Accounts Payable Sales

LUCILLE J. CELLI

*** ***** ***** ***, **** # * • Congers, NY 10920

845-***-**** • abnhmr@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY: Detail-oriented Accountant/Financial Analyst with hands on experience analyzing

financial statement, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and accounting.

● Created financial models and reports to facilitate executive-level

decision making.

● Reported daily financial position to management for decision

making.

● Strong analytical skills supporting business operations through

analysis of key

performance indicators and trends.

● Consensus-driven communicator; intermediary across 27

showrooms and

departments to promote organizational success.

● Rapidly adapt to new technologies and possess expertise with MS

Word, Excel,

PowerPoint and other industry specific programs.

EXPERIENCE:

7/06 – 7/09 Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Accountant/Financial Analyst

Created and implemented new budget model as a tool to measure profitability and

facilitate executive-level decision making.

Financial Reporting, Month End Close, Cash Forecasting and Bank Reconciliations

Track and report monthly sales and commission for 27 showrooms, 5 agents and

many Independent Showroom Distributors

Weekly reporting to upper management of all Agent Lines sales and payments.

General ledger analysis and variance reporting

Tariffs, Duty Drawback, Harmonization Codes and US Customs for compliance and

refund for overpayment of duty.

Prepared Borrowing Base and Bank Covenant for Bank Loan

Reported financial position and sales on a daily basis for management decision

making.

Prepared monthly Departmental P & L’s by Cost Center to determine profitability of

each cost center.

9/99 – 7/06 Various Consulting Assignments

Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. - 7/05 – 7/06

- Created budget model and roll out to all showrooms and departments.

- Duty Drawback

MBIA, Inc. - 10/03 - 2/05

- Quarterly, Annual and Consolidated Statutory Filings

Receivables aging, deferred revenue, billing & cash applications

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Citicapital – 11/02 – 7/03

- Master leasing reconciliation’s and account analysis.

Sara Lee Coffee & Tea – 2/01 – 8/02

- Created financial statements for international acquisition

- Full audit on international acquisition

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Analyzed, approved and rejected vendor trade deductions and contracts

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- Collections

Snapple - General Ledger analysis

Westcon Inter company accounting & general ledger

Avon Company - general ledger account analysis

Various Consulting Assignments - Continued

Eileen Fisher, Inc. - payroll and fixed assets; year- end close

Dannon Company - budgeting, modeling and forecasting

5/99 - 8/99 Hypotenuse, Inc. Verona, NJ

Senior Accountant

- Researched, proposed, purchased and implemented Mas 90 accounting software

- Improved and implemented procedures for accounts receivable, billing, collections

- Processed accounts payable, commissions, payroll and state tax filings

- Prepared monthly financial statements, monthly close, general ledger reconciliation and

forecasts

1989 - 11/98 Cablevision/ Telecommunications, Inc./ TKR Cable Company, West Nyack, NY

Business Operations Manager (1991 - 1998)

- Prepared annual budgets, forecasts, models, variance analysis, statistical reporting,

monthly operations report, financial reporting and cash flow projections

- Prepared and filed Franchise Fees to municipalities and filed and other regulatory filings.

- Assisted with monthly and annual close

- Proficient in collections, non-pay activity and bad debt accountability - developed

procedures to reduce bad debt below industry standards

- Generated and launched cash management procedures

- Prepared subscriber accounting and rate/volume analysis

- Prepared and managed procedures on internal controls, accounts payable, accounts

receivable, purchase order processing and state and regulatory filings

- Assisted with managing and training call center employees (more than 175 employees)

- Managed, trained, motivated and provided support for accounting, collection and data

base staff

- Supported and assisted marketing with acquisitions, campaigns and retention efforts

Accounting Supervisor (1990 - 1991)

- Prepared expense and capital budgets for two cable systems

- Assisted with monthly and annual close, internal controls, collections, accounts payable

and accounts receivable

Senior Accountant (1989 - 1990)

- Project accountant. Tasks included generating purchase orders, capital planning and

accounts payable within the AS400. Prepared detailed analysis of project cost.

EDUCATION: Pace University – Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, 1986

The Professional Supervisor, Essential Leadership Skills, 1991

Dale Carnegie Course, 1993; Frontline Leadership, 1994

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JD Edwards Basic, Accounting and FASTR Courses, 1994

New York State Notary Public, 1995

Myers and Briggs Workshop, 1998

COMPUTER

SKILLS: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, JD Edwards, Oracle, AS400, MS Word and other programs.

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