Diana Petroff has over 30 years of experience in accounting and finance roles. She holds a BSBA in Accounting from Northeastern University, graduating magna cum laude. Her experience includes positions as Controller for several companies, including Designer's Specialty Millworks, Academy Medical, and Omega Air Holdings. She also served as Regional Controller and Plant Controller for Waste Management, managing the financial operations of waste-to-energy plants. Petroff has extensive skills in financial reporting, budgeting, accounting software, and compliance.
1. Diana Petroff
Deerfield Beach, FL
954.330.8044 DianaPetroff@alumni.neu.edu
Education:
Northeastern University, Boston MA. Magna Cum Laude
BSBA in Accounting. GPA 3.9 Dean’s list with Highest Honors.
Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Alumni Fund, Accounting tutor.
SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY
Leadership Development Program,Eckerd College, St. Petersburg,FL.
Experience:
Designer’s Specialty Millworks Pompano Beach, FL
Controller 2015
Specializing in the manufacturing and installation of customarchitectural millwork in both natural wood and plastic laminate products
for large commercial projects. A LEED certified contractor.
Project management in accordance with the American Institute of Architects.CIP construction accounting.Small business
responsibilities include general accounting for three companies, from banking, to regulatory compliance, tax returns, 401k
management HR, AP, AR, and litigation.
Academy Medical West Palm Beach, FL
Controller 2014
Academy Medical, a certified Veteran Owned Small Business specializing in the distribution of medical products. The
largest distributor of biologics on the Federal Supply Schedule, Academy Medical supports veterans,healthcare providers,
and purchasing officials.
Omega Air Holdings, LLC dba Focus Air Cargo Fort Lauderdale, FL
Controller 2006 – 2012
Managed overall financial and administrative functions of an ACMI international cargo airline consisting of Boeing
747’s. Services included charters in Asia, Europe, South America, and Middle Eastern countries. Revenues consisted of
$75 million, assets of $100 million, and over 150 employees.
During start-up of commercial operations, established policies and procedures for internal and external reporting.
Supervised corporate and cost accounting departments.
Acted as liaison between corporate directors and parent company, international customers and vendors, financial
institutions, aviation insurers, payroll and benefit representatives,and DOT administrators.
Prepared DOT reports,budgets, forecasts,cash reports,and E&Y tax schedules. Monitored payroll, accounts payable and
receivable, travel accounts,general accounting, banking, and human resources. Ensured contract administration complied
with terms and conditions.
Created reports using NetSuite (An Oracle product) financial systems.
At cease of operations; performed employee terminations in compliance with federal guidelines.
Consulted with potential buyers regarding the sale of the airline and its AOC.
Assisted in aircraft and inventory sales transactions.
Interacted with auditors for year end tax returns and 401k audits.
Collected outstanding accounts receivable, security deposits and amounts relating to LOC’s.
Reconciled and received refunds from insurance companies for aviation and benefit coverages.
Terminated John Hancock 401k plan and performed due diligence for inactive accounts to be rolled over to IRAs.
Terminated property leases and bank accounts.
Inventoried and prepared files for record retention at Iron Mountain.
Gave depositions as related to customer lawsuits. Provided information regarding WARN act class action lawsuit.
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Waste Management, Inc. Pompano Beach, FL
Wheelabrator North Broward, Inc. 1990-1999
Regional Controller 1999
Provided consolidated reports for the eight facilities of the Southern Region during the merger with USA Waste.
Plant Controller 1990-1999
Managed administration and financial obligations of a $200 million, 67 megawatt Waste-to-Energy Power Plant
which processes 800,000 tons of MSW per year.
Revenues of $60 million. Debt Service of $200 million. Staffing of 70.
Local and Municipal contract administration in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties.
Prepared internal and external financial and operational reports. Prepared financial statements for public record
in association with Arthur Anderson as per contractualand fiduciary reporting requirements.
Worked closely with operations and maintenance departments in preparing budgets, forecasts,and 20-year
economics and interpreting operating results.
Directed and oversaw purchasing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, human resources,generalaccounting,
and scalehouse personnel.
Adhered to contractual obligations and interpretation of major financing and operational agreements.
Analyzed financial statements and operating results for trends and variances for current and future financial
commitments and obligations.
Liased with externalcustomers from Broward County, FPL, and private corporations.
Negotiated and settled 20-year pricing and force majeure issues.
Process Improvement Team Leader – PayrollAutomation and corporate-wide pay practice review.
Conducted internal audits of affiliated companies, and performed due diligence for acquisitions of other facilities.
Assisted in system conversions for automaton of scalehouse operations using RF technology.
Coordinated the efforts of the Florida facilities in regional purchasing and negotiated volume discount pricing.
Established and implemented policies and procedures the financial structure for the Facility from Construction
through Start-Up and Commercial Operations: Systems included payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable,
purchasing, inventory, and general ledger reporting.
Designed, implemented and maintained Plant Operational Reports.
Designed and implemented scalehouse operating and reporting procedures as well as maintenance systems.
Preformed all general accounting for the facility.
Klein Sleep Products, Inc. Yonkers, NY
Controller 1990
Financial reporting, daily operational accounting and administration for a $25 million privately held retail and
wholesale Bedding Products corporation, located in the NY Tri-State area with 22 retail stores.
Gestetner Corporation Greenwich, CT
Wholly owned subsidiary of Gestetner Holdings PLC, London 1988-1989
Accounting Supervisor
Effectively managed the overall accounting close of a $100 million office products corporation.
Coopers and Lybrand Boston, MA
Arthur Andersen & Co, LLP 1985 - 1986
3. Staff Accountant
Public accounting, audit division.
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Savin Corporation Port Chester, NY
Staff Accountant 1987
Distributor of office products, on a wholesale and retail basis for Ricoh Copiers.
Cullinet Software, Inc. Westwood, MA
Domestic Finance and Budgeting 1985
Software company whose products included the database management systems DBMS and integrated software package
Goldengate. In 1989, the company was bought by Computer Associates.
IBM World Trade Corporation White Plains, NY
International Assignments Tax Program Department 1984
Computers Skills:
NetSuite Financial Systems , an ERP Oracle system,Quick books, UNIX, Checkpoint, JD Edwards, Lawson,
ADP total source,ADP run, M&D,ELKE, SAP,BPCS, GoldenGate (ERP purchased by Oracle)
Microsoft office - Excel, MS Word, Power Point, Lotus 123, Word Perfect,Lotus Notes, Solid Waste
Technologies, UNIX, Silverwings, ExactTime