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Rocco Mitarotonda ********@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/rocco-mitarotonda-cpa-5b4b62228 Valhalla, NY 10595 • 914-***-****

Summary

Financial Management & Operations Executive

Proven success in delivering leadership, guidance, and consulting expertise for multi-billion dollar organizations. Achievement-oriented financial strategist with exceptional record of successful initiatives in wealth management, investments, financial planning, profit optimization, and market share growth. Ability to establish strategic partnerships with senior management and key stakeholders to streamline financial objectives, define strategic decisions, and examine value-added analytics. Recognized financial expert with solid record of contributions to improve financial performance, business development, stakeholder relationships, and enhance internal controls. Sophisticated understanding of long-range budget preparation, GAAP accounting, M&A, planning models, financial forecasting & analysis, decision support, accounting procedures, and continuous process improvement. Demonstrated expertise in driving project implementation and optimal financial performance across the organization, including establishing policies, aligning resources, and positioning for maximum revenue growth and program achievement. Advanced critical thinking, analytical, numeracy, qualitative, and quantitative analysis skills in corporate and public accounting to achieve positive performance and improvement by aligning culture and values with business outcomes. Areas of Expertise

• Strategic Financial Operations

• Cost Allocation Models

• Financial Risk Management

• Mergers & Acquisitions

• Organizational Turnaround

• Corporate Management System

• Budgeting & Cost Controlling

• Process Redesign / Improvement

• Business Valuation & Estimation

• Capital Expenditure Management

• Financial Advising / Consulting

• Program / Project Management

• Cash Flow Analysis

• Client Relationship Building

• Team Leadership/ Development

Accomplishments

● Designed and employed personnel policies and programs to manage over 725 employees and oversee annual budget of $200M.

● Developed in-house recruiting function to reduce employment agency fees and deployed office software for hotel space for 100

% remote work force, reducing capital expenditure.

● Built and implemented costing models for standardized billing and rate models, increasing quarterly gross margin performance by 25%.

● Managed successful $60M initial public offering and led consolidations of three acquisitions into the U.S. operations. Career Experience

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance, Montefiore Information Technology, Yonkers NY 2002 – Present Manage annual operating budget in alignment with budgeting principles and corporate guidelines. Collaborate with chief information officer to formulate manpower plans, salary, and benefit proposals. Examine hospital’s technology overall financial position and formulate periodic financial and operating reports. Liaise with senior members of management to create major financial plans including capital expenditure programs. Develop new business by evaluating feasibility of new ventures and advising management of financial prospects. Strengthen financial controls and IT financial resources by working with subordinates to oversee general ledger accounting, accounts payable, and cashiering. Maintain effective system of accounting and cost determination to ensure revenues, expenses, and labor cost within budgeted objectives. Supervise investigation and analysis, and provide recommendations on costs, charges, and rates to permit income to support IT activities. Lead department staff through subordinate managers to review and approve recommended personnel actions.

● Directed the transformation from division of the Medical Center to stand-alone company by developing departmental objectives, organizational structure, and departmental operating budgets.

● Developed and implemented new profit-sharing plan for employees.

● Established client relationships, negotiated service level agreements, and developed master terms and conditions for outside business.

● Designed and employed vender management system, reducing consulting costs by 20 %. Additional Experience:

Chief Financial Officer, Nexus Group Inc., White Plains NY

● Developed and implemented cash management strategy to optimize working capital and negotiate $1M line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank.

● Executed improved employee benefits plans, reducing overall company costs including the addition of 401K options. Chief Financial Officer, Enherent Corp., Hawthorne NY

● Negotiated preferred stock offering raising an additional $8M and obtained $13M line of credit.

● Restructured organizational operations to improve G&A efficiencies, saving over $15M annually.

● Revamped accounting department to reduce closing cycle from 26 days to 10 days including management reporting. Assistant Controller, EIS International Systems, Stamford, CT

● Managed successful $5M initial public offering and secondary offering raising $14M.

● Re-negotiated contracts with travel agency, auto rental agency, and paging companies to save over $1M per year. Senior Accountant, Ernst & Young, White Plains, NY

● Conducted over 25 audits for clients in the healthcare, retail, manufacturing, financial services and leasing industries with annual revenues ranging from $12M - $150M.

Education

B.B.A. in Business Administration

Pace University, White Plains NY

Affiliations

Member New York State Society of CPA’s

Licenses & Certifications

Certified Public Accountant

Technical Proficiencies

JD Edwards, Platinum, Microsoft Word, Excel, Lawson, Lotus Notes, Clarity, SAP HCM, Peoplefluent

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