Objectives:

To obtain a position as Accountant within a corporate or manufacturing environment that that will fully utilize my skills, experiences and attributes

Experience:

Assistant Controller 01/2018-Present

Conimar Group LLC

Reconcile 3 bank accounts each month average over 1000 transactions each month

Manage Accounts Receivable department 2 direct reporting 5 non-direct and a receivable line of 3M

Analyze set costs for Coasters, Placemats, Cutting Mats and any other product we manufacture

Coasters produced on an average 8-hour shift is 40,000, Placemats and cutting boards are taken from plastic pellets and melted by a Extruder and made into flat sheets, 12-hour shift produces over 100,000 of the placemats and 150,000 of the cutting mats. The Placemats go on to be printed then cut and packaged. There are 2 Coaster Flatbed printer, 3 Extruder lines and 1 Placemat Printing Press.

Analyze Quality control to keep waste to a minimum, find ways to streamline processes without giving up quality to save time on

Analyze, process and set policy for credit card processing. On a average day credit card have sales in excess of $20,000 and Authorizations in excess of $25,000 to $30,000 for upcoming orders 3 direct reports for this department.

Monitor Invoicing and work flow between shipping and invoicing. Invoice $4,000,000 a month. On average we invoice over 2000 invoices a month. 3 direct reports.

Consolidate Conimar and its subsidiaries. Counter Art, Chop Chop, Conimar Custom, Cala Home and Highland Woodcrafters.

Manage Fixed assets totaling $10,000,000

Assist Month end closing process.

Accounting 09/2017-01/2018

Prosource Flooring

Reconcile and post credits from flooring returns. Average return $15,000

Follow up and collect on old credits that were not paid by suppliers. Provide proof of delivery to verify the return was made.

Communicate with vendors to stream line paperwork and expedite returns. Cut time down by 2 weeks in the short period I was in the position.

Monitor 3 stores with a volume of returns more than $150,000 a month for the 3 stores to make sure the paperwork was processed, and returns were shipped back per specified manner.

Post all returns into account program and monitor and post AP entries

Process month end entries for returns and returns outstanding.

Insurance Inspector 05/2017-09/2017

Insurance Risk Services

Inspect Commercial properties on a contract basis for underwriters and give opinions on worthiness of property for insurance risk

Evaluate Commercial properties for underwriters and give opinions on worthiness of property for insurance risk

Perform interviews with property owners and tenants for underwriters for inspection and evaluation purposes. Property values ranged from $125,000 up to $45,000,000

Conducted wind inspections on properties close to the coast.

Agency Owner and Operator 06/2014-05/2017

Allstate Insurance

Ran day to day operations of a book of business valued over $1,750,000

Performed payroll for 4 employees, did the payroll taxes, corporate taxes and all the accounting for the book of business.

Performed Notary Services for customers.

Set up Employee Handbook and handled all human resources for the 4 employees.

Accounting Consultant 09/2006-06/2014

Scott LaNasa Accounting

Accounting Consultant for small businesses in Tennessee. Average income ranged from $250,000 to $3,500,000

Built Spreadsheets for small businesses to save money and utilize for bookkeeping and Larger companies came in and taught employees how to utilize programs such as Peachtree and QuickBooks.

Usually taught up to 10 employees at a time. Averaged 10 to 15 companies at a time.

Controller 07/1995-08/2008

OFS, Inc.

Managed month-end closing process.

Manage staff of 8 at 4 separate locations

Coordinate annual budget for 4 division and $20M annually

Negotiate multimillion dollar contracts between oil companies and OFS for work to be performed

Oversee all tax audits from all government bodies, also have prepared and won tax audit appeals and won

Set up safety program for company with over 100 employees to help control cost of workers comp insurance

Software

Sage

RFMS

Peachtree

QuickBooks

Microsoft Office

Windows

Acumatica

Education and Certifications

MBA, Concentration in Accounting, March 2004, University of Phoenix, Metairie. LA

BS in Accounting, December1999, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans, LA

Florida Public Notary, Expires November 24, 2022

References available upon request

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