Finance and accounting, MBA

CARL AMARAL

New Bedford, MA. Mobile 508-***-****

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PROFILE

Significantly contribute to the success of the business and its management team through the execution of strategic decisions and improvement of business and financial disciplines. Ensure that the financial function augments the management team providing timely and meaningful analysis of operating results, plans, and projections.

EXPERIENCE

SR. ACCOUNTANT (Temporary) Samsonite Corporation Mansfield, MA

• Monthly close process for wholesale division ($210M in revenue).

• Prepare supplementary schedules required for financial reporting package, including margin analysis, cost savings initiatives, cap-ex spending and working capital.

• Yearly planning and quarterly forecasting with monthly review of variances with management.

• Responsible for interdepartmental allocations and cross charges.

FINANCIAL ANALYST Plymouth Rubber Company Canton, MA

• Financial oversight of two mfg. plants located in Europe; including review of financial statements, budget variances, cash planning, sales performance, headcount and inventory management.

• Partnered with supply chain management to understand costs associated with product flow and storage. Identified opportunities to improve profitability by reducing costs associated with inbound freight, capacity planning and space leasing.

• Redesigned costing methodology from standard costing to actual/normalized costing providing better visibility to product profitability.

• Established reporting metrics, including a weekly scorecard for mgt review ($70M in revenue).

• Other numerous ad-hoc requests as part of company turnaround effort.

FINANCIAL ANALYST Boston Scientific Corporation Quincy, MA

• Managed cycle count program and inventory cost analysis for distribution center ($180M at cost)

• Expense budgeting and forecasting for cost centers under management.

• Local Sarbanes-Oxley audit lead, run full business audits, review practices and establish new controls, draft quarterly 302 letters.

• Work with external auditors on quarterly and year end audits.

• Monthly close, fixed assets, inter-company reconciliations.

• High interaction with senior management in driving company-wide efforts.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT Citizens Bank Providence, RI

• General accounting responsibilities supporting the mortgage operation.

EDUCATION

MBA- Johnson & Wales University (2007) GPA 3.7

BA - UMass Dartmouth (2004) GPA 3.1

CERTIFICATIONS

CMA (Certified Management Accountant) Level II candidate

SYSTEM EXP

SAP, Hyperion Planning, Essbase, MS Great Plains, Cognos, Crystal Reports, SAS, Business Warehouse (BW), QuickBooks, Visual Basic and MS Office (03&07)

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