Igor Gitelman, CPA, MBA

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East Brunswick, NJ 08816

917-***-****

acwy5f@r.postjobfree.com

RELEVANT

EXPERIENCE:

Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.

Assistant Vice President Financial Reporting and Tax - Reporting to CFO

August 2007 - Present

Director of SOX compliance

October 2005 - August 2007

Oversee company overall SEC Financial Reporting Responsibilities

Prepare, and review 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and other reports

Communicate with SEC Staff on Comment Letters

Develop and manage companys accounting and tax polices

Oversee company SOX implementation and compliance

Manage the groups tax planning and compliance activities

Manage implementation of company's merger and acquisition activities

Report to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee on companys SOX compliance,

accounting policies and tax planning

Answer inquiries from external financials analysts and investors

Manage company's credit line negotiation and implementation process.

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL (Consulting)

Tax Manager of Strategic Analysis & Reporting Group

June 2005 October 2005

Supervise the preparation of tax provision under SFAS #109 & FIN 48

Prepare computation of SFAS #123R adjustments and corresponding SFAS #109 effect

Manage the GAAP compliance for SFAS #109 financial reporting in SEC quarterly and annual

fillings on forms 10-Q and 10-K.

Manage the Effective Tax Rate under SFAS #109

Coordinate various Tax Audits

GUCCI GROUP

Sr. Tax Manager Tax and Financial Reporting: May 2003 May 2005

Oversee preparation of consolidated Federal and Combined/Unitary State Returns

Prepare footnote disclosure for SFAS 109 in SEC 20-F

Conduct various federal and state tax and GAAP research

Oversee the preparation of SFAS 109 provision calculations

Manage complex SFAS 109 reporting issues

Identify and implement various tax planning opportunities

Improve and Develop various tax accounting processes

Manage the Groups Effective Tax Rate for Financial Reporting

UBS PaineWebber Group

Intermediate Sr. Tax Accountant, AVP: May 2000 April 2002

Financial Reporting and Tax Consultant: May 2002 April 2003

(UBS PaineWebber and MONY Group, Inc.)

Prepared consolidated/combined federal and state local returns

Reviewed staff prepared tax returns and supporting calculations

Analyzed tax sensitive accounts and calculated Sch. M adjustments

Prepared and reviewed tax provision SFAS 109 calculations and

disclosures in forms 10-K and 10-Q

Reviewed and Analyzed Business Tax Credit Calculations

Researched and formulated tax positions on various tax issues

Conducted basis studies, acquisition studies, and special projects

Communicated with federal, state and local tax authorities on audits

Implemented tax planning projects

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

In Charge Associate: May 1998 July 1999

Sr. Consultant July 1999 May 2000

Advised clients on SFAS 109 calculations

Involved in various financial accounting audits, reviews and

compilations

Involved with numerous special projects and agreed upon

procedures

Audited client prepared SEC 10-K filings and reviewed SEC 10-Q

fillings

Conducted GAAP research to assist clients in formulating

accounting policies

Assisted clients with reporting and disclosure under SFAS 115

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Tax Specialist: August 1996 - May 1998 (Consultant)

Prepared various federal 1120s, Corporate Income Tax Returns

Prepared interest cost to carry calculations on consolidated basis

Participated in preparing consolidated tax returns

Analyzed Federal Net Operating Loss for carryovers and carry-

backs

Analyzed SFAS 109 Deferred Tax liability for various subsidiaries

Computed AMT credit and credit carry-forwards

Conducted various basis studies for strategic planning purposes

Handled computation of quarterly estimated tax payments

Assisted senior management with IRS audits

COMPUTER SKILLS:

CorpTax Software, CorpTax CorpCalendar, Go System (RIA) and Tax

Calendar, ProSystem Fx, CCH, Arthur Anderson Tax Package, RIA and

BNA online research applications, MS Office Applications, Lotus Notes,

and Notes applications, SAP, People Soft, Frozen Database, Exact

Software (Macola Application)

EDUCATION: Pace University, New York, New York

Lubin School of Business

Master of Business Administration in Accounting

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

Certified Public Accountant, currently registered with New York and New Jersey.

HONORS: Deans List, NYSSCPA Excellence in Accounting Scholarship, Foundation

for Accounting Education Scholarship, Pace University Trustee Scholarship, Pace University

Graduate Scholarship and Research Fellowship

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