Controller

William Douglas Peterson, MBA

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Oak Ridge, NJ 07438

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973-***-****

Experience:

iSi North America, Inc., Fairfield, NJ

Sept. 2008 - Present

Controller

. Manage a staff of 2 professionals with full responsibility for the

corporate accounting function.

. Report to President/CEO with management responsibility for the

preparation of financial reporting package to foreign parent, monthly

and year-end closings, budget preparation, management of cash flow, IT

support and Human Resources issues including payroll and benefits.

. Designed spreadsheets to ease the budget, closing and reporting

processes.

. Responsible for maintaining the relationship with the outside audit

firm, insurance companies, payroll company, technology provider and

local bank.

Cheminova, Inc., Wayne, NJ

Nov. 2002 - Sept. 2008

Controller

. Manage a staff of 2 professionals with full responsibility for the

corporate accounting function.

. Report to President with management responsibility for the preparation

of financial reporting package to foreign parent, monthly and year-end

closings, budget preparation, management of cash flow and IT support.

. Designed spreadsheets to ease the budget, closing and reporting

processes.

Ducati North America, Pompton Plains, NJ

May 1998 - Nov. 2002

Accounting Manager (Jan. 2000 - Nov. 2002)

. Managed a staff of 3 professionals with full responsibility for the

accounts payable, accounts receivable and collection functions.

. Report to Chief Financial Officer with full responsibility for the

preparation of financial reporting package to foreign parent, monthly

and year-end closings, budget preparation, accounting system

development/ implementation, accounting policy development and Human

Resources issues including payroll and benefits.

. Revamped accounting policy to coordinate accounts payable and accounts

receivable to ease the collection process.

. Wrote visual basic macros to input large pieces of data into the

accounting system in an effort to save time and reduce errors.

Corporate Accountant (May 1998 - Dec. 1999)

. Prepared financial reporting package to foreign parent, monthly and

year-end closings, budget preparation, fixed assets, prepaid items,

and monthly communication system billing.

. Processed accounts payable transactions including credit memos for

various company incentive programs.

. Designed spreadsheets to ease the budget, closing and reporting

processes.

. Wrote visual basic macros to process invoice and credit memo entries

to the accounting system.

Volvo Finance North America, Montvale, NJ

Aug. 1995 - May 1998

Accounting Analyst - General Accounting

. Performed various accounting functions including payroll, fixed

assets, and asset-backed securities.

. Designed spreadsheets to streamline the monthly closing process by

allowing ease of input, reduced error and journal entry uploads.

. Wrote visual basic macros to facilitate the departmental switch from

an old mainframe spreadsheet package to Excel.

. Instructed fellow employees on the proper use of the new spreadsheets

and macros.

Anchor Savings Bank, Wayne, NJ

July 1990 - Aug. 1995

Senior Accounting Supervisor - Mortgage Accounting (May 1994 - Aug. 1995)

. Managed department of 4 professionals responsible for monitoring the

mortgage portfolio, managing outside serviced loans, and preparing

monthly and quarterly reports for the regulatory agency.

. Created schedules to study monthly income variances on the mortgage

portfolio.

Accounting Supervisor - Investment Accounting (Apr. 1992 - May 1994)

. Managed department of 2 professionals responsible for monitoring the

investment portfolio, preparing reports for the Board of Directors,

the regulatory agency, and the annual financial statements.

. Designed schedules to analyze monthly yield fluctuations on the

mortgage-backed security portfolio.

Staff Accountant - Investment Accounting (Jul. 1990 - Apr. 1992)

. Processed principal and interest payments, recorded purchases and

sales, and prepared journal entries for interest income accruals and

amortization of premiums/discounts for the mortgage-backed security

portfolio.

. Performed monthly and quarterly reconciliation to the investment

accounting subsystem.

Ramapo Bank, Wayne, NJ

1988 - 1989

Research/Deposit Services Department

. Used microfiche and microfilm reader/printers and a CRT to research

and correct various monetary problems on a daily basis.

. Performed weekly and monthly reconciliation of bank official checks

and various ledger accounts.

. Trained replacements to take over upon my return to school.

. Cooperative education job found and applied for on my own.

Education: M.B.A., July 1997

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079

Major: Finance

B.S. in Business and Administration, June 1990

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Major: Accounting

Skills: Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook, and Internet Explorer;

Visual Basic Macros; MAS 200; Navision; Hyperion; AS400;

Monarch Data Access; WordPerfect; SAP

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