Controller, Financial Analyst

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EXPERIENCE
November ••••• to STATE OF PENNYSLYVANIA
Present•••••TAX AGENT
Perform compliance tax audits on employers located in Allegheny County. Insure that all taxes have been properly reported and paid in a timely manner. Interact with employers to set up payment plans, answer tax questions and collect on any delinquent taxes. Developed Excel based spreadsheets to track employer contacts, results of contact, and follow up required. Designed and implemented Excel database containing all relevant employer information, including all details relevant to any payment plans in force. Responsible for magistrate hearings for all non-complying employers. Conduct Internet based research to locate employers that have gone out of business and still owe unemployment taxes.•••••January 1, ••••• to H&R BLOCK, Pittsburgh, PA
November, ••••••••••MANAGER OF TAX OFFICE
Managed tax office for the tax season. Supervised ••••• employees that completed over ••••• personal and corporate tax returns. Responsible for total control of office including scheduling, software, employee training, hardware, customer problem resolution and meeting all financial and operational goals set for the office. •••••June ••••• to•••••••••• & ASSOCIATES, INC., Pittsburgh, PA
January ••••••••••OWNER
Researched, conceptualized and developed consulting business that focused on sole proprietorships and small businesses. Primary services offered were analyzing current business practices, software applications, business break-even analysis, pricing strategy, competitive analysis, operational analysis, and Internet applications.•••••January ••••• to CONSOL INC., Pittsburgh, PA
May ••••• ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR - CORPORATE
SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST
•••••SENIOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR - MARKETING
Supervised four accountants and was responsible for all accounting functions for non-fully owned coal operations and foreign operations. Directed the monthly and year-end financial closing process along with accounting for all intercompany cash transactions. Member of executive team responsible for evaluating potential acquisition candidates. Prepared complete acquisition checklist used to evaluate acquisition candidates. Responsible for selection and evaluation of software packages for new PC applications. Key member of team that designed, tested, and implemented a new revenue accounting system. Designed computer training programs, wrote computer training manuals, and conducted computer training seminars for all new PC software used in the company. Analyzed, negotiated and administered long- term sales contracts with combined annual revenue of $••••• million dollars. Prepared short and long-term financial forecasts utilizing Microsoft Excel.•••••November ••••• to RHEINBRAUN - U.S Corp, Washington, PA
December ••••• CONTROLLER
Proposed, developed and implemented the accounting system for a start-up joint venture. Completely in charge of opening new U.S. office with a staff of four. Established and managed the U.S. office. Handled banking relationships with domestic and international banks. Responsible for net income of over $•••••,•••••,••••• a year. Prepared all budgets and variance analysis using Lotus and Excel.•••••February ••••• to CITIGROUP, Englewood, CO
October ••••• MANAGER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Total responsibility for financial control of marketing departments $•••••,•••••,••••• budget. Prepared and presented all financial analysis for department. Responsible for financial reporting of total company. Controlled and reported collection of daily incoming funds through an automated cash management system with ••••• separate national banks. Member of group assigned to design and implement the financial reporting system of a start-up organization. Designed and managed the flow of financial reporting for three regions and headquarters functions. Established all cash management functions. •••••April ••••• to •••••UNITED BANK OF DENVER, Denver, CO
February ••••• COST AND PRICING ANALYST
Responsible for analysis of new and existing commercial and retail banking services. Analysis resulted in a •••••% cost savings and a 7% increase in fee revenue. Also performed financial analysis of all major capital expenditures. Member of pricing task force for all bank products. Instructor in accounting for the American Bankers Association at their Denver and Boulder locations.•••••January ••••• to DELOITTE & TOUCHE, Denver, CO
April ••••• •••••SENIOR AUDITOR
Performed various audit functions. Progressed from working under direct supervision to running entire audit. Primary industry exposure to oil and gas, banking and brokerage firms.•••••Education: University of South Dakota, BS Accounting•••••Certification: CPA State of Colorado, •••••