DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING Resume Example

Key functions included financial management and analysis, payroll processing, benefits administration, and operations. Ensured timely execution of consolidated financial statements, operating forecasts, cash flow planning, banking, taxation, cost/pricing, and related activities for this North America IT Training and eLearning Development Company with gross revenues of $6M.

Substantially reduced significant audit adjustments through better financial controls providing savings on professional accounting fees of 45%.

the assistance of local law enforcement.

Consistently produce accurate projections for budgets and cash flows.

Involvement in developing and continued modification of in-house Learning Management System.

Collaborate to develop and update effective sales compensation and commission program, executive compensation plan, and administrative bonus program, as well as ongoing and newly developed policies, procedures, and internal programs.

• Managed all financial, payroll and human resource functions of this specialty catering company, including financial statement preparation, GL, A/P, A/R, bank reconciliations, supplier relations and negotiations, cost control, staff recruitment, and benefits administration.
• Produced senior management reporting including financials, budgets, and event/venue profitability.
• Developed successful commission compensation plan and process for timely reporting of data in order to monitor results.
• Managed and cultivated key banking relationships to secure financing needs by providing accurate and timely financial information; systematically reduced debt while improving operating efficiencies.
• Supervised team comprised of the Office Manager and Accounting Assistant; trained Office Manager in use of accounting software and billing practices and Accounting Assistant in A/R, A/P, payroll processing and special projects.
• Successful conversion of accounting system from Great Plains to QuickBooks without interruption of accounting operations.
• Systematically decreased debt by 50% and increased net profit 4.8%.
• Co-wrote first ever business plan for 20 year old operation and secured financing required for future growth.

• Managed business functions of restaurant group.
• Provided and interpreted financial information for management.
• Monitored and maintained positive cash flow.
• Supervised A/P, A/R, payroll processing, human resources, and benefits.
• Organized a new accounting department and recruited, trained, directed activities, and successfully retained office team.
• Corporate interface with lenders and auditors (accounting firm, IRS, PA Department of Revenue).
• Developed budgets that consistently came within 5% of projections.
• Improved administrative operation efficiencies by centralizing business functions of multiple locations to single office location and by developing comprehensive record keeping and reporting policies.
• Centralizing administrative offices saved 23% of expenses related to duplicate payroll and office expenses.
• Bringing payroll processing in-house cut processing costs 33%.

• Managed business functions of healthcare recruitment and consulting firm, including all accounting through financial statements, payroll and payroll taxes, personnel and benefits administration, furniture, equipment and space planning, and telecommunications; supervised non-professional staff.
• Reduced need for external accountant reviews to once yearly which provided savings of $18,000 annually.