Reports directly to the President & CEO and responsible for primary day to day planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial related activities for all companies in the group. These will include direct responsibility for accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, job costing, legal, risk management, human resources, property management, investment relationships, interface with outside auditors, as well as the various divisional managers.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:• Oversees and directs treasury, budgeting, audit, tax, accounting, real estate, insurance, information technologies, long range forecasting and human resources activity for the group. • Provides procedures and computer application systems necessary to maintain proper records and to afford adequate accounting controls and services.• Directs the staff in activities such as custodian of funds, securities, and assets of the organization.• Appraises the organization's financial position and issues periodic reports on organization's financial stability, liquidity, and growth.• Directs and coordinates the establishment of budget programs.• Analyzes, consolidates, and directs all cost accounting procedures together with other statistical and routine reports.• Oversees and directs the preparation and issuance of the corporation's annual report.• Directs and analyzes studies of general economic, business, and financial conditions and their impact on the organization's policies and operations.• Analyzes operational issues impacting functional groups and the whole institution, and determines their financial impact.• Evaluates and recommends business partnering opportunities.• Establishes and maintains contacts with stockholders and financial institutions.

Audit Manager, Commercial Accounting Group – March 2006 to presentCitrin Cooperman & Company, LLP• Work with entrepreneurs on all aspects of their business to ensure profitability and success• Go the extra mile to ensure clients get the financing and bonding needed to succeed• Supervise staff to ensure timely and efficient completion of all engagements• Active member of firm’s construction committeeo Market and network firm at all local construction eventso Develop material and lecture at the following locations on all aspects of construction accounting Columbia University York College Port Authority• Develop and teach education classes, which dramatically increase efficiencies in the completion of audit steps and helped administer value-added suggestions to clients

Chief Financial Officer - May 2004 – March 2006Controller - August 2003 - May 2004Southern Star Mortgage Corporation• Supervised all aspects of the accounting department• Implemented new accounting procedures that eliminated two positions while increasing accounting productivity• Implemented a cross-training program to ensure that all accounting positions are known by at least two individuals• Mandated a company-wide goal setting procedure to ensure that every employee understands management’s expectations • Managed and reviewed all workpaper preparation for quarterly financial statements• Reviewed branch office profitability with executive committee and made suggestions about closing of non-productive branches

Senior Accountant, Commercial Accounting Group - November 1996 to August 2003American Express Tax & Business Services/Goldstein Golub Kessler, LLP• Administered all aspects of SEC financial statement audits including analysis and review of 10K and 10Q• Supervised staff to ensure timely and efficient completion of engagements• Developed and taught GoSystem Audit tax linking classes which dramatically increased efficiencies in the production of tax returns• Developed and taught ACL classes, which dramatically increased efficiencies in the completion of audit steps and helped administer value-added suggestions to clients