*Accounting manager for multi-retail store location. Developed chart of accounts and accounting controls. Responsible for preparation and submission of all financial documents. Responsible for general journal entries, accounts payable supervision, and accounts receivable management. Preparation of multiple bank reconciliations. Worked with COO to produce all cash flow projections. Prepared payroll for a 50-person staff organization for submission to a PEO on a weekly basis. Prepared and submitted sales taxes to Florida Department of Revenue for all store locations. Responsible for receivable collections. Dealt directly with senior management in all financial matters. Worked in both a virtual office setting and onsite retail locations.*Directed and managed the accounting and operations of multiple, simultaneous, commercial and residential "distressed" properties. Personally, involved in each property project. These projects included collecting and billing tenants, preparing and submitting sales taxes, executing vendor payments, administering tenant evictions, managing property operations, submitting financials on each property, leading and retaining a staff of employees and hiring/managing vendor contractors.*Served as an interim controller for a multi-million dollar lighting company that was undergoing a state bankruptcy. This project involved processing payroll, remitting vendor payments, preparing sales taxes, collecting receivables and submitting weekly financial status reports to both the lender and the state of Florida.*Managed the accounting for various contract projects, including chart of accounts creation, payables and receivables administration, execution of general journal entries and bank reconciliations and client billing.*Reviewed financials and business processes of various companies and prepared and submitted business reviews for financial institutions.

*Hired, managed, mentored, and trained a staff of 15 individuals covering the assistant controller, customer service, sales and warehouse operations.*Researched and implemented a new, industrial accounting/order entry software system which involved converting from a Peachtree accounting system.*Directed and managed accounting staff regarding client invoice billing, collection of receivables, management of accounts payable, payroll execution, cash flow management, bank reconciliations, journal entries, and preparation of financial reporting.*Managed customer service and designed, developed and implemented a customer order and inventory Access platform, database which was used by customer service to track the status of client orders and query inventory warehouse levels.*Worked directly with sales representatives to fulfill client orders and maintain customer satisfaction.*Reviewed and audited sales representative commissions.*Worked with accounting and management in reviewing and analyzing inventory to maintain proper inventory levels.*Worked with freight forwarder in preparing documentation for international shipments for containerized products to international clients.*Worked with warehouse operations to implement processes to facilitate accelerated distribution of product to both domestic and international customers and to decrease product freight claims.*Assisted with bank audits.*Installed IT network system and assisted in resolution of network issues.*Prepared and implemented employee handbook.

*Managed a team of six application analysts in the maintenance and development of financial applications, such as AR, AP, and Payroll, on various computer platforms, such as ORACLE and KRONOS, for a large retail, pharmaceuticals company.*Worked with the client in both design and development of various financial applications.*Prepared presentations for financial board.

*Managed multiple application system development projects for various organizations.

*Provided production systems support for Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance of Texas.