• Details-Focused Leader who offers a background in Financial Operations Management, Accounting, Strategic Analysis / Planning, Team Building / Training, and Policy / Procedure Development, as well as Project Management, Process Improvement, GAAP, and Regulatory Compliance to achieve objectives.
• Ambitious Self-Starter who directs high-volume accounting practices via strategic business planning, and can maximize results with accurate oversight of all billing, collections, and data / files recordkeeping.
• Dynamic Top Performer who makes decisions to reflect positively on financial well-being in alignment with a company s vision, value, and goals, and leverages skills to enhance business operations / processes.
• Bilingual Communicator (Polish / English) who seamlessly liaises among C-level executives, business / financial teams, vendors, outside audit firms, and customers, and works to build a cross-functional staff.

Director of Finance (2014 Present)

  Capitalize on the opportunity to direct financial operations and corporate financial planning and structure while managing a top-performing team of 10 staff in coordinating, analyzing, and reporting core finances.

  Coordinate and manage audit and tax functions, including organizing efforts with all outside audit firms.

  Direct corporate and human resource activities, including employee benefits, retirement plans, corporate insurance, and related activities, as well as working with staff to train new employees on required products.

  Identified and managed vendor partnerships, and effectively negotiated contracts.

  Coordinated efforts with sales team or carrier and MVNO for pricing entire eco system.

  Interfaced with IT to launch fulfillment integration with vendor or third-party partners.

  Liaised among operational team to actively communicate with and train staff on product.

  Developed, implemented, and maintained accounting and administrative policies and procedures for diverse activities, including financial accounting, staff relations, and others.

Accounting Manager ￨ Human Resources Generalist (2011 2012)

  Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge and dynamic financial acumen toward directing high-volume accounting operations and human resources initiatives, including managing a team of 6 employees.

  Directed timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes and reported all monthly financial information; handled bank reconciliations for six banks; and supported staff with non-routine reporting.

  Performed accurate inventory, including facilitating physical counts, reconciling physical inventory to general ledger, and maintaining files and documentation accurately in accordance with company policies and GAAP.

  Drove operations success by recruiting, screening, interviewing, training, and mentoring new hires, along with preparing job documentation, job evaluation, company salary structure systems, and new hire letters.

  Participated in job interview question development, benefits administration, and scheduling development.

  Reviewed and analyzed staff complaints and facilitated actions to resolve issues or escalate to managers.

  Developed enhanced procedures and features to improve department workflow.

  Created and executed orientation programs and key procedures for new employees.

  Built solid relationships with universities, employment agencies, and recruitment resources.

Accountant (2009 2011)

  Strategically steered tracking and resolution of outstanding payment issues, along with generating accurate weekly aging reports, reviewing bills for appropriate documentation, approving prior to payment, processing and auditing check requests credit card bills, and reconciling both vendor statements and bank statements.

  Demonstrated experience in performing month-end closing procedures for A/P, A/R, and inventory efforts.

  Complied with comprehensive policies and accepted accounting practices via accurate files maintenance.

Accountant (2009 2011) (continued)

  Optimized accounting operations by preparing invoices and recording payments.

  Successfully maintained accurate inventory, including physical accounts reconciled to GL.

Accountant ￨ Bookkeeper

  Led targeted debt collection from clients, along with preparing invoices and customer payments, maintaining general ledger accounts, reconciling bank and vendor statements, and correcting discrepancies.

  Upheld accuracy of documents in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.

  Prepared local, state, and federal level returns and maintained detailed tax records.

  Successfully revised appropriate accounting reports and payable registers for accuracy.

Accountant

  Contributed sharp analytical abilities toward maintaining general ledger, along with preparing accounting statements, comprehensive financial reports, invoices, customers payments, and additional transactions.

  Expertly evaluated appropriate accounting reports and accounts payable register to guarantee accuracy.

  Prepared and maintained tax returns, as well as local / federal returns paperwork.

Accounting Assistant

  Played a vital role in collecting debt from purchase orders, preparing invoices, and recording payments.

  Effectively maintained the general ledger, along with accurately revising applicable accounting reports.

  Successfully trained sales staff in accounting processes / procedures.

Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Finance

Associate s Degree in Finance & Financial Management Services

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (In Process)

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook) ￨ Microsoft Visio

Intuit QuickBooks Pro ￨ Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise ￨ Quicken ￨ SQL ￨ Internet

Excellent Professional References Provided Upon Request