Freelance Bookkeeper

Daniel J Hannagan III ~ **********@*****.*** ~917-***-****

Summary

With over 10 years experience as a bookkeeper, office & business manager as well as an involved assistant for a variety of hyperactive entrepreneurs, I wish to secure a position in a financial & operational capacity in a dynamic & hands-on small-business environment.

Skills:

bookkeeping, project mngt, budgetary planning, direct marketing, public relations, investor relations,executive support, payroll & benefits administration, recruiting, event planning, copywriting & editing, fundraising, webresearch, technical support & networking.

Softwares:

MS-Office, PowerPoint, Project, & Visio; QuickBooks; Adobe PhotoShop & Illustrator; Quark; HTML;Aloha-POS; File-Maker Pro; Goldmine, ArtSystem's GalleryPro; ADP, CompuPay, e*trade, TransitChecks

Experience

freelance bookkeeper & business manager

2010 - Present (2 year)

Business Manager & Bookkeeper at Jonathan LeVine Gallery, LLC

2007 - 2010 (3 years)

Business Manager at The EU Restaurant

2006 - 2008 (2 years)

Business Manager at Deviled Foods, LLC (aka Diablo Royale restaurant)

2006 - 2008 (2 years)

freelance bookkeeper & business manager

2005 - 2006 (1 year)

Clients included various small businesses ~ Average billable rate of $25/hr:

o Adel Chefridi Fine Jewelry (www.adelchefridi.com) a jewelry designer in SoHo

o Hamilton Design Associates (www.hdanyc.com) an interior design firm in Brooklyn Heights

o Enter Marketing (www.entermarketing.com) a marketing consultancy in Greenwich Village

Operations & Business Manager at Think Restaurants, LLC

2003 - 2005 (2 years)

Responsible for the day-to-day business operations of a growing restaurant group. Industry (food)

was a high-end, euro-fusion restaurant & lounge in the East Village & Diner24 was a stylish 24/7

diner in Chelsea.

Financial & Planning: Primary responsibilities for all bookkeeping: daily cash reconciliation; A/R &

A/P, budgetary & cash-flow forecasts, vendor relations, & liaise with accountant; Oversaw investor

relations (reporting, inquiries) Developed a flash report mechanism to merge managers’ daily log &

the POS financials for reporting to executives. Liaison to lenders & other lines of credit HR &

Staffing: managed weekly payroll & related issues for both restaurants: development of systems to

track staff hours, tip totals, bonuses & shift pay; developed policy for three shifts of floor

management at Diner24 (staff fluctuated from 35 to 85). Technology & Office: overall process &

protocol streamlining; internal data-capture as well as project planning duties. Responsible for all

technology upkeep & upgrades including all new software & hardware purchasing. Implemented

system for remote computer access to both P.O.S. systems to central office for maintenance &

accounting purposes; established email & website hosting,; tech support for all in-house

technology. Supervised build-out of the new corporate office, including infrastructure, networking,

furnishing, & telephony. General office management. Project Management: various projects to

support executives, marketing efforts & branding. These include search engine optimization, email

marketing campaigns, building of a clientele database & event planning. Worked with owners on

the launch of Diner24, including all financial projection data for potential investors, establishment of

banking & creditor relationships, tech & info systems build-out, & construction timetables. Often

called upon to put out fires, conduct investigations, conduct audits & train staff. Managed the

personal finances of the CEO.

Operations & Business Manager at BizBash Media

2001 - 2003 (2 years)

Responsible for the day-to-day operation of business Financial & Planning: Primary responsibilities

for all A/R & A/P, budgetary & cash-flow forecasts, executive reporting & recommendations,

collections, vendor relations, & liaison with accountants; Managed all investor relations including

quarterly financial summaries, inquiries, mailings & press updates. Implemented a e-CRM system

using Goldmine. Development & Organization: overall process & protocol streamlining; internal

reporting, project planning & implementation duties. Coordination all media-subscriber &

show-attendee services; Office & facility management. HR & Staffing: administered bi-monthly

payroll, employee benefits & firm 401-k plan. Developed a job listing website. PR & Marketing:

facilitated targeted mass email campaigns (usually bi-weekly), built & managed database of

prospects; coordinated the design & publishing of press pieces. Circulation & Distribution:

Organized disparate sources of tens of thousands of contacts into a coherent whole to seed

circulation; integrated new lists as they were acquired; managed all newspaper circulation &

subscription issues; developed a web interface to collect subscriber data. Lead production for an

issue of the Event Style Reporter newspaper

Corporate Communications / Intranet Editor / Deputy to the COO at Knowledge Strategies Group, Inc.

1999 - 2000 (1 year)

Responsible for all internal communications on a company-wide basis including project reporting &

policy-education initiatives via corporate intranet for this e-Commerce consulting firm (clients

included: www.bloomingdales.com, www.zegna.com & www.2xist.com) as it bloomed from 15 to

over 300 employees. Agent for in-house speakers/gurus: maintenance of the public presence of

the CEO; researching events, maintaining ongoing relationships/correspondence with planners &

bureaus; development of all speeches & presentation materials. Intranet Editor: maintaining

content such as news on project statuses, firm growth, human resources issues, as well as crisis

communications; development of educational industry-related newsletters for both in-house & client

audiences. Deputy to the COO: worked in collaboration with a team whose role is to raise morale

through budget-friendly initiatives; affirmation of company values & employee satisfaction;

facilitating orientation for new employees; guerilla & collegiate recruiting; general crisis control.

Public Relations: primary liaison with PR agency; worked with the internal PR team on various

brand-building projects; management of industry association memberships, alliances & outreach.

Key Accomplishments: Development of a curriculum for FIT’s Center for e-Commerce Excellence;

Project Manager of www.omnitialing.com an industry forum dedicated to multi-channel commerce.

Executive Assistant, Office Manager, Bookkeeper, Recruiter, HR at Knowledge Strategies Group, Inc.

1996 - 1998 (2 years)

Management of all recruiting: development of job descriptions, recruitment web-presence, and

screening interviews (firm grew from a 15 to a 60-person office during period) Office Management:

supervised admin support for all departments (a fluctuating staff of up to seven admin assts);

responsible for facility & purchasing; growth-related office maintenance. Executive support.

General bookkeeping: responsible for all client invoicing & collections, vendor relationships,

management of physical plant, purchasing & all financial reporting to the CFO, President & CEO.

Human Resources duties: staffing & internal reviews; development of in-house processes &

collateral; administration of bi-weekly payroll, benefits & 401-k; event planning (Summer & Holiday

fêtes, board meetings & client launches).

Education

Saint Peter's College

Trinity College-Hartford

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