— Single-handedly building an in-house accounting function subsequent to company’s acquisition. Functions include performing and managing the Accounting, Month End Close, General Ledger, Bank Reporting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Credit and Collection, Product Costing, and various other functions.— Key-player on company’s SAP Business One implementation team.

— Variance analysis and account reconciliation work on global Gross Profit, Operating Expenses, Accrued Expenses, Accrued Compensation, VAT and other financial statement account groupings. Work also included creation, maintenance and worldwide distribution of numerous HFM SmartView reports pertinent to company’s ability to analyze results at local, regional and global levels.— Contributing member to company’s migration to Hyperion Financial Management reporting system.

Performed the following consulting work: - Hyperion Enterprise Reporting: financial report development along with SOX documentation work for a large multi-national clinical research organization (INC Research). - SEC Reporting: Prepared company’s quarterly 10Q filing while assisting on 10K and other external reporting related activities for a large, multi-national pharmaceutical manufacturing company (Patheon Pharmaceuticals). - Controller: Interim Division Controller for a publicly traded e-commerce company (CafePress/Canvas on Demand/Great Big Canvas). - System Implementation: Technical accounting services provided in conjunction with company's: a) conversion from Hyperion Enterprise to Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and b) Quarterly SEC filings (Company - Xerium Technologies). - Internal Audit: Oracle system 12i compliance testing for a software company (Company - Red Hat). - SEC Reporting: 10K preparation and webfilings for a software company (Company - Cicero). - Revenue Recognition: Performed quarterly testing for a telecommunications company (Company - Aviat Networks).

Publically held international telecommunications manufacturer with operations in 30 countries. Annual sales up to $750 million.Responsibilities:— Consolidated worldwide SEC schedule activity, as well as wrote select footnotes to 10K/10Q filings. Schedules included:Reserves and Allowances / Purchase Commitment Obligations / Sales by Customer / Sales by Country / Global Restructuring Reserve and Expense / Fixed Assets / Intangible Assets / Impact of F/X Rates on Cash Flow / Other Assets / Other Liabilities / Long Term Lease Payment Obligations. — Consolidated company’s global restructuring reserve activities, which included: a) SEC footnote disclosure update, b) quarterly auditor letter preparation, c) determining whether company’s activities qualified as restructuring costs, and d) serving as primary worldwide point of contact with outside auditors.— Consolidated world-wide cash flow reporting activities and developed cash flow model used by the company.— Contributor to company’s adoption of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).— Developed and maintained worldwide operating lease library and database. Included future minimum rent payout obligations.— Leader or significant contributor on numerous projects, most notably a) acquisition due diligence, b) business segment disposal, c) Oracle and Hyperion (HFM) system conversions, d) international entity fixed asset physical count, and e) resolution of significant intercompany out of balance condition between prominent operations.Select Accomplishments:• Performed due diligence work on an acquisition - one year after acquisition. The results called into question the final $3 million payment company owed to seller.• Over three SEC reporting quarters, developed tools and policies which reduced cumulative worldwide Q&A schedule preparation and consolidation time by four days.

Private Equity backed eleven-branch retail operation specializing in the sale and rental of concrete accessories, wood products and scaffolding equipment to the commercial construction industry. Annual Sales: $50 million.Responsibilities:— Managed company’s financial reporting, budgeting and IT activities and a six person accounting staff performing the accounting, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory and fixed asset functions. Select Accomplishments:• Hands-on leader of company’s successful system integration and conversion project.• Designed and developed company’s initial Excel-based consolidated financial reporting package.• Successfully corrected company’s Fixed Asset subsidiary ledger records to comply with FAS 141 accounting, 18 months after acquisition. In addition, implemented Fixed Asset accounting policy initiatives, which resulted in a 60% reduction in subsequent year audit fees.

Privately held construction and engineering region of a high-purity process piping company serving the electronics and bio-pharmaceutical industries. Annual Sales: $100 million (region) / $400 million (company).Responsibilities:— Managed region’s accounting, general ledger, financial reporting, cash management, cash forecasting, accounts payable and fixed asset activities.Select Accomplishments:• Maintained continuous operations of 100+ construction / engineering projects during an 18 month period in which company experienced significant cash shortages.• Developed regional cash forecasting management model which ultimately served as company-wide template for cash forecasting activities.

Privately held manufacturer of hosiery products. Annual Sales: $65 million.Responsibilities:— Managed company’s accounting, general ledger, financial reporting, budgeting / forecasting activities, and a four person accounting staff performing the accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and mainframe system operations functions.Select Accomplishments:• Developed company’s budgeting model which included: a) Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flow roll-ups, b) standard costing information, and c) production scheduling forecasts.

Privately held manufacturer and publisher of a daily metro newspaper. Annual Sales: $65 million (division) / $500 million (company).Responsibilities:— Managed eighteen person accounting department performing the accounts receivable, credit, billing, general accounting, payroll, accounts payable and payment processing functions for a daily-metro newspaper.— Prepared company’s financial statements and in-depth analysis of financial / operational performance. Recognized for MD&A (management, discussion, and analysis) abilities.— Coordinated company’s annual operational, resource and capital budgeting activities, including the development of the requisite tools used by all 70+ departments.— Developed and maintained company’s standard cost and job cost accounting models used for job quotes, production cost allocations and new-product break-even analysis.— Managed and maintained company’s report-writer based financial reporting system.Select Accomplishments:• Developed manufacturing model to budget newsprint consumption. Newsprint volume variance on 35 million pounds of consumption was less than one percent (1%) for three consecutive fiscal years, while raw material days in inventory simultaneously reduced from 25 to 13 days.• Implemented A/P and sales tax procedures resulting in sales tax audit findings being 86% less than previous audit.• Markedly improved accounts payable cycle time through use of spreadsheet and upload files. One such file improved a process whereby payment to 120 independent contractors was reduced from 120 handwritten and signed forms to a process with just one form. Improvement resulted in $90K savings to company through two person complement reduction.