Controller/Accounting Manager
Resume:
CHARLES S. BERNSTEIN, CMA *** Ivywood Lane ****************@*********.*** Roswell, GA 30076
Seeking position as…
Managerial Accountant
Seasoned Accounting Professional/10+ Years Manufacturing
15+ Years of General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Receivable
CORE STRENGTHS
• Proficiency in all areas of Managerial accounting
• Manufacturing Cost Accounting
• General Ledger Reporting
• Reconciliations
• Inventory
• Analytical & detail oriented
• Departmental Management
Computer Skills: Epicor, FRX, MAS90, MAS500, SYSPRO, Metalware, AS400, FoxPro, Excel, Word, Access, Hyperion, Great Plains and PowerPoint
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONSULTING 2005 - Present
JEFFERSON WELLS, Atlanta, GA
ACCOUNTANTS INTERNATIONAL, Atlanta, GA
ADVANTAGE TALENT, Atlanta, GA
Engagements included:
• Created cash flow statements for billion dollar subsidiary of home improvement company.
• Tested new management reporting system for billion dollar telecommunications company.
• Consolidated asset based lending support related to purchase of company.
• Audited annual recertification files for housing authority.
• Major reconciliation of general ledger accounts to include calculating write-offs, generated financial statements, supervised clerical staff and implemented processes to improve cash flow.
• Filed multi state sales and use tax returns, completed major reconciliations of general ledger accounts, participated in monthend closing and generated financial reports.
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
ETS PAYPHONES, INC., Lithia Springs, GA 2003 - 2005
NATIONWIDE MATTRESS & FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, LLC, Norcross, GA 2001 - 2002
GT SOFTWARE, INC., Atlanta, GA 2000 - 2001
• Accounting manager for payphone owner and operator, software development company and national furniture retail chain with 115 stores in the U.S. and Canada.
• Generated financial statements using FRX and Excel.
• Prepared 10-Q and 10-K reports for SEC reporting.
• Processed external auditor data requirements and answered questions.
• Approved all cash journal entries and accounts payable coding.
• Reviewed all general ledger reconciliations for accuracy and adequacy of liabilities.
• Supervised accounting staffs.
• Developed procedures for month end close and automated payroll input, reducing month end closing from two months to three weeks at the furniture chain.
• Reconciled bank statements and treasury reports to general ledger.
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WASHINGTON SPECIALTY METALS division of RYERSON TULL, Buffalo Grove, IL
Accounting Manager 1999 - 2000 Accounting Lead 1998 - 1999 Senior Staff Accountant 1992 - 1998 Contract Staff Accountant 1990 - 1992
Washington Specialty Metals was a $160 million steel service center specializing in stainless steel and used manufacturing equipment and processes to convert steel coils to sheet for sale to fabricators.
• Prepared and reviewed consolidating financial statements for U.S. and Canadian operations for use by management and external users
• Analyzed and reconciled all general ledger accounts to include interdivisional and intercompany accounts
• Costed, counted and reconciled raw and finished goods inventory
• Prepared detailed revenue and expense analysis for department heads and senior management
• Developed spreadsheets for data consolidation and presentation
• Developed FoxPro and Access database queries and reports using data downloaded from AS/400 via queries
• Implemented a PC fixed asset data base system used to track acquisition and retirements, forecast annual depreciation expenses by department and reconcile fixed asset schedules to general ledger
• Developed procedures for various accounting activities to include record retention, general ledger reconciliations, and accurate intra company and intra divisional cost accounting
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, Atlanta, GA
Staff Accountant 1979 – 1981
• Managed government contracts and accounts receivable
• Costed, counted and reconciled raw and finished goods inventory
• Generated percentage-of-completion invoices and coordinated audits
• Managed export shipments including export licenses and collecting letters of credit
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE 1974 - 2002
• Retired as Lieutenant Colonel, last assigned as the Assistant Comptroller of two-star general officer command supervising a staff of seven full-time and reserve personnel
o Developed budget preparation courses for subordinate commands
o Trained commanders and staff on budgeting at all levels
• Active duty from 1975 – 1978 and 1981 – 1990 with assignments from battalion level to four-star commands in Field Artillery, Personnel Systems and Comptroller
EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Management Accountant
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, Georgia State University
Master of Arts, Management and Supervision, Central Michigan University
Bachelor of Business Administration, Management, North Georgia College
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Institute of Management Accountants
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