Manager Accounting

MICHELE STAMATIOU, CPA

E-mail: **********@*******.***

**** **** * ******* **** 10H * Jersey City, NJ 07306 * 201-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dynamic business-savvy finance professional with Wall Street accounting

background and extensive experience in SEC financial reporting, financial

management, financial planning and analysis, process improvements, and

leading cross-functional teams. Creative, detailed-oriented, innovative and

organized problem-solver, with the ability to meet strict deadlines,

implement performance measurement metrics, and build high-performing teams.

Proven leader adept at strategic thinking and effective communication,

simplifying complex issues and viewing business holistically, and a talent

for maximizing goals.

KEY STRENGTHS

Financial Reporting Financial Planning & Developing Budgets &

Analysis Forecasts

Vision & Organizational Business Partnering & Delivering Results and

Leadership Alliances Decision Making

Team Building Project Management Customer Focus

Problem-solving and Research & Procedures Management and multi-tasking

analytics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (former subsidiary of ADP, Inc.),

Jersey City, NJ 2007 - Present

A publicly traded $2.1 billion leading global provider of technology-based

outsourcing solutions for investor communication and securities processing

services to the Financial Services industry.

Director - Financial Planning and Analysis, 2008 - Present

Hand-picked by the Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis for

promotion to co-lead the Financial Planning and Analysis Team. Primarily

responsible for reporting to Senior Management, the Company's Financial

Planning and Analysis functions including driving, establishing, and

maintaining processes, annual budgets, five-year strategic plans,

capital/resource planning, and cash flow model. Tasked with analyzing and

interpreting financial related data and developing strategic messaging

points and drafting earnings releases, investor presentations, management

discussion and analysis, and key speaking points for the quarterly investor

earnings calls.

. Report to Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis. Manage two

reports: Manager and Senior Analyst.

. Create, implement, and produce a monthly reporting package to CFO,

CEO, and COO that includes full financial statements, comprehensive

KPI reporting, operational Dashboard reporting, analysis of key

business trends, actual versus budget and year-over-year variances

and comprehensive executive level commentary on differences.

. Provide financial direction and support to Business Unit/Segment

controllers via trending analyses, growth drivers, and various

expense, revenue, EBIT, and financial ratio analyses.

. Develop and monitor the company's annual budget, five-year strategic

plan, and monthly forecasts, which includes establishing budget and

strategic plan tools, setting timelines, and acting as project

manager ensuring all budgets and strategic plans are accurate,

comprehensive and completed on time.

Manager - Financial Reporting, 2007 - 2008

Was primarily responsible for preparing the accounting and reporting for

Company-wide stock-based compensation and preparation of SEC filings,

including the Annual Report, 10-K, and 10-Q filings.

. Updated and maintained stock-based compensation model. Reported

Company-wide stock-based compensation metrics and scenarios directly

to CFO.

. Assisted in drafting Earnings Releases and reviews 8-K filings and

Compensation Discussion and Analysis of Proxy Statement.

. Prepared financial statements and related footnotes and drafted MD&A

message through close interaction with business unit controllers,

consolidation, financial planning and analysis, HR compensation,

investor relations, legal counsel, treasury operations, and tax.

Michele Stamatiou, CPA

E-mail: **********@*******.***

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Con Edison Of New York, New York, NY

2004 - 2007

A regulated utility that provides electric service in New York City, with

approximately $13 billion in annual revenue, and $34 billion in assets.

Manager, Corporate Accounting

Supervised a team of five accountants in preparing the monthly financial

closing and reporting of results to management, the Board of Directors,

SEC, and utility regulatory commissions. Provided general accounting advice

and specialized accounting services. Prepared general accounting

procedures, authority letters, and accounting opinions; researched and

assessed the effect of new, amended, and existing accounting standards.

Served as technical expert for the reporting and accounting of legal

reserves including asbestos, environmental sites, public injuries and

damages, and workers' compensation.

. Reported monthly flash to CFO for all subsidiaries by EPS for electric,

gas, and steam

. Prepared monthly board of directors' financial reporting package with

commentary

. Filed regulatory FERC and PSC reports. Prepared and documented 10-Q

and 10-K, SEC financial statement footnotes for contingencies,

derivatives, guarantees, and variable interest entities

Goldman Sachs, New York, NY

2003 - 2004

A regulated global investment banking leader in mergers and acquisitions

advice and securities underwriting with approximately $16 billion in annual

sales, and $13 Net Income.

Team Leader, Financial Reporting and Consolidations

Prepared the firm's quarterly and annual 10-Q, 10-K, and annual reports

including consolidated financial statements, related footnotes, and audit

reporting. Involved in the firmwide balance sheet consolidation of 300+

legal entities and collection of supplemental information from worldwide

Senior Accounting Officers ("SAOs").

. Prepared monthly CFO Financial Statement Review Package.

. Team leader for a group of seven associates and analysts.

. Involved in the implementation of and compliance with

contingencies, leases, guarantees, variable interest entities, and,

and Sarbanes-Oxley.

Lehman Brothers, Jersey City, NJ

2000 - 2003

Manager, Consolidations and Equity Reporting

. Functioned as Legal entity Controller for Lehman Brothers' Holdings

Inc and Lehman Insurance Company.

. Managed Lehman Brothers' $9+ billion Stockholders' Equity including

all stock-based compensation.

. Prepared Lehman Insurance Company's and Special Purpose Entities'.

("SPEs") quarterly audit and annual reporting; provided 10-Q, 10-K,

quarterly and annual audit, and press release reporting.

Merrill Lynch, New York, NY

1997 - 1999

Senior Accountant, Partnership and Analysis

. Managed assigned SPEs with an asset level in excess of $1 billion.

Monitored debt to equity ratio, interest rates, and outstanding

liabilities; calculated ROE and partnership distributions.

. Prepared financial statements and analyzed partnership accounts for

quarterly and annual audit.

Earlier Career: Senior Accountant - Knight Trading Group, Staff Accountant

- Scudder Kemper, Junior Accountant during full-time college attendance -

Gucci America

DEVELOPMENT

. Presently participating in IFRS rollout and monthly CPE training on

IFRS

COMPUTER & SOFTWARE SKILLS

. Proficient in: Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Essbase,

Hyperion, Vista, McCormick & Dodge, Peachtree, World Records, Great

Plains, CARE, Walker. Knowledge of Access, Compshare, and QuickBooks

EDUCATION

. CPA - State of New Jersey

. MBA - Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ *4.0 GPA

. BS Accounting - Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ *3.38 GPA

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