Lead a team of 12 including Accounts Payable, Driver Payroll, Billing/Collections and Staff Accountants.Personally responsible for monthly close/financial statement preparation, administrative payroll, quarterly tax filings, collaborating with external audit; recruiting; operations; safety and the CFO, COO and President.Ensure compliance with written policies and procedures supporting strong internal controls.

Lead project teams in support of enterprise wide initiatives to standardize processes and technology to achieve quality, cost and compliance objectives.Utilize business analytic tools to support and communicate proposed changes.Collaborate with the business units, Information Technology, Project Management and Change Management enforcing the organizations operating vision.

Provided post SAP implementation support focused on defining processes, coordinating cross-functional groups and advising the local management team from a financial perspective.

Director of AccountingResponsible for daily accounting functions, four day monthly close, administration of credit and collections of over 2,000 accounts, process improvements, payables, affiliate billing and receivables and travel and entertainment.Supervise staff of 5 and conduct annual performance appraisals.Responsible for ensuring compliance with L’Oreal audit requirements through written policies and procedures.Worked closely with the distribution manager to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. Financial liaison between SkinCeuticals and Corporate Accounting/Finance in New Jersey and New York. Accomplishments:• Transferred Travel & Entertainment from external auditing to internal audit.• Eliminated $400K in outstanding A/R credits that had accumulated over a period of years.• Completed Team Trek – team building and leadership training in an outdoor setting.• Assumed responsibility for both the Accounting Manager and Controller positions supporting the elimination of one executive level headcount.

Responsible for Accounts Receivable - team of 3: worked with operations team to ensure client satisfaction with regard to specialized billing requirements per client and ensured timely collection of receivables.Supervision of Accounts Payable – team of 6 including A/P Manager: ensured timely processing of invoices and payments to all vendors including collection of lien waivers and subsidiary payables. Oversaw Credit Card Accounting – team of 6: processed American Express transactions initiated by 250 field personnel; processed MasterCard transactions initiated by the travel department and reimbursed employee cash expenses. Directed an Accounting Specialist: included business licensing, independent contractor payments and all confidential payables.Accomplishments: • Systems conversion from JD Edwards to Oracle11i. • Employee of the Quarter honors – 2nd Q 2007

Provided Accounting support and training to four operating divisions in the Northeastern US, both on site and from the corporate office.Liaison between Corporate Audit group and the divisions.Ensured financial statements complied with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other appropriate guidance.Assisted in the conversion to JD Edwards accounting system.Reviewed and analyzed monthly division financial statements and explained fluctuations.Reviewed and analyzed gross profits, SG&A expenses, and assisted in cost control efforts

Responsible for the financials of 115 retail stores in the eastern United States.Supervised staff of 6, both clerical and degreed. Responsible for various audit requirements established by the company’s external audit firm.Interview / recruit new staff and conduct annual performance appraisals.Write / enforce policies and procedures for the department.Liaison between Store Accounting and other functional groups within the company.Accomplishments: • Recognized personally by the CEO for collecting over $25 million in delinquent fees from the company’s Internet Service Provider. • Personally designed a reference document for the 230 CompUSA stores as a guide to the meaning of each account within the Chart of Accounts • Successfully programmed and implemented a reconciliation software (ReconNet) package that saved the company $255K a year in payroll.

Responsible for daily accounting functions, monthly closings, planning processes, job costing, variance analysis, administration of credit and collections, process improvements, and financial support of the entire $12 million dollar company.Managed the accounting staff and frequently served as acting General Manager in his absence.Directed monthly, quarterly, and annual audits of WIP, capital equipment, and raw materials.Experience with Intercompany accounting/reporting to parent company, tax reporting, capital appropriation justification, cash forecasting, standard cost system, cost of quality, labor utilization and operating cost per hour.Accomplishments:• System conversion to MAS90 costing system• Implementation of Best Fixed Assets software• Promotion from Supervisor of Shop Accounting to Controller after 6 months of employment• Excellent scores on the GE controllership assessment during due diligence – GE acquisition September 1997

Managed a staff of 5 to support the operational and legal reporting requirements of the company.Support and financial reporting to upper management of 21 store locations, which distributed hardware.Ledger responsibilities including accounts receivable, accounts payable, operational analysis, payroll, bank and intercompany reconciliation’s and fixed assets.

Accounting Manager Managed a staff of 7 to support the accounts receivable, accounts payable, and sales order entry functions. Prepared audit schedules and bank reconciliation's.  Performed general ledger analysis for reporting financial data to upper management.