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Career Objective                                                                                            

Proficient, detail-oriented Accountant exploring opportunity to contribute expertise toward actively supporting operations of a progressive organization seeking a driven team member

 

Profile                                                                                                              

Ø  Offer 15 years progressive accounting experience, with comprehensive management background.

Ø  Entrusted with achieving optimal utilization of human and financial resources through proactive workflow planning/coordination and budget administration.

Ø  Effectively define, develop and implement targeted action plans to maximize operational productivity, efficiency and profitability.

Ø  Proactive leader who successfully trains/develops, mentors and leads top-performing teams committed to providing superior service.

Ø  Dynamic communication, presentation, relationship building and problem-solving abilities.

Ø  Excel at interacting with broad populations including senior management and staff as well as clients and external contractors.

 

Key Achievements                                                                                            

Ø  Managed Accounts Payable for Father Martin s Ashley; reduced aging, improved customer service with vendors and supervisors, and developed multiple query methods for enhanced analysis.

Ø  Proactively transformed a manual Budget system at Father Martin s Ashley; designed, developed and executed a new computerized Budget system in 2005 and trained all end users.

Ø  Restructured and improved the month end close process at Father Martin s Ashley from a 3-week to a 3-day close.

Ø  Created and implemented a review process to significantly reduce pre-processing errors at Father Martin s Ashley; participated in 2 payroll conversions in past 5 years and held full responsibility for ensuring accuracy.

Ø  Successfully completed rigorous curriculum at University of Baltimore; received Master of Business Administration and Certificate of Accounting.

 

Professional Experience                                                                               

Father Martin's Ashley - Havre de Grace, MD                                                                  2001-2008

Manager of Accounting

  Contributed dynamic leadership skills in managing the daily accounting activities supporting enterprise-wide operations.

  Spearheaded diverse administrative activities ranging from payroll, training and performance evaluation to workflow planning, policies/procedures development and financial record analysis.

  Cost-effectively allocated and administered the annual preparation of Expense, Capital and Revenue budgets for 28 Departments.

  Conducted comprehensive review and analysis of over 50 monthly reconciliations; prepared investment and cash monthly reconciliations.

  Proficiently oversaw all aspects of Fixed Assets; successfully converted a manual recordkeeping of assets to a computerized Asset module.

  Significantly improved customer service to strengthen the relationship between supervisors and other end users with Finance.

  Appointed to serve as financial liaison for the Harford Pharmacy and Disaster Recovery Committees.

 

Saks Fifth Avenue - Aberdeen, MD                                                                                1997-2001

Manager of International Finance (1999-2001)

  Applied dynamic leadership qualities toward proactively supervising and directing team, consisting of Assistant Manager of International Finance, Accounts Payable Clerk and Administrative Assistant, to optimize operational efficiency and productivity.

  Maintained full accountability for the monthly reconciliation and resolution of all Balance sheet and foreign merchandise accounts.

  Demonstrated solid technical abilities in fully integrating new support software using Rockport systems and attending user conferences.

 

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Saks Fifth Avenue - Aberdeen, MD                                                                                1997-2001

-Continued-

Manager of Accounting (1997-1999)

  Directly supervised entire Accounting department consisting of 4 Senior Accountants, 18 Staff Accountants and Cash Office.

  Efficiently planned and coordinated workflow, conducted special training workshops and assigned projects to optimize utilization of human capital and operational resources.

  Effectively planned and coordinated month-end close for 120 satellite retail stores and communicated results to store managers.

 

Prior Experience

 

Malstrom Athletic, Inc. - Baltimore, MD                                                                           1994-1997

Operations Manager

The Lacrosse Foundation, Inc. - Baltimore, MD                                                               1992-1994

Manager of Finance

 

Education & Professional Training                                                            

Master of Business Administration - University of Baltimore     

Bachelor Science in Business Administration - University of Maryland 

Certificate in Accounting - University of Baltimore        

 

Technical Proficiencies                                                                                 

Accounting Applications: Great Plains, Satis, Prophix, Insight, Tier, DacEasy Accounting, FASS Accounting and Peachtree Accounting

Payroll Applications: E time, ADP and Millenium

Microsoft Applications: Excel, Word, Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear__________________:

 

I am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity and am submitting my resume for your review.  In advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

From leading high performance teams and facilitating superior client servicing to streamlining operations and executing proactive accounting processes/procedures, I have continually excelled in maximizing performance as a dynamic leader.  I excel in identifying and resolving inefficiencies, introducing technology solutions instrumental to boosting performance and strategically utilizing financial and human resources to generate optimal results.  As illustrated by my career background, I have continually advanced in this industry, assuming increasing levels of responsibility for budgets and employees.  To complement my experience, I offer a Master of Business Administration and a Certificate in Accounting.

 

As a member of your staff, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance.  I am confident that I could be a valuable asset to your firm, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

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