1. Daniel G. Cantone, CPA/CBA
367 26 Rockcrest Lane
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 374-7912
Summary of Qualifications:
• Over 22 years of managing Accounting/Finance operations teams and participating in various
system and general ledger conversions
• Over 17 years experience in working in audit or internal control functions
• Over 17 years of defining workflows, control points, efficiencies and monitoring techniques
• Over 12 years of experience in managing up to 130 employees, including various sized leadership
teams
• Continuous participation in Sarbanes-Oxley Act initiatives since inception (2002)
• Very proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including database software such as Microsoft Access
Experience:
Bank of America/FleetBoston Financial
Accounting Manager SVP – Global Internal Reconcilement & Control (GIRC) –January 2013 to
present
• Senior Manager of the Global Internal Reconcialtion Department for Bank of America (Sarbanes
Oxley Key Process).
• Manage a Leadership team of 16 Managers and a total of 150 Employees that are located both
Stateside and India.
• Oversee the reconciliation process for over 63% of the bank’s general ledger that includes over
750k unique balances with over $54 trillion.
• Ensure the process is in accordance with BAC Policy, GAAP and Regulatory Requirements.
Accounting Manager SVP – Global Financial Control –July 2010 to January 2013
• Managed a team of ten employees charged with the design and implementation of a new end to
end process where Reconcilers assert to activity posted to general ledger. Specifically that the
activity was consistent with the account title for proper financial classification and reporting
purposes.
o The process originated as a manual process for two years, during that time a fully
integrated automated process was designed and implemented.
o Designed and presented newly developed reporting for the BAC Controllers.
o Created training and communications for the various user populations.
• Managed a team of eight employees charged with identifying, tracking and monitoring Internal
Demand Deposit Accounts.
o The team was charged with ensuring all accounts are in compliance with Policy, and
compliance with FBAR (Foreign Bank Account Reporting).
o Participated in designing a system to track all Internal Demand Deposit Accounts.
• Managed a team of ten employees who researched and assigned reconciliation responsibilities for
all newly created general ledger accounts.
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US, Canada and Mexico Accounts Payable Senior Manager, VP – May 2005 to July 2010
Invoice and Electronic Interchange processing- January 2009 to July 2010
• Responsible for Invoice and electronic processing for Lines of Business throughout Bank of
America.
• The process ensured timely payment of employee reimbursements with governance over
compliance with policy.
Service Operations – November 2006 to July 2010
• Consisting of three teams as follows:
o Reconciliation Team –Managed Accounts Payable and Fixed Asset reconciliations and
funding process
o Vendor Management Team – Processed vendor setups, including obtaining W8 & W9
forms, supported 1099 & 1042s reporting, and conducted the annual B notice process.
o Research Team- Process internal AP wires, conduct stop payments & reissues, review
potential duplicate payments prior to payment, and support all audit requests.
• Managed a W-8 historical curing process which consisted of reviewing over 18,000 transactions
paid to Non-resident Aliens, ensure proper income designation, and obtained the appropriate Form
W-8s for IRS compliance.
Employee Expense Reimbursement- May 2005 to November 2006/ January 2009 to July
2010
• Managed the Employee Expense Reimbursement Division of Bank of America’s Accounts Payable
Department. The division consists of twenty two Associates including two Managers, and service
over 90,000 Bank of America Associates.
• The process ensured timely payment of employee reimbursements with governance over
compliance with policy.
• Lead efforts to in-source the employee expense reimbursement process and related systems. The
process required the design of workflows, process implementation including the Express systems,
the recruiting and training of all twenty-two new Associates including two managers.
• Managed the process of converting 90,000 employees from the Express reimbursement
automated system to the Concur automated system.
Financial Manager, AVP – Corporate Financial Control (CFC) - March 2000 to May 2005
• Managed a financial control division that was a direct control over compliance with Sarbanes-
Oxley. The division monitored reconciliation activity for over 10,000 of FleetBoston’s general
ledger and internal demand deposit accounts. On average, we reported over $50 million in
exposure items and $15 million in credit related items on a monthly basis.
• Managed select transition efforts from the FleetBoston process to Bank of America. That transition
resulted in going from monitoring approximately 15,000 general ledger and internal demand
deposit accounts to over 450,000 accounts.
• Administered a comprehensive Microsoft Access database that identified problematic general
ledger accounts or demand deposit accounts.
• Worked with various levels of business managers to improve accounting processes. Review
workflow processes in order to assess risk and related controls, and review of the associated
reconciliations.
• Participated in numerous mergers and acquisition conversions, including Summit Bank, Quick &
Reilly and Liberty Mutual. These conversions included the Oracle and PeopleSoft general ledger
systems and required on-sight participation to various locations for extended periods.
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Senior Staff Auditor - Internal Audit – November 1996 to March 2000
• Effectively planned, conducted, supervised and managed department audits, continuous
monitoring systems, special projects, and reviews of new business initiatives. Identified internal
control weaknesses, audit exceptions, process inefficiencies, and provided management with
recommendations.
• Participated in numerous merger and acquisition projects, including Natwest, Shawmut,
BankBoston, Advanta, and Sanwa. Each of these projects required on-sight presence in New
York, Pennsylvania and Boston for periods up to five months.
• Utilized ACL (Audit Control Language) to analyze data during audits, and create detective reports
that were used periodically for continuous audit purposes.
Corporate Accounting – April 1995 to November 1996
Corporate Chart of Accounts
• Maintained the general ledger chart of accounts for the entire Corporation.
Escheatment/Abandoned Property
• Managed the abandoned property annual report to each state associated with FleetBoston and its
subsidiaries.
• Researched all state regulation for abandoned property to ensure accurate compliance with state
laws.
• Lead efforts to inform customers who had escheatable funds in order to maintain customer
deposits.
Variance Analyst
• Monitored each interest bearing asset/liability and its associated income/expense accrual for
FleetBoston and its subsidiaries. Investigated any fluctuations in yields by researching the balance
sheet and income statement.
Federal Reserve 2900 Reporting
• Worked with the Federal Reserve and Fleet Boston's Treasury Department to ensure adequacy of
the deposits maintained at the Federal Reserve Bank.
Senior Loan Administrator - Commercial Lending – March 1994 to March 1995
• Monitored daily advances, principal payments, interest, and checking accounts for each assigned
customer. Reconciling all differences between the customer’s balance and the bank’s.
Technical Skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, and Project), Lotus Notes,
Oracle, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, and ACL.
Education: Johnson & Wales University, Providence RI
Masters in Business Administration, concentration in Finance
Bryant College, Smithfield RI
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, concentration in Accounting
Taft Law School, Los Angeles California
Second Year Student - Pursuing Jurist Doctorate Degree
Certifications: Certified Public Accountant
Certified Bank Auditor
FINRA Series 99
Six Sigma – Greenbelt Certified