Dane B.
Private tutor in Clermont, FL
Education
Pace University, Doctorate Accounting & International Business ( AAD)
Experience
Lecturer at Strayer University, College of Central Florida, Bronx Community College, QCC_ CUNY, Brooklyn College. Writes for online news magagazine. EDUCATOR & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Internal Auditor Turn-Arounds Process Re-Engineering New Methods & Procedures Financial Planning Operations Restructuring Staff Training & Development Human Resources Advisor Insurance Administrator Job Costing Fund Accounting Regulatory Compliance Curiosity driven detail-focused Chief Financial officer with extensive experience in Construction, Financial Services and Not-for-Profit sectors. Willing to implement and work with traditional as well as new tools and systems for meeting goals and objectives. Equally comfortable communicating with clients and vendors in discussing issues relating to receivables and payables, or working in seclusion in efforts to accomplish pressing tasks. Equally comfortable working with management and staff on planning strategies. Experience backed by MBA in Accounting, BA in Business Administration and a CPA in New York State. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Accounting Professor-Strayer University 01/2012-Present Business Professor-Southern Technical College, 08/2011-03/31/2012 Assistant Professor-Accounting BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CUNY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-BROOKLYN COLLEGE- CUNY 2005 – 2009 2006 – 2008 Summer II 2007 BUSINESS EXPERIENCE Accountant Stone Tile Direct, LLC/ Verona Installations; Orlando Fl., 11/2012-11/2013 Responsible for all accounting functions. Processing payroll and ensuring payroll tax payments are made. Quarterly payroll returns -941s and FL RT-6, manual as well as automated; prepare all state sales tax returns and processed payments through auto-pay; Bank reconciliations. Job costing and reconciliation with general ledger. All general ledger postings. Record all A/P and A/ R transactions. Prepare annual tax returns for several companies and personal returns for principals. Director of Finance –Consultancy- IGX Construction New York, NY 08/2007-06/2011 Directed accounting staff of 3. Responsible for accounting function of privately held NY metropolitan area residential interior construction company with numerous high end projects. Operations Restructuring: Restructured accounting function in response to fast company growth and the inability of largely manual processes to keep up. Modernized and automated Dane A. Bowman…..page 2 accounting processes and functions. New systems enabled outside review of books and led to securing a large credit facility to continue aggressive growth plan. Staff Training & Development: Trained Bookkeepers about balance sheets and profit and loss statements so that they could properly code transactions. Also taught them to prepare charge orders and to properly bill for them. Workers Compensation: Researched and analyzed workers compensation rate increases. Recommended the company reduce reportable claims by paying for minor injuries out-of-pocket. Reduced rates considerably and improved company experience rating. Prepared corporate and payroll tax returns. Oversaw all insurance audits making sure that insurance certificates for all subcontractors were in place. Worked with architects and engineers to ensure that work-in process billings were in conformity with contract documents. Document and prepare change orders for submission to clients. Director of Finance CLINTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY 2005 – 2007 Implemented policies and procedures for not-for-profit housing development company while supervising finance department staff. Oversee all billings and charge-backs for approximately 30 related low and middle income housing entities including accounting for subsidized housing. Review management, partnership management and administering agent’s fees. Review all accounting records; prepare tax returns and financial statements for a number of building management clients. Chief Financial Officer FOUNTAINHEAD CONSTRUCTION, NEW YORK, NY 1999 – 2005 Directed staff of 5, responsible for accounting function of privately held NY metropolitan area residential interior construction company with numerous high end projects. Developed and implemented accounting policies and procedures for various high profile clients. Turn-Arounds: Changed ineffective accounting systems that did not meet company needs. Designed and implemented vendor and subcontractor reports which more efficiently served banking and internal company information needs. Process Re-Engineering: Restructured process and procedures for reimbursing company Project Managers for out-of-pocked expenses. Standardized procedures to comply with generally accepted accounting principles. Result: Properly accounted for balance sheet and P&L transactions. New Methods & Procedures: Analyzed current accounting software and recommended changing to fully automated accounting software with billing module that properly track costs, incorporated purchase orders, change orders and billing into one integrated system. Made audits of accounting systems easy for outside accountants. Financial Planning: Introduced formalized billing accountability with cost and revenue forecasting. Put systems in place for estimating costs and percent complete. Software Upgrades: Upgraded accounting software in order to enhance accounting and bookkeeping functions in response to fast company growth by modernizing and automating accounting processes and functions. New systems enabled outside review of books and led to securing a large credit facility. DANE BOWMAN……PAGE 3 Financial Controller NEWPORT PAINTING & DECORATING, NEW YORK, NY 1997 – 1999 Supervised staff of 4 responsible for accounting functions of privately held, unionized commercial painting and paper hanging company with clients like the Essex Hotel. Regulatory Compliance: Negotiated with regulatory agencies after a tax lien was placed on the company owner’s home for failure of previous controller to pay payroll taxes. Corrected 3 years of payroll tax filing documentation, determining that most of the taxes had been paid late. Held meetings to resolve issues with the IRS and NYS Department of Finance. Prior experience as Controller, Accountant/Head Bookkeeper. Shrewsbury Construction/B&J General Contractors. EDUCATION PACE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, NY MBA in Accounting BARUCH COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY), NEW YORK, NY BA in Business Administration CPA in New York State, 1995 MAS 200, Quickbooks, Peachtree Microsoft Office, Builder Information Systems, Champion Accounting System, Concord Accounting Software, Promation Advantage, Lotus Smartsuite
Availability
Weekdays in the afternoon, Saturday after 3PM
Can Meet
Up to 5 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 45 minutes away for a flat fee, Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 20 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
Music, Play Guitar, Read,
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