KEITH C. OCHRYM
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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
- Manager since 1999 - SEC & GAAP Reporting
- Software transitions - Sarbanes Oxley 404 experience
- Process improvements - Strong GL background
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NOVADEL PHARMA
A specialty pharmaceutical company that develops oral spray formulations
for marketed pharmaceuticals.
Consultant 7/12 - 7/13
Responsibilities
Outsourced consultant for all Accounting and Financial activities, prepared
the quarterly financial statements, completed the account and bank
reconciliations, assisted with the quarterly financial press releases,
prepared the monthly and quarterly journal entries and accrued necessary
quarter end accruals.
PHARMOS CORPORATION
A biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development
of novel therapeutics to treat a range of metabolic and nervous system
disorders. Drug development included post surgery pain management and
irritable bowel syndrome.
ACCOUNTING MANAGER 12/06 - 12/12
Responsibilities
Expertly managed all financial functions of the company, primarily
responsible for the preparation of the 10Q & 10K, coordinated monthly close
with a financial group from Israel, prepared budgets for US based
operations, interacted with key employees & CRO on a Phase 2b clinical
trial, managed the Investor Relations functions of the company, coordinated
Human Resource activity, coordinated quarterly audits with
PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Friedman LLP, yearly coordination of SARBOX
review with outside firm and coordinated yearly tax returns with outside
accounting firm.
Major achievements
- Successful transition to the SEC reporting role
- Reduced spending on business insurance, SEC reporting, yearly audit
fees, reporting
software fees and clinical trial expenditures.
- Applied for and received an R&D grant from governmental department
- Successfully coordinated numerous quarterly, annual reporting and Sox
audits
- Utilized Quickbooks as the accounting software
ORBCOMM LLC
A $24 million company that is a leading provider of global machine-to-
machine (M2M) solutions and the only commercial satellite network 100%
dedicated to M2M. Their networks and powerful M2M products and services
enable the delivery of mission-critical information to and from virtually
any place in the world simply and affordably.
ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR 3/05 - 12/06
Responsibilities
Responsible for Consolidated Financial Statements which includes one entity
of foreign currency, converted Financial Statements to FRX, managed the
whole General Ledger except A/R, supervised 2 employees, coordinated audits
with Deloitte Touche and involved with Deloitte & Touche for the IPO
process.
Major achievements
- Converted the Financial Statements to FRX
- Assisted with the IPO process
- Streamlined the inventory reconciliation process
- Utilized MAS90 as the accounting software
GLOBESPAN INC./CONEXANT SYSTEMS
A $750 million company that was a leading worldwide developer of advanced
digital subscriber line (DSL) integrated circuits (chip sets) which enable
high-speed data transmission over the existing network of copper telephone
wires known as the local loop. Their products, when deployed at each end of
these copper telephone wires, enable data transmission at rates over 100
times faster than today's commonly deployed modem technologies, which
transmit data at 56 kilobytes per second (Kbps)
ACCOUNTING MANAGER 11/97 - 3/05
Responsibilities
Managed Accounts Payable, Payroll, Billing, General Ledger, Cash
Management, Capital Leasing and Purchasing, supervised a group of anywhere
from 4 to 6 employees, worked alongside with the inventory control group to
ensure that the system inventory was reconciled to the actual inventory,
interacted with financial planning on actual vs. budget, completed many
special projects throughout the years and coordinated quarterly audits with
PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Major achievements
- Promoted to Accounting Manager 6/99.
- Instrumental with the IPO process in 1999.
- Interacted with ADP personnel to create a report that downloaded the
journal entry
into our accounting software.
- Created an Inventory report that became a crucial management tool.
- Transition of accounting system from Peachtree to Great Plains to SAP
- Preparation of monthly financial statements for upper management with
FRX
GAMETEK INC.
A small gaming company known for Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy titles.
ASSISTANT CONTROLLER 10/96 - 8/97
BEST FOODS BAKING GROUP A DIVISION OF CPC INTERNATIONAL
A large baking division which included the brands of Thomas' English
Muffins and Arnolds Breads.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT & SUPERVISOR 5/86 - 8/96
EDUCATION
ROWAN UNIVERSITY - BS DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Exposure to SAP, Peachtree, Great Plains, MAS90 and Quickbooks
Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and Word