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Hamden, Ct

Provided leadership and direction to finance, reporting, and accounting responsibilities for a leading manufacturer of high-speed cables in the IT/datacom sector. Managed financial functions for North American and China operations, which included financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. Participated in strategic planning initiatives. Reviewed and tested internal controls, which included annual review of COSO framework. Contributed to developing product costs.Key Achievements:✦ Oversaw the successful implementation of the ERP system, which enhanced efficiency.✦ Spearheaded the automation of the procurement process and bar coding of warehouse inventory.✦ Improved costing accuracy by overhauling the standard costing model from direct labor model to machine cost model.✦ Developed departmental P&L for China operations that identified areas of resource consumption and improved visibility for cost down opportunities.

Executed all aspects of financial analysis, financial statement preparation, and reporting for the leading manufacturer of coaxial cable. Served as the primary liaison with the Controllers of each operation concerning monthly financials, forecasting, budgeting, and operation review packages. Prepared intercompany eliminations for Mexico and China operations. Performed BOM testing. Participated in tax package preparation.Key Achievements:✦ Analyzed financial statements for 7 operations on a global basis.✦ Charged with accountability for financial reporting and compliance for the Mexico operations.✦ Trained and mentored the Accounting Manager in Mexico to take control of the financial reporting and compliance of the business.

Provided public accounting services to a diverse clientele with up to $25M in annual revenue and $70M in assets, which included individuals, closely-held businesses, and employee benefit plans. Supervised, trained, and motivated staff on audit engagements. Key Achievements:✦ Managed taxation functions including sales & use tax reporting, individual and corporation tax return preparation, and quarterly/annual payroll tax filings. ✦ Oversaw all aspects of audit, review, and compilation engagements.✦ Identified and successfully retrieved tax overpayments resulting from third party payroll service errors as well as errors on prior year returns for new clients.

Responsible for handling all tax compliance relating to local and state sales tax and property taxes for approximately 40 states, reporting to the Director of Tax.Research in sales and property taxes, and various federal and state telecommunications.Maintaining Fixed Asset system and working with Vertex software.Through research and working with local governments, was able to recover tens of thousands of dollars for overpaid taxes.