Human Resources Accounting
Resume:
CAROLE L. GOTTLIEB
Norcross, GA 30092
678-***-**** cell
Email: **********@*****.***
SUMMARY Hands-on CPA with eighteen years experience in distribution, high technology and educational
companies and over five years in public accounting. Responsibilities have included debt negotiation
and capital funding, financial statement preparation, budgeting and forecasting, computerized
accounting system implementation, cash flow projection and tax preparation. Developed financial
models used to formulate core business strategies. Successful problem-solver and extremely self-
motivated.
EXPERIENCE
June 2005 to Professional Career Development Institute. Norcross, GA
Dec 2008 Controller
International provider of distance education programs for working adults.
Responsible for Accounting, Collections and Credit Departments (25 FTE reduced
25%)
Established scoring model for delinquent accounts resulting in 22% lift in cash collected
Responsible for all banking relations including monitoring bank covenants and swap agreements
Actively involved with private equity owners
Negotiated sale of “off book” student receivables resulting in $5M cash infusion
Devised and implemented daily company scorecard with key performance indicators
Reduced audit fees and time by 45% by maintaining audit workpaper equivalents for month end reporting
Prepared and created new consolidated monthly GAAP financials (5 days) and quarterly bank covenants requirements
Established Canadian subsidiary reporting and consolidation procedures
Implemented new financial and warehouse MRP software package reducing inventory backlog and scrap
Established safety stock levels and automatic purchase orders resulting in streamlined purchasing and 55% reduction in
backlog.
Successfully transitioned all promotional material to POD, eliminating obsolescence issues and enabling marketing
department to remain nimble.
Instrumental in development and implementation of overhead expense reduction plan leading to a reduction of annual
of $400k plus.
October 1999 to Yale Residential Security Products, Inc. Atlanta, GA
June 2005 Controller/CFO/Director of Human Resources
U.S. subsidiary of brand name residential lock marketing and distribution company.
Responsible for strategic planning, cash management, financial/cash budgeting and
forecasting, financial reporting/analysis and internal control.
Successfully directed and implemented all operational/financial changes as a result of acquisition by new parent
Company (ASSA Abloy, SA) including, but not limited to, determination of Fair Value Adjustments, implementation of
new financial/ tax reporting systems, and establishment of new bank relations.
Responsible for all internal/external legal and audit matters including, but not limited to, annual audit performed by
PWC, customer bankruptcy and preference issues, product liability, EEOC and DOL.
Analyzed margin impact of Mexico/NAFTA-produced versus Chinese-produced product to determine “best case”
sourcing.
Renegotiated freight container and LTL rates with international brokers and national freight-carriers resulting in $225k
reduction in annual freight costs.
Redesigned warehouse distribution process in order to gain efficiencies in receiving, picking and shipping. Successfully
introduced daily cycle counts which eliminated the annual inventory count as required by external auditors.
Negotiated all benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental and disability while maintaining an average
increase significantly below the national average for each of the past three years.
Responsible for human resources department, including, but not limited to, maintenance and implementation of
Company policy manual, payroll, company benefits programs, recruitment, hiring and training processes, personnel
review processes and adherence to federal and state regulatory mandates (HIPAA, ADA, EEOC, etc.).
June 1997 to Licensed Lifestyles, Inc. Atlanta, GA
September 1999 Controller
Fast paced publicly-traded licensed sports and entertainment novelty distributor and
manufacturer.
Consolidated two accounting departments into one within first 60 days and
implemented new accounting /distribution software.
Created new internal financial reporting package, providing more critical information to management.
Created and implemented company operating and financial policies including, but not limited to, Receiving, Shipping,
Credit and Collections.
Implemented company-wide purchase order system.
Reduced over 90 accounts receivable from $2.5M to less than $200k.
Implemented BOM, Work Orders and Production Order Processing for the Manufacturing division.
Established standard costing system for both Distribution and Manufacturing.
Revised sku database to allow for more multidimensional sku analysis.
Revised royalty reporting database to allow for more efficient and accurate reporting.
Established customer credit process which allowed for more strict monitoring and granting of credit to high-risk
accounts.
Maintained intracompany “Scorecard” allowing all personnel to have real-time access to certain key indicators relative
to their department and budgets.
Created “profitability” models for analyzing profit margin by customer and by product.
Hired, trained and supervised accounting department.
May 1995 to Lectra Systems Inc. Atlanta, GA
June 1997 Assistant Controller
U.S. subsidiary of International manufacturer and distributor of industrial CAD/CAM equipment.
Responsible for preparation of monthly financial statements for both internal
management and French-based parent company.
Prepared annual departmental budgets and monthly forecasts.
Responsible for hiring, training and managing all accounting personnel.
Revamped customer maintenance agreement database to allow for more accuracy and efficiency in reporting and
invoicing.
Reduced and maintained over 60-day accounts receivable to less than 5%.
Implemented Hyperion accounting and budgeting software.
Jan 1993 to London Communications Inc. Athens, GA
May 1995 Controller
High-growth multi-state payphone, inmate and hospitality phone system provider.
Restructured $1.7 M in high interest rate debt allowing for annual increases in cash
flow of $300k.
Analyzed and implemented federal and state IXC, COCOT, inmate and OSP tariffs.
Restructured accounting department and established procedures to create proper work flow.
Prepared monthly financial statements and all corresponding workpapers.
Enhanced accuracy of budgeting and planning by developing computer-based planning models.
Prepared and filed corporate payroll, excise, sales, franchise, property and various telecommunications tax returns,
including state public utilities reports.
Served as liaison for outside legal counsel.
Designed and implemented database programs for fixed asset maintenance; various tax filings and calculating
commissions to customers.
Hired, trained and supervised staff of five accounting personnel.
Sep 1987 to Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, PC Atlanta, GA
Dec 1992 Senior Accountant
Largest local accounting firm in Atlanta, GA.
EDUCATION University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Major: Accounting
CPA License #CPA012812
COMPUTER Advanced Excel, Advanced Crystal, Access, Word, Powerpoint
General Ledger Software: Great Plains, Fourth Shift, Macola, Hyperion, SBT, Peachtree
Businessworks, Quickbooks
Other: Conducted in-house training classes on Excel and Crystal
PROFESSIONAL American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
AFFILIATIONS Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants
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