Experienced Financial Professional

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A dynamic and highly motivated team oriented financial executive with an extensive record of growth and accomplishments. Expertise in financial reporting, strategic financial planning and analysis, reengineering, systems and process implementation, SEC reporting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Strong communicator and leader with a broad range of accomplishments including revenue growth and enhancement, expense control, staff development and facilitation of cross-functional teams. Effectively motivates others in the achievement of individual and organizational goals. Proven ability to develop and maintain strong business relationships and to interact effectively with all levels of management and staff.

EXPERIENCE

Veeco Instruments Inc., Plainview, NY 2014-Present

Director, Corporate Finance

Responsibilities include all aspects of General Ledger, Payroll, Accounts Payable, operational and financial reporting along with budgeting, forecasting, financial and operational strategic planning, for a $400M global public company.

Budgeting and Forecasting for all Corporate Functions including monthly, quarterly, annual and long term strategic planning along with ad hoc analysis to support financial decisions.

Key member of implementation team for BPC; SAP Business Planning and Consolidation software.

Managed General Ledger for all corporate and domestic business units. Oversight of International General Ledger and Company consolidation.

Key member of SAP conversion team for acquired companies.

SOX 404 Compliance.

Liaison between company’s external auditors and all financial management.

Manage, train and develop staff of 8 finance employees with responsibility for Corporate General Ledger, Domestic Accounts Payable and Payroll.

Support for SEC reporting for external reporting and footnotes.

SBARRO LLC., Melville, NY 2013-2014

Director of Financial Planning and Reporting

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, financial and operational strategic planning, and all aspects of operational and financial reporting.

Responsible for annual budgeting and forecasting process, monthly and quarterly financial reporting, financial models and ad hoc analysis.

Responsible for long term strategic and operational plan and board presentations.

Designed and implemented monthly scorecards and financial review templates to support actionable executive decisions.

Responsible for monthly internal and board financial reporting package

FOUGERA PHARMACEUTICALS INC (Formerly Nycomed US Inc.) 2009-2013 Melville, NY

Senior Director of Financial Reporting

A private equity owned pharmaceutical company in a Turnaround with Branded and Generic divisions (Fougera, PharmaDerm and Savage) with sales of $1 Billion. Responsibilities include general accounting, internal and external reporting (IFRS and GAAP), monthly operational and private equity financial reporting, financial and operational strategic planning, and process development improvement and implementation.

Responsible for internal and external financial reporting (IFRS and GAAP) and general accounting.

Managed the audit of multi year restatement of financials (of years prior to my joining the Company); responsible for multiple multi year audits including the preparation of all financial data required by external and internal audit firms (up to 7 audits in one year).

Introduced metric driven analysis and project tracking into company and finance team; instituted consistent team meetings to address issues and review status of current projects driving successful completion and change management.

Interfaced with senior management and department heads on financial and strategic operational results.

Automated and streamlined close process by 4 days by reducing the amount of manual and duplicated efforts ensuring all deadlines are efficiently met.

Implemented controls, processes and systems to ensure accuracy of financial reporting and drive revenue and profit.

Led the monthly financial closing of the company, account reconciliation and reporting to internal senior management, European parent, and Private Equity owners.

SBARRO INC., Melville, NY 2004-2009

Director of Financial Compliance

Responsibilities include Treasury, SEC Reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance; financial and operational strategic planning, reporting, and process development.

Key member of due diligence team working with auditors, bankers, lawyers, and Acquisition Company, which resulted in successful merger planning and implementation and helped raise over $300M of financing.

Prepared Offering Circular along with Form S-4 Registration statement for $150M bond offering in addition to various bank and road show presentations.

Responsible for preparation, review and filing of Sbarro’s SEC quarterly and annual financial filings.

Prepared corporate financial press releases and investor conference call scripts.

Developed Treasury function within the company, including review of bank debt and indenture agreements, as well as preparation of bank debt and indenture compliance calculations for new $183M Senior Credit Facility and $150M Indenture.

Negotiated and maintained banking and credit card company relationships.

Responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance including documentation of business processes, audit program design, internal control assessments, and control remediation.

Budgeted for and reported on departmental expenses and covenant actual results and projections.

Defined and implemented Corporate Policy and Procedure Manual.

CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Bethpage, NY 1987-2004

VP/Director of Business Planning, Product Management and Marketing (1998-2004)

Developed and presented annual budget and forecast ($94 million in expenses and $20 million in capital), variance analysis, and strategic analysis in a fast paced multitask changing environment. Directly engaged in key decisions effecting pricing, expense direction, process and strategic direction.

Integral part of the founding Product Management and Marketing team including development of staff, rollout of new products and marketing initiatives, increased the product offerings from Analog Video Cable Television to include Optimum Online High Speed Internet Service, Telephone Service, and Business Products from Lightpath.

Developed and recommended strategic pricing on non regulated newly introduced consumer products increasing revenue per customer.

Appointed by SVP Business Planning to lead strategic improvement initiatives including sales force incentive programs, sales commission system decisions and implementation, key operating metric definitions, developed cost of sales & marketing analysis and return on investment analysis increasing company’s net income.

Tracked, analyzed and reported on actual versus budget results to senior management assisting them in the analysis and cost containment of the departments financial results.

Key member of cross-functional team responsible for defining and reporting on Key Operating Metrics, utilized to track the daily performance.

Senior Assistant Divisional Controller Accounting (1987-1998)

Accounted for the internal and external financial statements of Cablevision’s (Public Company) Cable Television Division; responsible for monthly financial close.

Acquired extensive internal reporting experience; responsible for the integrity of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial data of Cablevision’s Cable Television Division.

Managed team of up to 45 accounting directors, accounting supervisors, accounting managers and staff in all phases of their activities.

Coordinated internal and external audits, including external audited financial statements, sales and use tax audits, franchise fee audits, and internal control reviews.

Developed and presented monthly financial and statistical reporting for Chairman and CEO, CFO, and operations management.

Key member of implementation team of Oracle and Hyperion Financial Systems.

Performed due diligence on acquisition targets, resulting in acquisition of five cable companies.

KPMG Peat Marwick, New York NY 1984-1987

Senior Accountant

Planned, budgeted & performed audit fieldwork & financial reporting including supervision, review and training of staff accountants, financial statement analysis and client relations. Planned & reviewed annual reports, financial statements, consolidations and footnotes for compliance with financial reporting requirement & standards for Public (SEC filings), Private & not for profit Companies.

EDUCATION

B.S., Accounting, Minor in Business Administration

State University of New York at Albany

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants/New York State Society of CPA

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