Daniel Lesko Email & Phone Number

• Establish and manage accounting policies, ensuring precise and prompt recording and reporting of operational outcomes
• Formulate, cultivate, and lead the credit and accounting departments
• Advise management on business strategies and objectives
• Oversee annual audits related to finance, insurance, and IRS compliance
• Direct the preparation of timely, accurate financial reporting with detailed variance explanations as required by management and company leadership
• Supervise the preparation of reports required by regulatory agencies at all governmental levels and bank reporting

• Reported to the Corporate CFO, overseen/performed accounting functions including close process for 7 manufacturing sites and reporting to company leadership
• Assisted in the execution of the newly introduced ERP system across 3 locations
• Recruited, trained, and developed a long-lasting team that expanded alongside the company
• Successfully streamlined the close process duration from 30 days to a 10 day timeframe with initiatives in place to reduce to 5 days
• Led the implementation of the Expensify credit card system to improve control measures and enhance transparency in spending
• Overseen the Accounts Payable Department of two and Senior Corporate Accountant

Charlotte Metro

• Prepared and managed yearly audits (Financial, insurance, and tax)
• Developed and led an internal control program
• Reviewed monthly business reporting
• Assisted in annual budget preparation
• Implemented a new credit card system (Expensify)
• Overseen the Accounts Payable Department of two and Senior Corporate Accountant

Charlotte Metro

• Led the month-end close process for multiple facilities, ensuring that the books were closed promptly
• Supported data migration and other tasks related to ERP implementation
• Booked monthly inventory adjustments based on cubic yard production vs. shipped
• Worked with the Corporate Accounting Manager and CFO to ensure a successful annual audit
• Collaborated across multiple departments to improve reporting and visibility of financial data
• Managed fixed asset register for sites and CAPEX process

Allendale, NJ

• (Formerly a division of Bosch)
• Assisted with the Coordination and Submission of the monthly business report, including reconciliation of general ledger accounts, sub-ledgers, and submission of journal entries
• Reviewed balance sheet and income statement for accuracy
• Worked with management on yearly budget and semi-annually forecasting
• Reviewed and post inventory, sales, accounts receivable, and purchasing batches
• Prepared and maintained sales report, order intake backlog, and margin slippage report for management meetings and monthly business report

• Atlas Copco North America LLC, Parsippany, NJ (International Manufacturer)
• Prepared year-end budget and review cost allocation to units
• Coordinated month-end, quarterly, and year-end closing processes
• Maintained global intercompany payable and receivable online system (ICE)
• Prepared monthly journal entries and account analyses
• Managed overall cash pool to provide for proper working capital levels

• The Okonite Company, Ramsey, NJ (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing)
• Assisted Controller & Accounting Manager in year-end audit by preparing detailed account schedules & overseeing the year-end physical inventory audit
• Oversaw monthly material usage of copper & aluminum
• Tracked consignment of inventory to third parties
• Prepared required journal entries & reconciled general ledger accounts
• Calculated & journalized scrap recovery estimates

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Associate'S Degree, Accounting And Finance