Controller/Accounting Manager

DARIO DIAZ

*** ****** **** **. * Islandia, NY *1749 * *********@*********.*** * Ph 631-***-****

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PC proficient Accounting professional with over twenty years of experience in preparation, reporting and Analysis of financial statements, establish and monitor the implementation and maintenance of accounting procedures related to manage and control business activities. Self-motivated and confident in making independent decisions Fluent in Spanish.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ISLANDER BOAT CENTER INC Lindenhurst, New York

CONTROLLER 2005 – Jan 2011

- Monitor daily, monthly, quarterly and annually journal entries to provide accurate and timely accounting and financial information.

- Financial statements analysis, annual budgets and forecast.

- Treasury, planning and cash management.

- Working with external auditors to meet with accounting principles and legal requirements.

- Supervision and analysis of all inter-company transactions

- Manage relationship with outside vendors including Human Resources and insurance policies renewals.

- Preparation of monthly and quarterly sales tax returns, comply with all state sales tax filing requirements.

BONDED BRAKES INC Holtsville, New York

CONTROLLER ASSISTANT 2000 - 2004

- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual P&L and Balance Sheet reports for review by Controller.

- Provide assistance to Controller in preparation of year end audits.

- Generated monthly account analysis and reconciliations for all Balance Sheet accounts.

- Oversight of the general ledger

LUMINEX S.A. LEGRAND Bogotá - Colombia

ACCOUNTANT & TAX DIRECTOR 1996 - 1999

- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annually packages including Income Statements, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statements for the close process.

- Assembled in depth variance analysis for the Income Statement and Balance Sheet.

- Income Tax preparation

- Filed and paid sales and used tax returns in addition to prepared tax account analysis.

GENERAL MOTORS Bogotá -Colombia

FINANCIAL & COSTING ANALYST 1994 - 1996

- Analysis of financial statements.

- Internal Control evaluation inventories & fixed assets.

- Responsible for physical inventories.

- Managed Production cost – Manufacturing cost – Sales cost – Job costing evaluation.

ERNST & YOUNG Bogotá - Colombia

SENIOR INCOME TAX 1992 - 1994

- Prepared internal/ external audit reports as well as performed substantive tests.

- Planning income Tax

- Fiscal and Financial Diagnostics preparation

- Integral participation in process improvement strategies for tax auditing.

COMPANY SHELL INC Bogotá - Colombia

ACCOUNTANT ASSISTANT 1990 - 1992

- Inter-company account reconciliations.

- Accounts payable management

- Performed daily reconciliation of bank account activity and record cash transactions.

KPMG PEAT MARWICK Bogotá - Colombia

AUDITOR ASSISTANT 1987 - 1990

- Evaluated financial information

- Developed of auditing cycles

- Auditing fixes assets and depreciation schedules

- Auditing AR/ AP/ Inventories

- Planning & development of audits.

SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

- Promoted numerous times

- Developed a formal auditing process implemented at E & Y and KPMG

- Held various supervisory positions

- Spearhead various Accounting projects

EDUCATION

JORGE TADEO LOZANO UINIVERSITY

- MASTER IN ADMINISTRATION: AUDITING & TAXATION

THE SALLE UNIVERSITY

- MASTER IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

JORGE TADEO LOZANO UNIVERSITY

- BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING

The education listed above is validated by the World Education Service Inc. New York

COURSES & CERTIFICATION

Credentials approved for licensure as a CPA by the STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT/THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

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