Senior Financial Analyst

PAUL F. DAVIS, MBA

Ridgefield Park, NJ *****

*******@*******.***

(H) 201-***-****

(C) 201-***-****

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Senior Financial Accounting professional with experience in all aspects of corporate accounting, financial management, management reporting and accounting systems. Quietly assertive hands on leader and coach, diplomatic negotiator when dealing with all levels of management. Experienced in the Consumer Products, Financial Services, Chemicals, Defense, Retail, Distribution and Import industries.

Areas of Expertise

Profit & Loss Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Management Reporting

Variance Analysis, Fixed Assets & Depreciation, Cash Management,

Ad Hoc Reporting, Audit Liaison, Process Improvements

SAP, InforERPLx (BPCS), Lawson, Oracle, Platinum, JD Edwards

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NICE PAK PRODUCTS

2007-2011

Senior Financial Analyst

* Achieved a 30% timesaving and improved transactional accuracy though the utilization of additional functionality during an ERP system upgrade.

* Participated in Month-End and Year-End closes, Cash Management, Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Annual Audit and Capital Expenditure spending analysis.

* Maintained General Ledger data integrity by resolving subsystem transaction interface issues on a proactive and timely basis.

CONSULTANT

1994-2007

* Ashland, participated in Month-End close for Domestic and Foreign divisions, prepared Inventory schedules for Days on Hand, Cost of Sales by product line.

* Ralph Lauren, participated in Month-End Close, preparation of the Management Reporting Package. Identified P & L restatement by Canadian subsidiary during Quarterly re-forecast.

* Smiths Detection, Key team member in Freight analysis project, which identified additional cost savings of approximately $150,000. Involved in Month-End and Year-End closes, Physical inventory and reconciliation.

* Sony, collaborated in the conversion from McCormick & Dodge to Oracle and resolved General Ledger account mapping issues.

* Unilever, reconciled Payroll Accounts by reviewing 18 months of banking and General Ledger data, eliminated or identified outstanding items caused by PeopleSoft to SAP posting issue.

* Pearson, resolved SAP reporting issues between the General Ledger and Accounts Receivable modules due to inconsistent setup.

* Henkel, Participated in Month-End and Year-End Close, Physical Inventory, achieved accurate reconciliation of In-Transit and Consigned inventories.

* O & R Energy, Achieved 30% reduction in days outstanding, reduced outstanding receivables declined by $1 million through leading internal project team to identify and resolve differences between suppliers regarding the gas commodity supplied and transmission rates.

* Information Management Corporation, assumed the installation of accounting software. Developed an updated chart of accounts, which allowed the company to issue financial statements based on cost centers and product lines.

CHOCK FULL O'NUTS

1993-1994

Accounting Manager

* Responsible for Month-End close, cash management, chargeback analysis and fixed assets.

* Requested by IT to identify a SQL issue in a Forest & Trees EIS report and recommend programming change.

VOLTA INTERNATIONAL

1992-1993

Accounting Manager

* Managed Month-End and Year-End closings and all aspects of the accounting system.

* Prepared special projects for senior management.

SCHIFF PRODUCTS

1988-1991

Assistant Controller

* Developed a new sales report, which provided the comparison current and prior year sales data for 75 SKUs.

* Responsible for Month-End & Year-End closings, Physical Inventory and reconciliation, Federal and State Payroll taxes, assisted in budget preparation and analysis and liaison with outside auditors.

* Upgraded Macola accounting system, which due to company growth exceeded the original system specifications.

TODD SHIPYARDS

1987-1988

Senior Accountant

* Involved in Month-End close, Management Reporting, Annual Audit, Bankruptcy Audit and determined Accounts Payable liability under bankruptcy.

* Participated in projects for Investment Bankers.

RAIA INDUSTRIES

1984-1985

Accounting Supervisor

* Reduced the impact of interest expense by approximately 10% by the investment of excess cash in several short-term Commercial Paper Repurchase Agreements.

* Reduced outside data processing expenses by 30% and turnaround time of customer's data by 50%, through the conversion of Accounts Receivable to an in-house system.

* Achieved a 60% timesaving and improved productivity with the purchase of new computer equipment.

MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST

1981-1984

Financial Analyst

* Prepared variance analysis and commentaries for monthly management reporting package and the quarterly Board of Director's financial reporting package.

* Assisted in the preparation of the annual budget for several divisions and subsidiaries.

EDUCATION

MBA, Finance, Fairleigh Dickinson University

BS, Management, Fairleigh Dickinson University

AFFILIATION

Institute of Management Accountants

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