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Philip Fiorenza

Philip Fiorenza

New York, NY, US

 

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PHILIP J. FIORENZA
Project Manager & Accountant
160-56 90th Street, Howard Beach, NY 11414
(718) 835-5199/(718) 909-1458 ∞ [email protected]
www.linkedin.com/pub/philip-fiorenza/1b/431/734
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SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
20 YEARS OF ACCOUNTING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
6 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A SUPERVISOR AND OVER 10 AS A DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TRAINER
EXPERIENCED INTERCOMPANY & INTERDEPARTMENTAL LIAISON
PREPARED INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURNS DURING 2011 TAX SEASON
PROVEN RECORD OF LONG-TERM LOYALTY TO EMPLOYER

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
Excel ∞ Lotus ∞ Word ∞ Hyperion ∞ Acrobat ∞ Filemaker Pro ∞ Quickbooks
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
C.York CPA PFS, New York, NY                       2/12-Present
                                 Accountant
 Downloaded project related time, expenses and advance payments from TimeSlips and create project invoice for clients
 Collated US Form 1040s, NY Form IT-200s, and their necessary attachments
 Prepared payroll calculations for two clients using 1099etc 2012 and e-mailed the client about how much to pay each employee, the IRS and NYS for each paydate
 Prepared Power of Attorney forms using TaxTools2012
 Typed up communication to clients and tax authorities
 Answered questions over the phone and in person to ensure that clients were satisfied
 Assisted in a wide variety of office tasks

H&R Block, New York, NY                                        1/12-4/12
                                 Seasonal Tax Associate
 Prepared US Form 1040s, NY Form IT-200s, and their necessary attachments
 Built on my expertise in  using Schedule A; Schedule C/SE and other forms
 Answered questions over the phone and in person to ensure that clients understood their tax forms
 Help build business by leaving promotional material for free Second Looks and Free 10410EZ

Liberty Tax Services, Brooklyn, NY                      1/11-4/11
                                 Seasonal Tax Preparer
 Prepared US Form 1040s, NY Form IT-200s, and their necessary attachments
 Gained expertise in Schedule A; Schedule C/SE; Schedule EIC; Form 2441, etc.
 Answered questions over the phone and in person to ensure that clients understood their tax forms
 Trusted by Liberty Tax Services to open the store on several occasions 

Bernard Hodes Group, Inc., New York, NY                     1/90-1/10  
               (A wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group, a Fortune 500 Company)
  Project Manager (Jun 2005 – Jan 2010)
 Prepared quarterly financial statements for Omnicom Group on Hyperion
 Prepared analysis for journal entry and billing portions of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing
 Prepared monthly General Ledger & Profit & Loss account analysis
 Recorded intercompany activity between Hodes, Omnicom Group and sister companies
 Download expense details in Excel Pivot Tables and performed variance and trend analysis based on results
 Assisted in preparation of regular updates of forecasts
 Provided financial details and documentation to controller for outside auditors

  Senior Accounting Supervisor (Jan 1999 – Jun 2005)
 Supervised personnel and coordinated their assignments
 Assisted with training new department personnel and checking their work
 Recorded income allocations, accruals, deferrals and management fees for Hodes division Career Mosaic

  Senior Accountant (Jun 1994 – Jan 1999)
 Worked on computer using Lotus 1-2-3, Windows, Excel
 Checked monthly expense reports for classification, prepaids and reasonableness
 Prepared annual business and property tax filings and monthly branch petty cash bank reconciliations

  Junior Accountant (Jun 1991 – Jun 1994)
 Compared monthly branch sales & purchase reports to those recorded on system
 Prepared journal entries for Cost of Sales and Write-offs and Entered them on Unix and Prime computer systems

  Accounting Clerk (Jan 1990 – Jun 1991)
 Completed routine monthly journal entries and maintained entries and computer printout files
 Provided information to branches, clients & Omnicom  companies
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OTHER EXPERIENCE
Macy’s, Herald Square, NY                                                                                                                                            11/11-12/11
                                 Seasonal Sales Associate/Cashier
 Greet customers who come to the Arcade area AND find out who they are shopping for and what they would like
 Ring up the sales at the cash register using the POS System and accept payment
 Compliment their purchase and thank the customer for choosing Macy’s and extend invitation for them to return soon
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EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING, YORK COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NY, JAMAICA, NY
CERTIFICATE IN QUICKBOOKS, CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS INSTITUTE, NEW YORK, NY
CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, WORKFORCE1 CAREER CENTER, NEW YORK, NY

Elsewhere:

Employment 

C.York CPA, PFS, Accountant

 Downloaded project related time, expenses and advance payments from TimeSlips and create project invoice for clients
 Collated US Form 1040s, NY Form IT-200s, and their necessary attachments
 Prepared payroll calculations for two clients using 1099etc 2012 and e-mailed the client about how much to pay each employee, the IRS and NYS for each paydate
 Prepared Power of Attorney forms using TaxTools2012
 Typed up communication to clients and tax authorities
 Answered questions over the phone and in person to ensure that clients were satisfied
 Assisted in a wide variety of office tasks

Jan 2012 - current
 

H&R Block, Seasonal Tax Associate

 Prepared US Form 1040s, NY Form IT-200s, and their necessary attachments
 Built on my expertise in using Schedule A; Schedule C/SE and other forms
 Answered questions over the phone and in person to ensure that clients understood their tax forms
 Help build business by leaving promotional material for free Second Looks and Free 10410EZ

Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
 

Liberty Tax Services, Seasonal Tax Preparer

 Prepared US Form 1040s, NY Form IT-200s, and their necessary attachments
 Gained expertise in Schedule A forms for itemized deductions; Schedule C/SE (Sole Proprietorship and related Self-Employment Taxes); Schedule EIC (Earned Income Credit); Form 2441 (Credit for Dependent Care Expenses), etc.
 Answered questions over the phone and in person to ensure that clients understood their tax forms
 Trusted by Liberty Tax Services to open the store on several occasions

Jan 2011 - Apr 2011
 

Bernard Hodes Group, Project Manager & Accountant

Project Manager (Jun 2005 – Jan 2010)
 Prepared quarterly financial statements for Omnicom Group on Hyperion
 Prepared analysis for journal entry and billing portions of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing
 Prepared monthly General Ledger & Profit & Loss account analysis
 Recorded intercompany activity between Hodes, Omnicom Group and sister companies
 Download expense details in Excel Pivot Tables and performed variance and trend analysis based on results
 Assisted in preparation of regular updates of forecasts
 Provided financial details and documentation to controller for outside auditors

Senior Accounting Supervisor (Jan 1999 – Jun 2005)
 Supervised personnel and coordinated their assignments
 Assisted with training new department personnel and checking their work
 Recorded income allocations, accruals, deferrals and management fees for Hodes division Career Mosaic

Senior Accountant (Jun 1994 – Jan 1999)
 Worked on computer using Lotus 1-2-3, Windows, Excel
 Checked monthly expense reports for classification, prepaids and reasonableness
 Prepared annual business and property tax filings and monthly branch petty cash bank reconciliations

Junior Accountant (Jun 1991 – Jun 1994)
 Compared monthly branch sales & purchase reports to those recorded on system
 Prepared journal entries for Cost of Sales and Write-offs and Entered them on Unix and Prime computer systems

Accounting Clerk (Jan 1990 – Jun 1991)
 Completed routine monthly journal entries and maintained entries and computer printout files
 Provided information to branches, clients & Omnicom companies

Jan 1990 - Jan 2010
 

Education 

York College, Bachelors, Accounting

Accounting Major

Sep 1982 - Dec 1986
 

Skills