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Objective: A Controller or Financial Director position with a mid-size company where I can fully utilize my 10 years of management and financial experience.

Work Experience

Metro Philadelphia – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 2007 - March 2009

$9 million newspaper company that publishes local news for the city of Philadelphia.

Controller - Recruited to improve financial records and reduce significant outstanding receivables for eight year old company. Within one year, was given financial authority over the Metro Boston paper, in addition to Philadelphia. Overall responsibility for financial operations and accounting in both Philadelphia and Boston- including preparation of annual budget, monthly forecasting, financial analysis, monthly closing of books and coordination with auditors.

Staff: Five direct reports in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable departments

• Within six months, developed a plan to decrease outstanding receivable balance by 30%.

• Transitioned shared US Accounts Payable department from NY to Philadelphia to reduce overhead costs and to establish better relations with key vendors.

• Created new account reconciliation reports for all balance sheet accounts in order to eliminate outstanding errors and problems.

• Worked as the main liaison with financial institutions to develop better overall banking and credit card processing options for the cities- including establishment of zero-balance accounts and elimination of expensive lockbox processing.

Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC –Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 1997 - May 2007

$350 million newspaper company that publishes the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.

Director of Advertising Financial Operations - 2005-2007

Manage four departments in the Finance Division – Advertising Accounting, Credit and Collections, Accounts Receivable and Customer Service.

Staff: Four direct reports that manage a total of 50 employees.

• Responsible for accurately reporting $300 million in advertising revenue annually.

• Reviewed all journals, account reconciliations, accruals, and variance explanations for advertising revenue, cash and bad debt/collection expense.

• Worked directly with auditors, concentrating on compliancy with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

Manager - 2002-2005

Advertising Accounting, Payroll, and Order Entry Departments

Staff: Supervise 20 direct reports and 2 supervisors

• Managed Mactive Advertising Billing 2003 system installation for Finance department.

Responsibilities included: setup and implementation of the system, resolving balancing and rating issues, training, testing, and working as the main liaison between the vendor and users.

• Responsible for successful implementation of Fidelity Payroll system in 2003.

• Supervised all month-end journal entries and account reconciliations for advertising division and payroll department.

• Ensured that 3,000 employees in 12 separate unions were paid accurately each week.

Supervisor/Accountant - 1997-2002

Education

Temple University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2004

MBA - Finance Concentration

Muhlenberg College - Allentown, Pennsylvania 1997

BA - Double Major: Accounting and Business Administration

Computer Skills

Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, Oracle, SAP, QuickBooks, and ADP.

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