Accounting Marketing

HOWARD J. SMOLIN

**** ********** ***** • Boca Raton, FL 33496

973-***-**** • *********@*****.***

HIGHLIGHTS

Finance executive with established expertise in supervising staff and managing controllership, accounting,

operations and marketing for e-Commerce, advertising and retail industries.

Tax and audit specialist with expertise in corporate services including workers compensation and liability,

software solutions and integration.

Public accounting experience including auditing, consulting and tax planning services.

Proven skills in business development and preparing budgets, annual statements, and analytical reports.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Executive Leadership

Directed and served as Chief Financial and Operating Officer and managed internal operations of the

Corporate and Professional Services division for RoweCom, a publicly-traded company.

Managed merger and acquisition by RoweCom, facilitating the successful transition of all internal

operations and financial reporting.

Managed highly successful new business development and high profile client accounts.

Designed and executed successful business plan aimed at acquiring federal and municipal government

contracts, and developed new market opportunities in financial services, chemical, hospitality and

healthcare industries.

Supervised the development and implementation of all advertising media, marketing plans and budgets for

a home center chain with over 32 stores.

Secured $6,000,000 for cooperative advertising for Pergament Home Centers.

Conceived and executed a marketing strategy that successfully repositioned Pergament's corporate image

in the home center industry and its supplier network.

Served as the Senior Financial Officer for R. Kraus Home Centers, a retail chain in the NY Metro area.

Supervised advertising agency expansion in the US and Canada.

Finance/Accounting

Consulted with individuals and corporate clients regarding their business strategies, tax and accounting

issues and prepared tax returns and reports for federal and state agencies.

Conducted Workers Compensation and Liability audits for major insurance companies.

Implemented accounting and financial reporting software for clients, which provided improved inventory

control and increased gross profitability.

Provided accounting and consulting services for 501C-3, non-profit organizations.

Exceeded annual revenue objectives for RoweCom’s Professional Services Division over a two year

period, from $7,000,000 to $15,000,000.

Secured lease and bank financing permitting the expansion of IT operations and website development.

Revised and enhanced all corporate insurance programs and employee benefits and reduced overall costs.

Managed a $17,000,000 advertising budget, which contributed to a 14% increase in sales to $320,000,000

for Pergament Home Centers.

Engineered financial and operational business plans that enabled a turn around from insolvency to

profitability for home center chain, R. Kraus Inc.

Howard J. Smolin

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2002-present Sr.V President, HJS & Assoc., Tax, Accounting & Auditing Services, Boca Raton, FL.

1992-2001 Division Controller, RoweCom, Inc., NJ and MA.

1988-1991 Vice President, Finance, McCathern McKinnley, NY.

1986-1988 Director of Marketing, Pergament Home Centers, NY.

1981-1986 Executive Vice President, CFO, R. Kraus Inc., NY.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Baruch Graduate School of Business, Accounting/Marketing.

New York University, Graduate School of Public Administration.

University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Quality Management Skills Workshop – M.I.T, September 2000

Financial Management Seminar – US Dept. of Justice, February 2010

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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