Gregory Rolka

Independence, OH *****

Cell: 440-***-****/Email: acunoo@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-rolka-433996119

BACKGROUND

** ***** ** *********** ********** and financial experience as the Controller for Hyatt Legal Plans and affiliated companies.

Managed all areas of accounting and finance including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, banking, cash management, fixed assets, income taxes, payroll taxes, financial reporting and claims processing.

Led staff ranging from three to eleven employees.

Excellent knowledge of accounting and tax rules.

Managed various employee benefit programs including 401(k), medical, dental, life, disability and vision.

Supervised facilities, purchasing, supplies, security and office remodeling.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Helped grow Hyatt Legal Plans from a 12-customer company in 1989 to a 2,000 customer/$240,000,000 annual revenue company today.

Designed all accounting systems for Hyatt Legal Plans.

Continually upgraded automated claims processing system, resulting in $500,000 of annual savings.

Participated in several debt refinancings that saved the company more than $1,000,000 of interest annually.

Recovered $800,000 from former partners of Hyatt Legal Services.

Executed relocation of 85-person office.

Collected a $97,000 Ohio unemployment tax refund by requesting that the state review unemployment tax rates.

Convinced parent company to eliminate annual independent audit, saving $91,000 per year.

Brought responsibility and cost of preparing federal, state and local income tax returns and payroll tax returns in-house.

Developed and wrote an Office Manual.

Executed conversions of G/L, payroll and fixed asset systems.

Submitted more than 300 requests for changes or improvements to mainframe computer systems that were implemented.

Recovered $100,000 of Rhode Island special tax assessments.

Integrated acquisition of competitor into the business.

Gregory Rolka

Independence, OH 44131

Cell: 440-***-****/Email: acunoo@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-rolka-433996119

TECHNOLOGY Extensive experience with Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook, Lotus Notes, PeopleSoft general ledger, Web Meeting, mainframe systems (including query and mainframe to PC download programs) and the Internet.

CERTIFICATION Certified Public Accountant

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Controller and Office Manager (Sept. 1989 to Dec. 2015)

Hyatt Legal Plans, Hyatt Legal Services and HLS Management

Company (related companies), Cleveland, OH - Providers of legal services and legal insurance plans - $240 million in annual revenue for Hyatt Legal Plans (the other two companies have been liquidated).

Prior Positions

Manager of Financial Analysis and Consolidations for

Revco (Twinsburg, OH), a drug store chain with $2.7 billion

in annual sales.

Internal Audit Supervisor with The Scott Fetzer Company (Westlake, OH), manufacturer of household products with $700 million in annual sales.

Senior Auditor with Price Waterhouse (Cleveland, OH), public accounting firm.

EDUCATION John Carroll University, University Hts., OH

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting Major); Grade point average: 3.8 in Accounting; 3.4 overall.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

The Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants

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