PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Extensive knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, SOX compliance, Advanced MS Office skills & knowledge of accounting software, tax and tax research, complex budgets and forecasts, and financial statements. PROFILE * Twelve years' experience as a controller and fifteen years' in public accounting. * Good negotiator and experienced with working with investors and lenders on real estate deals. * Experience in payroll includes human resource, payroll taxes including multi-state, compliance issues, benefit compliance and employee manuals. * Calculated tax provisions in accordance with FAS 109 and worked on implementing FIN 48. * Experience with implementing SOX compliance and documentation, and establishing and implementing internal control and audit procedures and worked to streamline accounting procedures. * Extensive experience with working with clients and accounting issues. Fast learner, innovative and proven problem solver. * Experienced manager with excellent communication skills with clients, staff, senior management, and internal and external auditors. Exceptional organizational skills. Experienced in writing reports, correspondence and procedure manuals. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Eliminated 5 positions by restructuring and automating processes saving the company over $200,000. * Recovered 1.3 million from another Housing Authority by providing detailed complex cash flow analysis for five years on three Housing Authorities to HUD officials. * Developed a computer consulting division with a public accounting firm. Negotiated an alliance with a hardware and software programming company to provide discounted services to clients. Researched and negotiated a total hardware solution for the public accounting firm that saved over 50% in costs. * Setup and trained various companies on complex software packages. * Researched various software solutions to allow the companies to become more efficient. (Macros & VBA) * Negotiated financing with bankers, capitalization with various venture capitalists and leasing structures with difference leasing agents. * Researched product costs getting the actual cost down 60% for a Company by attending a national trade show and negotiating different pricing structures for purchasing. * Assisted clients with hiring bookkeepers and controllers, accounts receivable collections, developing policies and procedures for the accounting department and other departments of the Company. * Provided "CFO for the Day" services for various clients who could not afford to have a CFO or Controller on staff, and larger clients who needed a temporary Controller. Extensive knowledge of computerized systems - Microsoft Office (Excel-including Macros and VBA, Word, Power Point, Publisher and Access) SAP Deltek various tax programs QuickBooks Pro (QuickBooks Certified Professional Advisor): Peachtree Timberline Ten Mast, Great Plains Oracle Crystal reports Yardi HFM SmartView PeopleSoft Jamis Infinium Business Objects and Macintosh systems. Advised and trained clients on various general ledger packages with little prior knowledge of the software and taught large classes on QuickBooks. ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Eliminated 5 positions by restructuring and automating processes saving the company over $200,000. * Recovered 1.3 million from another Housing Authority by providing detailed complex cash flow analysis for five years on three Housing Authorities to HUD officials. * Developed a computer consulting division with a public accounting firm. Negotiated an alliance with a hardware and software programming company to provide discounted services to clients. Researched and negotiated a total hardware solution for the public accounting firm that saved over 50% in costs. * Setup and trained various companies on complex software packages. * Researched various software solutions to allow the companies to become more efficient. (Macros & VBA) * Negotiated financing with bankers, capitalization with various venture capitalists and leasing structures with difference leasing agents. * Researched product costs getting the actual cost down 60% for a Company by attending a national trade show and negotiating different pricing structures for purchasing. * Assisted clients with hiring bookkeepers and controllers, accounts receivable collections, developing policies and procedures for the accounting department and other departments of the Company. * Provided "CFO for the Day" services for various clients who could not afford to have a CFO or Controller on staff, and larger clients who needed a temporary Controller. Extensive knowledge of computerized systems - Microsoft Office (Excel-including Macros and VBA, Word, Power Point, Publisher and Access) SAP Deltek various tax programs QuickBooks Pro (QuickBooks Certified Professional Advisor): Peachtree Timberline Ten Mast, Great Plains Oracle Crystal reports Yardi HFM SmartView PeopleSoft Jamis Infinium Business Objects and Macintosh systems. Advised and trained clients on various general ledger packages with little prior knowledge of the software and taught large classes on QuickBooks.

Highlights:

• Cash Management
• Management
• Reconciliations
• Payroll
• Asset Management
• Budgeting
• Financial
• Financial Statements
• Forecasting
• Monthly Financial Statements
• controller
• accountant
• excel
• manufacturing
• gaap
• tax
• audit
• finance
• cpa
• accounting