Controller
Resume:
Thomas Keating, CPA
Hopewell Junction, NY *****
adt48g@r.postjobfree.com
A controller for small companies in the millions to large companies in the billions with 30 plus years of diverse business experience.
Work Experience
Financial Controller
Stoneleaf Construction LLC - Amenia, NY
January 2021 to Present Stone leaf Construction LLC is a high end privately held residential construction company.
• Hired as Financial Controller to complete the books for 2019 and 2020 and ready for the 1st year 2020 Audit, after years of not closing the books. 17 pages of unposted entries were cleaned up from 2016 thru 2020.
• Books were closed, equity reconciled, 1st-time year-end Audit then 2year Audit with different accounting firm was completed
• Calculated and made 1st distribution in 2 years.
• Cleaned up voluminous DTD accounts
• Re-Mapped prior FS reports in the software package to have working FS and analytical reports
• Created more detailed reports for Banking, Management, and FS reporting
• Working with the owner to get a more streamlined WIP for monthly closings.
• Monthly reports started up in 9/30/2022
CFO / Consultant
Hudson River Foods- Castleton, NY- Prior employer Formerly Healthy Brands April 2020 thru December 2020 (February thru March COVID) Returned to former employer to:
• Assist in hiring / setting up a new staff- Controller assistant controller AR & AP
• Getting books back together
• Prepare for Audited FS
• Organize a physical inventory
Controller
Eastern Alloys Inc
Montgomery, NY
February 2017 to January 2020
Manufacturer / Trader of Alloys primarily Zinc and Aluminum
• Manage / supervise 7 accounting personnel to with goal of produce a efficient monthly closing and 7 monthly F/S
• Track all accounting activities including projects and tax & census requirements
• Train all new personnel and schedule daily weekly tasks, projects and Audits
• Cash Management
CFO/Controller
Healthy Brands Collective Corporation
January 2014 to November 2016
http://healthybrandsco.com/Healthy Brands is a food manufacturer and distributor with over 10 separate brands currently using co-packers to produce its product-lines.
• Initially hired as a Controller left serving as the CFO when company moved to upstate NY. I set-up formal policies and procedures, accounting department structure and put together 3 years of Financial Statements for an eventual IPO. Financial Statements were audited for 1st time in years.
• Healthy Brands has an extensive product line with little prior cost accounting for finished goods prior to my hire.
• Looked at all acquisitions and methods of purchase and assisted in prospective purchases with owner Dan Ratner Owner / Operator
Gold Medal Provisions LLC
May 2010 to January 2014
Distributor for Golden Krust, Schaller & Weber and other various food companies /products
• Sales, promotion, purchasing, pick-up /delivery, accounting, banking, truck owner/operator & maintainer of equipment of Jamaican foods, German foods meats and cheeses. Director - Trust Accounting
CRM Holdings, Ltd. / Majestic Insurance
January 2007 to April 2010
CRM Holdings, Ltd. was a provider of workers' compensation insurance products. The Trusts premiums represented approx. 1.3 billion a year.
• Managed the S.I.G. Accounting Department staff of 4 and produced monthly quarterly and audited annual Financial Statements for 15 trusts. Reviewed the Corporate 10Qs and 10Ks for full disclosure and sign-off.
• Met with the Board of Directors of each of the 15 programs quarterly to review the financial statements and plan the future of the programs.
• Maintained and attested to proper internal control environment in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404.
• Reported to Board of Directors, Workmen's Compensation Board and Corporate and Trusts' outside and internal Auditors.
• Prepared corporate forecasts and annual budget for the parent corporation. Assistant Controller
Icahn Enterprises (formerly American Real Estate Partners) August 2004 to January 2007
Icahn is a diversified 14.4 billion dollar holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including real estate development; hotel, resort and casino operations; oil and gas exploration and production, and manufacturing.
• Supervised the closing of financial books of the real estate company, oversaw reconciliation of investments and prepared the consolidation of the six business segments for the SEC financial statements. Maintained GL software packages.
• Prepared company for compliance audit including narrative development and identification of key controls.
• Responsible for the integration of the consolidation accounting system for all acquired entities.
• Responsible for all numbers in consolidated SEC financial statements and for detail presentation to upper management and auditors. Maintain proper control environment in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404. Interim Controller
Sentinel Real Estate Corporation / Steiner Sports Inc February 2003 to August 2004
I performed Interim Controllership responsibilities through TKeating Consulting. Sentinel is one of the top privately held luxury apartment developer/owner/managers in the United States. Steiner Sports, an Omnicom company, is the leading manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of sports memorabilia. The company contracts with professional athletes for merchandising, motivational appearances and marketing promotions for corporate events.
Controller
SSR Realty Advisors Inc
Morristown, NJ
August 1999 to February 2003
The company was a Met Life subsidiary State Street Research, which provided real estate advisory services to pension funds and institutional clients with over $6.5 billion of assets under management
• Reported to the company's CFO, prepared monthly, quarterly and annual GAAP basis financial statements, including monthly consolidations for 3 business units, 7 corporations and 25 departments.
• Responsible for a monthly summary report of assets under management to MetLife headquarters and Statutory
("Yellow Book") reporting including maintaining the data and software to produce these reports.
• Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual actual versus budget reports for senior management and department heads.
• Responsible for the quarterly preparation and filing of the NASD Focus report for the company's Broker/Dealer unit.
• Supervised a staff of 3 that performed all aspects of corporate accounting including accounts payable and receivable.
• Created a companywide software package for preparation and implementation of the annual budgets and forecasts.
• Obtained a complete understanding of all departmental budgets in order to communicate with and assist department management with all budgetary goals and requirements for budget approvals.
• Liaison with various department heads for corporate matters. Dealt directly with corporate parent, banks, attorneys and auditors to maintain good relations and efficient communications to curtail any problems. Controller
Liberty Lines
Yonkers, NY
April 1997 to August 1999
The company operates 98% of the Westchester County Bee Line Bus System and 86 buses for the City of New York. The company operations include bus lines, real estate, equipment leasing, waste management and transportation consulting.
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, including consolidations for reporting requirements to owners, the County of Westchester and the City of New York.
• Supervised an accounting department with over 20 employees responsible for corporate accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, purchasing, and Information Technology department. Prepared annual detail budgets.
• Reviewed, approved and signed off on all reimbursement billings to County and City. Controller
MF Electronics Corporation
New Rochelle, NY
August 1991 to April 1997
Manufacturer and importer of crystal clock oscillators for high-tech military and consumer electronic applications
• Reporting to the company's President/founder, prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and budgets for this privately held corporation whose sales grew to $10 million from $4.5 million during my tenure.
• Approved all domestic and international disbursements to suppliers and managed the credit functions while maintaining good relations with customers including Silicon-Graphics, IBM, Digital and Sun.
• Converted a manual payroll system to an automated payroll system via ADP while linking this system to the G/L. Reviewed all payroll transactions including input through distribution. Instituted and managed the firm's 401k plan.
• Responsible for treasury operations, letters of credit and wire transfers, and preparation of cash flow forecasts.
• Analyzed manufacturing costs and identified areas where the company was selling goods below cost and other areas where improved processes would yield additional profits, enabling company to turn a profit 6 months after my arrival.
• Financial analysis and advice permitted the owner the ability to take the company public. Senior Accountant
BDO Seidman, LLP
See below
White Plains, NY
January 1990 to August 1991
Senior Public Accountant
Mahoney Cohen & Co., CPAs
New York, NY
February 1986 to December 1989
• Clients included insurance, leasing, manufacturing, non-profits, municipal, manufacturing, textile, and oil and gas.
• Provided management advisory analysis services such as internal control reviews.
• Performing audits and reviews of financial statements for public and private corporations, partnerships and individuals.
Education
Bachelors of Arts in Accounting in Accounting
Mercy College
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Dobbs Ferry, NY
Skills
• Epicor (4 years)
• Excel (10+ years)
• Great plains (5 years)
• Hyperion (5 years)
• Jd edwards (Less than 1 year)
• Mas (5 years)
• Mas 90 (Less than 1 year)
• Microsoft word (Less than 1 year)
• Powerpoint (Less than 1 year)
• Word (Less than 1 year)
• Accounting Software
• Manufacturing Experience
• Regulatory Reporting
• General Ledger Accounting
• accounting
• Payroll
• Management
• Employee Relations
• Quickbooks
• Financial Reporting
• Employee Relations
• Accounts Payable
• Management
• Payroll
• Quickbooks
• access
• accounting
• Driving Experience
• IFRS
• Management Experience
• SOX
• GAAP
• Lean Manufacturing
• ERP Systems
• Business Intelligence
• Business Analysis
• Financial Management
• Budgeting
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Analysis
Certifications and Licenses
CPA
May 2002 to Present
Assessments
Project Management Skills: Budgeting — Highly Proficient December 2018
Measures a candidate's ability to manage project budgets by appropriately allocating and monitoring financial resources.
Full results: https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/6f7-xuqc7ejc58w8 Accounting Skills: Bookkeeping — Highly Proficient December 2018
Measures a candidate's ability to calculate and determine the accuracy of financial data. Full results: https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/vcf5lwnneu3vepfl Accounting Skills: Basic Principles — Highly Proficient December 2018
Measures a candidate's ability to prepare financial records according to federal policies. Full results: https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/elebiiqmsfll2-7k Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Additional Information
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Great Plains, JD Edwards, EPICOR, AMS, MAS 90 & 500, FRX, and Hyperion
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