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Venice, Fl

Venice, Fl

Middletown, Ny

Spearheaded financial strategies and staff development, including planning, procurement, and investments for all parts of this snack-food manufacturing company. Prepared and supervised preparation of statements, business activity reports, forecasting, annual budgets, and regulatory compliance. Developed internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities such as budget administration, cash and credit management, and accounting standards. Advised senior management in areas including compensation, employee healthcare and other benefits.Selected Contributions:Leveraged in-depth industry experience to inspire and mentor employees, dedicated to promotional advancements and operational efficiencies. Implemented ERP system to integrate all operating units, resulting in streamlined reporting and information sharing processes.Handled all aspects of employee benefits, and business insurance programs through diligent monitoring of regulation changes, development of budgets and strategies to reduce workers’ compensation exposure.

Middletown, Ny

Liberty, Ny

Manage all aspects of Financial Reporting, Accounting and the development and implementation of policies and procedures to improve internal controls. Directly supervise Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Cost Accounting functions. Responsible for General Ledger maintenance and working with all outside auditors. Work closely with the CFO on cash management, debt maintenance, tax and other issues.

Managed all aspects of company-wide Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program, reporting to the Corporate Controller and the Audit Committee. Offer insight and advice on proper controls and disclosures to management, review financial reports and support for SEC filings, advise on and test financial system implementations. Manage the enterprise risk assessment (ERM) and business continuity planning (BCP) processes. Work with other areas of the company to improve or augment their compliance initiatives.Selected Contributions:Entrusted with leading SOX Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and Business Continuity Management (BCM) programs with reporting accountability to the Audit Committee.Implemented SOX-compliant programs, saving $400K in external labor costs and audit feesIntroduced control processes to increase automated controls by 15%Reduced SOD analysis times by 85% through tracking, reporting, and approval improvements

Managed the Monthly Close, Inventory, Reconciliations, Reporting & Analysis for the $1.8B newspaper as well as the recording of advertising revenue ($1B annually) and reserves, in accordance with GAAP. Also managed the Credit, Collections and Cash Application areas. Performed analysis of advertising revenue, receivables, reserves, and collections. Managed Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program.Selected Contributions:Led research initiatives for eliminating non-essential functions; partnered with employees to effectively implement transition plans, while mitigating risk.Slashed labor costs $700K by transforming staffing operationsReduced reporting closing time by full business day

Manage accounting, financial and payroll functions for a newspaper and periodical delivery wholesaler. Responsible for monthly close, financial reporting and analysis, monthly forecast and annual budget.

Manage all aspects of the financial department including general accounting, monthly close, financial analysis, reporting, advertising billing and forecasting, credit and collections, accounts payable, payroll and data entry for a magazine publisher.

Responsible for the planning, coordination, administration and supervision of the execution of audits, for manufacturing, retail, transportation, local governments and pension plans.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting

Activities and Societies: Photo Editor, Pioneer Newspaper, Yearbook

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