Cheryl J.

Ferry
1107 Spruce Drive * Holbrook, NY 11741* cfa74bf0@westpost.net. 631-291-8598*
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Seeking a Position in Accounting
with 10+ Years experience corporate Accounting and Finance Management, Financial
and Sales analysis, budgeting, cash management, chargeback's, contract administ
ration, profitability, analysis reporting, internal and external reporting, incl
uding sales reporting for public company and internal Audit for Sarbane's Oxley.

* 8 Years successful experience with leading manufacturer of disposable surgical

products as Supervisor of Rebate (Chargeback) Administration responsible for pr
ocessing $72 million annually in chargeback's. Efficiently and accurately report
ing of $120 million sales to Accounting for public financial statements and the
Sales and Marketing team for reporting purposes and ultimate payment of commissi
ons to sales team. Successful and full charge of planning, logic, customization
and implementation of SAP CRM platform change to ensure proper and accurate repo
rting; a two and a half year project. Also primarily responsible for debugging
and working with IT and SAP. Successfully collecting $225K in paybacks due to co
rporation in 2007. Responsible for converting companies manual accounts to EDI f
or more efficient processing of chargeback's, and better return on time for sale
s reporting and commissions.
* SAP Successful Planning, integration and implementation of computer platform c
hange for CRM and R/3, B/W reporting.
* 10 years successful as Business Manager with a high volume Third Party Adminis
trator in charge of Accounting Dept and most business functions. Maintain Genera
l Ledger, Pension, Payroll, Human Resources Manager, Cash Management, Project Ma
nagement and Rental Management.
* Experience as Business Manager includes G/L maintenance, financial analysis,
budget, cash management, profitability, analysis reporting, internal and externa
l reporting.
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Gomez Associates, Incorporated, New York, NY
Business Manager/ Controller 3/2010-4/2010
Business Manager for a privately owned High End Interior Designer
* In addition to multi company Accounting duties, maintained client contracts an
d project management with the Designers, Human Resources, and overall Business M
anager.
* Direct Liaison with Accountants and Attorneys.
* Maintained General ledger, A/R and A/P sub ledgers, payroll, pension, taxes, a
nd daily cash management. Account and profitability analysis. Daily cash managem
ent. Staff of 2.
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Glen Cove Marina, Glen Cove, NY
Office Manager/Full Charge Bookkeeper 10/2009-3/2010
* Daily Cash receipts, payables and various reports to Corporate Office
* Personal Assistant and Administrative duties include but not limited to schedu
ling, answering phones and maintaining client contracts.
* Accounting program experience in QuickBooks.
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Jerald M. Lane, CPA, PC, Commack, NY
Office Manager/Full Charge Bookkeeper 12/2008-7/2009
* Handled monthly and quarterly clients for their A/R, A/P, Bank Reconciliations
, Payroll, Quarterly Payroll Taxes, Quarterly Sales Taxes needs.
* Assembly of Corporate and Personal Returns along with billing.
* Personal Assistant and Administrative duties include but not limited to schedu
ling, answering phones and office organization.
* Accounting program experience in Lacerte, CFS Payroll and Sales Tax, QuickBook
s, ProSeries.
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Ann Taylor Store, Huntington, Garden City, NY
Assistant Store Manager/Visual Manager 11/2007-11/2008
* To direct all activities required to achieve all store goals, including sales
objectives, client service, human capital investment and retention, payroll and
operating expenses, loss prevention, and merchandise presentation. Business anal
ysis: Ability to forecast and analyze business trends and manage payroll expense
in order to maximize store performance
* Proven ability to challenge and motivate the management team and associates in
an atmosphere of mutual respect.
* Successful with visual standards and techniques, and demonstrated ability to i
mplement and substitute within Ann Taylor's guidelines
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Medical Action Industries, Hauppauge, NY
Rebate Supervisor 9/99-11/07
* Accountability extends to Sales and rebate reporting, variance analysis report
ing and profitability analysis for Accounting and Sales and marketing Managers.
Participation in strategic planning for administration, IT for programming and p
rocedures, for a successful SAP Go-Live date of 12/01/2006, and the reporting va
riance analysis and rebate discrepancies for payback of $225K. Work directly wit
h Accounting Manager and Controller.
* Successful management of compilation and conversion of distributor rebate requ
ests in excess of $72 million annually and reporting Sales end user information
in excess of $120 million from electronic and manual information into a unified
sales reporting for Accounting's public financial reports and Sales and Marketin
g for End user information with trends, profit analysis reporting and the ultima
te payment of commissions to sales team.
* Corporate Liaison with distributors Contract, Pricing and Rebate Departments f
or purposes of Rebate Variance analysis and payback issues. Instrumental in payb
acks of $225 K for FY 2007. Instrumental in maintaining and acquiring rebate con
tracts, customer files and pricing information for 4 acquisitions.
* Department, responsible for maintaining corporations Hospital, Affiliates and
membership data base, catalog pricing and unit of measure issues. Direct relatio
nship with contract Administration, Customer Service, VP Sales and Marketing, Ac
counting, Product Managers, Regional Sales Managers, and Sales Team. Successful
Supervisor of 4.
Accomplishments
* SAP Successful custom programming and go live on CRM and R/3. Worked directly
with IT as Consultant for logic, programming and reporting.
* Converting 85% of sales reported and entered manually on system receiving data
electronically via EDI 867 reports. Accuracy, timing and efficiency of sales re
ported and rebates generated. Abilities include complete understanding of ANSI E
DI 867 reporting, mapping. Participation and instrumental in assisting IT with a
ll reports, programs, and auditing verification of all information for generatio
n of rebate and unified sales reporting.
* Reduced payment of commissions to sales force by at least one month. Provide S
ales Team and Management with a unified Data base; streamline reporting, and ter
ritory trend information.
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Conference Associates/NYSBG, Patchogue, NY

Business Manager 1989-1999
Business Manager for a privately owned Third Party Administrator. Successfully m
anaged accounting department of 3, human resources, contract administration, and
rental manager. Direct Liaison with Accountants and Attorneys. Maintained Gener
al ledger, A/R and A/P sub ledgers, payroll, pension, taxes, and cash management
 with check signing authority, Bank reconciliation, commissions, sales reports t
o Sales and marketing team, quarterly meetings and trade shows. Account and prof
itability analysis.
Accomplishments
* Promoted from Presidents Executive Assistant to Business Manager.
* Went from a manual General ledger to a computerized accounting system, SBT, Ch
ampion, Peachtree.
* Formulated and implemented employee manuals. Responsible for enforcing company
policies.
Technical Programs
SAP, MS Office Suite: Excel, Word, Power Point, ROI, (M2K) Peachtree, QuickBooks
, TurboTax, CFS Payroll and Sales Tax, Pro Series Accounting Software and Lacert
e Accounting Software