Accounting Manager
Resume:
LOUIS D. CAVALIERE
Westampton, New Jersey *****
************@*****.***
SUMMARY
I am a seasoned accounting professional with a strong background in Financial Reporting, Taxation, Cash Management, Budgeting and Cost Accounting. Included in my experience are consolidations, tax planning and compliance, budgeting, business plan development, and banking relations. I have conducted due diligence investigations in several M+A projects and produced the accounting requirements in an IPO with a major underwriter. I have coordinated the upgrading of accounting systems as diverse as QuickBooks and Microsoft Dynamics.
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE EDUCATION
Microsoft Dynamics Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Great Plains
ACCPAC M.B.A.
Peachtree / Sage B.S., Commerce and Engineering Sciences Quickbooks
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-Present NAOJ & MOT, INC.; dba POLLYODD LIQUEURS, Phila PA Manager
• All administrative and financial duties including the acquisition of federal and state licenses
• Negotiation of distributor/wholesaler contracts
• Establishment of off premise retail locations
2005-2012 HARBOR SOLUTIONS, INC.; C-W HARBOR SOLUTIONS, INC; WACHTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mount Laurel, New Jersey
(same business under different ownership)
Accounting Manager
• Supervision of accounts payable staff. Approval of vendor invoices. Scheduling of vendor payments.
• Supervision of accounts receivable staff. Review of customer invoicing prior to submission.
• Supervision of credit and collections staff. Establishment of credit limits for new customers.
• Maintaining off-system cash forecasting with linked excel spreadsheets.
• Maintaining Microsoft Dynamics GL including all journal entries and management reports.
• Monthly Financial statement preparation with appropriate comments for variances from budget.
• Creation of detailed annual financial forecast from details solicited from various departments.
• Creation of detailed annual budget resulting from meetings with corporate executives.
• Supervision of warehouse staff.
• Oversee annual physical inventory. Determine source of physical variances from MD perpetual.
• Supervision of purchasing agent. Investigation of purchase price variances from standard cost.
• Annual external audit: Preparation and defense of all workpapers required by representation letter.
• Program Management for wireless communications installation at NJ Devils arena in Newark.
• Maintaining confidential personnel files for all local employees.
• The business was sold twice while employed. I served as the principal due diligence contact each time 1999-2004 SMARTHOSE, INC., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Controller
• Establishment of all systems and procedures for financial and administrative functions
• Development of operating and strategic plans for several rounds of financing
• Supervision of accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing and collections
• Monthly and annual financial statement preparation using ACCPAC software.
• Banking interface; loan covenant negotiations
• Primary contact during Due Diligence in the eventual sale of the company PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE
TELESCIENCES CO SYSTEMS, INC., Moorestown, New Jersey Vice-President, Finance and Administration
• Management of accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll staff.
• Monthly and annual Financial Statement preparation using Peachtree software.
• Tax planning with corporate staff in California and external auditors
• Main contact for external auditors in annual audit.
• Sales contract negotiations; US; Germany; Argentina INFOTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Cherry Hill, New Jersey Corporate Controller
• Management of accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll.
• Significant Due Diligence responsibilities in company purchase transactions
• Financial responsibility for all subsidiaries; Puerto Rico, England, Belgium, Canada, Australia
• Purchase of forward currency contracts for inter-co payments to avoid transaction losses
• Production of various accounting/financial requirements for company’s IPO.
• SEC reporting – Draft of MD&A sections. Board presentation of financials.
• Investor Relations – main contact for several analysts from firms with a position in company.
• Risk Management – responsibility for purchase of adequate coverages. Liability, E&O, etc.
• External audit interface – preparation of most of the workpapers required.
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