Audit Associate Board Member

Genna Castellano

Centerport, NY 516-***-**** ***************@*****.***

Experienced General Manager Specializing in Accounting and Operations

Detail-oriented and highly motivated professional with over 20 years of versatile experience in managing various day-to-day responsibilities, including supervising job projects, employees, and resolving customers' problems with an assertive and friendly attitude. Showcasing effective communication skills, including fluency in five languages (French, Italian, Greek, Arabic, and English) combined with problem-solving and leadership abilities leveraged in daily interactions with diverse groups, customers, and staff members to provide outstanding customer service and high-quality results. Consistently ensures adequate completion of financial aspects of business operations by managing all types of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and supervising people across the accounting office while thriving and remaining calm in a high-pressure environment. Regarded as an accomplished business expert always informed about industry trends through the acquisition of new accounting, economics, financial, and business skills and knowledge in a variety of areas. A highly motivated and dedicated problem solver with superior conflict resolution skills, accountable for delivering innovative solutions to all escalated issues while achieving the best possible outcomes for customers and the company. Responsibly manages employee-related processes, marketing, publicity, and advertisement projects. With a strong sense of current trends and practices, eager to master new challenges and contribute to the future success of the management industry.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Time management

Problem-solving skills

Flexibility

Communication skills

Accounting

Quick learner

Goal-oriented

Project management

Leadership skills

HR management

Team-building skills

CRM

Strategic oversight

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder/Owner/CEO 01/21 – Present

Castellano Portable Sanitation

Sag Harbor, NY

A dedicated owner and CEO responsible for many day-to-day activities including interviewing, hiring, training, and mentoring processes of applicants and new employees. Presenting a superior set of leadership skills and knowledge in motivating, coaching, and creating an environment that promotes great performance and highly positive morale. Meticulously overseeing the company's fiscal activity, including budgeting, reporting, and auditing. Highly skilled professional in organizing, scheduling, and providing companies services including modern solutions for portable sanitation for various occasions such as weddings, engagements, sporting events, and birthday parties.

Assuring all legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations

Experience and knowledge of profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow management, and general finance and budgeting

Making high-level decisions about policy and strategy and providing inspirational leadership company-wide

General Manager – Controller 04/09 – 10/18

Suburban Sanitation Inc

Sag Harbor, NY

A successful general manager with extensive experience in managing an organization's business operations as well as developing and implementing effective business strategies and programs. Consistently showcased superior expertise in allocating budget resources, coordinating business operations, supervising and motivating employees, ensuring excellent customer service, and streamlining administrative processes. Assumed responsibility for interviewing, hiring, and training of employees as well as other aspects of employee relations. Provided visionary leadership, concurrently establishing strategic direction and leading long-range planning in collaboration with cross-functional teams to achieve the best possible outcomes. In charge of all marketing, publicity, and advertising processes, concurrently managing the IT department and assisting with the resolution of IT issues on several projects. Demonstrated exceptional performance in fast-paced, demanding environments while remaining pragmatic and highly focused.

Successfully oversaw and managed long-term projects in addition to a variety of daily responsibilities

Adept at conducting all aspects of the recruitment cycle, simultaneously conducting training and development as well as performance evaluation

Regarded as an expert in accounting, financial data analysis, and the generation of precise reports

Exhibited superior organizational skills by ensuring the timely, cost-effective, and adequate completion of assigned tasks

Audit Associate 11/99 – 04/02

BDO Seidman

Melville, NY

A meticulous audit associate with extensive experience performing financial statement audits, reviewing financial documents and contracts, and analyzing financial data. Displayed effectiveness in processing, monitoring, and analyzing clients and company risks. Accountable for working diligently to complete all tasks and projects while ensuring high-quality results and adhering to strict deadlines. Responsible for handling large e-commerce and assisted in overseeing, merging, and acquisition processes. Demonstrated strong analytical and statistical abilities by managing multiple accounts, as well as exceptional communication skills, active listening, patience, mediation, and facilitation abilities.

·Executed detailed audit procedures, including reviewing transactions, documents, records, reports, and procedures, and conducted audit tests

·Responsibly oversaw and assisted in a smooth transition for all clients from 1999 to 2000 related to the millennium bug issue

·Assisted with departmental administration tasks such as filing and updating of client files

·Ensured accurate completion of assigned work within agreed time frames and carried out approved methodologies and standards within agreed budgets

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE

Basketball and Soccer Coach – YMCA Huntington Cold Spring Harbor Soccer Club

Board member of the cold Spring Harbor Soccer Club

Head of the Referee Department at the Cold Spring Harbor Soccer Club

PTA President, Huntington School district

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science – Major in Accounting / Minor in Economics 1999

Queens College, University of New York

Queens, NY

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