Appropriate Finance/Accounting Position.

Joseph V. Giandalone, MBA

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New Fairfield, CT 06812

Home: 203-***-**** *******@***.*** Cell: 203-***-****

Summary

A Financial Professional with extensive experience, principally within Fortune 500 financial and business organizations. Demonstrated strengths include:

• Project Management • SEC Accounting • Analyzing

• Forecasting/Budgeting • Hands-on PC Computing • Communication

• Financial Control/Business Partnering Issues • Implementing and Setting Up Procedures • Dedicated/Hard Worker/High Standards/Accurate

Career History

IBM Corporation, Somers, NY 2006 – 2009

MBPS, Balance Sheet and Expense Lead, 2007 – 2009

Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the MBPS, Americas Balance Sheet and Expense Analysis & Reporting.

• Provide a monthly analysis of changes for each balance sheet account and expense analysis & reporting. Results are presented to upper management on a monthly basis and to PwC (our outside Auditors) on a quarterly basis.

• Ensure timely and accurate Reporting of Canada, L.A. and US MBPS Balance Sheet results and work with the country accountants to perform data requests from Americas Balance Sheet and World Wide Accounting.

• Provide assistance to the Management team regarding all special projects and requests by providing world class accounting support and business analysis.

Advanced Professional Accountant, 2006 – 2007

Responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of Goodwill, Intangibles, Investments, Acquisitions, Pensions and Restructuring for IBM, Americas.

• Provided insightful analysis of business trends that had a high degree of integrity and were compliant with US GAAP.

• Ensured Accounting/Reporting of Canada, L.A. Pensions and the Brazil Specific Fund was accurate and timely, including annual pension assumptions proposal to CHQ and asset impairment assessment as required.

• Provided assistance to the Management team regarding all special projects and requests by providing world class accounting support and business analysis.

Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc., Mount Vernon, NY 2002 – 2006

Assistant Controller / Accounting Manager

Responsible for the supervision of the General Ledger and Cost Accounting functions. Assisted Controller with the supervision of the Accounts Payable, Payroll and Financial staff.

• Assisted in the preparation of the monthly financial statements. (Revenues $130M)

• Prepared monthly detail G/L account analysis schedules.

• Monitored cost accounting system and analyzed monthly production cost variances.

• Maintained the accounting records for the Company’s pension plan assets.

• Participated in special projects at the direction of the Controller, Vice President, CFO and President as required.

• Project Manager, Out-task Implementation Project: Directed the implementation of a web based Corporate Travel & Entertainment System.

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Philip Morris Corporation, Rye Brook, NY 1995 – 2002

Senior Accountant, Philip Morris International, 1998 – 2002

Responsible for the Financial Analysis and Reporting for the Headquarters line of business of Philip Morris International (Annual Expenses and Assessments $562 MM).

• Prepared Monthly Financial Reporting Package and Quarterly SEC Variance Analysis, which included comparisons to Budget/Forecast/Prior Year and Management Commentary.

• Analyzed and reported on the Investment Section of the Balance Sheet for Philip Morris International, which included updates to the Investment Ledgers.

• Managed the Accounting and Reporting for eight secondary companies.

Senior Accountant, Philip Morris International, 1995 – 1998

Responsible for the accounting, Financial Analysis and Reporting for the Royalty Line of Business of Philip Morris International (Annual Revenues $800 MM).

• Prepared Monthly Financial Reporting Package and Quarterly SEC Variance Analysis, which included comparisons to Budget/Forecast/Prior year and Management Commentary.

Praxair Inc. / Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, CT 1976 – 1995

Financial Analyst, Domestic Accounting, Praxair, 1992 – 1995

Interpreted and analyzed financial/accounting information in support of the monthly domestic consolidation/closing. Acted as tax department liaison for the corporate accounting group, (i.e. assisting with the implementation of FAS 109). Managed/Controlled the cash management program for Praxair and seven of its subsidiaries.

• Developed an EVA (Economic Value Added) analysis for the Southern Region gas plants, which insured that the plants were covering their Cost of Capital.

Other Positions at Praxair Inc. / Union Carbide Corporation, 1976 – 1995

Accountant / Financial Analyst, International Petrochemicals Division, UCC, 1987 – 1992; Accountant / Procedure Analyst, International Petrochemicals Division, UCC, 1985 – 1987; Supervisor, Corporate Accounting, UCC, 1980 – 1985; Group Leader, Corporate Accounting, 1980; Staff Accountant, Battery Products Division, 1979 – 1980; and Accountant, Linde Division, 1976 – 1979

Education

Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, 1981

MBA, Finance

Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, 1976

BBA, Accounting

Other Skills

SAP, Microsoft (Word, Excel, Office), Brio, Hyperion, QMF, ASI and Infinium

Professional Associations

Institute of Management Accountants, Danbury, CT Chapter

Chapter President, 1998 – 2000

Board Member, 1996 – Present

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