Sr. Accountant

Domingo A. Fermin

E-mail: **************@*****.***

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Cell: 786-***-****

Miami FL 33174

Home: 305-***-****

Summary

Headquarter & Regional Controller, finance and accounting with strong

operational skills.

Extensive experience at regional and headquarter levels and in diverse

cultural environments.

Professional with a broad-base of experience in different industries

including manufacturing, wholesale, retail and telecommunications.

Consistently attain high performance through leadership and effective team

building. Action oriented professional with proven track record of

consistently meeting objectives and expectations, implementing challenging

global projects and meeting deadlines. Strong organizational skills. Fluent

in both English and Spanish.

Professional Experience

ACTIUM,LLC Controller June 2012 - Present (2

years 7 months)

Travel Retail industry, lifestyle & Beauty, plus Wine & Spirits.

Distributor of Parbel, inc. with Lanc me & PCI Fragances, Parfumerie and

Body care.?Agent of Loreal, Maybelline.?Also, agent of Hermes Perfume and

Antonio Puig( Prada, CH, Oscar De La Renta.?In Wine & Spirits we represent

for LatAm & The Caribbean Whyte & Mackay, Scotch blended and single malt

whiskies.

In charge of all Accounting & Finance Duties: A/P, A/R, Bank

Reconciliations, Monthly Financial Statements, Budget, Inventory Control.

Using QuickBooks Enterprises Solutions as Accounting Software.

Nodus Finance, LLC.

Controller 04/15/2011-04/15/2012

Micro financial Co. located at Miami, offering consumer loan, hard equity,

vehicles loans and home improvements. I am in charge to do all Accounting

activities, organizing companies in reference of policies and procedures,

budgets, forecasts, cash flows, Business Plan, Work Flows, liaison person

between DataPro & Finance Department to analyze all reporting data in the e-

IBS software system to make all necessary changes to keep reliable

financial information. Financial Statements and monthly narratives.

Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, billing.

Business Analysis, Finance & Accounting Consulting

01/20/10-04/15/2011

Professional consultant for a group of small to medium size companies

located in Miami, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia & Santo Domingo doing

Accounting, organizing companies in reference of policies and procedures,

implementation & system set up, budgets, forecasts, cash flows, Business

Plan, Work Flows, liaison person between IT Department & Finance Department

to get reliable data in the computer system. Financial Statements.

Grupo Innova USA Controller 04/07-01/10

A group of small to medium size companies located in Miami, Los Angeles &

Puerto Rico, with 400 employees The group companies are: Shop Latino

Network, LLC. - Innoventions International, LLC. - Innova Puerto Rico, Inc.

- Shop Latino Productions, LLC. - SLN Management, LLC.

Shop Latino Network, LLC -Shopping Network, Spanish TV Cable Channel for

the Hispanic market in USA & Puerto Rico with total revenue of US$ 24M,

selling live more than 300 brands and products as watches, perfumes,

jewelry, fitness, skin care, electronics, etc.

Innoventions International, LLC- Spanish Infomercials TV for the Hispanic

market in USA with total revenue of US$ 12M

Innova Puerto Rico, Inc. -Spanish Infomercials TV for Puerto Rico Market

with total revenue of US$ 3M.

Shop Latino Productions, LLC -Production of infomercials for USA Hispanic

Market & Latin American countries. Implementation of accounting system

setup in several companies of the Group SLN (Shop Latino Network), SLP

(Shop Latino Productions) & Innoventions Internationals in connection with

the VP of IT using Direksys(Operational In- house program) to import the

database to QuickBooks accounting software. Traveling to Mexico, Puerto

Rico & California to implement Financial & Operational Policies &

Procedures, as well as creating an inventory system control to avoid losses

in the inventory items and also restructuring of the work flow to establish

internal control.

. Responsible for all accounting functions for four affiliated and

subsidiary companies, including reorganizing the accountancy of two of

the companies that were not in compliance with US GAAP and now are.

. Supervise a staff of seven employees for Accounts Payable, Billing,

and Payroll Departments, including a Senior, Staff & Junior

Accountant.

. Responsible for accounting of daily cash flow & treasury, including

weekly cash flow report for upper management.

. Preparation and analysis of monthly Combined Financial Statements

. Working directly with the CFO to get a bank loan with the valuation of

fixed assets as collateral.

. Monthly review of the F/S, including monthly analysis of the B/S &

narratives.

. Responsible for Sales & Use Tax Monthly & Quarterly reports for the

states of FL & CA

TechnoMarine USA, Inc. Divisional Controller 04/01-

04/07

A diving wrist watch company, Swiss made luxury product line and economical

product line, China made. Distribution to the US Market and Latin American

countries with a total revenue of US$ 36M, selling to high end chain stores

such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Macy's

and others. Set up and follow up of EDI system with high end chain stores.

Close business with factoring company and build up of an Accounts

Receivable department with 2 collectors saving the company over US$ 500K.

Redo & reenter all information missing, creating a new company in MAS 200

to keep the accounting & financial information accordingly.

. Supervised a staff of five employees; and responsible for Accounts

Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, ADP Payroll and overall

functions in Accounting Department.

. Negotiated with bankers for a better rate on a Business Credit Line.

. Prepared & follow up of annual budget and compare actual vs. budget,

revised & adjusted on a quarterly basis.

. Analyzed monthly financial statements against individual account

reconciliations to maintain them according to USGAAP to be prepared at

the end of the year for external audits with Kaufman & Rossin, CPA.

. Involved in Due Diligence in the sale of the company to a new investor

group in connection with KPMG for audit, taxation and legal matters.

. Responsible for cash management

. Responsible for accounting system setup to update new modules such as

shipping manager, warranty & others.

. Bring Merchant Accounts with major credit cards together with the

creation of an e-commerce department selling directly to the end

users.

. MAS 90/MAS 200 troubleshooter.

Condor Communications, Inc. Assistant Controller

01/96-03/01

An exporter master Motorola dealer dedicated to the reselling of pagers,

two way radios and Nextel for the Latin American region. Located in Miami

with total revenue of US$ 60M with three subsidiaries companies Condor

Venezuela, S.A., Condor Ecuador Ltd and Condor East Prague in Europe. Set

up and follow up of EDI system with high end chain stores.. Liaison with

Motorola Co-Op Media Advertising plan creating & changing refundable

expenses as company website and yellow pages exposures. Implementation of

MAS 90 accounting software, eliminating in parallel SBT. Change in the

software the date of the accounting system from the fiscal period year to

natural year.

. Analyzed fixed assets & monthly depreciation.

. Daily summarized upper management report including, sales, cash

position, Inventory, A/P & A/R ratios.

. Responsible for inventory cost analysis.

. Responsible for MAS 90 daily closing sales and analysis.

. Responsible for analysis of inter-company transactions.

. Internal Audit for branches in Latin America & Europe.

. Prepared daily J/E's & monthly accruals.

. Prepared external audit schedule for the end of the year to KPMG.

. Involved in Due Diligence in the sale of the company to a new

investor group in connection with KPMG for audit, taxation and legal

matters.

Canal Sur (Spanish TV Channel) Senior Accountant

03/93-12/95

Located in Miami, Florida, Canal SUR (System United Retransmission) brings

to USA the TV channel programming for the majorities of Latin American

countries to offer to their clients. Canal Sur is a US$ 12M co. in total

revenue. Preparation & implementation for accounting system in all phases,

installing MAS 90 accounting software and eliminating in parallel

Peachtree.

. Responsible for In-house payroll processing, including the calculation

& filing of the payroll taxes.

. Responsible for billing & collection for TV channels in Latin America

(programming licensing).

. Responsible for analysis of deferred income for cable customers.

. Supervised accounts payable division, one employee.

. Analyzed income for Latin America sports events, as Copa Libertadores,

Copa America, etc.

. Analyzed assets & liabilities accounts

Production Graphics Corporation Staff Accountant

01/92-01/93

A healthcare manufacturing company dedicated to do the packaging to the

Pharmaceutical sector as Abbot Lab, Warner Lambert, Ely Lilly, Johnson &

Johnson, Pfizer, etc... PGC is located in Puerto Rico with a total revenue

of US $60M and invests from US$ 10M to US$ 20M in certificate of deposits

convertible weekly basis with a rate of 3% APY. PGC is a ISO 9000 certified

Company.

. Supervising of Accounts Payable Department, one employee.

. Responsible for Prepaid schedule reconciliation.

. Responsible for monthly journal entries, Accruals Expenses, Prepaid

Expenses, Inventories adjustments, FA depreciation expenses,

reclassification and others.

. Negotiate of the CD Investment weekly basis with the bank from 10 to

20M

. PBC preparation for external audit work to Deloitte & Touche.

. Responsible for bank reconciliations.

Cost Accountant 11/89-

01/92

. All cost Accounting Duties.

. Cost analysis comparison with the job orders planning vs. profit to

ensure the profitability of production.

. Follow up of inventories control, Raw material, work in process &

finished good.

. Liaison person to do the adjustments with Accounting & Planning

Department.

Education

Inter-American University, San Juan P.R.

. Participated in Techniques & Supervision Strategies Seminar

. Enrolled in courses related to Puerto Rican Taxation

Universidad Mundial Dominicana

. Bachelor in Business Administration and Management

Skills

. Microsoft Office, Crystal report, Compaq (Cost Accounting Software),

MAS 90 & MAS 200, Peachtree, Macola, Ready to Run and QuickBooks.

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