PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Budget Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Drove budget process for IT division.
• Propelled process improvement on budget in teh job order cost system (Clarity).
• Reconciled Excel spreadsheets with Clarity data.
• Responded to teh executive team, including CFO's across brands and nations.

Confidential

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Improved processes to bring auditors comments in management letter from nine to zero.
• Prepared schedules for and primary contact to external auditors.
• Employed Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains: versions 10 & 2013).
• Produced monthly internal financial statements.
• Steered integration between Tessitura and Great Plains.
• Approved payments and wire transfers.
• Reviewed and corrected bank reconciliations for five bank accounts.
• Oversaw advertising and circulation revenue for teh publication "Opera News".
• Prepared presentations for and attended board meetings.
• Captained monthly and annual variance analysis using FRX and Excel.
• Constructed and reviewed budgets with senior staff.
• Interviewed, reviewed, and managed subordinate personnel.
• Data mined ticketing and other receivables processed through Tessitura.
• Responsible for schedules for IRS filings.
• Searched for new IT managed services vendor and negotiated termination of previous contract.

Confidential

Manager of Financial Analysis

Responsibilities:

• Implemented best practices to stabilize teh financial condition, improve procedures, and shorten reporting cycle.
• Reviewed internal controls to standardize finance operations and consolidate procedures around a compelling proposition that resulted in resolving 15 audit findings from teh 2007 management report to no findings on teh 2009, 2010 and 2011 management reports.
• Produced financial statements, account analysis and budgets through noledge of Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains), FRX and Excel.
• Maintained full, complete and current understanding of Confidential ’s accounting processes and financial system in order to comply with Confidential, best practice processes, timely and accurate billing, and instruct co - workers.
• Governed teh creation and installation of teh annual budgets.
• Developed financial reports for forecasting trends and results analysis, including interpretations of financial transactions and events for teh leadership to make economic or financial decisions.
• Made recommendations to management regarding ongoing financial policies and programs.

Financial Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Appraised teh financial position and performed assessments and analysis on teh financial stability, liquidity, and growth through acquired noledge of Microsoft Dynamics - Great Plains, FRX and Excel.
• Delivered on Human Resources and Payroll responsibilities.

Confidential

Financial Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Interim Controller responsibilities held; including forensic accounting analysis and repairing teh accounting system through noledge of accounting software and Excel pivot tables and advance filters.
• Assisted in teh preparation of teh 10-K & 8-K.
• Ensured teh accurate and timely preparation and dissemination of financial management reports including, but not limited to: project status reports, budget variance reports and interim financial statements.
• Partnered effectively particularly on internal control and report enhancements with senior staff.
• Spearheaded accounting system upgrade and revisions to teh chart of accounts in Financial Edge.
• Developed projections, analyze and interpret financial data, and recommend improvements.
• Participated in teams for teh performance of financial due diligence.
• Prepared and reviewed financial statements (including teh Statement of Cash Flow and teh detailed footnotes).
• Assured teh accuracy, completeness and references of all work papers for teh external auditors.
• Addressed financial and operational dilemmas by tracing problems to flashpoints and engineer solutions.
• Piloted profitability through ACCPAC.
• Exposure to JDA and Lawson.
• Assisted with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.

Confidential, Edison, NJ

VP, Finance & Administration

Responsibilities:

• Lead teh upgrade of accounting software to ACCPAC.
• Brought accounts receivables to 95% within ten days of due date.
• Produced daily cash reports, monthly financial statements and monthly sales reports.
• Handled all aspects of payroll and human resources (including reviews, searches, and terminations).
• Provided financial statements, primary support and schedules to teh external auditors.
• Supervised accounting staff.

Confidential, Newark, NJ

Operations Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed operations by partnering with process experts, lawyers and front line personnel.
• Reviewed compliance, adherence to standards, and quality assurance testing.
• Made presentations, managed meetings, lead document retention and facilitated focus groups.

Confidential, New York, NY

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Established a new, multi-tiered chart of accounts in conjunction with senior staff to in corporate 46 funds, 8 departments, 21 projects and 8 international locations.
• Prepared forecasts, budgets, and charge backs through spreadsheets.
• Provided financial statements, primary support and schedules for annual audit.
• Surveyed other like organizations to choose an appropriate accounting application.

Confidential, New York, NY

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Installed proper procedures and tightened controls.
• Researched all General Ledger accounts to untangle inappropriate accounting practices.
• Prepared forecasts, budgets, and charge backs.
• Lead teh conversion of accounting software and developed a chart of accounts and reports.
• Managed accounting department staff.

Confidential

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared $23 million operating budget by program, shop and department through intricate spreadsheets where changes could flow through no matter where they were made in teh hierarchy.
• Reviewed budgetary performance and prepared a 50-page variance analysis.
• Supervised a staff of analysts.