Gerard Appel Email & Phone Number

Westport, Connecticut, United States

 Oversaw Monthly Close of books in preparation of Profit & Loss/Balance Sheet Reports for Board Meetings. Reconciliations of bank accounts were prepared by Bookkeeper under the guidance of the Director of Operations. Point Person for all communication with auditors for Annual Audit Inputted and/or supervised input of all Accounts Payable Invoices into the online system, Bill.com. Approved all invoices and confirmed all other approvals were obtained so that all bills were paid on a timely basis. Composed Financial Reports (P & L) for all Events and verified all Income and Expense from each event were properly reflected in Quickbooks Accounting System. Supervised timely filing of State Sales Tax Report/Payment, 990 Annual Federal Form, Charities Registration Renewal, etc. Supervised deposits/withdrawals from Checking Account including ACH deposits from State of New Jersey. Input Payroll into Quickbooks and various other Financial and Administrative Duties. Due to Financial Issues, Position was Eliminated – according to Letter of Recommendation from Exec Director and Board

East Brunswick, Nj

 Established Acting School for all Ages Taught Teen And Adult Classes Created Adult Acting Program implementing a 2-teacher Technique with Two Very Different Styles of Training (Strasberg Method and Meisner Technique) Successfully Marketed through Press Releases, Flyer Distribution and a Targeted Email Campaign making use of a Well-developed Database

Bound Brook, Nj

 Developed Originating Documents (Mission Statement/Vision Statement/By- Laws/501c3 Application) for new nonprofits Hired as Quickbooks Specialist for various small to mid-sized companies Solved Federal and State (NJ) Tax Problems

Bound Brook, Nj

 Wrote Several Successful Grant Applications, including a $2.4 Million Grant from the USEDA Budget Creation on MS Excel, Maintained Books on Quickbooks Pro Responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Developed Presentations on MS Powerpoint

Bound Brook, Nj

 Responsible for ADP Payroll Manifest for Staff of 35 Maintained Books on Quickbooks Supervised all Administrative Functions Bank Statement Reconciliation Implemented Financial Budgeting, Forecasting and Planning