ROBERT VERALLI
West Milford, NJ 201-***-**** *******.******@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/robert-veralli
STAFF ACCOUNTANT ANALYST ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
Detailed oriented, organized and self-starter Accounting and Finance support professional skilled at adapting within fast-paced environments. Experienced in creating ad hoc reporting, identifying root cause of systemic issues and implementing issue resolutions. Maintained many successful cross functional business relationships and dynamic partnerships. Skilled at driving business process improvement.
CORE COMPETENCIES
QuickBooks Certified User Desktop 2015 Accounting Functions Finance Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Financial Statement Balance Sheet Income Statement Retained Earnings Bank Statements Credit Cards Processing Journal Entry Payroll Entry General Ledger Month End Closing Expense Reports Trial Balance Adjusting Entry Purchase Requisition Purchase Order Financial reports Data Reporting/Manipulation Retail Supply Chain Operations RDF (Retail Demand Forecasting) Process Improvement Training & Development Data Entry Follow-Ups/Tracking Delegation of Duties/Tasks Pivot table reports MS Office Suite 2016 Remedy Service Management Suite DCM (Demand Chain Management)
EDUCATION
Avtech Institute of Technology, Fairfield, NJ, 2018
Computerized Financial Accounting: Basic Accounting (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Statements) and QuickBooks
Microsoft Office Specialist: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint
The Cittone Institute, Edison, NJ
Computer Programming - Consecutive member of President’s List (GPA 97.8)
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
Bachelor of Science, B.S., Accounting
Graduated Magna Cum Laude/Consecutive member of the honor roll (GPA 3.72)
Inducted member of the Phi Omega Epsilon Honor Society
Inducted member of Delta Mu Delta - the National Honor Society of Business Administration Students
EXPERIENCE
TOYS “R” US, INC. Wayne, NJ, 1997-2017
FORECAST ANALYST
Began career as Programmer Analyst which led into Sales/Ops Systems Analyst and lastly to Forecast Analyst involving the management of over 3500 items across all 800+ US stores.
•Managed, maintained and provided reports on customer demand and historical data analysis
•Collaborated and created cross-functional relationships with different departments and different levels of management
•Participated in the 2016 Supply Chain, Merchandise, Planning & Allocation (SCMP&A) Training Program as a trainer, assisting in guiding and supervising trainees during the forecasting segment of their 14-week training
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EXPERIENCE (Continued)
•Served as the business lead and main contact for all support issues associated with the Purchase Order Management System (POM) including all communications to the business community in relation to system upgrades, issues and failures
•Provided general assistance and training related to Purchase Order Management (POM) and Demand Chain Management (DCM) to the SCMP&A, Logistics, Product Development, EDI Support, Accounts Payable, Vendor Support, Vendor Compliance, EDQ and numerous IT teams
•Extracted data from the EDW system (Enterprise Data Warehouse) using the Report Builder tool to analyze PO information to pro-actively prevent issues
•Executed Application Security Officer (ASO) testing and evaluation of the POM and DCM systems related to application access and purchase order approval levels in conjunction with the Internal Audit team
•Served as the liaison between Toys R Us and various external auditing firms, providing proof that the POM system is following all Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliant rules and regulations
EARLY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SKYLINE Steel Corporation Parsippany NJ
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
•Responsible for monthly financial consolidation of the balance sheets and profit and loss statements
of the twelve divisions and three subsidiaries that represent the various business entities comprising Skyline Steel Corporation
•Automated the consolidation process successfully reducing monthly close by three days
•Prepared journal entries and monthly financial statements for Arkansas Steel Processing, a Subsidiary
of Skyline Steel Corporation
•Installed and managed the Hyperion Financial Management System
ABS Group of Companies Paramus, NJ
BUDGET ANALYST
•Performed variance analyses on questionable accounts to identify over and under budget items and prepared variance analysis reports based on research completed
The HEARST Corporation New York, NY
JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT
•Managed accounts payable and accounts receivable functions for King Features Entertainment Movies and King Features Syndicate Television
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
West Milford Animal Shelter, West Milford, NJ
Dog Handler / Assistant Fund Raiser
•Coordinate, cash handle, recruit sponsors and manage multiple annual fund-raising events to benefit the West Milford and Wayne Animal Shelters
Institute of Management Accountants, Montvale, NJ
Member / Fund Raising Board Member
•Scheduled meetings, participated in and coordinated fundraising events