Sales Accounting

LYUDMILA NUDELMAN

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CONTROLLER

Hospitality • Manufacturing • Retail Services • Finance • Corporate Accounting

Motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic financial controller with more than 20 years of progressively responsible experience in corporate accounting for hospitality and retail services. Demonstrated expertise in budgeting and reporting, with proven staff supervision, mentoring, and training ability. Flexible and innovative leader, able to work across all levels of the organization. Detail-oriented, goal-centered problem solver, with experience in human resources, vendor relations, and contract negotiations. Multilingual professional, with fluency in English, Russian, and Ukrainian, and basic knowledge of Polish.

Areas of Expertise:

Corporate Accounting • Financial Controls • Financial Reports • Budgeting and Forecasting • Payroll

Labor Cost Reports • General Ledger • Variance Analysis • Staff Supervision • Executive Communication

Sales Tax Filing • Vendor Relations • Inventory Controls and Adjustments • Human Resources • Negotiation

Office Management • 401K Management • Training and Evaluation • Sales Commission Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MHI Group, New York, NY

Controller 2011

Served as corporate controller, with primary responsibility for recording all transactions and recording all financial reports. Managed a staff of 7, maintained corporate accounting records, and implemented effective financial controls. Completed accruals, pre-payments, general ledger journal entries, and variance analyses.

Oversaw $50 million annual budget, and completed monthly and quarterly forecasting.

Responsible for $550,000 monthly payroll, as well as labor cost reports.

Managed monthly closing, monthly balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow statements.

Prepared and analyzed reports for Board of Directors and outside accounting firm, and prepared executive-level presentations.

IL MULINO, New York, NY

Controller (2006-2011)

Prepared all financial reports and analyzed monthly closing statements for accountant, owner, and bank. Analyzed monthly food and beverage costs. Controlled inventory and inventory adjustments. Served as liaison with insurance company, outside accounting firm, and vendors.

Supervised staff of 8 in accounting office.

Oversaw cash flow and monthly closing statements for 15 restaurants with total annual budgets of $60 million.

Filed sales taxes in 15 states.

Managed $500,000 in monthly payroll, and completed all labor cost reports.

ERCOLE, Brooklyn, NY

Controller (2002-2006)

Responsible for overall office management and bookkeeping. Prepared and analyzed monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing statements and reports. Performed monthly bank reconciliations, as well as general ledger postings and reconciliations, analyzing factor statements and gross profit. Analyzed gross profit. Managed 401-K program.

Lyudmila Nudelman

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ERCOLE (Cont.)

Opened and controlled letters of credit, and negotiated loans and credit lines with banking institutions.

Managed $500,000 in monthly payroll expenses.

Negotiated terms and contracts with suppliers.

Supervised department of 4 personnel, and coordinated recruitment, training, and supervision.

R.E.P. MOONFEATHER SPORTSWEAR CO., New York, NY

Controller/Full Charge Bookkeeper (1993-2002)

Managed office and bookkeeping duties. Prepared monthly general ledger, reconciled bank statements, and analyzed gross profit. Maintained cash management reporting, produced monthly cash receipts journal, and managed employee payroll and 401-K program. Prepared quarterly and year-end materials for outside accountants. Supervised diversified accounts receivable and accounts payable staff.

Prepared inventory reports and analyzed charge backs.

Created sales commission reports and payments.

Controlled letters of credit and pertinent corporate documentation.

Previous experience includes four years as Bookkeeper for Audrey Celean in New York, NY.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science, Accounting

National Economic Institute, Chernovtsy, USSR

Junior Accountant/Computer Literacy Course

Syrit Computer School System

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software:

Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel), Lotus Notes, Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape), Lotus 1, 2, 3, WP-5.1, MAS-90, Real World, Pixel, Peach Tree, Quick Books, Oak Street, Complete

Operating Systems:

Windows 95/98/NT

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