Experienced Controller with CPA/MBA credentials
Resume:
Gary M. Rosenberg, CPA, MBA
Englewood, N.J. 07631
*******@*****.***
PROFILE
Experienced Controller looking to apply his comprehensive accounting, computer and managerial skills to add value to small- and medium-sized corporate entities.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
2022-2025: Lionel Capital – Controller
Supervised all accounting functions for two corporate groups with common ownership: one (cosmetics manufacturer) using NetSuite accounting software, the other (real estate and sports venue management) using Sage Intacct software.
Responsible for all financial statements, bank reconciliations and subsidiary schedules, including A/P, A/R, and mortgage amortization.
2015-Present: Park Avenue Women’s Center – Controller
Supervised all accounting functions using QuickBooks programming. Modified procedures for recording daily receipts, including checks, credit cards and cash. Prepared detail and summary analyses for billing service. Managed all accounts payable functions. Submitted payrolls and reviewed all reports and tax data.
Supervised purchase of a new computer and conversion to updated software.
Reconciled bank accounts previously done by CPA firm. Calculated pension fund balances and projected insurance funding requirements. Submitted self-audits to reduce assessed premiums.
2016-2016: The Turning Point – Controller, Temporary
Brought bank reconciliations and general ledgers up to date from prior years using Intacct software.
Re-organized allocation of receipts from foundations and government agencies.
2013-2013: CFT Inc. – Controller
Supervised all accounting functions (G/L, A/R. A/P) for three corporations using ACCPAC software. Reduced length of A/P reports by over 66% by reclassifying previously erroneous postings. Eliminated duplicate G/L accounts. Reported directly to the corporation presidents and the outside CPA firm.
Submitted payrolls via ADP online system. Reviewed payroll tax returns. Generated all reports required by insurance companies to reconcile estimated premiums with actual experience.
Prepared bank reconciliations, sales tax reports, internal profitability analyses and sales commissions.
Revised all workplace safety procedures in accordance with instructions from OSHA consultants.
2011-2013: Congregation Ahavath Torah – Accounting Supervisor
Prepared all computer cash receipts reports, deposits, credit card transactions and charges for a membership of over 700 families, with over 80 A/R classifications. Reconciled all differences between synagogue and congregant records, including correspondence, phone and personal meetings.
Negotiated dues reductions and payment plans for members caught in extenuating circumstances.
Audited congregant personal and business data to adjust for changes not previously recorded.
2007-2011: Lopatin Realty Inc. – Director of Accounting & Finance
Managed all accounting transactions for commercial and residential sales and rentals through QuickBooks software, including bank reconciliations and payment schedules.
Prepared spreadsheets, charts and graphs using Microsoft Excel.
Maintained all tenant records and enforced penalties and collection terms in accordance with leases.
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Gary M. Rosenberg, CPA, MBA
*******@*****.***
1989-2007: Block & Rose Inc. – Controller / V.P. Operations
Prepared interim external financial statements for banks, vendors, insurance and leasing companies, and major customers. Compiled all accounting journals and reconciled all general ledgers and consolidation entries from which outside auditors prepared quarterly and annual financial statements.
Supervised all payroll transactions (through ADP), from time card data conversion and check processing through filing of all payroll tax forms (NJ, NYS and NYC). Negotiated contract provisions with Teamsters and other trade unions, including Ironworkers, Carpenters, Laborers and Operating Engineers.
Cut payroll by $600,000 (60%) in 1989 to prevent the default and bankruptcy of the corporation, without increasing unemployment experience rating. Managed collection of accounts receivable. Negotiated credit lines with vendors and leasing companies. Served as liaison to outside auditors, banks and law firms.
Defined departmental responsibilities and delineated personnel authority for retail and contract office furniture sales, and for related services: manufacturing, commercial moving, transportation, design and installation. The retail and contract operations were located respectively in Union and Springfield, NJ.
Supervised preparation of all internal financial reports, including P & L, sales, job costing, commissions, A/R and A/P by division. Prepared all sales, excise, road (7 states), fuel and corporate income tax forms.
Reviewed all transactions, through major expenditures; annual sales @ $10M. Supervised staff of seven.
Modified existing computer programs and wrote new programs at the source code level to streamline accounting reports and cost accounting analyses for senior management and to enhance office efficiency.
Represented the corporation at all government and insurance audits. Overturned rulings by the NJ Division of Taxation, the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, the Carpenters Union and the NJ State Police.
1986-1989: Weinberg Lieberman & Co. – Senior Accountant
Provided accounting services to 26 corporate clients and various personal clients. Accounting services included preparation of financial statements and all tax returns, training of client personnel in accounting and bookkeeping functions, audits, and representation before federal and state taxing authorities.
Supervised storage and retrieval of client records for the entire firm.
1979-1986: Block & Rose Inc. – Warehouse and Transportation Manager
Scheduled and supervised up to 9 tractor-trailers and 25 men daily for transportation, commercial moving and installations. Communicated with end-users to ensure customer satisfaction.
Maintained perpetual inventory (systems and free-standing furniture, electrical components) and client storage in a three-building, 80,000 sq. ft. Newark, NJ complex.
Validated all reports submitted by foremen, drivers and project managers.
EDUCATION / CREDENTIALS
M.B.A., Finance and Economics, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1981, with honors.
B.S., Accounting, New York University, 1979.
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