Gary Kutz
Clinton
Summary
Diligent Accountant with strong accounting background and proven industry expertise. Monitored business operations and regulatory compliance for large corporation. Superior account management and reconciliation skills leading to achievement of desired results.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Analyst
CREC (Capitol Region Education Council)
Hartford
07.2015 - 08.2023
- Tracked magnet schools' actual expenses against budget, submitted approved budget revisions as required and prepared comptroller's cash analysis.
- Managed projects and served as primary liaison between client and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and meet standards and deadlines.
- Monitored project progress by tracking activity, resolving problems, publishing progress reports, and recommending actions.
- Developed and implemented data analyses, data collection systems, and other strategies that optimized statistical efficiency and quality.
- Prepared ED046 for state grant refunds every 2 months and collaborated with town finance directors assisting their submissions to the state and other requirements for the town councils and finance committees.
Accounting Specialist
Robert Half International Inc.
Hartford
11.2011 - 07.2015
- Prepared monthly financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and reconciliations.
- Managed month-end close, monthly joint venture reporting, and variance analysis.
- Handled cash reconciliation, inter-company transactions, posting, editing, and reviewing journal entries.
- Prepared government reports, sales tax reporting, prepared weekly ADP payroll, and operating statements.
Accounting Operations Manager
DCL/Milbar Laboratories
East Haven
06.2005 - 09.2011
- Managed the month-end close process by preparing journal entries, reconciling account balances, and analyzing financial results.
- Worked closely with other departments on special projects requiring cross-functional collaboration.
- Prepared and analyzed complex financial statements, including income statements, cash flow statements, balance sheets, budgets, and variance reports.
- Prepared month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and recordkeeping.
- Supervised accounting tasks, which included accounts payable and receivable, and general ledger management.
- Maintained monthly borrowing base report for asset-based financing and followed up on slow-paying accounts, resulting in DSO declining from 75 days to 45 days.
Senior Cost Accountant
C-COR Incorporated
Wallingford
08.1999 - 06.2005
- Provided assistance in costing all parts, including weekly purchases, manufactured, and new material masters, while ensuring standards were correct and all parts were costed.
- Analyzed closed job variances through weekly settlement of jobs and variance analysis of top items, then prepared journal entry adjustments and monthly analysis of top closed job variances.
- Designed, analyzed, and interpreted margin analysis on new customer price quotes. Also, reviewed and analyzed monthly cost and gross margin packages for management.
- Led the conversion of the cost system from SAP to Oracle, as the Cost Module Owner, working with consultants, testing the new system, training staff. and reconciling variances.
Education
MBA - Finance
Rivier University
Nashua, NH05-1984
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Stonehill College
North Easton, MA05-1976
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Project Management
- Variance Analysis
- General Ledger Management
- Account Reconciliation
- Microsoft Office
Timeline
Business Analyst
CREC (Capitol Region Education Council)
07.2015 - 08.2023
Accounting Specialist
Robert Half International Inc.
11.2011 - 07.2015
Accounting Operations Manager
DCL/Milbar Laboratories
06.2005 - 09.2011
Senior Cost Accountant
C-COR Incorporated
08.1999 - 06.2005
MBA - Finance
Rivier University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Stonehill College
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