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Objective

IT or Accounting consulting position requiring extensive applied experience with computerized accounting systems

Special Computer Skills Accounting: Peachtree Accounting Plus Time & Billing RDP, Real World & Quick Books Lawson and Mec Tec Oracle (A/P & G/L) Spreadsheet: Excel Lotus 123 Quatro-Pro Word Processing: WordPerfect for Windows Word for Windows AmiPro Database: SQL Server 7.0, Access 2000 Mac FoxBASE FoxPro Education 2001-2003 Hardware: IBM A/S 400, S/36, S34 IBM AIX RISC 6000 PC IBM Compatibles Apple/Macintosh Systems Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Professional, XP, 98, 95, and 3.11 MS/DOS Version 6.22 Unix and Macintosh Network: Windows 2000 Server, NT Server 4.0 AppleTalk/Appleshare Novell NetWare Other Applications: TurboTax MSOffice 2007 MSWorks for Windows

Microsoft System Engineer (M.S.E.) windows 2000 track; Microsoft Data Base Administrator (M.D.B.A.); A+ and CISCO classes approved. Miami-Dade Community College, Wolfson Campus. Work toward Master Degree in Business (16 credits) Major: Electronic Information Technology Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, Santurce, P.R. B.S.-Computer Science and System Analysis Associate in Business Administration Major-Accounting Electronic Data Processing College, Hato Rey, PR Work toward Bachelor in Business Administration Major: Accounting (6 semesters completed) Universidad Central Del Este, San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. CPA Exam Review; Word Processing; Seminars in Marketing, Small Business Development and Travel Agencies.

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Richard Charman

Career Experience

Net-Tronics, Corp. M.I.S. consultant Accounting System Design and Implementation (electronic and manual); Network Systems Analysis, design and implementation. Bookkeeping, Income Tax, Payroll and preparation of related taxes. Web stores design and Implementation with ecommerce integrated to a real time in house accounting system to manage the inventory and to provide complete Financial Statements. Internet Marketing training. Computers repair and upgrade. Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing on a freelance basis. Miami-Dade Community College (Wolfson Campus) Program Director Assistant Using Access 2000, in a Windows 2000 platform, transformed data from different sources to create tables, queries, forms for data input, mail-merge letters and labels for envelopes in connection to students, mentors and sponsors activities. Departmentalized budget for a $640,000 grant awarded by the TEC of South Florida to Take Stock in Children, M-DCC and Miami-Dade County Public Schools, working in alliance to provide scholarship and related services to children of low income families. Processed Payroll and Disbursement requests. 1997-2000 Accountants on Call Accountant/System Analyst Performed different kind of assignments on a variety of projects for companies such as: Castillo Del Mar Resort (formerly Castle Beach Resort) Reporting daily to the Director of Operations replaced the Comptroller after his resignation, following the software migration from HIS (Hotel Information System) to RDP (Resort Data Processing). Analyzed the new software for set up mistakes, including but not limited to City (group) ledger, Guest ledger, Owner ledger, Advance deposits, Guest checkout with balance and their corresponding revenues accounts, as related to the chart of account on the P & L section of Real World, the back office accounting package. Diagnosed the reasons for RDP's report discrepancies and initiated system corrections by running system utilities used for disaster recovery situations. Corrected account payable vendor files for missing invoice terms and default G/L account numbers to ensure to have proper aging reports as well as the corresponding posting from A/P to G/L module during the month end distribution. Evaluated the internal accounting controls and made recommendations to the Corporate CP AI Auditor and assisted his personnel on the need to reconcile all bank, credit card and revenues account for which no reconciliation had been done during almost 2 years. Reconfigured users e-mail, setting new accounts when necessary, and troubleshooter for several workstations, reinstalling the operating system, reconnecting to the NT network and reconfiguring it to share resources, such as printers. 2001-2001

2001-Present

York International (Latin America Cost Center) At the headquarter for Latin America, in Miami, I contributed substantially in the preparation of the annual internal audit. In a Wide Area Network, interfacing the factories and corporate server, through an IBM AS/400 machine, in a Windows NT platform, using SQL created queries of inter-company shipments and downloaded files in CSV format converting them to XLS format, creating pivot tables in Excel to reconcile the factory DMS (UPG) with the inventory sub-ledger system (Mec Tec) and then with the General Ledger (Lawson). Under the direct supervision of the corporate MIS, located in Pennsylvania, In created queries reports by warehouses and business units for the month end allocation of inventory by branches, along with other activities proper of the inventory control function, such as: cycle counts, inventory adjustments, etc. to unveil a millionaire deficit. Also, established an efficient security level of access to the inventory system, based on user functions, to enforce internal accounting control. Rico-Perez Products, Inc. and Health Now, Inc. (Vitamins distributors); For this chain of 9 stores designed and implemented a networkable inventory management control system integrated to the general accounting system, with multiple security password level, able to provide a wide variety of reports computed employees timecard to provide hours to ADP for payroll; multiple bank accounts reconciliation. Graphical sales analysis by store and regions, as well as sales taxes for stores located in Miami, N.Y. and New Jersey. Cash sales and invoicing reconciliation; inventory analysis and COGS preparation. Analysis, reconciliation and adjustments of GIL accounts; month end allocation of intercompany expenses and accruals; preparation of trial balance and financial statements. Samlut Co., (CPA's Office) Supervised client's employees during physical inventory count and performed audit of the physical inventory taken. Royal Caribbean International, Inc. (Cruise Lines); Assisted the credit department on the validation of customers credit cards; getting credit card approvals; informing travel agents of credit cards declined and reporting daily to accounting about the status of the same. Lloyd Bank (Banking); assisted reconciling and updating commercial accounts and daily reporting to the Federal Reserve. Future Tech International, Inc. and Markvision, Inc. (Computer manufacturer & distributors); Daily update of receipts, including wire transfers to reconcile Oracle's cash receipts journal against Excel's spreadsheet; Maintenance of stockholders personal withdrawal accounts and collection of documents to substantiate transactions. Reconciliation of all cash and investments on money market as well as the intercompany account of Markvision. Maintenance of independent distributors (Coop) accounts and posting of corresponding credits. Participated on General ledger accounts reconciliation and adjustments; Assisted head of accounting on preparation of Month end journal entries and analysis of variances on financial statements. Equality Specialties, Inc. (Christmas items manufacturer); For this conglomerate of 8 companies, in preparation for audit, assisted controller preparing a variety of audit schedules, including, but not limited to: Fixed assets, Depreciation, Constructions In Progress, COGS by profit center, Employees Saving Plan and Pensions, Bad Debts, Prepaid Assets, Amortization of Patents and Goodwill; Also, reconciled bank accounts (Operating and Payroll); Compiling expenses, coding and posting journal entries.

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Richard Charman

Career Experience Neft Rental, Inc. (Rental of Heavy Construction Equipment); assisted controller and fiscal operation vice-president in the preparation of spreadsheets allocating costs by profit centers and the corresponding consolidation. Sonesta Beach Resort, Inc. (Hotel and Resort); Collected and reviewed for completeness and accuracy the necessary documentation to substantiate charges to customer folios; Using Excel reconciled charges, coming from different profit centers, posted to master folios against those charges posted to individual folios in the accounting system; prepared report of unreconciled folios to head of department for appropriate action. Northern Telecom, Corp. (Telecommunication Equipment); Assigned to the Accounts Payable department to assist on the update of the system in preparation for audit. Club Med, Corp. (Resort); assigned to assist auditors on the audit of the Accounts Payable department. Researched and reviewed invoices to validate freight and other related charges. Prepared spreadsheet with finding and corresponding adjusting entries.

1997-1997

Cummings-Grayson & Co., (CPA's Office) Staff Accountant/Field Auditor My primary function was to assist CPA Marcia Cummings on field audits by; Preparing audit files for clients, gathering documents in preparation for audits; Performed tests for cash disbursements, deposits, inventories, sending letters for bank confirmation, etc. The secondary function at the office was, using Peachtree (V. 9 for DOS), to provide bookkeeping services to clients, entailing: Coding disbursements, deposits; preparing journal entries, payroll and sales tax reports; maintained a work system for advising and ensuring that clients were informed of their tax liability; reviewed trial balance for accuracy and completeness before preparing financial statements and income tax returns for corporation and individuals.

U.T. Windowsills Unlimited, Inc., (Distributors of tile and marble) Accountant Responsible for setting up the accounting system, Peachtree Accounting for Windows (Version 4.0) and the internal accounting procedures. Customer/Vendors account reconciliation. Inventory reconciliation (perpetual versus physical) and adjustment. Credit Cards/Bank reconciliation and Financial Statement preparation. Created a sales division to increase sales volume to promote the business in the Caribbean throughout distributors. Troubleshooting and reconfigured Network. Installation and configuration of new software on Windows 95 platform. 1996-1996 Sky Mart Sales, Corp., Miami, Florida (Distributors of Aviation parts) Accountant Responsible for setting up the data flow procedures, to improve the computerized information system, using Quick Quote and CA-Bpi II (DOS Version); Set up of the internal accounting control; prepared spreadsheets/graphs with comparative analysis of volume of sales, cost of good sold and gross margin by: salesman, day, month to date, year to date with month's comparison, as well as forecasting and budgeting, using Microsoft Excel for Windows, to manage the objective and goals. Made international and local collections; claims to vendors; payroll taxes deposits; banks and general ledger/inventory reconciliation (Perpetual versus physical); journal entries adjustments and financial statements. 1994-1995

1996-1997

Think Life, Inc., Miami, Florida (Non-profit Service Provider) Accountant Responsible for posting transactions from inception through working trial balance and preparation of financial statement draft. Adapted fund accounting procedures to departmentalize accounting software. Prepared program budget for proposals and year-end planning in the administration of programs. Supervised staff in maintaining daily accounting records. Preparation of payroll tax returns. Correction of Peachtree Accounting software for Windows set up. Saint Thomas & San Juan Telephone Co., Inc., St. Thomas, USVI (Telecommunications) Accounts Payable & Payroll Manager Responsible for: planning, organizing directing and controlling all Accounts Payable and Payroll activities; Set up all payable and payroll procedures to enforce internal accounting control. Upgraded Peachtree Complete Accounting software package (DOS Version) and performed the conversion of the accounting system, departmentalized and fully automated the interface of the modules, on a Novel NetWare platform, using IBM machines. Also responsible for the deposit of payroll taxes as per tax calendar and preparation of payroll tax returns as well as 1099-Misc. Successfully recovered all data files when computer system malfunctioned. Castle Sutherland Hotel, Frenchmans Reef Hotel, Ilisastigui & Orol, C.P.A. Office, Meatco, Medina & Medina Food Distributors, Gumercindo Danger Enterprises. While developing my own business, Infotronics, held a variety of positions with the above mentioned companies being the most remarkable as E.D.P. Manager where I Directed Local Area Network (LAN), on an IBM RISC 6000 under Unix environment, ensuring security and integrity of data for use in transactions, reference, planning, control, security, identification and checking. Served as liaison between users and company for assistance and training. Troubleshooter for disk operation and file maintenance. Assisted on implementation of accounting software and computerized procedures. 1985-1992 1992-1993

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Career Experience

Southern Home for Children (a Division of Tabor Services, Inc.) Mental Health Worker Responsible for planning and successfully implementing highly motivated activities for 40 children diagnosed with a wide variety of mental disturbances. Submitted and got approved a plan of mental recovery based on the reward/punishment gained by the children through participation on an Olympic Games, related to peer to peer interaction based on certain given set of goals. Designed a chart for observation of daily progress to be submitted and discussed during the weekly staff meeting, integrated by chief psychiatrist, program directors, supervisor of dusk partial program and mental health workers. 1980-1984 Jose Ramirez Rivera, CPA, Puerto Rico (CPA's Office) Accountant In charge of 25 clients, provided computerized accounting services with specific duties including balk reconciliation, journal entries, general ledger analysis, and financial statements preparation; accounts payable, receivable and payroll processing; preparation of quarterly and annual tax returns. Maintained daily backup of work executed, file maintenance and other disk operations. Plumby Tech & Technolite of P.R., Corp. (Distributors of plumbing and electric materials) Accounts Payable Manager Responsible for: validating, recording and paying invoices pertaining to purchase of merchandise and/or services; providing accounts payable reports for managerial purpose; maintaining accurate record of disbursements and monthly balances for general ledger entry; maintaining price books updated as per vendor's price fluctuations and preparing related excise tax returns. 1977-1979 Cafetera La Financiera SoleProprietor Established my own business on my universitys campus and engaged in business activities successfully while attending classes as a student of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, School of Business, at Universidad Central del Este in Dominican Republic. 1976-1977 Secretaria de Estado de Obras Publicas y Comunicaciones (Construccion calles San Pedro de Macors) Accountant Assistant Prepared payroll and related withholdings, cash disbursement and was responsible for inventory and a strict control of material received and used on the different projects of construction of street and sidewalks in the city. 1974-1976 Cepeda Brothers, CxA Office Manager Served as liaison between the enterprise and the Department of Labor on labor disputes; responsible for preparation of custom documentation for clearance of raw material received and to export finished goods to our main customer in U.S., the Knickerbockers Toy Company; responsible, also, for manual Payroll preparation and reporting of withholding to the authorities. 1972-1974 Unin Nacional de Trabajadores Sindicalizados (U.N.A.T.R.A.S.I.N.) Resource Manager Assisted the General Secretary with the preparation of his daily message to union members through the Radio program; assisted coordinating the establishment of new committee on rural areas; responsible, also, for designing and painting of front signs. 1970-1971 Instituto Comercial Guerrero, D.R. Teacher Taught business composition, Spanish grammar, office techniques, typing and business math. Founder-Association for Human Development 1982-PR President-Electronic Data Processing University College's Student Association 1982-83, PR Fellow of Assoc. of Directors of Electronic Information Systems (Student Chapter) 1983, PR Reading, drawing and writing Spanish, English and Creole Furnished upon request 1979-1980

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