Management Accounting

LESLIE F. LUSNIAK

Mobile 203-***-****

*********@***.***

Accounting/Finance Management Professional

Accounting Management / Corporate Finance

Controller with 20+ years of experience in financial reporting, analysis,

forecasting, budgeting, cash management, auditing, and revenue recognition.

Solid interpersonal skills and cross-functional multi-national team

interactions (Sales, Production, Information Systems, Human Resources)

coupled with effective leadership abilities. Core competencies include:

Business Re-engineering Accounting Policies and Procedures

Development and Establishment

Financial Statement & Management Human Resource, Benefits, and Risk

Reporting Management

Operating & Capital Budget Regulatory Compliance

Preparation

Tax Reporting & Preparation Auditing and Cost Controls

Banking and Insurance Management Multi-Site Management

Cash Management Contract Negotiations

A/R, A/P & G/L Account Analysis

Softwares: SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, QuickBooks, Oracle, and Cognos

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professional Television Network, LLC, New York, NY 2006-Present

Controller

Responsible for financial accounting, planning, internal controls, and

human resource administration. Responsibilities include: controlling the

overall accounting functions, reviewing contracts (including pricing and

terms), directing financial operational strategies, analyzing trends and

developing critical metrics, implementing financial budgets, establishing

and adjusting investment objectives, developing a financial management

framework, creating profitability models, and preparing finance and

accounting policies and procedures to comply with Generally Accepted

Accounting Principles (GAAP). Duties also include maintaining rapport with

the financial/banking community and financial liaison with the Board of

Directors. Reporting directly to the CEO.

Selected Achievements

> Developed policies and procedures to ensure monthly financial

statements are in compliance with GAAP.

> Responsible for the completion of the annual audit and preparation

of supporting materials for the external auditors.

> Created internal control procedures to address overpayments to vendors

which resulted in a credit of $250,000 and alerting management to

potential unauthorized disbursements of approximately $150,000 from

the company's bank account.

> Developed procedures to monitor editing costs to insure re-billing

of additional services.

> Resolved various State Tax issues which resulted in savings of over

$150,000.

Celerity Technology Services, INC., Stamford, CT 2002- 2006

Financial Consultant, Principal Client(New York Times, New York, NY

Responsible for the accounting, budgeting, and tracking of a $3 million

dollar CRM implementation project. Responsibilities include: applying

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles relating to capitalization of

internally developed software, developing ROI models, providing management

with analyses of GAAP irregularities, and using other analytical techniques

to provide cost/benefit analyses of various subprojects (such as(Economic

Profit, Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and payback

analysis).

VIVENDI UNIVERSAL, New York, NY 2001-2002

Director, Finance and Contract Management

Directed and managed monthly and year-end closings, tracked project costs

and benefits, and reviewed variances to identify errors or omissions.

Responsible for establishing procedures and monitoring compliance with

company policies and procedures as well as GAAP. Managed a $150 million

dollar budget for the Information Technology Department (IT) for both

operating and capital expenditures. Supervised 13 individuals in 5 multi-

national locations. Prepared IT pricing charge-backs, unit-costing

analyses, ROI, and other financial modeling. Coordinated the quarterly

forecast process. Performed due diligence in contract negotiations.

Reported directly to the Corporate CIO.

Selected Achievements

. Set up procedures to track cash inflows/outflows related to the sale of

Seagram along with procedures to chargeback new owners for IT services in

compliance with the contractual terms of the sale.

. Led the team responsible for transitioning roles and responsibilities of

the IT department to the business units as part of Vivendi's

decentralization.

. Renegotiated outdated IBM contracts and maximized value of $1.5 million

of additional software products and services.

. Assured vendor performance in accordance with contract terms and saved

$700,000 across a variety of unaudited contracts.

. Used financial modeling and other analytical techniques to support

management's financial decisions and to reduce costs by $1 million

through productivity gains, operational efficiencies, and contract

consolidation.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Manager of Financial Analysis, Sempra Energy - Stamford, CT

Senior Financial Analyst, Pepsi-Cola Inc. - Somers, NY

Cheesebrough-Pond's Inc. (Unilever) - Greenwich, CT

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield,

Connecticut (Major: Finance

Bachelor of Science, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut-Major:

Accounting

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