Manager Accounts Receivable

Joseph C. Wirtala, C.P.A.

Education:

The University of Texas at Austin, Masters in Professional Accounting/BBA-5

year dual degree program

Certified Public Accountant

Foreign Language Skills:

Achieved advanced business fluency in: Spanish, German, Portuguese, French,

Italian

Study Abroad:

European School of Business, Germany.

Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil - Participated in University of Texas

(CIBER) Program

Experience:

Berlitz International, Princeton, NJ

2007- 2009

Audit Manager

? Conducted Financial Audits and Operational Audits of International

Locations

? Utilized Language Skills to communicate with local management and

supervise co-sources

? Analyzed Internal Controls and recommended process improvements

? Tested Internal Controls for J-SOX Processes for first year

implementation

? Supervised External Resources on Financial Audits to ensure

Work completed successfully

Technitrol, Inc, Trevose, PA

Sr. Internal Auditor

2005-

2007

. Performed Financial and Operational Audits for various company divisions

. Examined Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Inventory, Fixed Assets, Accounts

Payable, Accruals and Equity accounts during Financial and Operational

Audits of company subsidiaries

. Utilized Spanish language skills to conduct audit projects in Spain,

Mexico

. Performed Internal Control Documentation and Testing for Sarbanes Oxley

Requirements

. Assisted external audit on year end review and helped in preparation of

10-K filing

. Utilized German Language skills to review and tie out financial

statements and conduct audits

Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY

Internal Auditor

2004-2005

. Performed Sarbanes-Oxley Audits of operations and subsidiaries including

Manufacturing and Health Care

. Performed Tests of Controls of various cycles including Payroll,

Pensions, Fixed Assets, Logistics, Order to Cash, and Purchase to Pay

cycles

. Presented Audit Findings to Senior Company Management including Corporate

Controller and Subsidiary Controllers

. Utilized Portuguese Language Skills to perform Sarbanes-Oxley audit for a

Brazilian Subsidiary of Kodak

Grupo IMSA (Large Mexican Steel Related Manufacturing Corporation), Dallas

TX

Internal Auditor

2003-2004

. Performed operational, (inventory and accounts receivable) Sarbanes-

Oxley, Six-Sigma and financial audits of subsidiaries

. Analyzed operational processes and mapped flow charts using Microsoft

Visio of shipping, receiving, scrap, and production

. Audited all major balance sheet accounts

. Presented audit findings and recommendations to Key Financial &

Operational Managers

. Used Portuguese and Spanish Language skills in Brazil to conduct audits

. Participated in Six-Sigma audit in Monterrey Mexico and Analyzed the

operational effectiveness of program

Arthur Andersen (Stuttgart, Germany)

2001-2002

?Served as US GAAP Accounting Specialist and also as an assistant on

assurance clients

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