Anthony B. Ruffo, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Hartford, Ct, Us

East Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Director of Finance & Controller for Goodwin University and Subsidiaries, including Goodwin University Magnet Schools, a leading pre-K-early college public education provider

East Hartford, Connecticut, United States

- Managed the Finance department, leading 10 full-time direct report employees for the school district with an annual budget totaling over $145 million between local, state, federal, and other funding sources and comprised of roughly 1,300 employees and 6,500 pre-K-12 students across 15 schools and 17 locations- Served as lead with the independent external audit firm for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) (including implementation of new standards), State Single Audit, Federal Single Audit, and Education Financial System (EFS) Agreed-Upon Procedures- Reviewed journal entries to ensure accuracy and compliance with US GAAP and GASB regulations- Built payroll budget projection during budget preparation/compilation- Reviewed and posted payroll to the general ledger on a bi-weekly basis (and accounts payable for all funds on a weekly basis), including submitting timely reports to financial institutions for retirement plans and to the State for TRB-eligible employees’ contributions- Reviewed/completed timely monthly bank reconciliations for all 8 bank accounts- Managed administrative activity claiming for the Medicaid SBCH Program- Established annual support service rates for out-of-district students attending Woodland School, reviewed invoices before monthly billings, and summarized enrollment and revenue data for the Superintendent’s Cabinet- Maintained the chart of accounts as well as users’ access levels and expenditure account rights in the financial software- Processed and submitted 1099 Forms for each calendar year- Reviewed budget transfers, ensuring compliance with the district’s policies, regulations, and bylaws- Reviewed quarterly operating statements to analyze performance and prepared/submitted financial year-end reports to the State for the school nutrition program- Developed/fostered relationships and communicated effectively with families, vendors, faculty, staff, administrators, auditors, Town employees, school districts, etc.

East Hartford, Connecticut, United States

- Developed comprehensive, substantially automated budget tracking tools that are utilized to project account expenditures against the budget and provide other key financial analysis data, while implementing them in collaboration with other departments- Recorded journal entries, ensuring accuracy and compliance with US GAAP and GASB regulations- Collaborated with the grants staff to effectively manage cash flows by ensuring accurate and sufficient state & federal funding drawdowns and grant fund reimbursement requests for allowable expenditures and monitored grant application submissions and deadlines to ensure the district’s students were receiving all valuable funding opportunities while complying with legal and contractual requirements- Performed/reviewed monthly bank reconciliation procedures for the accounts payable, education fee-based, and scholarship bank accounts (including researching, resolving, and explaining reconciling items)- Facilitated and supervised procurement (requisitions, requests for proposals, invitations to bid) and contract management processes to maintain compliance with district policies and state & federal regulations while efficiently expending funds in the best interests of the district and accurately recording expenditures to the correct accounts- Worked directly with the independent accounting firm to provide supporting documentation, inquiry responses, etc.- Prepared and distributed payroll by performing procedures in the Munis financial software to ensure accuracy and completeness, including building and submitting reports to financial institutions for retirement plans and to the Town's Finance department- Identified the needs for internal controls in certain financial processes, including payroll and accounts payable, and recommended internal controls to implement in order to minimize risk/limit the potential for errors- Facilitated budget transfers, ensuring compliance with the district’s policies, regulations, and bylaws

Westchester County, New York, United States

- Specialized in performing and managing audits and budget reviews for Public Sector clients, serving as the primary contact- Clients comprised of New York school districts, villages, towns, cities, and counties, specifically in Westchester County- Prepared and issued annual comprehensive financial reports in accordance with GASB requirements- Presented audit reports, summaries, and findings to audit committees, as required by the Office of the New York State Comptroller- Facilitated local Yellow Book CPE trainings

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

- Managed audit and other assurance engagements for a variety of clients in different industries, including municipalities (largest cities, towns, boards of education, and other governmental entities in the State of Connecticut), commercial/manufacturing companies (aerospace and biomedical, including multinational corporations), SEC-registered entities, broker dealers, healthcare organizations, insurance companies, and financial institutions- Served as the lead contact between audit/assurance teams and the clients during planning, interim, and year-end field work- Performed audit procedures (i.e., tests of details, tests of controls, and analytical procedures) in accordance with GAAS over US GAAP financial statements and various areas of audits (e.g., cash, investments, accounts receivable, inventory, intangible assets, goodwill, prepaid assets, PP&E, accounts payable, debt, accrued expenses, equity, revenues (including FASB ASC 606 implementation), expenses, etc.)- Performed detail audit testing over highly subjective and technical audit areas, including inventory valuations, share-based compensation, opening balance sheet procedures, EPS dilution, judgmental accrued expenses, goodwill, and pensions- Communicated audit progress, adjusting and reclassification journal entries, internal control recommendations, and audit results to clients’ upper financial management- Worked extensively with SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Sage, Munis, and Netsuite ERP systems to extract supporting documentation from the general ledger and sub ledgers- Developed professional relationships with clients by identifying and recommending process improvements to result in more efficient audits and promote firm growth- Supervised and coached interns, staff, and seniors by reviewing their work and providing timely performance feedback- Accompanied firm partners to various audit proposals- Conducted interviews to recruit new talent into the firm- Facilitated local and national CPE trainings

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

- Led audit/assurance engagements for a variety of clients in different industries and was the main point of contact between the audit/assurance teams and the clients- Conducted on-campus and office interviews to recruit new talent into the firm

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

- Led audit/assurance engagements for a variety of clients in different industries and was the main point of contact between the audit/assurance team and the client

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

- Audited and provided other assurance services for a variety of clients in different industries, including municipalities (largest cities, towns, boards of education, and other governmental entities in the State of Connecticut), commercial/manufacturing companies (aerospace and biomedical companies, including multinational corporations), SEC-registered entities, healthcare organizations, insurance companies, broker dealers, and financial institutions

Norwich, Ct

- Managed two sales districts, consisting of over 500 accounts- Communicated with customers and salespersons while collecting payments and decreasing bad debt reserve- Ran new customers' credit applications to set appropriate terms of sales- Through analysis, approved/denied sales

Warwick, Ri

- Prepared monthly and year-end working papers for staff accountants- Aided the Director of Finance and CFO with research and schedules for sales tax, workers’ compensation, and accounts payable vendor audits- Cut checks and issued electronic payments to vendors for invoices and employees for reimbursable expenses- Responded and reached out to vendors regarding invoice payment inquiries- Completed receipt of invoice entry in Sage MAS 200- Reviewed and approved/denied employees' expense reports

Norwich, Ct

- Enforced the rules of basketball- Directed different age divisions, from eight- to eighteen-year-olds- Made important decisions on the spot