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Street Address Green Lane Levittown, NY Street Address
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Results-driven finance professional with over 25 years of experience in both the public and private accounting sector. Highly skilled CPA with proven success in providing deliverables and insight for the CFO and CAO, performing monthly/quarterly financial analytical procedures for corporate reporting. Respected as a dynamic, team-oriented, hands-on leader who leverages interpersonal and time management skills to effectively execute on a wide range of responsibilities.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEWeight Watchers International, Inc., Bethpage, New York Jan/2000 Mar/2024US & North American Controller (2009-Mar/24) Full accounting ownership of the North American P&L and balance sheet including meeting room operations, weight watchers.com, licensing, franchise operations, marketing, publishing etc. Overall responsibility for partnership with both internal and external audit staff to ensure that all North American accounting, audit and SOX compliance requirements are met. Assist with quarterly and annual SEC reporting requirements. Accounting for classroom and ecommerce retail products sales and related cogs Assist with preparation of annual operating plan and all monthly forecasts and budgets for multiple lines of business including variance analysis (actual results vs prior year results, vs operating plan and vs latest estimates). Supervision of a staff of 10 accounting managers/staff accountants. Revised North American reporting packs, including, the creation of standard and ad hoc reports to analyze gross margin and all relevant issues. Managed and reviewed Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and audit testing performed for key controls of all significant processes identified. Proactively evaluate and communicate business risks and opportunities to business owners and identifying viable solutions. Review and reconcile all international intercompany subsidiaries. Partner with FP&A on current and long-range operating plans. Accounting Manager / Financial Planning Manager (2003 2009) Preparation of annual operating plans for $150M products sales business. Managed and prepared operating plans for online, licensing and publishing businesses. Coordinate all aspects of advertising/marketing budgets and related accounting. Managed all phases of monthly close process, preparation and review of monthly financial statements. Review and reconcile all intercompany accounts. Managed relationship with internal and external audit teams. Trained, supervised and cross-trained various staff. Senior Accountant - Retail Products and Supply Chain (2000 2003) Preparation of monthly journal entries for various lines of business Coordinate all aspects of advertising/marketing budgets and related accounting. Handled the day to day accounting functions: G/L entries, accrual entries, prepaid expenses, account reconciliations Prepared fixed assets and depreciation schedules. Responsible for reconciling balance sheet accounts such as rent amortization, receivables. Identified internal control weaknesses and provided value added suggestions for remediation.Deloitte & Touche, Jericho, New York 1999 2000Senior Auditor Directed and managed all facets of various audit engagements including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and final report presentation. Evaluated client s system of internal controls. Researched and complied with SEC and GAAP reporting requirements. Supervised assigned staff. Monitored the budget and progress of assigned audit engagements. Preparation of financial statements with required disclosures. Assisted clients with research, implementation, and resolution of accounting issues and other regulatory requirements.Marks Shron and co LLP, Great Neck, New York 1997 - 1999Staff Auditor Performed audits and reviews for various real estate clients. Prioritized and multitasked several audit engagements concurrently to meet client deadlines. Performed substantive analytics in order to identify operational trends and fluctuations and discuss results with management. Scheduled and supervised physical inventory observations. Trained, supervised, and evaluated accounting staff at various levels. Reviewed and evaluated management's audit scoping prioritization assessment for significant accounts and locations determined to be in scope for the integrated audit.EDUCATION SUNY Old Westbury May 1996 Old Westbury, NY Bachelor of Science in Accounting 3.5 GPA
COMPUTER SKILLS Oracle Hyperion/HFM Essbase Noetix Workday MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio and Outlook)
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