I am a self starter who enjoys achieving results, meeting deadlines and collaboration

1. Venus M. Cucchiarella vmcucchiarella@aol.com Bardonia, NY (845 467-1493)
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I am a dedicated, hard working and detailed Accountant. I enjoy consensus building , encouraging open and frank dialogue,
and engaging multiple stakeholders in consistently achieving results.
SKILLS
GAAP, Financial Statements, Payroll (Accruals, Reserves, Liabilities, Expenses, Stock Shares), ADP, Microsoft Office, Accounting,
Financial Analysis, Account Reconciliation, Office Management, Project Management, Expense Planning & Control, Journal
Entries, Resource Management, General Ledger, SAP, Oracle, Accounts Payable/Receivables, Performance Appraisals, Billing,
SharePoint, Business Warehouse, AS400, MAS500, Advanced Microsoft Excel including Pivot tables and Macros
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Panasonic, Newark, NJ 08/2015-12/2015
Senior Accounting Manager (Contract)
• Responsible for preparing monthly forecast and providing variance explanations
• Responsible for compiling monthly Financial Statements
• Responsible for Reporting to Japan
• Managed 2 Senior Accountants
• Coordinated and collaborated with Marketing and Sales in order to meet target
• Managed and assisted Finance team
• Maintained SAP GL and chart of accounts
Break in Employment due to Actively Seeking Employment
Bayer HealthCare Inc., Tarrytown, NY 12/2007 – 10/2013
Senior Corporate Accountant
• Responsible for SAP payroll journal entries including corrections, accruals and true ups
• Responsible for Bonus, LTI and PTO accruals
• Reconciled Intercompany billing and charging
• Provided monthly variance analysis
• Provided detailed training of complex reconciliations during Accounting transition to the Philippines
• Key member of the leadership team in launching LEX the legal billing software
• Worked closely with all divisions to ensure processes were transparent and timely
• Responsible for Consolidation of Financial Statement
Hitachi Metals America, Ltd, Purchase NY 03/2006 – 12/2007
Senior Corporate Accountant
• Responsible for the accuracy of Sales, over 700 million, and Gross profit margins
• Responsible for logistic variances
• Focus on inventory and fixed assets
• Involved in Sox compliance testing
• Developed several excel pivot tables currently in use for reducing entry time

2. Venus Cucchiarella
Vista Food Exchange, Inc., Bronx, NY 01/2004 - 02/2006
Accounting Manager
• Prepared journal entries and reconciled ADP payroll
• Responsible for handling quarterly and year-end external audit
• Issued accurate and timely financial results
• Responsible for overseeing A/R, A/P and general accounting staff and activity
• Performed monthly and year-end financial closing processes
• Administered online banking functions
• Improved productivity by eliminating an average of one-week field time during audits
Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY 06/2000 - 12/2003
Senior Accountant
• Funded transactions on a timely base upwards to 13 million per case
• Responsible for day-to-day accounting, budgeting, cash and financial reporting
• Analysis and reconciliation of various General ledger accounts
• Responsible for KPMG annual audit
• Created budgets and forecasts for the management group
• Preparation of annual work papers and schedules
• Responsible for annual published financial statements and monthly financial package.
• Involved in accounting system conversion from Compushare to Oracle working closely with the DBA
• Reported financial position to staff of 30 during monthly meetings
EDUCATION
State University, New Paltz, NY
Bachelor of Science in Accounting