Experience

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  Leaders in Accounting Management Financial Analysis in the Greater New York City Area

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Founder | Accounting Manager Senior Financial Analyst

    • 2012 - Present
    • Greater New York City Area

    Attending Networking Events Researching Industry LeadersTracking Industry TrendsParticipating in Industry Discussions

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  ROBERT HALF MANAGEMENT RESOURCES or ACCOUNTANTS INTERNATIONAL or JACI CARROLL

  • Hartford / Shelton / Middlebury, CT

  • Consultant -- Accounting Manager / Senior Financial Analyst

    • Aug 2004 - Present
    • Hartford / Shelton / Middlebury, CT

    Client: ISR SYSTEMS -- UTC AEROSPACE- Reviewing and standardizing the general ledger account reconciliation and analysis process for the business units handled in Danbury, CT.Client: ALBEA [formerly REXAM] (2 assignments)- Performed select financial close duties and balance sheet / income statement analysis.- Carried out various daily, weekly, and monthly accounting functions.- Prepared certain tax and audit documentation at year-end.- Handled special projects, during the sale of the business, as assigned.Clients: REFLEXITE & TOMRA OF NA- Conducted audits of select financial data and compiled detailed results for further action.Client: NEC INFRONTIA- Successfully transitioned accounting for a purchased business -- from WA to CT, then from CT to TX.Clients: REXAM (3 Assignments) & NEC INFRONTIA & H&T WATERBURY- Oversaw financial close and reporting, plus balance sheet and income statement analysis.- Initiated changes in procedures or corrections of financial data as required.- Worked with internal and external auditors on audits as required.Client: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT - UTC- Forecasted and budgeted for a business unit – shop work load, capacity, headcount, output, and indirect expenses; monitored to actual results.- Performed make / buy analyses and all cost analysis for projects for business unit.Client: THE STANLEY WORKS (2 Assignments)- Reconciled Hyperion financial statements to SAP for multiple legal and tax entities, as well as reviewed and closed several of the entities.- Documented all backlogged fixed asset activity for corporate headquarters and set up procedure for maintaining records in future.- Handled special projects.

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  VITAL NETWORK SERVICES

  • Controller

    • Aug 2001 - Aug 2003

    Managed 15 (6 direct) before new system implementation and company relocation; oversaw reporting, analysis, budgets, forecasts, pricing and sales quotes, treasury, collections, general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll, fixed assets, spares inventory, taxes and audits (sales & use, payroll, property), internal and external audits, internal controls, business practices, procedures, global consolidations, and customer service (database management, order entry, billing, and customer contracts).Major Accomplishments Include:- Oversaw the closing of accounting in Connecticut; supported new Florida personnel for a period.- Reduced the finance staff 35% by participating in the selection and implementation of the new accounting and tax systems and the upgrade of the existing service system.- Participated in changing all service operations procedures in line with new strategic initiatives. - Increased cash flow 15% by instituting proactive collection operations.- Reviewed all pricing and major quotes, plus aided in implementation of web-based quoting.

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  GENERAL DATACOMM

  • Finance Manager

    • Nov 1987 - Aug 2001

    Hired as Corporate Budget Representative, promoted to Divisional Supervisor of Budgets and Forecasting, then Finance Manager; managed 8 (4 direct); also managed, for an interim period, 18 responsible for administration and logistics / spares inventory in offices throughout US; oversaw all divisional accounting functions in the US and global service consolidations; reviewed all service operations and recommended changes to practices, procedures, and systems, if required, as member of management team.Major Accomplishments Include:- Handled due diligence for the group culminating in the sale of the global service business.- Took a lead role in the selection and implementation of the service system.- Changed the contract billing schedule to improve cash flow by 10 days, plus expedited customer contract renewals by issuing proforma billings with the renewals.- Implemented Oracle General Ledger and later set up group consolidation reporting.- Corrected sales & use tax set-up for proper customer billing of sales tax and settled several audits for errors that occurred under previous management.