Analytical Leader offering background of 15 years in finance and accounting. Fuses operations management experience and business acumen to reverse inefficiencies, optimize organizational controls, and drive cost savings. Excels in auditing, staff development, and forecasting, bridging core business groups and delivering continuous improvement to enhance cash flow and minimize errors. Generates short- and long-term solutions to coincide with business dynamics and direction.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
TLJ Specialties, Inc (DBA Plaza Too)	Director / VP	7/2007 - 9/2009
New York & Company, Inc.	Manager	11/2003 - 7/2007
New York & Company, Inc.	Manager	5/2001 - 11/2003
New York & Company, Inc.	Individual Contributor	4/1999 - 5/2001
New York & Company, Inc.	Entry Level	8/1997 - 4/1999
KEKATOS ACCOUNTING FIRM	Entry Level	6/1994 - 8/1997

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
The College of Westchester	Accounting	2001	Associate Degree
Brooklyn College	Psychology	1999	Bachelor Degree

TYPE	TITLE	URL	DESCRIPTION
Website	Wall Street Journal	http://www.wsj.com	Wall Street Journal newspaper

Highlights:

}}Re-engineered and strengthened financial controls and introduced best practices for $21M-revenue retailer… Lowered payroll 29% to overcome sales downturn, reworking store-level and distribution scheduling along with compensation structure; developed commission program and streamlined headquarter positions. Renegotiated IT and leasing contracts, introduced expense controls, and attained rent abatements, reducing IT costs 30% and cutting rent expense 25%. In-sourced web photography, product upload, and webpage refresh initiatives, establishing new contract agreements with programmers and decreasing web costs 37%. Eliminated 14% in shrinkage by creating processes to tighten control of inventory transfers and ensure verification. Cash Flow Management ª Financial Reporting ª Team Building ª Training ª Sales Auditing ª Cost Analysis Budgeting ª Process Development ª Payroll Administration ª Performance Evaluations ª Tax Reporting Created treasury department without expanding headcount to support $20M+ daily volume, maintain operational continuity, and alleviate cash flow from short- and long-term investments. Overhauled and optimized reconciliation system, enabling 30% savings in bank fees as well as eliminating two positions and cutting errors 15%.

Companies I like:

limited, wallmart, pepsico, IBC, Nike

AS 400
MS Office
Microstrategy
Celerant
Quickbooks
Peachtree
Apropos
Metacube
XBR

• accounting
• operations
• forecasting
• P&L management
• cash management
• staff development

Held P&L accountability for $21M+ in annual revenue for specialty retail company, heading operations and finance for nine store locations as well as web, distribution, purchasing, and merchant divisions. Oversaw monthly closing, cash flow and analysis, banking relations, variance analysis, and forecasting/budgeting; created buyer/sales plans and disbursements. Strategized five-year financial plans and established review process with company owners; replaced annual statements with quarterly reviews and orchestrated standard practice for daily cash flow reconciliation. Halved marketing costs by recruiting creative director to eliminate excessive outsourcing; eliminated non-core services and renegotiated contracts, reducing utilities/service costs 30%+. Directed and trained five-person team, leading forecasting and cash management for $20M+ daily volume; handled staff performance evaluations and monitored daily Citibank and Bank of New York bank reports. Prepared cash forecast, interest income, and expense reports for corporate accounts, notes, loans, and controllable expenses. Managed disbursement and corporate cash account reconciliation, balancing interests for $150M in notes and $80M credit line; vital in starting up new e-commerce business, establishing balancing/reporting protocols. Integral in attaining company’s SOX certification in three months, collaborating with external auditors to develop and test documentation for validation of depository/cash accounts, loans, notes, and credit lines. Interfaced with Ernst & Young during S3 filing and $175M company sale; managed cash transactions during IPO.