RICHARD KOLSON, CPA Email: rk79efac@westpost.

net
3 Edward Street * East Brunswick, NJ 08816 H 732-254-9343 C 908-705-7306
CONTROLLER
Financial Reporting... Operations...Budget Development & Controls
Solid professional career in strategic planning and leadership of accounting dep
artments. Budgeting, cash management, employee benefits, payroll, financial anal
ysis and reporting. Successful in linking accounting and finance to business ope
rations to control costs and improve earnings. Understands information flow of c
omputer programming. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Accurate, On Time, Financial Reporting * Monthly I
ncome Statements
* Budgeting & Cash Flow Optimization *
General Ledger Audit Schedules
* Human Resource Administration * Team Build
ing, Mentoring & Leadership
* Productivity & Efficiency Improvement * Banking, Lend
ing & Investment

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONSULTANT
March 2009 - May 2010
Includes a 6 month project with a Orthopedic Surgeon Practice in NYC
CONTROLLER
Perelson Weiner LLP, New York, NY
Oct 2007- Feb 2009
* Issued monthly internal financial statements for this CPA firm.
* Financials included a full set of work papers, notes and variance analysis.
* Reduced labor costs by adding payroll duties to the controller position .
* Supervised and approved all accounts payable entries.
* Added sweep feature to operating bank account to allow overnight investing of
excess funds.

CONTROLLER
McAloon & Friedman, P.C., New York, NY
Oct 2006 - Sept 2007
* Researched accounts receivable problems for this Malpractice Defense Law Firm.
* Collected $ 500,000 of past due invoices and installed new procedures for elec
tronic billing..
* Trained staff to eliminate coding problems, greatly reducing future collection
issues.
* Instituted checking procedures to verify receipt of electronically submitted i
nvoices.
* Reduced the need for outside accounting services.
* Cleared backlog of payments due to vendors.
* Changed the system for paying outside vendors making accounts payable more eff
icient.

CONTROLLER
ROYTEX INC., New York, NY
 June 2002 -July 2006
* Financial reporting for importer of men's sportswear with 7 operating division
s.
* Maintained general ledger schedules for all balance sheet items.
* Supervised payroll and accounts payable.
* Daily cash management of company with $60 MM in sales.
* Set monthly goals and supervised collections of receivables.
* Saved $85,000 in annual bank charges.
* Reduced 2004 Personal Property taxes by $65,000.
* Utilized HSBC Online Hexagon System to transfer funds around the world.

CONTROLLER
ARC MILLS CORP., New York, NY
1993 - 2002
* Financial reporting for textile firm with $140MM in sales and supervised a sta
ff of 10.
* Provided monthly internal financials with quarterly reporting to banks, factor
s, and the trade.
* Researched and implemented health plan saving $100,000 while maintaining equal
or better coverage.
* Designed reporting system for SG&A expenses that that opened the door for cost
savings..
* Managed operating cash flow and all accounting matters-receivables, payables &
payroll.
* Increased collections success rate by switching from manual to computerized tr
acking system.
* Controller of Arc Mills, Hong Kong.
* Issued and collected Letters of Credit.
* Had excellent working relationship with bank, auditors, and insurance brokers.

CONTROLLER
ALLIED GRAPHIC ARTS, New York, NY
1984 - 1992
* Responsible for corporate financial reporting and issuing statements for this
$75 MM catalog agency.
* Created individual profit & loss statements for every catalog.
* Supervised 12 employees over multiple departments.
* Led negotiations with banks, healthcare providers, and insurance companies.
* Provided budgeting, forecasting, and cash basis tax planning.
* Established 401k plan that provided retirement security and raised employee mo
rale.
* Set up self-insured health plan, reducing costs 33%.
* Saved 20% in costs by streamlining audits and presenting accounting firm with
a full set of work papers.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
SENIOR AUDITOR
CLARENCE RAINESS & CO. CPA'S New York, NY
EDUCATION & COMPUTER SKILLS
B.A. Pace University, New York, NY - CPA, State of New York
JD Edwards, AS 400, Quickbooks, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Express, ADP, Pay
chex & Ceridian
Tabs 3 (Legal Time & Billing System), Practice Solutions (Accounting Time & Bill
ing System)