Manager Accounting

Summary

Senior financial professional with both hands-on and management experience in finance and accounting. Strong work ethic, excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work well under pressure with all levels of management.

Work Experience

AFTRA Health and Retirement Funds New York, NY 8/06- 6/15

Accounting Manager (04/09-06/15)

Coordinated and managed monthly financial closing and provided financial reports to CFO and Board of Directors

Administered plan to manage the Accounting department. Includes forecasting of expenses, budget preparation, monthly closing process and enforcing the controls as set forth by the Fund’s management

Directly supervised and assigned accounting functions/responsibilities to ensure segregation of duties

Reviewed all AP invoices for accuracy, correct GL coding and adherence to company policies

Successfully oversaw the conversion and implementation of new accounting software

Launched and maintained travel and meeting expenditures software company wide

Finance Manager (08/06-04/09)

Prepared Schedule H, Schedule of Assets Held at Year End, for Form 5500 for two different companies.

Prepared Schedule of General and Administrative Expenses for twenty departments in conjunction with month end close.

Responsible for the compilation and analysis of complex investment accounting data for internal reporting.

Monthly Transfer of Funds to cover pension and any other additional transfers as required.

Upon review of investment entries found $22 million that was misclassified in the Balance Sheet and Income Statement.

Elderplan, Inc., Brooklyn, NY 2/05-4/06

Finance Manager

Overall responsibility for coordination and preparation of monthly financial statements and STAT quarterly and annual regulatory filings.

General oversight of daily reporting matters including journal entries and review of supporting documentation.

Responsible for preparation of monthly GAAP financial statements and accompanying schedules, worksheets and narratives.

Supervised and evaluated daily Treasury operations to ensure that check presentments are properly covered and funds are maximized for investments.

Served as liaison with external auditors for coordination and completion of financial schedules and analyses required for completion of the annual audit.

Prepared and reviewed annual budget and monthly reviewed comparison of actual vs. budget.

Responsible for hiring, training and supervision of senior and staff accountants.

Deutsch Inc., New York, NY 2/04-2/05

Accounting Manager

Manage and coordinate accounting team activities for end-of-month and quarterly closings.

Reviewed and approved all accounting journal entries.

Assisted in preparation of financial reporting to publicly-traded parent company.

Developed operating and financial reports with all supporting schedules and backup.

Developed departmental policies and procedures.

Assisted in assessing financial internal controls.

Instrumental in implementation of Sarbanes Oxley regulations.

Lexent Inc., New York, NY 9/02-10/03

Assistant Controller and Financial Reporting Manager

Successfully completed year-end and monthly closings for six companies and helped prepare 10Q and 10K filings.

Analyzed revenue recognized on job costs on a monthly basis.

Reviewed all accounts payable checks for payment.

Generated monthly financial package for distribution to senior management.

Resolved open items outstanding for an extended period of time on union payable accounts.

Maintained schedules to monitor daily cash positions for all companies.

ORIX Financial Services, Inc., Secaucus, NJ 9/86-6/02

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Controller and Financial Reporting Manager (1989-2002)

Managed the finance team in the collection and dissemination of financial data. Performed trend analysis and presented extensive and comprehensive reports to senior management.

•Collaborated with Controller to produce the first budgets for twenty branch operations, which led to first budget to actual comparison analysis generated in company history.

•Prepared and reviewed quarterly filings (pseudo 10Q and 10K) for MTN note-holders including Management Discussion and Analysis and footnotes.

•Played key role in feasibility studies, which determined whether or not to continue various operations.

•Prepared consolidated branch profit and loss statements of 20 branches, which allowed senior management to interpret current financial position of each operation.

•Primary liaison with major rating agencies: Standard and Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. Prepared all reporting packages submitted and created new schedules as necessary.

•Completed all schedules given to the company by our overseas parent company. Required direct contact with parent company’s representative to coordinate and facilitate ease of consolidation.

Manager of General Accounting (1986-1989)

As head of the accounting department, greatly improved efficiency and information flow. Worked closely with outside auditors for monthly reviews and year-end audits.

•Active member of team that automated a system resulting in accounts receivable confirmation statistics in a timelier and more efficient manner.

•Designed various spreadsheets including: aging statistics, non-accrual account analysis and portfolio analyses that were more comprehensive, enhanced efficiency and the timeliness of the internal reporting process.

•Interviewed, trained and supervised a staff of seven.

Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY 10/83-7/85

Senior Staff Accountant

Prepared and analyzed monthly financial results, requiring much interaction with all levels of management. Interfaced with auditors resulting in smooth, timely year-end audits.

•Generated and analyzed financial statements and helped prepare annual budgets.

•Converted foreign subsidiary's financial statements for use with company statements.

•Responsible for costing Work in Progress and Finished Goods Inventory.

•Determined unit costs and prepared variance analyses and all accrual entries.

•Oversaw physical year-end inventory and quarterly, reconciled paper and cloth inventory.

Technical Skills

Proficient in Excel, Word, Power Point, Symphony, Lotus 123 and SQLs. Experienced in many mainframe systems including: Great Plains Dynamics,Solomon, Accpac, Quickbooks, Crystal Reportwriter, Infinium, FRx, IBM System 38, IBM AS400, Donovan and Data General's D2000.

Education

Brooklyn College of the City of New York, Brooklyn, NY 6/82

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

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