Experience

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  Curtis Packaging

  • United States
  • Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Vice President of Accounting and Finance

    • Dec 2022 - Present

  • Controller

    • Nov 2019 - Present

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  Kitchen Brains (Smart Commercial Kitchen, Food Safety, Timers, & Controllers)

  • Stratford, CT

  • Controller

    • Jan 2017 - Nov 2019
    • Stratford, CT

    Managed overall Accounting and Cash Management. Lead and developed the Accounting team.

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  CT Basement Systems, Inc

  • Seymour

  • Controller

    • Dec 2013 - Jan 2017
    • Seymour

    Managed the overall accounting, financial reporting, financial analysis and cash management. Leading and developing the accounting department.Major Accomplishments:Implemented new financial statement structure to provide clear visibility of divisional results.Streamlined the general ledger account structure to be consistent with all five separate companies.Managed conversion of all five companies into one database.Modified and executed invoicing processes to produce accurate and efficient customer invoices.

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  Custom Bottle, Inc

  • Naugatuck

  • Vice President, Controller

    • 2000 - Dec 2015
    • Naugatuck

    $40 million packaging company with manufacturing and distribution divisions.Managed the overall accounting, financial reporting, financial analysis and cash management (including during crisis/turnaround period). Lead and developed the accounting department. Provided accurate financial information to management, bank executives, accounting firms, buyers and due diligence teams during acquisitions.Major Accomplishments:Primary contact during two successful company division sales. Provided analysis to buyer's Due Diligence teams; including Price Waterhouse Coopers.Coordinated and managed all external auditsPrepared all banking requirements (borrowing base certificates, monthly reconciliations, covenants and monthly financial reporting)Eliminated year-end audit adjustmentsImplemented new financial reporting structure to provide clear visibility of divisional results for analysis and divestituresDeveloped reporting within operating systems, exporting data to Excel, becoming the "go-to" technical person.

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  Fabricated Metal Products

  • Naugatuck

  • Controller

    • 1988 - 2000
    • Naugatuck

    $35 million deep drawn metal manufacturing company.Managed the overall accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis and cash management (including during very serious cash constraint periods).Lead the accounting department Major Accomplishments:Reduced year-end audit adjustments by over 75%Implemented new month end closing processes and financial reporting to improve timelinessManaged all external auditsPrimary contact for bankAppointed key technical contact for developing and programming all reports within the mainframe system (BPCS), Excel and ADP Reportsmith.Provided hands-on assistance for all MIS system-related functions including the network, mainframe and reporting.