Performance-driven certified public accountant (New York and Florida) with exceptional finance and accounting skills and a proven history of varied experience in both public and private accounting. Financial executive with extensive skills in all aspects of financial management, reporting, treasury, and budget functions. Direct relationship manager with external auditors, banks, creditors and tax authorities. Trusted consultant to chief executives to advise and influence business decisions and manage daily operations.As the CFO of a company in need of additional financing lines to fund their growth, I prepared their GAAP basis financials and managed the first-time audit process with the external accounting firm resulting in multiple new lines of credit as well as increases in existing lines. I also negotiated settlements for delinquent sales tax audits directly with the tax authorities for over 40 states as well as put in place the necessary controls to ensure timely filing going forward. In addition, we converted the antiquated accounting system to one that was able to reduce the time needed to complete monthly closes by weeks. I was directly responsible for all treasury functions, debt covenant compliance, budgets and forecasts, as well as supervising all payroll functions. At my last employer we instituted the Concur system for expense reimbursement, which dramatically streamlined the reporting, review and approval process. Prior to the sale of my previous employer, I was the direct financial contact with the acquiring company during their due diligence review as well as with the converting of all accounting and tracking systems to the acquirer’s platform.