Work Experience

SPLASH CAR WASH HEADQUARTERS                                                                                              MILFORD, CT

Controller – Expanding business with subscription washes, detailing and oil changes                                  2019 to 2023

• Built an efficient and synchronized team in the accounting department by hiring, training, supervising, and mentoring
• Implemented cross-training and fostered an atmosphere for covering each other’s positions for increased efficiency
• Supervisor for AP, AR and Payroll and backup persons for payroll, AP, AR and HR
• Promoting open communication and modern telecommuting processes during work from home Covid protocol’s
• Adapted, simplified, and standardized existing processes in AR, AP, Payroll and Sales Reporting for 25 locations
• Documented new processes online in community storage access and recordings of Video training with narration
• Implemented automated invoicing for AR in Micrologic and set up a system to track open amounts and payments
• Organized and oversaw the annual open enrollment for Health Insurance, assisted in collecting data from employees, tracking declining and acceptance of Health Insurance, FSA medical, FSA childcare and HSA accounts, organized final data to agents for implementation. Set up online enrollments and assisted with manual signups
• Primary on all daily issues payroll, handling issues with lost or damaged checks, missing data from positive pay at bank branches, W-2’s requests, tax issues, employee loans, child support, garnishments, employment letters, Cobra letters, employment verifications, unemployment issues and inquiries, employee issues with Healthcare, Aflac, Colonial Penn Administer participant requests for 401k, enter changes, assure weekly reports accuracy, assist with signups, login issues and basic 401k information
• Primary on all AP issues, settling problems, handling inquiries from vendors, researching and processing missing invoices or payments, 1099 information & processing, initializing ACH set up for faster & efficient payment processing
• Primary on all AR – processing approved customer refunds and damage claims in a timely manner, supervising AR House accounts, monthly processing of payments, collection issues, billing errors, customer contact issues
• Monthly Sales Tax filings and payments for all of our Connecticut locations
• Prepared the paperwork and processed claim for Hertz and received full amount owed through the bankruptcy claim
• Assist with annual company audit for investors, prepare and submit reports of requested data and separation of duties
• Upgraded cloud file storage to a faster platform with easy and secured file sharing, & data protection using Office365
• Administer and direct annual Workers Comp annual audits for and seven different companies with fifty locations
• Communicated and processed information for State of New York payroll audit, follow up with employees and implemented historical and future corrective measures for bonus overtime protocols.

GREENLOVE LLC                                                                                                                         NORTHHAMPTON, MA Accountant / Payroll – Residential and Commercial Cleaning part-time remote                                        2022

• Processing and categorizing transactions to prepare for tax filing

CONSOLIDATED MANAGEMENT GROUP                                                                                           ORANGE, CT

Assistant Controller – Property Management                                                                                                        2018

• Handled the financials for 70 plus Condominium Associations, cash flows, bank statements, balance sheets, AR and AP
• Managed the AP and AR Departments standardizing processes to decreasing processing times

Community Radiology Network                                                                                           Southbury, CT

Controller – Network of Radiology Offices, PC, Partners and Buying Group                                                     2015 to 2017

Proprietary System for shared costs between eight independent, related facilities and holding companies and partners

• Oversee payables department to standardizing processes to decrease processing times
• Input receivables data manually from multiple disparate and independent system recording shared costs
• Implemented Credit Card processing and earnings discounts of 4k in under six months
• Decreased property taxes analyzing purchases and disposals from prior years and initial costs
• Updated excel documentation, implemented digital filing systems, expanded float
• Actioned the setup of Crystal report output from CMS to standardize reporting from Excel sheets
• Communication with Board, Management, Owners, Vendors, CPA firm

SANITARY EQUIPMENT COMPANY                                                                                             WEST HAVEN, CT

Replaced Controller and Assistant Controller – Waste Management Vehicle P&R                                       2012 to 2015

Reconciliation of past accounting transactions done through general ledger and corrected through software

• Standardized Accounts Payable procedures, negotiated lowered PR costs, increased discounts earned
• Investigated errors and fixed cash reconciliation from three years of Bank Reconciliations
• Implemented first inventory in a number of years partnering with the Parts Department Head found low discrepancies
• Reduced processing times for AP and AR and found of $50k in unused credits
• Decreased property taxes by auditing fixed assets, tracking unrecorded disposals
• Created a filing system for PR & month-end filing, reduced processing times for AP and PR

Tomasetti, Kulas & Company, P.C.                                                                                           Hartford, CT

Auditor, Staff Accountant – Tax and Accounting Firm                                                                                2011 to 2012

Handled all aspects of preparation from interviews to financial statement preparation and tax forms

• Performed Audits, Compilations and Reviews, prepared financials, State and Federal tax returns
• Assisted with new business plan and cold call letter, performed onsite Bookkeeping for client
• Processed and analyzed variances in Excel sheets

MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.                                                                                                                            DANBURY, CT

Accounting Manager – Media buying firm                                                                                                 2007 to 2010

Reorganized accounting department by implementing segregation of duties for multi-million dollar media business

• Greatly improved productivity and efficiency by reducing errors through standardization,
• Negotiated large discounts for payroll processing and supplies, HR, PR, 401k, Cobra, purchasing
• Increased participation in 401k encouraging participation during bonuses
• Earned up to 15k per month in the Accounts Payable department
• Uncovered $97k in fraudulent international checks and found over $40k in unused credits
• Increased and expanded float while establishing trust and rapport with vendors

BLUMENTAL, SQUIRE AND BLANCK, CPA                                                                                                     HAMDEN, CT

Tax Accountant – Small Tax and Accounting Firm                                                                                 2006 to 2007

Prepared large volumes of personal taxes and K-1 forms, prepared quarterly payroll taxes, property tax forms and researched tax issues, performed monthly bookkeeping services for clients and created financial reports

• Utilized TaxPro in preparation of business and personal tax returns
• Manually processed payroll taxes, property tax and sales tax returns
• Bookkeeping: QuickBooks and Peachtree, prepared financial reports, researched tax and investment issues

MCLAUGHLIN, DELVECCHIO AND CASEY, INC.                                                                                             NEW HAVEN, CT

Accounting Manager – Advertising Design Agency                                                                                    1998 to 2006

Handled all functions of A/P, A/R and office management for this creative Advertising Agency specializing in CT tourism

• Supervised office staff, interviewed and hired an assistant and updated and maintained software, virus protection
• Managed the billing processes accruing all costs and expenses associated with creative process
• Handled all the Accounts Payable processing and purchasing negotiating all supply costs to reduce expenses
• Researched and negotiated copier and postage machine contracts saving over 50%

EDUCATION

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY                                                                                                                    FAIRFIELD, CT

Master of Business Administration, Accounting                                                                                              May 2012

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY                                                                           NEW HAVEN, CT

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting                                                                           May 2006

 Software: NetSuite, TaxPro, Soloman, Adman, Advantage, AdAssist, Great Plains, MS Office, CMS, Tops, TPI, WashAssist, Divvy, Everything Benefits, Bill.com, SalesForce, Oracle