Accounting Management

Arthur F. Kulikowski

**** ******* *********

Williamstown, New Jersey 08094

Home 856-***-****

Cell 609-***-****

Email: ac56bf@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Financial accounting professional with proven analytical and organizational skills. Directing accounting team to develop strong financial reporting. Effective team leader and manager utilizing skills to strengthen and motivate employees for staff development. Expertise in the following areas:

Financial reporting in compliance with GAAP

Develop and implement financial internal controls for SOX requirements

Construction project accounting experience

Multi-firm real estate property accounting management

Annual budgeting for corporate requirements

Monthly P&L forecasting

Cash management & job cost management

Payroll management utilizing ADP software for windows

Audit coordinator for internal and external audits

Excellent computer skills on PC (Microsoft windows V8, Office 365 for Outlook, Excel and Word)

Accounting software program experience (Sage 100, FASP-Sun Accounts, Khalix, BNA Fixed Asset, Timberline, & Peachtree)

Plan Administrator of 401(k) Plan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Senior Financial Director / Controller, OCT 2008 to May 31,2018 – McBee Associates, Inc., Wayne, PA

Financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, payroll processing, credit and collections for a national health care management & financial consulting services firm with over $40 million in revenues and 300 employees.

Direct report to President/CEO and majority owned private equity firm on all financial matters of this privately held company.

Consistently complete all month-end financial closings timely.

Prepare and complete annual budgets for submission to management.

Completely responsible for the entire accounting process.

Prepare monthly P&L forecasts and cash flow projections for management.

Establish creditability of accounting function by taking charge of internal controls to improve operating efficiencies according to company’s accounting policy.

Directed the successful development, staffing & cross training of three (3) direct reports.

Financial professional that effectively interfaces with banks and external auditors. Excellent communication skills, strong computer skills and no material year-end audit adjustments

CONTROLLER, 2002 to Oct 2008 – SunGard Market Data Services, Inc. (subsidiary of SunGard Data Systems, Inc.) Voorhees, NJ

Financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, payroll processing, credit and collections for a market data services firm with over $30 million in revenues and 125 employees.

Completed timely month-end financial closings per corporate deadlines.

Completed timely quarterly SOX testing per corporate deadlines.

Successfully met all forecast deadlines and ad hoc corporate deadlines.

Established creditability of accounting function based on internal & external audit results with zero exceptions to corporate accounting policy.

Directed the successful development, staffing & cross training of eight (8) direct reports.

Supervised and monitored the closing accounting schedule for three (3) business units.

Divisional Controller, 2000 to 2001 - Integrated Technical Services, Inc. (subsidiary of Clean Earth, Inc.) – Winslow, NJ

Financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, payroll processing, credit and collections for an environmental consulting service firm with $25 million in revenues and 80 employees.

Successfully reduced time required for closing and issuing financial reports by 50%.

Implemented & completed month-end financial packages for submission to corporate.

Re-established credibility of accounting function including human resources and payroll departments with corporate management.

Reorganized accounting department resulting in a 20% overhead reduction.

Implemented and designed spreadsheets for forecasting all cash flows for corporate reporting.

Assistant Corporate Controller, 1997 to 1999 – Ole Hansen & Sons, Inc – Cologne, NJ

Financial reporting and analysis, payroll processing, credit and collections for a real estate management firm controlling multi-businesses with $20 million in combined revenues and 70 employees.

Successfully reorganized accounting department.

Re-established credibility of accounting function with management and auditors.

Managed all accounting operations for multiple real estate properties.

Assisted Controller in implementation of formal budget program for all businesses with accompanying performance measurement.

Reduced time required for closing and issuing financial reports by 50%.

Designed spreadsheet program to improve cash management and accurately predict cash flows.

Implemented internal accounting controls with weekly visits to four satellite facilities.

Directed the successful development, staffing, and training of an accounting department including payroll while reorganizing the accounting function.

Accountant, 1987 to 1997 – Taylor, Wiseman & Taylor / Environmental Resolutions, Inc., Mt. Laurel, NJ

Financial, tax reporting and accounting analysis for a privately owned Engineering, Land Surveying, and Environmental consulting service company with $25 million in revenue and 100 employees.

Implemented the financial statements through a report writer program.

Designed Job Cost report for management to measure budget cost performance.

Performed quarterly and year-end payroll tax return reporting for 100 employees.

Effective utilization of accounting staff resulted in a $10,000 reduction in fees from the CPA firm.

Designed spreadsheet program to improve cash management and predict cash flows.

EDUCATION

BSBA, Accounting, Rowan University, (Glassboro State college), Glassboro, NJ, May 1987

AAS, Accounting, Gloucester County College, Sewell, NJ, May 1984

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