Controller

IRWIN PINSKY, CPA

** ********* *** • Thornhill, ON • L4J 3E5 • 905-***-**** • Cell 647-***-**** • *******@******.***

CONTROLLER

Integrity-driven professional offering a rich blend of accounting, operations, and sales talents complimented by technical savvy. Proven ability to improve operations, impact business growth, and maximize profits. Adept at delivering ROI by seeking out bona fide opportunities and distilling complex information into easy-to-understand language so that key decision-makers and staff members are prompted to action. An experienced auditor who interfaces effectively with public accountants.

A multi-certified professional who understands the necessity of keeping knowledge base current. Passionate about giving clients total attention by striving to provide the best service possible.

An knowledgeable CPA with extensive first hand business management including sales and marketing experience.

MAJOR STRENGTHS

Team-Building, Training, & Leadership

Business Strategizing

Cost Avoidance & Reduction

Debt Consolidation

Systems Integration

Profit Forecasting

Cash Flow Analysis

Operating & Capital Budgets

Contingency Planning

Policy-Making & Strategic Decisions

Financial Statement Creation & Reporting

Problem Identification & Resolution

SAMPLE ACHIEVEMENTS

Appointed Controller of a technology pioneer and a PayPal precursor based on keen reporting capabilities and talent for building and maintaining consensus across a diverse shareholder base (Progressive Software)

Established support system of client facing accounting support

Instituted realistic budgets that (1) eliminated the write-off of over-runs and (2) enabled proper cash flow (Evron)

Effected revenues resulting in net benefits and greater profits (Evron)

Played a pivotal role in vaulting performance into Top Ten status in Year One, Top Two status in Year Two, and Top Four status in Year Three – the first time since Company’s involvement with this particular software solution where they penetrated the Top Ten (Evron)

Permitted emerging companies to focus on their core business by relieving their administrative accounting burden through the part time controllership option (Alliance Business Services)

Saved enterprises from failure due to their own quick successes, by setting proper credit facilities in place, and communicating with the CRA in order to gain time to “clean up the mess” to allow initial survival that lead to proper controlled growth. (Alliance Business Services)

IRWIN PINSKY, CPA

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CAREER SYNOPSIS

Progressive Software Solutions 2011- Controller – Small to Medium Business Solutions

Ongoing Accounting support regarding software integration, period end, as well as year-end reporting

Assistance with year-end procedures and liaison with auditors

Co-Founder of Sage “Diamond Level” partnership. Sales leader in 2012 and 2013.

Envisioned and marketed PSS-CRM and other proprietary software that work in tandem with

Sage solutions.

Evron Computer Systems Corp., Markham 2007 - 2011

Account Manager – Small to Medium Business Solutions

Personally, recruited by both President and Sales Manager to generate sales volume.

Alliance Business Services, Toronto 1991 – 2007

Founded this organization with the dual purpose of:

Offering consultant-level controllership expertise to emerging corporations including accounting, reconciliations, commodity tax, SEDAR and NASDAQ reports

Worked as a bridge with public accountant and other agencies to allow controlled growth

Selling, installing, and training users on Sage and Microsoft products.

Earlier professional experience gained as:

Controller for Revere Electric; accounting for full sets of books for head offices, branches and subsidiaries in addition to financial analysis as well as month end, yearend transactions and financials including intercompany, taxation and reconciliatory entries: guided the opening of 2 branches in Mississauga and Downtown Toronto during the ground floor acceleration of IT and Accounting software launches

Audit Manager at NEXIA Group a large and established Chartered Accountant firm in Montreal

EDUCATION

Degrees & Designations

CPA Ontario • CPA Designation

Microsoft • Microsoft Certified Professional

CGA Ontario • CGA Designation

Concordia University, Montreal • B. Comm, Accounting

Software Certifications

Sage Business Vision Certified Consultant 2007

Microsoft Great Plains Certified Consultant 2006

Sage 100 Certified Consultant 2002

Sage DacEasy Certified Consultant 1997

ADDITIONAL

CGA Ontario, Toronto 2005 – present

Decision-Maker – 1 of 3 Members Sitting on the Discipline Committee Review Board

Ontario Maple Leafs (member of the Canadian Elite Baseball Association) 2002 – 2006

Founder / Franchise Holder / Manager / CFO

Thornhill Minor Baseball Club, Toronto Treasurer 1997 – 2001

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