Accounting Quality Assurance

Peter M. Fiorentino

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517

(919) 370–7843

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Summary

Accounting executive with extensive experience in financial operations, reporting, analysis and general accounting for multi-national banks and corporations. Roll-up the sleeves professional with flexibility as an individual contributor or team leader. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Demonstrated track record of minimizing costs/risks, maximizing profits and maintaining compliance with government regulations and company policies.

Qualifications

Ø Managerial Accounting

Ø Financial Analysis

Ø Financial Accounting

Ø Capital & Operations Budgeting

Ø Program Cost Analysis

Ø Cost Accounting

Ø Tax Planning

Ø Computer Operations

Professional Experience

Independent Financial Consultant & Tax Advisor, Chapel Hill, N.C. 3/08- Present

Ø Have worked on a part-time basis offering financial expertise and tax advice for a local well-known real estate company.

Ø Provided financial advice to local business owners for terms of business start up and operational policies and procedures in order to ensure profitability.

Ø Have volunteered my financial advice, expertise and time to my homeowners association in order for them to effectively complete their Replacement Reserve Report and Analysis.

Ø Also volunteered as a neighborhood watch captain in helping our homeowners association in taking proactive steps in avoiding any potential crime activities.

Health Decisions, Inc., Chapel Hill, N.C. 10/07 – 2/08

Controller

Responsible for all business financials including preparation of financial statements, analysis of the year-end audit, bank negotiations and bank investments.

Ø Implemented a new, automated ADP Payroll System for both domestic and foreign operations, as well as an MAS 90 General Ledger System.

Ø Developed a project cost accounting system that generated profit and loss statements on a per clinical research study basis that was adapted by corporate budgeting.

Ø Improved internal control by implementing policies and procedures for Daily Cash Reporting, Corporate Business travel and certain employee benefits such as company pension and retirement plans.

Financial Consultant, New York, NY/Chapel Hill, N.C. 12/92 – 1/07

Controller/Financial Analyst

Responsible for ongoing priority management engagements at multi-national banks and corporations, including: JP Morgan Chase, Banc One, Bankers Trust Co., Fleet Bank, Smith Barney / Shearson, the Chemical Banking Corporation, First Data Merchant Services Corporation, Rabobank International, Merrill Lynch, Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank.

Ø Managed complex financial and accounting procedures, including financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, operations review and enhancements, consolidation of systems, organizations and applications.

Ø Conducted operational reviews of major business segments that improved internal controls and resulted in profit improvements and system upgrades.

Ø Performed within tight time frames, delivered results on schedule while maintaining strict adherence to SEC regulations and corporate guidelines.

Ø Provided millions in costs savings to our nation’s largest banks via accounting merger and acquisition techniques, by complying with US GAAP and regulatory reporting guidelines.

Cabletron Systems, Inc., Rochester, N. H. 5/91 - 10/92

Financial Consultant/Controller

Responsible for special projects as directed by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Ø Helped register the company’s initial IPO by completing and filing all required documents with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in order to obtain assistance for underwriting.

Ø Initiated operations for newly incorporated foreign subsidiaries in Ireland, Bermuda, The Netherlands, Mexico, Canada and South America.

Ø Oversaw all rudimentary accounting policies and procedures, including the preparation of the Company’s Form 10-Q, 10-K, all SEC Reporting, and Annual Reports.

Direct Press Modern Litho, Inc., Huntington Station, N. Y. 9/86 - 4/91

Vice President of Finance and Controller

Responsible for all financial aspects of this $75M national printing business.

Ø Prepared financial statements and conducted all bank negotiations for a company with annual revenues in excess of $75M.

Ø Implemented cost accounting and financial reporting systems.

Ø Designed a formal corporate budgeting process.

Ø Coordinated the annual auditing process with the company’s external auditors and maintained compliance with all federal, state and local corporate payroll and income taxes.

Ø Demonstrated business turn-around experience by implementing accounting systems, policies and procedures, which saved 600 jobs and enabled the company to avoid Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and function as a profitable on-going concern.

CBS Sports (Division of CBS, Inc.), New York, N. Y. 7/80 - 9/86

Director of Accounting

Prepared all financial statements and accounting reports for senior management.

Ø Directed accounting and disbursement functions and managed all general ledger activity.

Ø Developed, reviewed and implemented accounting procedures and systems.

Ø Prepared profit planning objectives and sales forecasts for all sporting events. Reported events included: National Football League (NFL), Super Bowl, National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), Professional Golf Association (PGA), Boxing, Auto Racing and various Sports Anthology events.

Ø Compiled and analyzed salient statistics and presented final cost reports, program load, cost inventory and program profitability reports.

Ø Implemented a program cost accounting system that streamlined costs and maximized profits on all major sporting events covered by the CBS Television Network.

Ø Monitored talent contracts and negotiations, guaranteed accounts and issued summary status reports.

CBS Publications (Division of CBS, Inc.), Greenwich, CT. 6/79 - 7/80

Staff Accountant

Ø Reconciled all cash applications, receivables and general ledger activity for all CBS owned publications. Improved internal control on all cash reconciliation procedures.

Education

MBA - Finance, Long Island University, Dobbs Ferry, New York

BBA – Accounting & CPA Preparation, Pace University, Pleasantville, New York

Graduate of the CBS School of Management, New York, New York

Business Software and Accounting Applications

Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Project, MS Excel) and Lotus Notes.

MAS 90, Oracle, Hyperion, Peachtree, Dun & Bradstreet, People Soft, and SAP Business One.

Full Project Life Cycle Testing, Quality Assurance (QA) Testing, User Acceptance (UAT) and Bank Acceptance (BAT) Testing software.

References available on request

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