Accounts Payable Receivable
Resume:
PHILIP P. CONTINO
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Mesa, AZ 85204
**********@*****.***
Results driven professional with extensive experience in all areas of corporate, governmental and not-for-profit Finance with impeccable financial management and problem-solving skills. Focused on cost savings, expense tight expense control management, compliance and operational efficiencies. Expertise includes Budgeting & Forecasting, Operational Accounting & Closings, Compliance, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Forecasting & Strategic Planning and staff management.
EXPERIENCE
CITY OF SCOTTSDALE
Senior Accountant
Provide support of financial functions during systems conversion and implementation.
Assist Director of Accounting with various financial functions and analysis, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets and Financial Analysis.
Identified $200k of duplicate billings by the US Army Corps of Engineers to the City.
CITY OF PHOENIX
Budget Analyst II - Housing
Preparation and analysis of budgets, grant tracking and reporting, management of Housing’s various government funded programs
Preparation, analysis, tracking and forecasting of Housing Department’s Operating Expenditure, Revenue and Capital Budgets.
Preparation and analysis of budget for various grants. Tracked actuals against budget and submitted monthly funding requests (draws).
EAST VALLEY ADULT RESOURCES, INC.
Finance Director
Oversaw and managed the financial, accounting, and business operations. Responsible for updating and maintaining a computerized accounting and cost allocation system, managing funding and contractual requirements from diverse revenue sources, developing budget and policy recommendations and providing leadership with fiduciary oversight and accountability.
Developed Agency’s budgets and cost allocation plans. Presented results and analysis to the Finance Committee and Board of Directors.
Developed and maintained EVAR’s accounting system and chart of accounts, maintaining all records under General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Managed cash flow, investments and bank accounts in alignment with policies and procedures. Oversaw and managed payroll processing.
Prepared financial statements and budget reports. Conducted financial analysis and prepared detailed reports of budget variances.
VALLE del SOL
Controller
Oversaw and managed all Accounting and bookkeeping processes, including General Ledger Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cost Allocation, Asset Management, Purchasing, Supplies Inventory, Banking relationships and Records management. Fully responsible for all accounting and fiscal processes. Managed day to day operations of the Accounting department to foster a best practices organization.
Managed the monthly financial closing and reporting process, including significant financial planning and analysis, variance explanations and monthly financial statements.
Ensured accuracy of the general ledger. Prepared and reviewed analyses and account reconciliations.
Preparation and analysis of annual and midyear budgets. Managed external audit.
MESA UNITED WAY
Accounting Manager
Managed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, including processing and analyzing vendor invoices and agency allocations. Maintained vendor and receivable files.
Played a significant role in monthly financial closing and budget process, including significant financial planning and analysis, variance explanations and financial reporting. Prepared and reviewed journal entries.
Managed and process biweekly Payroll, including the conversion from Oasis to Paychex.
Performed financial analyses, preparing and processing required journal entries. Coordinated, compiled and analyzed data for the annual audit.
Implemented process improvements resulting in savings and operational efficiencies.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Controller – Shared Services business units with a budget in excess of $500MM
Managed day to day operations, including leading and preparing the budget, forecasting & expense control, cash management, financial analysis, financial reporting, compliance, cost savings initiatives, mergers & acquisitions and systems implementations.
Implemented a standard and consistent budgeting and forecasting process concurrently across three organizations enabling management sufficient lead time for action should any unexpected deviance from plan arise. Prepared five and ten year strategic plans. Performed rigorous analyses. Prepared and delivered presentations and progress reports to Executive Management.
Performed and enforced tight expense control monitoring procedures, including preparing full year forecasts monthly providing management lead time for corrective actions should significant deviances from budget arise.
Participated in the enterprise-wide cost reduction effort (Examine All Expenses) with the Operations Management Group. Identified approximately $45MM in savings opportunities. Analyzed AIG’s operating expenses and identified opportunities for savings by better leveraging AIG’s global buying power resulting in more than $25MM in annual savings.
EDUCATION
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ, MBA in Finance
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, BS in Accounting
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