Andrew Leskowitz Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Oversee internal and external financial reporting, including quarterly and annual reports (Form 10-Qs and 10-Ks), earnings releases, and proxy filings. Coordinate SEC filing reviews with external auditors, legal counsel, accounting team, and executive leaders.Provide strategic leadership in financial planning and analysis to achieve the company's financial objectives, guiding long-term strategies and their execution for sustained growth and profitability.Direct initiatives to identify, evaluate, and mitigate financial risks, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards, internal controls, and financial reporting norms. Establish and maintain comprehensive risk management protocols to protect company assets and ensure compliance.Lead the company's SOX compliance efforts, managing the related analysis and activities.Develop and oversee a tax strategy that has saved the company millions of dollars annually.Lead and develop a high-performing finance team, focusing on key performance metrics and regular evaluations.Support cash flow management, debt covenant compliance, and related reporting.Create and refine financial analyses for investor relations, regulatory filings, and executive presentations.Drive efficiency in the accounting department through system, tool, and process enhancements, shortening financial closing periods.Evaluate new accounting standards to assess their financial impact and integrate these into company practices.Implement and manage a shared services center in Mexico for accounting functions.Collaborate with business units to provide financial support and insights that align with company goals.Oversee the front and back office operations at Core Molding Technologies.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

• Manages all aspects of the external reporting processes, including Form 10-Qs and 10-Ks, as well as earnings releases, proxy filings, and other ad hoc registration statements and coordinates the review of SEC filings with external auditors, outside legal counsel, accounting staff, and executive management.• Acts as a primary technical accounting resource for the company by researching, resolving, documenting, and communicating conclusions for complex accounting matters. • Leads the implementation efforts for and ongoing monitoring of significant new accounting pronouncement, including ongoing communication with other company departments.

New York, New York, Us

• Create financial statements and manage the support within a 8 person finance team• Developed and reviewed accounting guidance based off new and upcoming events (COVID-19, ASC 606 and CECL)• Edited and managed support related to press releases and investor relation presentations • Coordinated monthly analysis detailing the status of the Company's current expense and revenue accounts

New York, Ny, Us

• Served on the audit engagement of a Fortune 70 mutual life and property & casualty insurance client as a member of the investments, corporate, property & casualty and separate accounts teams• Oversee day-to-day audit engagement operations, including supervision and evaluation of staff auditors, review of work, execution of testing procedures according to audit methodology, and timely reporting of issues to managers, partners, and key client contacts• Very knowledgeable with the following GAAP and STAT standards including but not limited to: ASC 810-10: Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FAS 167), ASC 815-10: Accounting for Derivative Instruments and hedging transactions (FAS 133), ASC 815-15: Accounting for Embedded Derivatives, (FAS 155), ASC 820-10: Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (FAS 157), ASC 320-10: Investment in debt and equities (FAS 115). SSAP 26: Bond valuation, SSAP 43R: Loaned Back and Structured Securities • Helped develop risk assessment procedures for FASB Accounting Standards Codification 210, 220, 235, 450 and 946. (Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, Notes to Financial Statements, Contingencies and Financial Services - Investment Companies)• Product exposure includes derivatives (swaps, futures and options), commercial & residential mortgage loans, real estate limited partnerships, structured products (ABS, CMBS, RMBS, and CLOs), private placements and equity securities• Performed analysis related to Investment portfolios. Primarily in the Derivative environment.• Independently research, interpret, assess and apply technical accounting guidance and literature in analyzing client transactions and financial information across different accounting frameworks (US GAAP and Statutory Accounting Principles)• Create time and cost efficiencies for the engagement team. Eliminate non-value added procedures tested in the past, incorporated key management reconciliation controls to reduce the identified gaps in prior years approach

New York, Ny, Us

• Worked on Year-End Audits for Industrial Management, Financial Services and Insurance Companies• Performed analysis related to Investment portfolios. Primarily in the Derivative environment. • Audited the reserving, premiums and claims for various insurance companies• Worked on the testing of controls for different private/public companies• Performed audit work related to the financial statements for different public/private companies• Accomplished audit work on tight deadlines

• Completed Tax Forms: 1040, 1120C, 1120S, 1120 PH and 1065• Performed bank, intercompany, and owner’s equity reconciliations• Gained additional responsibilities throughout the internship• Assisted in financial, compliance, and physical audits of Insurance, Automobile, and Technology companies • Worked as a part of a team to complete audit and tax projects• Resolved issues with clients and answered their questions• Reviewed clients financial statements and files to aid in company audits

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Public Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Finance, General

Accounting