Andrew J. Novak, MBA

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Brunswick, OH 44212

Cell: 216-***-**** E-mail: acst0c@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a long term, stable opportunity, with the ability for advancement, where I am able to apply my experience, and education, to meet, and exceed, the goals that are set forth.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Regis University MBA Finance/Accounting, December 2005, GPA 3.61 on a 4.0 scale.

University of Cincinnati BBA Accounting, June 2000, GPA 2.81 on a 4.0 scale

CPA Candidate 2016

Six-Sigma Certified Green Belt-2007

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Post University – Waterbury, CT

Associate Professor On-Line--Part Time October 2012 – Present

Teaching graduate level accounting, risk mgmt., investment analysis, and finance amongst other related intro courses

A mentor and financial reviewer for grad level students within the thesis process & assists with the development & design of classes

Southern New Hampshire University-Delaware, NH January 2015 - Present

Associate Professor On-Line--Part Time

Teaching graduate level accounting and financial management/modeling courses

Lorain County Children Services – Elyria, OH

Fiscal Supervisor - Full Time February 2014 – May 2015

Responsible for all payroll activity, financial statement prep, various financial analyses, and internal financial control

Responsible for yearly budget prep, admin, and oversight

Responsible for hires, and terminations, in terms of benefits, pension, union info, agency policy and procedure related to HR

AP/AR, GL entries and maintenance, account reconciliations, month end close, audit work, and all general accounting work

Responsible for overseeing various Title IV-E, PASSS and Kinship Programs

Perform monthly variance budget, Overtime, Comp Time Analysis

Responsible for inventory and records retention oversight & created Accounting Policy and Internal Control Manuals

Managed a staff of 2 Accounting Clerks & 2 Data Analysts

Robert Half International - Cleveland, OH

Accounting Manager - Contract-Temp July 2015 – December 2015

Prepared financial statements, completed monthly closing, analyzes revenue and prepared monthly account reconciliations

Developed financial models focusing on cash, capital, and inventory and worked closely with the CFO & Controller in helping devise future demand models and sales projections/trends

Developed cost models by creating new rates/mixes for work centers (machines), by earned hours, for labor, variable/fixed overhead, and tooling costs

Developed accounting analysis and formats, procedures, schedules, and policies, to support the reporting and analysis process.

Presented narratives, graphs, and other reports as required to support monthly reviews and other management presentations.

Recommend areas for cost reductions and other improvements within the location.

Developed and led a newly formed accounting team consisting of 3 staff accountants

Acting Controller- -Contract Temp October 2012 – September 2013

Assisted with the oversight of a new Accounting Database creating a GL structure/Chart of Accounts

Maintained accounting entries for upload and performed data inputs and mock closes for data integrity

Created financial statement formats, invoice and proposal templates, along with analytic and Budget/Forecast templates

Planned and directed all accounting activities & oversaw a staff of 3 junior accountants

Conducted & oversaw monthly accounting close & monthly Financial Statement preparation, review and analysis

Prepared variance, trend, and forecasted analysis of operational expenses & revenues

Senior Financial Analyst –- Contract Temp November 2011 – July 2012

Assisted client(s) with the formation and creation of financial models & analytics; budget and trends interpretation and prep

Assisted in the management of client’s cash flow by offering process improvements towards their financial controls

Help determine weaknesses within existing cost structures to mitigate risk within current financial reporting & analytical procedures.

Planned and directed all accounting activities & oversaw a staff of 3 analysts

Conducted & oversaw monthly accounting close & monthly Financial Statement preparation, review and analysis

Prepared variance, trend, and forecasted analysis of operational expenses & revenues

Financial Analyst- Contract Temp December 2010 – August 2011

Assisted with the financial management of revenue/expense related to budget & forecast; $110M-$125M

Analyzed KPI’s, Gross Margin, EBIT, IRR & ROI; actual vs. forecast vs. budget

Successfully created sales based financial models depicting market channel trends and forecasts

Developed sales P&Ls for retail operations broken out by individual market per BU.

Identified sales & profit opportunities/risks utilizing financial analyses and trends

Successfully planned strategic sales initiatives & behavioral models depicting consumer trends and risks

Sales and Planning Analyst- -Contract Temp October 2009 – September 2010

Successfully created sales based financial models depicting market channel trends and forecasts

Developed sales P&Ls for retail operations broken out by individual market per BU.

Identified sales & profit opportunities/risks utilizing financial analyses and trends

Successfully planned strategic sales initiatives & behavioral models depicting consumer trends and risks

American Greetings Company-Cleveland, OH

Financial Analyst-Corporate Restructure/Laid Off October 2008 - February 2009

Responsible for creating Models concentrating on Gross Margin(s), IRR, ROI, NPV and EBIT in determining the profitability of outstanding/new business contracts from $250k to $3.8M

Responsible for presenting Models, > $1 million to Chief Legal Counsel, CFO, CAO, and Chief Sales Officer(s).

Responsible for the draft/ review/final write up of commercial contracts, from $250K to $3.8M

Responsible for various ad hoc analyses i.e. trending, forecasting & financial reports from a store/regional viewpoint

Ford Motor Company-Dearborn, MI

Senior Financial Analyst-Layoff September 2006 – September 2008

Oversaw monthly Accounting Close and handled/performed journal entries, account recon & adj

Developed a Change Control to strengthen internal controls and a Worldwide Workflow Process; savings $800K/ month

Completed 10Q and 10K in accordance, PWC, with SEC reporting requirements, SOX compliant

Responsible for the FAS 133, 2006 Restatement, Accounting for Derivatives & Hedging

Developed models to monitor direct/indirect costs between PAG, & Ford brands to measure margin thresholds

Built models for actual/trending/forecasting concentrating on ROI, IRR, PAT, PBT, Gross Margin, & Sales & Volume

Provided monthly analytical data to Senior Vice Presidents offering strategic recommendations.

Assisted in the completion of the 2008 Budget and 5 Year AOP.

The Cleveland Clinic-Cleveland, OH

Financial Analyst-Layoff June 2004 - August 2006

Held responsible for Budget Prep and Admin working on key budgetary issues and resolutions by division; $1.6B.

Responsible for Budget Analysis and review while providing strategic recommendations to Senior Management.

Created FTE Growth for Sr Mgmt., to reduce spending, holding departments accountable, $15M to $25M.

Prepared balanced scorecard for internal concentration on matters for cost & profit maximization.

Case Western Reserve University, School of Engineering -Cleveland, OH

Business Manager- Contract-Temp June 2003 - June 2004

Responsible for creation of new Budget and Effort templates and oversaw the Budget Prep and Admin for Awards, $100K to $3M.

Responsible for building Financial Models for Analysis, Forecasting, and Reporting of all Awards.

Responsible for the allocation of costs between projects and awards on a salary, benefit and operational perspective.

Responsible for all financial reporting from an award/grant perspective on a monthly basis of $3M total.

The City of Cleveland-Cleveland, OH

Budget and Management Analyst June 2000-June 2003

Prepared Monthly and Quarterly Expenditure & Revenue analyses for various citywide departments.

Held accountable for the preparation of the City Budget for my assigned Departments: totaling $150M.

Responsible for the budget process and related analysis & held accountable for rolling forecasts

COMPUTER SKILLS

COGNOS, SAP, Hyperion/Essbase, ORACLE G/L, PeopleSoft, ELAN, PLEX, and Lawson Databases

Informatica. Harvest, RQ4, T-Recs, Document Direct / Monarch / Crystal Reporting

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook

Great Plains Accounting Software, QuickBooks, Peachtree, TurboTax, ADP, Dun & Bradstreet, Sales Force

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