Controller/Assistant Controller/ Cost Manager
Resume:
JAMES R. MARTOCCI
Ringwood, NJ 07456
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Executive Summary
Hands on experienced accounting professional with solid experience in small to medium companies, both in manufacturing processes and contractor service organizations, with a strong background in costing, inventory, general accounting functions, as well as company operations. Proficient in spread sheets and analysis. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization to resolve variances, refine forecasts, and identify risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Comfortsave Solutions/ American Residential Services 06/2009 to 07/2011
Mt Kisco, NY / Elmsford, NY Divison of Robison Energy
Comfortsave Solutions/American Residential Services
Acquired by Singer Holding/ DBA Robison energy, Elmsford, NY 01/2010
$10 million dollar HVAC contractor and service provider, approved Home Depot Installation Vendor
Controller/ Asst General Manager 01/2010 to 07/2011
• Worked with the acquisition and transition of ARS by Robison Energy, closing and finalizing the ARS general ledger and inventory accounts and reconciling and collecting remaining accounts receivable accounts including outstanding installation work to be completed, and as a liaison between Robison and ARS until all parts of the acquisition agreements were finalized and resolved.
• Managed all the day to day operations including: accounting, human resources, and payroll functions of a HVAC contractor and service provider center including union dispute resolutions, salesmen commissions, inventory, job costing, gross margin analysis, landlord issues, building security, and IT computer issues.
• Implemented Robison Energy AccountMate accounting software and E-SYS billing and receivables system.
• Implemented Infinitime 7.0 web based payroll and time keeping software which reduced payroll processing time.
• Improved procedures and control of sheet metal fabrication shop to allow for proper time and materials estimates used for job costing and the ability to subcontract out shop production.
• Improved timeliness of reporting of salesmen draw vs. commissions for all company salesmen. Resulting in a more timely and accurate review and issuance of commission statements and payments. Company was behind two years in this process.
• Reviewed gross profit and P&L per installation job with VP of Sales and salesmen to determine if cost estimates for time and material were correct and if the salesmen qualified for a commission based on Gross Profit and commission agreements.
• Improved service department paperwork flow and billing procedures to properly capture all data for job costing each job.
• Improved accounts payable vendor relations and increased credit lines.
• Set up a bin location spread sheet inventory for our warehouse and shop parts.
American Residential Services LLC, MT Kisco, NY
Affiliate of ARS, Memphis Tennessee
Controller 06/2009 to 12/2009
$5 million dollar HVAC contractor and service provider, approved Home Depot installation Vendor
• Managed financial and accounting functions of a service center for a National heating and Hvac contractor, as well as the operation of a sheet metal fabrication shop.
• Responsibilities included: General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Job Costing, G/L, journal entries, cash flow, Revenue Recognition, Inventory Control, Month End Close, Payroll and intercompany billing, and Human Resources. Used SharePoint spread sheets and TMS integrated accounting software.
• As management team member participated in strategic planning, including revenue/ expense forecasting, marketing, annual and monthly budgeting
• Liaison with auditors and all corporate personnel located in Memphis, TN
• Conducted job installation profitability analysis, and Revenue Recognition based on percent of job completion.
• Stream lined and improved salesmen commission calculation and processing.
• Worked closely with General Manager and Regional Controller to review costs, reconcile variances and identify areas for productivity and cost improvement.
• Discovered journal entries and procedures causing a $250,000 overstatement of inventory.
• Established office procedures controlling petty cash, gas cards, alarm system and receiving and shipping.
• Cross trained staff to improve efficiency of processing billing and service contracts.
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SURVIVOR TECHNOLOGIES, Inc., Hillside, NJ 1997 to 01/2009
$70 Million Dollar Manufacturer of Vinyl Window and Doors
Division of Jancor Companies Closed due to bankruptcy 01/2009
Controller / Cost Manager (2002 to 01/2009) NJ and Iowa Plants
• Managed preparation and review of income statement, trial balance, and balance sheet. Month end close and reporting.
• Responsibilities included: General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cost Accounting, G/L, cash flow, Fixed Assets, Inventory Control, Monthly Borrowing Base Reporting, Month End Close, Payroll and intercompany billing.
• Projected weekly cash collections and cash requirements. Conducted Customer profitability analysis.
• Worked closely with CFO to review costs, reconcile variances and identify areas for productivity and cost improvement.
• Reorganized Customer Service Department and order entry, to improve response time of handling of incoming calls, and accuracy of entering orders
• Worked with the purchasing department to convert manual purchase order system to computerized PO management system using Bellwether PMX system software.
• Worked on implementation of an in house developed computer system, using Progress Software.
• Prepared and complied with Quarterly/Yearly Audits and reviews for Outside CPA Firm, Ernst &Young and Bank Auditors.
• Managed staff of 6. Reduced time of month end close from one week to 3 days. Reviewed systems and reporting for SOX compliance
Assistant Controller/Cost Manager (1997 to 2002) NJ and Iowa Facilities
• Managed day to day operations of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Billing departments including cash management and projections as well as all the Accounting, Costing, and Manufacturing production data affecting the Inventory System and General Ledger. The Physical Control of the Finished Goods, Raw Materials, and WIP Inventories, including the taking of physical inventory and its reconciliation. The preparation of reports, and to enable timely month end closings, and accurate reporting on financial statements using Data General Accounting System.
• Responsibilities included, preparation of bill of materials, analysis of direct labor and production, average sell price analysis and cost analysis by product. Developed costs for Annual Operating Plan, Established and maintained plant controls and procedures.
• Worked on implementation of new costing and purchase order management system. Developed intelligent part #’s for new system. Utilized Microsoft Access database to reduce the time it took to input and cost out physical inventories from several weeks to several days.
COOPER SPORTSWEAR, Inc Newark, NJ 1990 to 1997
$36 million Dollar Manufacturer/ Importer/ Distributor of Men’s Apparel
INVENTORY / COST MANAGER - ANALYST
• Controlled all Accounting ,Costing, and Manufacturing production data affecting the Inventory System and General Ledger, the Physical Control of the Finished Goods, Raw Materials, WIP, Overseas (China/India) and Retail Outlet Inventories,and the preparation of reports,and analysis to enable timely monthly,quarterly,year end closings and accurate reporting on financial statements using Solomon III Accounting System.
• Directly accountable for: Costing, Analysis of: Price Variances and Usage Variances on Raw Materials, Review of Factory Payroll and Overhead Costs. Set up procedures establishing manual and computer control over Receiving, Shipping, Stock Adjustments, the Item Style Master File, and On-line Perpetual Inventory Records. Conducted quarterly Physical Inventories and their Reconciliation to the General Ledger. Prepared and complied with Quarterly/Yearly Audits and reviews for Outside CPA Firm and Bank Auditors representing our Factor (BNY Financial, CIT).
• Initiated more wide spread use of personnel computers by office personnel and management and more effective use of programs such as Lotus123 (dos/windows).
• Realized a cost savings of over $100,000 annually by taking on work formerly performed by our outside CPA firm.
• Implemented retail P.O.S. barcode inventory system called Stock Watch in Cooper Sportswear’s retail outlet Stores.
OTHER EXPIERIENCE:
COMINT LEATHER GOODS, Inc., Saddle Brook, NJ
Ladies Apparel Manufacturer /importer/ Distributor 1987 to 1990 DIRECTOR of INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
ALEXANDER’S DEPARTMENT STORE, New York, N.Y.
Finance and Control Division 1984 to 1987
INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER / Assistant Internal Audit Manager
COPCO, INC., Secaucus, N.J.
Cookware/House wares manufacturing 1981 to 1984
OPERATIONS MANAGER
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VORNADO INC., Garfield, N.J.
TWO GUYS - Discount Department Stores 1977 to 1981
INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER.
CONSUMERS DISTRIBUTING, INC., Secaucus, NJ
Catalog Showroom Division 1974 to 1977
INVENTORY CONTROL SUPERVISOR
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
Excel, Word, Access Database
ERP / Accounting Systems: Progress Software,
Freidman Associates FirstSystech
Solomon III Accounting
AccountMate Accounting system
E-SYS (automated Wireless) Billing and Receivables system accounting software
TMS integrated accounting and billing system
FAS: Fixed Assets Accounting (Sage Software)
EDUCATION:
Jersey City State College, New Jersey 1974
B.A. in Economics and Accounting
Dale Carnegie Institute
Effective Speaking and Human Relations
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Member: Institute of Management of Accountants (Morris Essex Chapter)
Member: J.H. Cohn – Financial Managers Club
Member: Bergen –FENG Financial executive networking group
Volunteer Experience:
Northern New Jersey –Eagle Scout Board of Review Committee
Boy Scouts of America - Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 76 – Ringwood, NJ
Member: Ringwood Board of Health
President / Volunteer: Skyline Lakes Property Owners Association, Ringwood, NJ
Worked in concert with local and State level government, engineers and contractors to coordinate the $1.3 million construction, repair, and financing of two high hazard Dams within our local community.
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