Manager Sales
Resume:
Donna R. Sakkatos, CPA
Whitehouse, NJ 0888
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SUMMARY
Results oriented controller with diverse experience in financial and
operational accounting with public and private companies. Proficiencies
include departmental and process restructuring, strong analytical and
problem solving abilities, exceptional organizational and communication
skills and technical expertise relating to compliance with accounting
policies and procedures. Passed all four parts of the CPA exam on first
attempt.
EXPERIENCE
. Financial and operational analysis
. Budgeting and forecasting - P&L and cash
. Treasury management
. Debt covenants
. Sarbanes Oxley compliance
. Acquisition integration
. Sarbanes Oxley compliance
. External audits
Environmental Logistic Services LLC
2009 - Current
Private equity backed, $80 million waste management company specializing
in railing waste via company owed short line railroad for disposal at
company owned landfill.
Controller
Assumed responsibility of cash flow management of a highly leveraged
organization that had experienced recent rapid growth through
acquisitions and operating in an increasingly constricting marketplace
which resulted in contracted cash flows. Consulted daily with operations
management to understand and develop prioritization and rebuilding of
vendor relations and more equitable credit terms. Also set monthly cash
collections targets and communicated daily with collections manager to
ascertain progress versus projections.
. Successfully reduced month-end close and reporting timeline by 25
days through the repositioning and restructuring of staff.
compliance
. Improved vendor relationships by meeting agreed upon commitments
and decreasing payment terms from >90 days to ~45 day
. Responsible for accounting and reporting of 4 operating units both
stand alone and consolidated
. Prepared 13 week rolling cash forecast for use in managing
company's daily cash needs
. Covenant compliance for Revenue Bonds and revolving debt
New York Blood Center
2009
Assistant Controller
Contract assignment for not for profit organization
Metropolitan Paper Recycling Inc.,
2009
Controller
$10 million waste hauling and recycling company. Severe decline in
commodities market caused downsizing to maintain company solvency
NTD Laboratories, Inc/PerkinElmer Inc.
2006 - 2008
Controller
$14 million clinical laboratory, a division of a $2 billion global life and
health sciences organization, specializing in genetic screening during the
first trimester of pregnancy
. Analysis of business and market conditions affecting operations and
sales impacts of pronouncements by market leaders, impacts of
automations and new technology.
. Advised executive management on business strategies and sales
projections and kept them apprised of the progress of technology
changes and sales growth and recommended people and technology
resources to maintain continued improvements.
. Executed credit and collection policies resulting in 35% increase
in monthly cash collected
. Implemented new medical billing system for two sites
. Developed budgets and forecasts
. Financial reporting in compliance with GAAP
. Instituted billing and collections policies in adherence to HIPPA
regulations
Covanta Energy
2001-2006
Business Manager
$120 million dollar division of $2 billion waste-to-energy company.
. Attentiveness to understanding and ensuring contractual compliance
with major customers resulted in ascertaining methodology for
calculating price per ton for largest contract had been erroneously
performed in the past. The result was $3 million in pricing and
$.8 million in costs over remaining contract term.
. Managed bi-monthly cost containment meetings to understand spending
before month-end and determine cost cuts to mitigate overages and
maintain plan.
. Partnered with Corporate Accounting group to assist with external
reporting functions - 10Q and 10K, MD&A and financial inputs for
audited financial statements.
. Prepared annual budgets, monthly full year forecasts, 5 year
projections and provided detailed analytics and explanation of
variances and recovery plans
. Month end close and internal financial reporting
. Managed year - end audit
OTHER EXPERIENCE
ABC Industries, Inc. Controller
2000 - 2001
V I Technologies, Inc. Senior Accountant, Accounting
Manager 1998 - 2000
Pentland U.S.A. Inc. Senior Accountant
1994 - 1997
Sam & Libby, Inc. Staff Accountant
1992 - 1993
Ross Viking Merchandise Corp. Biller, Junior Accountant
1988 - 1993
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office (including Excel/Word), Oracle, ADI, Discoverer,
QuickBooks, Macola, MAS500, SAP. HFM
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
Long Island University, C.W. Post. - B.S. in Finance
1992
Certified Public Accountant - State of New Jersey
2004
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