Certified Public Accountant looking for Senior Level Position

Objective: To be in a senior level accounting position within a company in

Western New York.

Accounting: Hands-on and management of all accounting department

functions. Functions included: journal entries, accounts payable, accounts

receivable, payroll, cash management, financial analysis, preparation,

review and presentation of financial reports and all related functions

required for an accurate general ledger.

Financial Reporting: Experienced in developing, implementing and

maintaining accurate reports. Report types included but were not limited

to: Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flow, Budgets,

grant specific reports and employee benefit reports.

Budgeting: Extensively experienced in the development of one to three year

operating and program budgets. Actively managed the accounts payable,

accounts receivable, revenue and expense to ensure that actual results were

in line with what was anticipated. Skilled in analyzing and explaining

variances and as necessary, initiating corrective action as well as

presenting all aspects budgets, financial reports and modifications.

Strategic Planning: Initiated both long and short term planning for the

overall business strategy. Information assembled included financial

projections, cash flow analysis, needs assessments, procedures and economic

trends to formulate plans and budgets.

Process Improvement & Cost Control: Involved in conceptualizing, designing

and implementing a variety of policies and procedures. These operational

policies and procedures were first analyzed and then changes were put into

effect to improve productivity, efficiencies, cost controls, etc. which

directly affected the bottom line. Extensive experience in reducing costs

through streamlining processes, contract negotiation and creating

efficiencies in time and processes.

Turnaround Specialist: Experienced in achieving and ensuring ongoing

compliance with governmental agencies, lenders and other interested parties

by assessing financial recording and reporting functions and by instituting

corrective actions to stabilize organizations, develop policies and

procedures, restructure financial records for audits and establish budgets

and strategic plans.

Audits: Adept at coordinating external audits and preparation of documents

for audit reports. Expertise includes not for profit, benefit plans and

procedural requirements. Managed audit inquiries including general ledger

and year over year variances and major organizational changes.

Policy & Procedures: Involved in the development and/or corporate driven

policy and procedure initiatives, which included implementation, management

and adherence to them. The topics have included: job duties and

responsibilities, internal control, accounting and personnel policies, form

unity, document organization and audit readiness.

Cash Management: Cash Management expertise to include but not limited to

cash flow analysis and projections, bank reconciliations, account

maintenance including transfers, monitoring lines of credit and loans and

researching discrepancies.

Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, several

Accounting software packages including Sage MIP, Sage MAS 90, QuickBooks

Pro and ADP Online Payroll and Reporting. Literate in Microsoft

PowerPoint, Blackbaud Financial Edge and a variety of custom software

packages.

General Operations: Outstanding general operations background. This has

encompassed but not limited to the following: supervision, process

improvement, project management and budgeting.

Leadership & Management: Copious amounts of supervisory experience

overseeing administrative, professional, hourly and technical personnel.

Experience includes scheduling labor, daily work priorities, project

deadlines and crisis management. The management philosophy concentrates on

thoroughly training individuals and then macro managing performance and if

necessary a hands-on approach was initiated to improve individual

productivity.

Communication: Effective communicator with outstanding interpersonal

skills who can relate to individuals at all levels. Talented in achieving

desired company results through planning and organization with both

internal and external customers.

Program & Project Management: Superior project management expertise

including operational, organization, system installments and enhancements

and other special organizational needs as they develop. The philosophy

utilizes a "backwards - forward" approach which visualizes the end result

first then identifies needed components and then implements the appropriate

actions to bring about successful completion.

Time Management: Adept at prioritizing and multitasking the scheduling of

tasks involving operations, employee and client issues and general

reporting to ensure that monthly, quarterly and annual objectives were met.

As the need arises, skilled in adjusting to "ASAP" situations to react and

satisfy the need while making sure overall objectives are fulfilled.

Recruitment & Retention: Experienced in recruiting, interviewing,

selection, hiring, training, performance evaluation and termination of

employees. The focus is to match skills with job duties and

responsibilities and ensure personality fits the corporate culture. This

emphasis has aided in the retention ratios of personnel.

Training: Conceptualized, designed and implemented numerous training

programs utilizing the topics have covered: job responsibilities, tax law

changes, changes in benefits including health coverage and retirement

options, financial reporting, policies and procedures and various software

packages.

Presentation Skills: Experienced in presenting to groups as large as fifty

participants comprised of Board of Directors, management, peers and

employees. The topics have covered a wide spectrum such as: financial

results and budgets, job duties and responsibilities, policy and procedures

and employee benefits program. The utilization of PowerPoint and other

ancillary audio visual materials along with handouts were incorporated to

and in the retention of information.

Conflict Resolution: Adept at utilizing creative problem solving

techniques to eliminate issues or improve productivity. The process

included facilitation, training others on usage, identifying and clarifying

challenges, convergence and divergence of ideas and development of new

processes and assessments.

Purchasing & Vendor Relations: Experienced in establishing contracts,

payments and terms with a variety of vendors to ensure quality and cost

effective methods of purchasing supplies, capital equipment, services and

sub-contracted employees. Vendor selection was based on availability,

price, quality, terms and past performance.

Negotiation: Copious amounts of contract negotiation and finalization

experience involving employment agreements, real estate, vehicles, and

capital equipment. Astute at finding the appropriate legal experts to

guide the process through cost efficient and business friendly manner.

Customer Service: Extensive customer service experience. This has

included the identification of problems including before customer awareness

and proactively solving the issues. Managed all incoming issues in a hands-

on fashion emphasizing thoroughly training employees to listen to customer

concerns and quickly bring about resolution to their satisfaction while

keeping the organization's objectives in mind.

Professional Experience

Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara, Niagara Falls, New York

Controller 2012-Present

Gelder & Company, LLP, Amherst, New York

Manager 2011 - 2012

Catholic Charities of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

Consultant 2011

Hopevale Inc., Hamburg, New York

Director of Accounting 2010 - 2011 (Agency Closed)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Inc., Buffalo, New York

Director of Finance 2008 - 2010

Hunt Mortgage Inc., Lancaster, New York

Financial Officer 2005 - 2008

Phoenix Frontier Inc., Buffalo, New York

Vice President of Finance and CFO 2003 - 2005

Community Action Organization of Erie County Inc., Buffalo, New York

Chief Financial Officer 2002 - 2003

Hispanics United of Buffalo Inc., Buffalo, New York

Controller 2000 - 2002

Consultant 2000

Lumsden & McCormick, LLP, Buffalo, New York

Staff Auditor 1997 - 1999

Gloria J. Parks Community Center, Buffalo, New York

Accountant 1994 - 1997

Professional License

Certified Public Accountant: New York State License Number 087954

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree: Accounting - Canisius College, Buffalo, New

York

Professional Memberships

New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants 2002-Present

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 2003-2012

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