Customer Service Sales

SENIOR ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL

A Senior-level Accountant with proven managerial, analytical and leadership

abilities. Proficient in various areas of Accounting, Finance, Management,

and Systems in ways that advance the productivity of the company. Positive

attitude and strong work ethic with skills in the following:

. International & Consolidation Accounting

. Financial System Administration

. Employee Training

. Knowledgeable of GAAP and IFRS

. Policy & Procedures Development

. Producing & Controlling Budgets

. Inter-Divisional Coordination

. Well-versed in Multiple ERP Systems

SYSTEMS and SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

Accomplished in Infor's PRMS and Symix (ERP & General Ledger) and in the

following Hyperion software: Hyperion Enterprise SE 4.3, Hyperion

Accounting 3.1, Hyperion Reporting 3.1, LedgerLink, AutoPilot, HP-Retrieve,

and Micro Control. Knowledgeable about Hyperion Pillar, Essbase, and TM1.

Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Outlook,

and Oracle Applications.

Versed in the use of the following software: Oracle, JD Edwards, McCormack

& Dodge General Ledger, Access, Lotus Notes & 1-2-3, WordPerfect, MS-Works

Suite, Reality Purchase Order, GroupWise, MCBA billing software, FoxPro,

and dBase-IV. Also have experience working with: Lawson, Project, Quicken,

QuickBooks, Crystal Reports, Citrix, SBT (billing software), Global

(GL/Inventory), Adobe Acrobat.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GE Aviation and Paradigm Precision, Manchester, CT 2012 -

Present

Unison Engine Components of Manchester was sold by GE Aviation to the

Carlisle Group on December 2, 2013.

Assistant Controller, Unison Engine Components (Manchester, CT)

December 2012 - August 2014

. Supervised the Accounting Team, including Accounts Receivable, Credit &

Collections, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and General Accounting.

Coordinated efforts with Sales, Customer Service, Engineering &

Manufacturing, and Human Resources to ensure posting and reporting of

accurate data.

. Created and recorded journals to close monthly operations, including

reporting, analyzing, reconciling, and forecasting for the unit and

corporate management teams.

. Coordinated Cash Flow ensuring obligations were met on a timely basis

while maximizing a positive cash position.

. Prepared weekly cash reporting, review of sales, collections, and

variances to plan.

. Provided support in preparation of financials and presentations to

prospective investors, aiding GE Aviation's shopping and eventual sale of

UEC to the Carlisle Group.

. Involved in preparation and recording the Closing, Working Capital, and

Purchase Accounting transactions.

. Audit Liaison for the Manchester site, coordinating data collection and

communication with multiple audit and internal teams. Authenticate

compliancy with GAAP and Corporate Policies and Procedures.

. Insourced Receivables, Collections, Payables, and Payroll functions and

subsequently moved operations towards a centralized shared service

operation.

. Supported Controller and Business Unit in generating and quantifying cost

savings opportunities, including the implementation and monitoring of cost

reduction initiatives.

. Assisted in the management of capital projects, fixed asset control and

reconciliation, and conversion of fixed asset systems.

Robert Half Management Resources, Hartford, CT 2011 - 2012

Assistant Controller, CiDRA Corporate Services (Wallingford, CT)

January - December 2012

. On contract assignment assisting the Corporate Controller by performing

duties keeping the daily operation flowing during a system conversion and

providing support to the team moving from Oracle to Lawson for the

Financial, ERP, and Reporting systems. Updated reports and files to

provide meaningful data to aid the process.

. Coordinated Cash Flow to ensure obligations were timely met while

maximizing cash position.

. Created and recorded journals to close monthly operations for the

multiple operating entities, working in conjunction with Accounting,

Finance, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Manufacturing & Engineering, Customer

Service, Credit & Collections, and Human Resources to ensure posting and

reporting of accurate data.

WATERBURY COMPANIES, INC., Waterbury, CT 2002 - 2011

Waterbury Companies was acquired / merged into ZEP Inc. in 2011.

Senior Accountant, International

. Supervised and directed two Receivables Clerks, two Payables Clerks, and

a Cost Accountant while assisting the Controller and CFO in special

projects and regular operations.

. Reduced monthly closing down-time from two days to less than two hours.

. Designed and implemented integration of subsidiary companies into

corporate ERP system including consolidation of financial data, conversion

of foreign currencies, and integration of inventory management.

. Performed month-end routines to close subsystems and roll system into new

month. Executed data loads, calculated and recorded elimination and

consolidation journals, and consolidated corporate results.

. Provided system support as the ERP Systems Administrator, timely Physical

Inventory counts and audits, reporting updates, user access review and

updates, and general support.

SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION / GROLIER INCORPORATED, Danbury, CT

1980 - 2001

Scholastic Corporation acquired Grolier Incorporated in 2000.

Manager of Financial Systems and Procedures (Grolier Incorporated &

Scholastic Corporation) 1997 - 2001

. Key member of the transition team that integrated the Grolier financial

systems with those of Scholastic's JD Edwards and other reporting

packages, merging company operations.

. Trained replacement personnel for International Accounting, Corporate

Consolidation, Reporting, and Financial Systems including the use of JD

Edwards, Hyperion, and related software applications.

. Teamed with six employees to install and administer Hyperion financial

software company-wide. Provided increased decision-making information to

operation managers two weeks earlier each month and reduced corporate

month-end closing process by two days.

. Worked with Corporate and Divisional members of Accounting, Finance, and

IT to ensure their reporting to senior management and departmental goals

were met during month-end, year-end, budget, and forecast processes.

. Supervised the corporate billing function to ensure accurate and timely

invoicing of product and service charges to subsidiaries and major outside

wholesale companies.

. Developed and administered a mini-training program so that new users of

the consolidating and reporting software were productive their first week

on the job.

. Converted legacy main-frame systems to Y2K-compliant software from an

AS400 to a client-server environment, meeting every major deadline.

Assistant Manager of Administrative & Financial Services (Grolier

International, Inc.) 1991 - 1997

. Budgeted and forecasted operating results for International Head Office

with a 96% accuracy rate. Assisted foreign divisions in creating budgets,

forecasts, & reporting results.

. Performed month-end routines to record journals, close the books, and

report to corporate.

. Designed, built, and implemented a centralized inventory tracking system

to effectively monitor the production, stocking, and sales for the $45

million International division. This resulted in a reduction of inventory

write-offs, increased inventory turns, and savings of $1.1 million

dollars.

Supervising Senior Accountant, International (1980 - 1991) Grolier

Interstate, Inc. & Incorporated

. Headed staff of six Accountants which consolidated and reported the

results for Grolier's International operations. Prior to that, performed

General Ledger Accounting duties for a subsidiary company, holding several

positions of increasing responsibility from Accounting Clerk through

Senior Accountant.

EDUCATION

Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut

B.S., Accounting and Computer Systems Application

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

. Knights of Columbus: Have held various positions of trust and leadership

for over 20 years, including local, regional, and state level

appointments.

. Institute of Management Accountants: Served in several positions on the

Board of Directors for Danbury and Waterbury Chapters.

. Grolier Employees Activities Committee: Served in many capacities

including the liaison between employees and various levels of management

up to and including the CEO.

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