Thomas F. Smith
******@*****.***
727-***-**** Cellular
Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544
QUALIFICATIONS AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE
. 22 Years Controller
. HVAC, Restaurant, Construction, Manufacturing, Medical Software and
billing
. Microsoft Word, Excel, Quick Books, Peach Tree, Concord, Basic, 4 GL,
LAN, WAN
. Full Accounting Control A/P, A/R, G/L, Inventory, Job Cost, Commission,
Thru Tax Prep
. Develop Organization and Structure to Promote Bottom Line
. Utilize Monitoring Procedures to Enhance Sales Performance and Inventory
Control
. Management of Multiple Entities and Departments, Handled Real Estate,
Truck Fleet
. Create UFOC, Business Plan and Banking Compliance Reports
. Liaison with Banking Officials, CPAs, Attorneys and Government Examiners
. Audit all Aspects of Business Operations, Field IRS and DOR Audits
. Human Resource Management and Compliance Thru Unemployment Filings
. Budget and Operating Expense Control and Variance Analyses
. Prepare Financial Statements, and Tax Returns
1120,1120s,990,1041,1040,1065 and State Returns
. Implement Fully Interactive Computer System 7 Locations Throughout
Florida
. Develop and Implement Inventory Control Procedures
. Directly and Indirectly Supervise and Train Over 100 Employees
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 to P. R. I., 4029 Tampa Road, Oldsmar, FL
Present Corporate Controller for multi-corporate
restaurant concept entity.
. Created Organization Structure for corporate
group. Developed financial statement reporting
Packages for client in healthcare and
construction.
. Created ledger identifying losses enabling profit picture to
change to positive.
. Developed UFOC reporting package for franchise holdings.
Some 2 million in assets.
. Supervised and trained a staff of twelve in 2 locations
. Developed audit trails and management reports to track
profitability. Implemented daily cash flow
flash reporting and monthly/bi-weekly
salesman's performance recaps.
. Liaison with banking officials, CPA firms and attorneys.
Prepare financials, corporate and personal
tax returns for accounting clients. Forms
1120,1120s,990,1040,1041,1065 State and Local.
1993 to Beltram Foodservice Group, 6800 N. Florida Ave, Tampa,
FL
2000 Corporate Controller for multi-corporate 50
million restaurant supply entity.
. Converted manual system to multi sight UNIX systems.
Installing and training over 100 onsite users
as well as 10 remote users. Savings of $500k
on the Installation.
. Represented company in "no change" IRS Audit and saved $200k
in Florida Department of Revenue
Audit.
. Tracked twenty three commercial and residential R/E holdings.
Set up financials in Schedule E order.
. Liaison with banking officials and CPA firm. Corporate wide
cash control.
. Installed and trained personnel on desktop publishing packages
such as WordPerfect, Smart, and Lotus.
Installed all hardware, cable and fiber optics
personally. Supervised staff of twenty at 7 sites.
. Brought financial reporting from three-month spreadsheet
statements to integrated controllers package
including budgets, comparisons and comments.
Thomas Smith ... continued
1989 to SLS Financial & Systems Management Corp., 12816
Banyan St., Hudson, FL
1993 Accountant/Systems Analyst for Fosson
Associates in Florida office.
. Marketed Fosson cost accounting software products and
compatible hardware.
. Customized existing software to clients' specifications and
trained employees.
. Coordinated bids for new systems, upgrades and service
contracts.
. Prepare financials, corporate and personal tax returns for
accounting clients.
1985 to Rimco Air Conditioning, Inc., 41-11 28th Street,
Long Island City, N Y
1989 Controller for $10 million HVAC Service
Company with multi-corporate set-up.
. Supervised all internal facets from order Entry
to General Ledger. Staff of nine
. Track two commercial R/E holding companies
Entry to F/S
. Converted manual system to a multi-user computer
system.
. Established better control on new construction
contracts using Job Costing.
. Streamlined PO, Dispatch, Payables, and P/R
entry procedures and programming.
. Instituted monthly financials, A/R statements
and Dunning Letters.
. Developed a new module called "Explode A/R"
improving cash flow.
1977 to A.P.L. Industries, Inc. 10101 Avenue D. Brooklyn, N
Y
1985 Assistant Controller for a Miami based
Plastics Manufacturer with an annual sales volume of $55
million.
. Monitored all areas from productions to sales;
budget to actual analysis.
. Produced financial statements, cost accounting,
commentary and analyses for corporate headquarters.
. Implemented Wang's "VS 45" multi-user system for
A/R, A/P, G/L, order tracking, inventory control and
job costing for their New York and New Jersey
sites.
. Supervised payroll, A/P and A/R, a staff of 7.
EDUCATION & MEMBERSHIPS
. Brooklyn College Bachelor of Science in Accounting
. F A I Completed Course - Thoroughbred Basic
. Almeda University Masters in Business Administration in Business
Technology
. Florida Association of Independent Accountants
. National Association of Tax Preparers
. CMA Candidate
. RTRP - with IRS
REFERENCES
Available upon request