilities include:

. Managing weekly liquidity calls with worldwide units and

developing analysis and reporting tools to keep the calls

meaningful.

. Maintenance of the Excel based model upon which the cash flow

and liquidity reporting and analysis was performed.

. Other analysis as requested or required by internal executive

management or outside advisors.

International Imaging Materials, Inc.

November 1995 to October 2008

Treasury Manager (February 2006 to October 2008)

. Primary responsibilities include debt, cash, risk and credit

management.

. Debt management responsibilities include understanding debt

agreements, covenant and borrowing base reporting, ensuring prompt

payment of principal and interest.

. Cash management includes daily float management, revolver

borrowing, cash forecasts for up to one year and analyzing FX

trends related to currency repatriation.

. Risk management includes understanding insurance policies and

working with outside brokers as business conditions evolve. Also

responsible for annual policy renewals.

. Credit management includes ensuring all customer accounts are

kept current or providing direction relative to collection efforts.

Also responsible for setting credit policy, including limits and

terms for customers.

Accounting Manager (February 1997 to February 2006)

. Responsible for month-end and year-end reporting for a five

business unit consolidated entity which includes two foreign

subsidiaries.

. Responsible for supervising a staff of up to eight professional

employees.

. Work with outside auditors to complete financial audits at

interim and year-end.

. Responsible to maintain accounting and reporting software in

operational order and for monitoring system upgrades and changes.

. Represent finance department on cross-functional teams created

to initiate new projects or resolve business related issues.

. Responsible for reviewing and ensuring that all subledger

transactions are completely documented and in compliance with GAAP.

. Complete and file New York sales tax and Canadian GST returns.

. Complete and file New York UI returns for a subsidiary company.

. Responsible to review all foreign currency transactions for

accuracy.

. Responsible for ad-hoc reporting.

Ciminelli Development Company, Inc.

June 1989 to November 1995

Staff Accountant

. Responsible for billing and collections for 25 partnerships and

2 corporations, including calculations of CAM charges

. Responsible for all journal entries for 25 partnerships and 2

corporations

. Responsible for payroll for 30 employees, including all

reporting due to federal and state government

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Medaille College

May 2007-Present

Part Time Adjunct Instructor

. Financial Accounting at the BBA Level

. Cost Accounting at the MBA and BBA levels

. Principles of Finance at the MBA and BBA levels

EDUCATION

. Medaille College, August 2003 - July 2005

Master of Business Administration; G.P.A. - 3.85

. State University of New York at Buffalo, July 1990 - May

1995

B.S. in Business Administration (concentration in accounting);

G.P.A. - 3.05

SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and some

Access; Computerized accounting packages including ACCPAC,

Quickbooks, Simply Accounting and Timberline Software; Adobe Acrobat

Writer and Reader



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