Manager Management

Edward T. Nitkiewicz, CPA

**** ****** **** ( WHITEHOUSE, OHIO 43571

419-***-**** ( 419-***-**** ( *************@**********.***

Qualifications for Financial Management

Financial specialist with 20 years of experience in interpreting corporate

books, evaluating assets and preparing reports on the condition of the

enterprise. Experienced in inventory standard costing, transitioning new

software upgrades, and implemented credit and collection policies which

improved cash flow. Proven record of improving efficiency and productivity

through evaluation of financial systems and procedures in place.

Area of Expertise

Financial Analysis Cost Accounting ERP Systems - Implementation

Financial Statements Budgeting & Credit Decisions/Collections

Fixed Assets Forecasting Supervision

Excel & PowerPoint Gross Profit Analysis Inventory Control/Analysis

Consolidations P&L Responsibility Bank Reconciliations

Month End Closing

Career History

Contract Controller Thomas & Betts, Barneys Convenience

Marts (Robert Half) 2008 - Present

Responsible for monthly financial statements, closing journal entries,

daily cash projections, Sales & CAT tax. Supervise A/P payroll, cycle

counts, and receiving to ensure proper separation of duties. Contact person

for system conversion to KBM. Responsible for posting of daily plant

activity and all month end closing entries. Month end reporting

requirements were mfg.statement, capital forecasting, CIP tracking and

FinPak. Standard Cost corrections to various part numbers were made after

conversion to ensure accuracy. Variances reduced from 300K to fewer than

10K.

Financial Analyst DANA

2007-2008

Review Financial Statements of Dana plants in US and Mexico for accuracy,

reasonableness. Saved 800K in bad debt write offs prior to emerging from

Bankruptcy. Created and implemented new procedure for collection of short

paid invoices from Chrysler. Review margin reports for North America

Traction division. Approve G/L entries and approve account reconciliations.

Responsible for tracking cost savings in Lean, Vave & Six Sigma. Used

Hyperion and Oracle software.

Plant Accountant/Credit Mgr/ Jones-Hamilton

2002 - 2007

Responsible for inventory valuation, (2M). This included creating and

maintaining accounting rules for all inventory transactions in Mapics.

Maintaining standard cost, yearly rolling of standards, physical counts,

monthly adjustments of HCL terminal costs and monthly close entries. Also

responsible for increasing cash flow by 1.5M, gross profit analysis, tax

returns, account reconciliations, inventory reconcilement of numerous off

site locations. Evaluate potential & current customers for credit

worthiness. Crystal reports and Railmax used daily.

> Promoted to Credit Manager in March 2004 and subsequently increased

cash flow by 1.5M by reducing DSO by 5days.

> Provided monthly inventory, rail car and gross profit analysis to

board members.

> Successfully implemented new inventory system and reduced physical

counts from monthly to quarterly.

Assistant Controller ClappDico

2000 -2001

Brought fixed assets up to date and reconciled accounts receivable and

various bank accounts months behind after merger of Clapp & Haney and Dico

corp. Prepared Payroll and Property tax returns. Provided management with

manufacturing flowchart. Supervised accounting staff.

> Improved efficiency and accuracy of Standard Cost system by correctly

costing all Inventory items.

> Amended personal property tax returns and saved the company more than

60K.

> Reconciled accounts receivable previously out of balance by 65K.

Corporate Accountant Bennett Management

1998 - 2000

Monitored and mentored a staff of seven responsible for the production of

F/S, fixed assets, a/p, bank reconciliation and personal property returns

for 31 restaurants, (Five Entities). Also performed banking duties for Head

office.

Uncovered Kitting scheme by restaurant manager.

> Successfully implemented upgrade to Navision.

> Reduced monthly close by one week.

> Prepared Personal property tax returns for six entities.

Senior Accountant Frozen Specialties

1995 - 1998

Established and maintained standard cost system. Budget presentations.

Provided Product Costing analysis to management for Private Label

customers. Processed customer invoicing, reconciled general ledger accounts

including PPV. Presented monthly financial reports to board members,

> Designed and developed graphs for the month end reporting package.

> Provided management with monthly variances.

> Led consolidation of Matlaw Food products into Frozen Specialties.

Division Controller

Laidlaw Waste Systems 1991 - 1995

Responsible for Financial Statements. Prepared monthly operating report

covering results of facility. Supervised Scale house. Responsible for

budgets, weekly and quarterly projections to Corporate. Managed and

evaluated support staff.

> Considerably increased reliability and accuracy of accounting

information.

> Facilitated month-end closing process by taking over A/P processing

and posting all closing entries

> Reduced payroll by taking on additional duties.

Additional Information:

CPA License is current thru December 2011.

Prepared Income taxes returns out of my home for more than 15 years.

USSSA umpire for 18 years.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Business Services /Accounting University of Toledo

Associate Degree Applied Business, Owens Community

College

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