Paul Lahiff
Canton,MA
Summary
With a proven track record at Kinimatic, I excel in audit management and possess exceptional organizational skills. My expertise spans GAAP compliance, financial reporting, and developing internal controls, significantly enhancing operational efficiency. Achievements include leading comprehensive audits and optimizing financial processes, demonstrating both hard and soft skills critical for financial leadership roles.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Finance
Kinimatic
06.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: A single source solution for all warehousing and fulfillment demands
- Prepare gross margin reconciliations to identify proper reporting by staff
- Review reporting requirements with customers
- Establish checks and balances with upper management and staff
- Act as lead contact with auditors
- Cash management
Senior Accountant
SkinCare Physicians
06.2015 - 06.2022
- Company Overview: A dermatology and cosmetic surgery practice which performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- Interview job applicants
- Provided trend analysis for department managers
- Reconciled monthly bank statements
- Managed cash needs for five companies
- Reported monthly activity which rolls up into a quarterly compensation spreadsheet
- Explained P&L trend analysis variances
- Created audit package and work with auditors during field work
- Transmitted payroll and fund employee benefits
- Executed inventory reconciliation
- Developed policies and procedures for staff
Senior Accountant
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
09.2012 - 05.2015
- Company Overview: A quasi-state agency which runs the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Hynes Convention Center and the Boston Common Garage
- Reconciled five bank accounts per month
- Approved A/P invoice coding
- Approved A/R invoicing and cash receipts
- Performed system maintenance
- Assisted with audit requests
- Create journal entries based on month end financial statement analysis
- Develop policies & procedures for staff
Senior Accountant
SAI Global/Integrity Interactive
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Company Overview: A $45m publicly held software company that sells ethics and compliance training
- Produced financial statement package for upper management
- Created journal entries leading to the month end close
- Supervised the month end close process
- Utilized pivot tables and V lookup functionality in Excel to process information
- Created financial statement package in Frx
- Acted as lead contact for financial, 401k, sales and use, and internal audits
- Developed department budget vs
- Actual reports for department managers
- Managed the cash needs for fourteen bank accounts
Senior Accountant
First Act, Inc.
08.2000 - 01.2006
- Company Overview: A $120m company that sold musical instruments to retail mass merchants
- Completed monthly financial close including financial statement preparation, budget to actual analysis and report formatting
- Supervised four colleagues in the areas of A/R, A/P and payroll
- Met with department managers to discuss and provide explanation for significant fluctuations between budget and actual
- Prepared annual budgets and review information with upper management
- Forecasted future earnings for quarterly federal and state tax estimate and extension payments
- Submitted financial information to the bank for covenant and Letter of Credit requirements
- Created annual audit package and act as lead contact with the auditors
Revenue Accountant
Private Healthcare Systems, Inc.
01.1998 - 08.2000
- Company Overview: A medical management company that sold networks of doctors and hospitals to companies
- Analyzed the twelve month enrollment trend to ensure accurate, consistent reporting and to forecast future revenue
- Interviewed, trained and supervised employees for the Revenue Specialist position
- Documented department policies and procedures
- Determined exposure and potential uncollectible items
- Met with Accounting monthly for an internal audit
- Took part in conference calls to advise new customers on self-reporting requirements
- Responded to customer, product and market requests
Property Accountant
Carematrix Corporation
02.1995 - 07.1997
- Company Overview: A company that managed assisted living communities for the elderly
- Analyzed cash flow concerns for start-up facilities to determine equity needs
- Assisted Finance department in the preparation of very budgets, and analyze budget to actual variances
- Responsible for facility billing, sales revenue and the appropriate cash receipts
- Completed the accounts payable process
- Reported, accounted for and reconciled ADP payroll for facility employees
- Set up financial statement reports
- Prepared monthly financial statement and work paper package
Accountant
Fleet Bank
03.1992 - 02.1995
- Balanced daily activity of substandard loans for the Bank of New England pools on MSA general ledger
- Created entries for purchases, repurchases, expense and manual loan recoveries
- Analyzed system transactions and produce additional entries for advances, restructures and waivers
- Worked with Loan Accounting when entries are processed incorrectly or omitted
- Reconciled monthly activity, including all manual entries made in preparation for month end reports
- Assisted in the preparation and development of monthly financial statements for management and the FDIC as requested
Education
Bachelors - Business Administration, Accounting
Merrimack College
North Andover06-1992
Skills
- Audit management: financial, sales and use, 401k and worker's compensation
- Internal Controls
- GAAP compliance
- Organizational Skills
- Financial reporting and analysis
- General ledger accounting
Activities
- Teach English as a Second Language at the Stoughton Library
- Coach Dedham Youth Basketball
Timeline
Director of Finance
Kinimatic
06.2022 - Current
Senior Accountant
SkinCare Physicians
06.2015 - 06.2022
Senior Accountant
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
09.2012 - 05.2015
Senior Accountant
SAI Global/Integrity Interactive
01.2006 - 01.2012
Senior Accountant
First Act, Inc.
08.2000 - 01.2006
Revenue Accountant
Private Healthcare Systems, Inc.
01.1998 - 08.2000
Property Accountant
Carematrix Corporation
02.1995 - 07.1997
Accountant
Fleet Bank
03.1992 - 02.1995
Bachelors - Business Administration, Accounting
Merrimack College
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