SUMMARY:

• An independent, results - oriented financial manager with strong accounting, analytical, quantitative, and technology skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with senior management in the planning and execution of financial control, operational, and advisory initiatives. Twenty years of progressive experience in a broad array of large and mid-sized enterprise environments.
• Developing business cases as well as operational, project, and program plans and procedures to transform and streamline financial management processes and restructure organizations to better optimize resources, allocate costs, and manage risks while working to eliminate waste and non-value added processes.
• Developing and administering budgets and plans associated with programs, projects, and operations and considering all revenue, expense, and capital requirements, including operating and expense budgets and project budgets of up to $50 million.
• Instituting and directing procedures concerned with reporting and analysis of financial data, establishing and streamlining various aspects of accounting function, enhancing productivity of operations, and reducing associated financial and administrative expenses.
• Ensuring compliance of financial operations with established performance and regulatory standards, including all generally-accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and requirements of legislation including the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
• Managing month-end closing and reconciliation procedures including accruals, general ledger, and fixed assets.
• Conducting meetings and presentations for purposes of disseminating information, soliciting feedback, and building consensuses for strategies and courses of action.
• Providing financial and managerial support to corporate transactional decision-making, conducting financial analyses, preparing various financial metrics and documents, interpreting regulatory requirements, and determining treatment of complex accounting issues for transactions.
• Incorporating proactive and innovative solutions in addressing business challenges and achieving organizational goals and objective.
• Applying computer literacy and knowledge of office productivity applications including MS Office Suite and enterprise software including SAP, Hyperion, Oracle, Dynamics GP, Timberline, and Foundation in conducting analyses, generating reports, and managing projects and information.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• MS Office Suite
• SAP
• Dynamics Great Plains
• Hyperion
• Foundation
• Oracle
• JD Edwards and Timberline

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, APEX, NC

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the strategic, tactical and operational activities of the business as a member of the executive management team.
• Lead the daily functions of the accounting department including general ledger, job cost, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory.
• Responsible for job costing, percent complete revenue recognition, over-under billings, labor productivity analysis, quantity reporting, overhead cost allocations and equipment costing.
• Oversee job cost setups for over 300 jobs annually to include contract amounts in accounts receivable, job cost budgets, pricing and quantities.
• Project and monitor job profitability and report deviations from budget and recommend course corrections for jobs with significant variances.
• Prepare various tax returns and compliance filings including; sales & use tax, Tier II, MCS-150, UCR, IRS Form 2290 and 401k 5500 return.
• Verify and import construction quantities for accuracy and reconcile with NCDOT and contractor estimates.

Confidential, South Plainfield, NJ

Controller

• Responsible for all finance, accounting and human resources functions of the company including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and benefits, fixed assets and depreciation, insurance, expense reports, bank and accounts reconciliations, month/year-end close, variance analysis, and cash flow management.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Present financial results and provide business analysis to management at quarterly board meetings.
• Lead Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) planning process, and work with department managers to develop P&L budgets, staffing plans, KPIs, and forecasts.
• Conduct regular meetings with department managers to address financial variances, staff utilization, project profitability, and operating costs.
• Effectively manage cash flow by implementing new processes, tools, and metrics to improve billings, collections, and days sales outstanding.
• Create custom reports to track revenue trends, gross margins, standard costs and inventory valuation.
• Responsible for preparation of monthly sales and use and payroll tax returns.
• Prepared bi-weekly payroll and payroll tax reports.
• Coordinate with external accounting firm to complete year-end audit and corporate tax returns.

Confidential, New York, NY

Controller

• Maintenance of accounting policies and procedures, internal controls, and general ledger.
• Organized and reviewed corporate and property level financial statements.
• Monitored cash flow and other capital requirements along with multi-year cash flow projections.
• Responsible for month-end closings and financial statements, analyze P&L and balance sheet accounts, and prepare corresponding schedules and month end closing entries for properties.
• Produced budget variance analysis and monthly executive summary reporting.
• Establish and manage the long-term planning process, including the coordination of business plans and budgets.
• Monitor daily cash flow and prepare cash forecasting reports.
• Supervise accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and leasing departments.

Confidential, Morris Plains, NJ

Finance Manager

• Responsible for reviewing, analyzing and consolidating Global R&D financial statements for North American operations as well as affiliate operations in the Latin American, European and Asia/Pacific regions.
• Lead the development of the Global R&D financial plan by providing instructions, templates, developing project plans, consolidating, validating and analyzing project and department plans; advising R&D senior management on appropriate spending targets.
• Plan, coordinate and perform tasks for global group to ensure that international reporting and closings are completed in accordance with US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
• Compile and report financial performance measures for R&D such as sales from new products and pipeline portfolio.
• Conduct periodic financial benchmarks, competitive analysis and special projects to support R&D.
• Completed monthly financial requirements including monthly closings and consolidated latest estimates.
• Initiate journal entries, review general ledger and trial balance for validity of expenses and coding.
• Obtain forecast updates on external research, clinical trials and all other R&D expenditures.
• Communicate with global affiliates to establish reporting requirements, formats and due dates.
• Validate submitted data and follow-up with affiliates to resolve issues and investigate discrepancies.
• Monitor and analyze monthly financial operating results vs. approved budgets and provide timely feedback to department heads and project teams advising them of variations from plan and recommend remedial action.
• Member of project team and manager of financial aspects for construction of new R&D facility, a $50M project.

Confidential, New York, NY

Accounting Manager

• Managed financial reporting, general ledger, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and project accounting for New York and European operations.
• Maintained general and subsidiary ledgers, financial statements, bank reconciliations, general tax reports, monthly and year-end closing.
• Authored monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports summarizing sales, earnings, profits, cash balances, and other financial results.
• Established corporate budgets and operating expense forecasts.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Accountant

• Responsible for timely and accurate month and year-end closing.
• Prepared corporate financial results of operations, cost analysis and forecast.
• Maintained fixed asset depreciation schedules and various amortization schedules.