Accounting Manager

B RIDGET A GUNTHNER

**** ********** *****, **** *****, FL 33967, 631-***-****, 239-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Recently and permanently relocated to Fort Myers from Long Island, NY. My objective is to obtain a

permanent position that will challenge and utilize my hands-on accounting approach. I am highly

qualified to perform advanced accounting activities and have excellent problem solving skills. I am a self-

starter, quick study and possess an excellent work ethic.

EXPERIENCE

Odessy Construction Corp, Studio Garden City Park, NY

2009 TO 2009

Wood Design and MACC Millwork

$30M GC, CM AND MILLWORK

CONTROLLER/ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

•Controller for Odessy Construction (Union) and Studio Wood Design

Implemented complete accounting procedures for Odessy and Studio

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Union and non-union payroll done in-house-highly detailed

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Union benefit reporting and distribution

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Benefits Administration

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Creation and Implementation of financial reporting

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WIP

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Accounts Payable

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Job Costing for both entities

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Monthly Statements

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AIA Billing and generic billing

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•Assistant Controller for MACC Millwork

AIA Billing with great detail.

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Maintained WIP

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Ronkonkoma, NY

MCLO Structural Steel Corp

2004 TO 2008

15M STRUCTURAL STEEL FABRICATOR AND ERECTOR

CONTROLLER/FC BOOKKEEPER

•Responsible for General ledger work including booking journal entries and monitoring accounts

for accuracy.

•Worked with Assets, including addition and removal as well as depreciation entries

•Scrutinized Liability and Expense accounts and adjusted accordingly.

•Administered all benefits including health, dental and pension.

•Billed using AIA requisitions and was very familiar with each contract and the status and

profitability of each.

•Kept all insurance requirements including those for projects which were CCIP and OCIP.

•Prepared and distributed all financials including P&L, Income Statements, Balance Sheets, WIP,

Cash flow, and analysis of budgets and modifications.

•Succeeded in collecting retainage that had been outstanding for a significant period of time using

excellent communication skills.

•Processed all payrolls in-house including union and non-union.

•Prepared for Audits including Workman’s Compensation, Liability and Union by actually

performing the audits using Excel before the actual audit date.

•Closed month and year end in an accurate and timely fashion.

•Prepared taxes including Payroll, ST 100, MT 903, IFTA and audited corporate returns.

•Met with bonding companies and managed to get bonding amounts increased for the first time in

10 years.

•Kept books for owner’s rental properties and managed tenants.

•Created spreadsheets using excel to translate and analyze data in great detail and format for

monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.

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Deer Park, NY

JA Lee Electric

2000 TO 2004

FC BOOKKEEPER

•Successfully oversaw and ran accounting department while maintaining all daily transactions

from AP, vendor payments, AIA progress billing, job tracking and costing for several

companies

•Prepared expense reports, account reconciliations, journal entries, balance sheets, P&L, GL

analysis and budgets/forecasts.

•Reported directly to the officers

•Maintained all subcontracts

•Inter-company entries

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Tempe, AZ

Marsoner Inc

1991 TO 2000

AP MANAGER/SPECIAL PROJECTS

•Oversaw and assisted in heavy AP processing for high revenue retail corporation with 13 locations

•Maintained highly specific voucher entry with multiple AP inter-co and sub-accounts. Cost

coding was done using sub-category accounts

•Handled high volume check runs involving multiple cash accounts. Accruals were accurately

made for all 13 companies for month-end close

•Audited Purchase Orders and matched to invoices

•Special Projects consisted of research and reconciliation of problem accounts and other

accounting issues from previous years.

EDUCATION

Nassau County, NY

CSA Accounting Continuing Education

2000-2001

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

MACOMB COLLEGE

1988-1990 CLINTON TWP. MI

BEGAN WITH NURSING AND CHANGED TO ACCOUNTING

STERLING HEIGHTS HIGH

1 987

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

D IPLOMA

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COMPUTER SKILLS

Advanced in software such as Excel, Word, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Master Builder, BEST and Outlook

including numerous others.

R EFERENCES

Notary Public for the State of New York

In addition to the positions that I have held referenced above, I have also done work for many others on a consulting basis.

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