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Manager Management

Location:
Brewster, NY, 10509
Posted:
August 30, 2010

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STEVEN L. WEITMAN

*** ******* **** **** 845-***-****

Brewster, NY 10509 ablnxi@r.postjobfree.com

SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER

Experienced hands on Senior Financial Manager with in depth expertise in

all aspects of accounting. Managed relationships with parent company in

Switzerland, subsidiaries in North America, large international banks,

internal and external auditors, federal and state government entities, and

company shareholders. Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) licensed. A

highly self-motivated, team player with a passion for working with numbers.

Areas of expertise include:

? Foreign Exchange hedging ? Corporate

Accounting

? Forecasting ? Sarbannes-Oxley

(SOX)

? Consolidations ? Budgeting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ABB TREASURY CENTER, USA, INC., Norwalk, CT

2006-2009

(Subsidiary of ABB Ltd, a $35B global leader in power and automation

technologies)

Treasury Manager

Supported the North and South America regions with professional treasury

management services for foreign exchange, commodities, and cash management.

Managed Treasury Center's currency exposures.

. Analyzed and traded Foreign Exchange, Money Market and Commodity

instruments.

. Wrote weekly newsletter on Money Market and Foreign Exchange

developments for distribution to company controllers and other

personnel.

. Provided daily support to ABB companies on cash inquiries and the

internal website, remote account management system (RAMS).

. Monitored weekly liquidity forecasting for the US.

. Security administrator for banking systems.

. Developed spreadsheet to identify bank fee overcharges.

. Tested ABB's processes and controls for conformance with SOX,

resulting in significant savings in audit fees each year.

ABB, INC., Norwalk, CT

1989-2006

(Subsidiary of ABB Ltd, a Holding Company)

Finance and Control Manager (2000-2006)

Handled a broad range of financial functions for the regional holding

company including general ledger, monthly financial, forecast and budget

submissions to parent company in Zurich. Analyzed/reconciled various

accounts on a monthly basis to comply with SOX.

. Managed team that prepared the annual audited financial statements for

US.

. Prepared consolidated cash flow statement with commentary for the US.

. Compiled monthly reports relating to the company's Asbestos liability.

. Worked with business units and financial systems personnel to reduce

monthly intercompany outages from millions of dollars to near zero.

Accounting Process Control Manager (1998-2000)

Ensured that submissions of financial data were timely, accurate and

complete for various businesses within one of the company's two largest

segments.

. Analyzed variances of actuals to annual budget and to latest forecast.

. Reviewed post-employment benefits reserves in accordance with SFAS

112.

. Prepared and submitted various US Department of Commerce reports

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ABB, INC. continued

Supervisor Special Reporting (1989-1998)

Ensured that US GAAP as well as accounting principles of European parent

company were adhered to by business units. Handled stock redemptions by

shareholders of acquired companies and escheat reporting to various states.

. Improved reporting cycle time and accuracy by the businesses by

issuing a monthly Financial Reporting Newsletter featuring numerical

standings of reporting units.

. Generated quarterly Country consolidation for forwarding to parent.

. Prepared Consolidated Balance Sheet, Income Statement and various

footnotes for the Annual Report; maintained related work papers.

. Prepared financial books and wrote commentary for internal management.

. Took on special projects including sales of businesses and Hart Scott

Rodino filing.

EDUCATION

MBA, Financial Management, Pace University, White Plains, NY

BBA, Accounting, Bernard M Baruch College of City University, New York, NY

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND MEMBERSHIPS

Certified Treasury Professional valid through June 30, 2011

Association for Financial Professionals

COMPUTER SKILLS

An effective current user of various software packages including Microsoft

Office products (Excel, Word, Powerpoint), Lotus Notes, Hyperion, SAP and

360T.



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