SUMMARY

• To secure a position with a stable company where I can exercise my professional skills as well as continue to grow professionally.
• I am a team player with a solid background in all areas of Compliance, Tax, Audit, Accounting, Finance, and IT.
• I have more than 15 years of SOX, IT, Tax, Revenue Recognition and Financial Statement Preparation experience and pride myself on my analytical skills.
• I am also well versed with Internal and External Auditors which significantly aids Management in the Quarterly and Annual Process.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Highly proficient in Confidential Office - all applications (ExcelPivot Tables, V-Lookups, etc., Word, Visio, Power Point, etc.)
• MS Share Point Integration, Lawson, ISI Sub-Accounting (Construction, AIA doc., Data Warehousing, Cost Accounting, WMS Integration, Contract Bids)
• Great Plains integration with SAP / Hyperion / Confidential, LN to HFM Reconciliation Processes
• 6+ years IT Professional Experience with (PAM) Privileged Access Management (AIM) Access & Identity Management Security Risk Analyst/Mgt
• FinSync, Professional NetSuite Consultant on numerous client engagements, NetSuite ARM processes (FV, revenue recognition, contract pricing allocations, etc.), UAT for client specific engagements, Sage Intact (including all Financial Medical Field Software), Clearwater Analytics (SaaS)
• Income Tax Software, ProSystems FX Ultra Tax, NetSuite, Solomon, SQL, AX and Siebel, Confidential, Confidential and SALT Tax Matters
• Federal (Sec. 41 and 174 IRC) and State Level R&D Clinical Trials Tax Credits auditor for multiple Pharma Mfg. Companies, including Qualified Jobs Act inter-relation
• CCH Engagement Online Work Paper System for Financial Statement Preparation and Tax Return Preparation via CCH ProFX Tax Software (20+ years Tax Experience hands-on from client meetings, advisory, preparation and subsequent review)
• Expert in SOX 404 Compliance (19 years), Fraud Investigation, Revenue Recognition, ASC 605 and 606, and subsequent ASC 740. SOC 1 and SOC 2 (SSAE 16, SSAE 18, form. SAS 70), SEC and PCAOB Finance and IT COSO GCC compliance expert
• Highly experienced in SAP & Hyperion, Confidential NetSuite ERP & Cloud, Revstream, RevPro to name the most relevant to my work experience, Quickbooks, Sage 50 (Peachtree Accounting Software), Confidential
• IS Compliance, Digital Risk and Security, HR Tech (HRIS), Confidential Industry, PCI compliance Analyst expert; MFG, Confidential, and Banking
• Specialty in IT language WMS to Finance software (language speak from one system to another)
• Industry specializations include Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Confidential, Confidential, Banking, Software, BioSciences

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tax and Audit Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• On-site multiple mid- and upper level management duties per client needs (Senior Finance and IT Auditor, Senior SOX Expert,
• Senior Revenue Recognition Accountant, Cost Analysis and Process Improvement, Confidential, Mfg., and Banking Fraud Investigation and Anti-Money Laundering Lead
• Preparation and review of all kinds of Federal and State Income Tax Returns, including (for 120 clients) their ongoing daily/weekly/monthly/annual payroll needs and related filings (W2s, W3s, 1099s, etc.)
• Stand-in CFO, Controller, Operations Management, Flowcharting, Data Analytics, SAP Systems Implementation, etc.)
• Specialized industries include Manufacturing & Distribution, Construction, Confidential, Confidential, Pharmaceuticals, Bio-Sciences, Banking, Software, Real Estate
• Adjunct Professor, JWU Accounting I, II, III and Advanced; continue to provide tutoring for C.P.A. Exam ongoing
• SOX Compliance Expert; Identifying control objectives and testing internal controls over such objectives to determine efficiency and effectiveness (COBIT existence testing and evaluation as well as PCAOB and GAAP compliance), Revenue Recognition per current regulations over the past 20 years as detailed above
• Provide Financial Planning guidance to multiple tax clients on a regular/as needed basis
• Auditing for fraud, Fraud examination, money laundering investigation, AML preventive controls implementation and detective investigation, Fraud prevention, and PCAOB compliance
• Highly experienced in Revenue Recognition, Internal Audit and Compliance IT and Finance, Forecasting via Financial Valuation Modeling tools, including (PAM) Privileged Access Management (AIM) Access & Identity Management Security Risk Analyst/Mgt
• Fixed Assets Evaluation, Taxation - all areas; preparation, filing, compliance - multi-state, international (Mexico, Canada);
• Staff Management,, Seminar Instruction, Mentoring, and Development, Business analysis & process improvement

Confidential

Senior Tax and Audit Compliance Manager

Responsibilities:

• CPA in charge of Immunex RI - RI Incentives Programs; Rebuild RI and Qualified Jobs Act:
• Responsible for full review of both legal documents for above stated Incentives Programs, subsequent compiling of information then routing of required approvals within Confidential (Immunex RI) and with RICC (Rhode Island Commerce Confidential . ), State of RI Division of Taxation, and Federal IRC R&D Tax Credits for 10-year Applicable Tax Credit program that also relates to State of RI Qualified Jobs.
• Also, including preliminary instruction and subsequent internal audit of all construction costs associated with the Rebuild RI ARI 05 and 30 Buildings located in West Greenwich, RI
• Responsible for collection of all confidential employee payroll information for submissions to both stated organizations, performance of full payroll audits for ALL “departments” within Mfg., R&D for tax credit submissions, other Lab workers, Finance & accounting (EEs all information, W2s, W3s, 1099s, etc., from Q th, 2020) to ensure all information being submitted in conjunction with the Incentives Credits coincides with information already received by the State of RI DOT.
• Primary CPA for certifying the “final” submissions to RICC and RIDOT via DocuSign with VP of Operations.
• Responsible for review and approval of all Legal documents for Rhode Island Commerce Confidential . and RIDOT for both Rebuild Rhode Island and Qualified Jobs Act
• As Senior Accounting Manager, I also perform the vital SOX compliance requirements for Finance and Accounting Department, in addition to monthly/quarterly and LE (forecasting) for Quality and Supply Chain due to a recent shift in personnel.
• Conducted user acceptance testing to ensure that developed systems satisfied the needs of business clients as specified in the functional requirements.
• Designed developed and implemented user acceptance testing protocols as the final phase of applications development.
• Captured and tested all modifications to proposed functional requirements.
• Met all project timelines and deadlines.
• Assisted clients and team in producing high-quality applications.
• This includes productivity reporting on a monthly/quarterly basis and includes extensive data analytics via use of Clearwater Software, V-LookUps, Netsuite, and other analysis systems

Confidential, Providence, RI

Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of work papers for Firm clients on multiple audit engagements
• SOX IT Compliance for select clients; Title & Closing Company, Mfg. via use of (PAM) Privileged Access Management (AIM) Access & Identity Management Systems
• Audit Compliance Work; Process Improvement documentation and related subsequent testing including Revenue Recognition adherence per ASC 606, subsequent ASC 740 preparation for Fall River Manufacturing Confidential ., Confidential . and Equity National Title & Closing
• Review as well as preparation of client work papers for tax, preparation of related tax returns, Federal and Multi-States BLE via meetings with clients and use of CCH and CorpTax, depending on the client
• Preparation of high net-worth clients’ tax projections for year end and projections for subsequent years, as well as projections for clients with unique situations during the course of the year that ultimately would change potential tax liability for clients - 1120S for K1 flow-through, 1120, Individual Estate and Trust set-up and tax planning

Confidential

Senior Accounting Manager/Controller/Tax Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided all professional services for a small Confidential and Confidential ; residential and commercial, to which I managed the overall operations for:
• Financing, Confidential, S- Confidential and Individual tax matters, real estate accounting, fixed assets, etc. via use of client’s MRI Software
• All payroll related responsibilities; W2s, W3s, 1099s, and subsequent filings
• Locations are in NJ and Maine. Seasonal then more permanent

Confidential

SOX Director/Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Senior SOX Director of SDS (Finance and IT) Division located out of Woburn, MA and Dallas, TX.
• SOX IT Compliance for select clients; Title & Closing Company, Mfg. via use of (PAM) Privileged Access Management (AIM) Access & Identity Management Systems
• Phase 1 Developer for SOX compliance including adherence to revenue recognition per ASC 605 regulations in conjunction with internal controls documentation and subsequent testing matrices for all business cycles Finance and IT.
• Train staff in Management responsibilities with respect to such identified controls including fraud prevention and detection.
• Performed testing of Q4 2017 and Q1 2018 controls and set up corrective action plan for control gaps as well as controls not operating effectively.

Senior Tax Accountant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Short-term Confidential Tax Accountant for mid-sized CPA firm in Rhode Island.
• Responsibilities included preparation and review of tax returns - Confidential (including S- Confidential ; 1065s, 1120s and 1120-S) from client work-papers to complete filings, IRS audit reviews for multiple clients on an as-needed basis.

Confidential

SOX and Tax Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Senior Audit Consultant for Major Jewelry Company
• SOX compliance (Finance and IT) in anticipation of upcoming IPO
• Historical 3-year Financial Statement and Tax analysis to ensure accuracy and in conformance with GAAP
• Fixed Assets net worth book to actual from inception to present in order to assess accurate Balance Sheet valuation again in conformance with GAAP including timing of purchases and dispositions.
• Assist in implementation of HRIS

Confidential, Tucson, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Immediate need for Revenue Recognition reconciliation post Q3 close following acquisition of CBR in Tucson, AZ due to off-balance sheet activity.
• Implementation/Update of SOX Finance and IT for both locations, Waltham, MA and Tucson, AZ
• Identify invoicing timing issue in system and bridge gap between CBR Tucson, AZ Mfg. and Waltham finance with respect to timing of invoice processing and revenue recognition from AX system to SAP/ERP and Confidential .
• On site in Tucson, AZ and Waltham, MA.

Confidential

Senior Audit Manager/SOX Director

Responsibilities:

• Historical Financial Statement Audit Director for post-acquisition settlement for Title Confidential
• Fixed Assets Cost Analysis for 2005 through 2016 purchases to ensure accuracy of book value Confidential present and depreciation per category of asset in conformance with GAAP
• Abstrax Director of Cost Analysis (Subsidiary of LSS, Confidential )
• Revenue recognition accountant per current regulations
• Direct report to VP of Finance, VP of IT Department, and Senior Director Confidential Canadian Confidential (Real Matters Title, Confidential ).
• GAAP to IFRS Audit assistive device for Company Compliance.
• Start-up SOX Finance and IT for potential need for PCAOB compliance. Identify COBIT for future testing and evaluation.

Senior Tax and Audit Manager

Responsibilities:

• Preparation, review, and subsequent filing of tax returns - all types (personal, partnership, Confidential, estates and trusts)
• Preparation, review, and subsequent filings of all payroll related activities (W2s, W3s, 1099s, etc.) for clients who needed such assistance - approx.. 300
• Meet with clients on a daily basis
• Preparation of client work-papers to complete filings
• General accounting and bookkeeping duties for multiple clients on an as-needed basis. (see payroll description above)
• Performed IRS audits when needed.

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Controller duties for Mid-sized Construction Development Company
• Tax Accountant for all PLD Partnerships - took over all tax responsibilities from previous CPA firm, use of CorpTax
• Performance of monthly requisitions via Yardi Software usage from inception of project in April of of downtown Providence make-over on the corners of Dorrance, Weybossett, Orange and Peck.
• Performed all accounting duties for the Confidential, including reporting to respective unions, workers compensation regulations, RI Dept. of Labor &
• Collection of hours from workers for payroll as well as allocation of work time to phases and all areas of project
• Responsible for weekly payroll, annual W2s, W3s, 1099s and subsequently handed over to ADP for future handlings
• Hands-on dealings with City of Providence regarding permits, fees, parking-related “issues” for trucks as well as building and maintaining
• Built Strong relationships with vendors from materials and supplies deliveries and respective payments to vendors, which included constant budget to actual analysis and updates due to ever-changing priorities.

Confidential

Senior Audit Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Mid-sized Consulting Firm which caters primarily to mid to large sized public companies - domestic and international
• Responsibilities included, but not limited to:
• Internal Audit, SOX compliance (Finance and IT); Risk assessment, documentation, testing and reviews for many industries.
• Auditing for fraud, Fraud examination, investigation, and Fraud prevention

Confidential

Senior SOX Audit Director

Responsibilities:

• Reported directly to President and CEO, CFO, Controller, Audit Committee, and Board of Directors
• Director in charge of Year 1 implementation of SOX compliance
• Year over Year forecasting via the use of financial valuation models.
• Effectively designed and implemented process documentation and related testing matrices;
• Process owner interviews and creation of process documentation
• Performance of testing key and non-key mitigating controls for SOX Compliance
• In charge of identification of core internal controls for IT and Finance
• Direct report of findings to CFO and Board of Directors.
• Project ran in multiple phases thus overlapping other project dates.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Internal Audit, SOX compliance; Risk assessment, documentation, testing and reviews for many industries.
• Auditing for fraud, Fraud examination, investigation, and Fraud prevention
• Financial Modeling for all listed clients - details of such explained above
• Staff Management,, Seminar Instruction, Mentoring, and Development, Business analysis & process improvement

Senior Tax Accountant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and review of tax returns - all types (personal, partnership, Confidential, estates and trusts) - from client work-papers to complete filings, general bookkeeping duties for multiple clients on an as-needed basis. Performed inventory counts and fraud investigation regarding suspicious banking “errors” for 28 Dunkin’ Donuts (Dan’s Management, Confidential . and Park Management, Confidential .) as well as Confidential . (both prior TMKK, CPAs clients).

Controller,

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Major responsibilities included, but not limited to, creating bids/proposals for multiple projects (i.e. NTSB Canton
• Junction among other railway junctions which included significant fraud investigation into allocation of funds within payroll which directly affected NTSB and Unions, Sub-contracting work with JT Callahan for City of Lynn, MA school systems), all accounting duties for the Confidential, including reporting to respective unions (Local 103 and 99), workers compensation regulations, tracking hours from GCs and project leads for compliance with AIA documentation regs as well as tracking and reporting all union-related benefits for workers and respective unions for payroll as well as allocation of work time to phases and areas of project, dealt with Confidential Companies, LOC with respective banksbuilding and maintaining strong relationships with vendors from materials and supplies deliveries and respective payments to vendors, which included constant budget to actual analysis and updates due to short payments by GCs and ever-changing expense priorities.

Confidential, CPA

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and review of tax returns - all types (personal, partnership, Confidential, estates and trusts) - from client work-papers to complete filings, general bookkeeping duties for multiple clients on an as-needed basis.
• Performed inventory counts for 33 Dunkin’ Donuts as well as Confidential .
• In order to provide valuable forecasting information for the purpose of building a model / budget plan to save and grow. s to be furnished upon request.