DANIEL W. PEZZULICH, MBA

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**** ****** **** ***** 813-***-****

Brandon, Florida 33511 ad0wcb@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Financial Management professional with broad managerial skills and proven knowledge of accounting, inventory management, stores warehouse and traffic functions in manufacturing and warehousing business units. Demonstrated leadership in motivating colleagues to work collaboratively to achieve productivity and cost improvements in stringent cost cutting environments. Successful in selecting and introducing new processes and technology changes seamlessly throughout organizations. Proven ability to revise monthly and quarterly reporting to better suit information needs for Financial Management team.

•Budget Preparation

•Variance Analysis

•Fixed Assets

•Audit (SOX) Compliance

•Financial Reporting

•SAP Implementation

•GLOBE System

TECHNICAL SKILLS

COGNOS System Software, BPCS System Software, Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet, BEST System Fixed Asset Software, BlackLine Reconciliation Software, SAP System Software, Infinium Software, GLOBE System, CONA Systems Software, Microsoft Access, PTMS Tax Software, LeaseQuery Software, Acumatica Software

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Red Rover Moving and Storage, Tampa, FL 2022 – Date

Fetchable Moving and Storage Solutions, Founded by PODS Creator

Accountant II

•Responsible for the monthly Fixed Asset and Leased Buildings and Equipment reporting for the entire company; Company has locations throughout Florida, and in New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas and California; Company leased all of its warehouses, trucks, forklifts and storage containers.

•Responsible for adhoc reporting and JEs related to Month-end and Year-end close; Utilized Acumatica software for these tasks.

•Implemented LeaseQuery software and reporting for the company (previously tracked with Excel spreadsheets).

•Implemented Acumatica Fixed Asset software and reporting for the company (previously tracked by Excel spreadsheets)

SSI - AMGEN (Client), Tampa, FL 2020-2022

Sales & Taxation (Contractor)

•Performed various aspects of month-end process including preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.

•Performed important aspects of Canada sales tax audits and areas of responsibility for internal and external audits.

•Worked on multiple projects and with staff simultaneously in a collaborative, high energy, and fast-paced team environment.

COCA-COLA BOTTLERS SALES & SERVICE, Tampa, Florida 2014 – 2020

Leading Beverage Company with worldwide Brand Recognition

Fixed Asset Accountant II

•Month-end and quarter-end capital asset reporting for consolidation with PR1 bottler clients.

•Yearly budgeting for depreciation based on assets in service and projected capital spending.

•Worked with Access data system for large database reporting and reconciling SOF (System of Future) monthly and quarterly activity.

•Full-service fixed asset processing and reporting for Coca-Cola Florida and Coca-Cola Northern New England bottlers. Duties included CDE and non-CDE monthly settlements, asset retirements, CDE scrapping.

•Provided monthly metrics, depreciation simulations, and PPE rollforwards for CCBF, CCNE, and assisted with other bottlers for this reporting.

•Specialized knowledge of CONA and Excel utilized on behalf of servicing bottlers.

NESTLE PROFESSIONAL VITALITY Tampa, Florida 2011 - 2014

Globally managed business for creative food and beverage solutions to the foodservice industry

Fixed Asset Accountant (NUSA Division Nestle Professional Beverages)

•Maintenance of fixed assets database in SAP and Infinium systems. Over 20 plants.

•Month-end and quarter-end capital asset reporting for consolidation with other Nestle divisions.

•Preparation of actual vs. budget detail variance and spending ytd for trade assets.

•Preparation of monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.

•Preparation of monthly reports for Management and Tax Dept. (i.e. Corp capital spend, etc.)

•Participation in the GLOBE Implementation for fixed assets. This included validation of data and documentation of current processes, in addition to extensive testing and training.

•Specialized reporting for Cruise and NUSA division trade asset purchases and installation costs.

COTT BEVERAGES USA, Tampa, Florida 2005- 2011

Leading Branded CSD Beverage Manufacturer

Corporate Accountant (US and Canada Financial Statement Team)

•Preparation of actual vs. budget variance explanations for over $75M fixed assets.

•Maintenance of fixed assets database in the FAS tool (all Database and F/S input).

•Monthly reconciliation of FAS vs. GL balances. Reported directly to Upper Management.

•Review of capital invoices to ensure proper GL coding (capital vs. expense), sufficient capital funds and proper capital project assignment. Capital Budget was over $120M annually.

•Preparation of monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.

•Preparation of quarterly audit schedules and year-end corporate schedules.

•Interaction with external auditors on various fixed asset transactions (SOX compliance).

•Preparation of monthly reports for Management and Tax Dept. (i.e. Corp capital spend, etc.)

•Participation in the SAP Implementation for Fixed Assets. This included validation of data and documentation of current processes.

•Preparation of yearly depreciation budgets. This requires working with the plant managers and marketing. Over $8M budgeted annually.

ASHLEY ALUMINUM LLC, Tampa, Florida 1992 - 2005

Wholesale Extrusion, Building Product, Industrial Goods Manufacturer and Supplier – now part of Guardian Building Products

Corporate Accountant (Accounting Dept., Company Corporate Headquarters)

Development and implementation of fixed asset accounting system which maintained a database encompassing over $17M in fixed assets. This database reported on a monthly basis detailed depreciation schedules and detailed listings for different categories of assets for over 60 locations across the country.

Participation, as accounting team member, on executive level committee for inventory and audit processes on a yearly basis.

Preparation of analytics, for all 60 branches, including review of reserves and inventory.

Preparation of yearly sales, gross margins, and expense budgets. This required interaction with the executive team, product managers, and branch managers.

Interaction with external auditors regarding accounting processes.

Generation of month-end financial booklets used by management as touchstones of company goals and financial strategy.

Interaction with branches across all departments, on weekly basis, to develop open communication and integrated strategies.

Responsible for moving tax depreciation function to an internal process that resulted in reduced expenses to company for audit fees, and provided increased process control.

Revised, tailored and managed a rebate accounting system of 25 programs to improve efficiency and accuracy of rebate reporting. This system included quarterly and year-end true-ups for all company product lines and increased profitability when true-ups were completed.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration Finance, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Bachelor of Science Accounting, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

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