RESUME: Mature Financial Executive

[Andrew Della Gatta]

Resume # : 27656
Header : Mature Financial Executive
Date : July 11 1998
Name : Andrew Della Gatta
Address : 15 Holyoke Road
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Country : USA
Phone # : 9736960886 Fax # : 9736281531
Email : ajdell...@att.net

Resume

ANDREW J. DELLA GATTA, CPA
15 Holyoke Road
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Phone (973) 696 - 0886
Fax (973) 628 - 1531
Email ajdell...@att.net

SUMMARY
Results-oriented executive with over twenty-years experience in Financial and
Operations Management. Accounting Operations and Financial Controls. Financial
Reporting and Analysis. Budgeting and Forecasting. Strategic and Operating
Planning. Cash Management, Treasury, and Bank Relations. Systems Design and
Implementation. Re-engineering and Business Turnarounds. Strong Analytical
and Diagnostic Skills with the proven ability to innovate effective Problem
Resolution.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CORPORATE RECOVERY INC.
DIRECTOR - FIELD OPERATIONS (New York Region) 1986 - Present
Interim managers and advisors to companies in distress. Administered several
business turnarounds by appraising current business conditions, revising
strategic planning objectives, and re-engineering critical processes and
procedures. Designed and implemented several profit and cashflow enhancement
programs including inventory management, job estimating and pricing,
credit and collections, and sales incentives. Created new accounting
operations and financial control mechanisms supported by state of the art
software operated on PC based networks.

Reduced overheads at a metropolitan newspaper publisher by $15 million (60%),
by structuring an orderly staff reduction from 250 employees to 75 employees,
over a two year period.

Structured the business turnaround of a commercial printing company, resulting
in a 300% increase in sales and profit over a three year period.

MITSUI SEIKI (USA), INC.
CORPORATE CONTROLLER 1982 - 1986
Start-up subsidiary of a Japanese conglomerate. Distributor of high tech
machine tools ($20 million sales). Created complete back office support
operation including accounting operations, financial controls, internal and
external reporting, planning and budgeting, bank relations and cash management,
inventory management systems serving multi-locations, procurement systems,
and supported these efforts by implementing state of the art MIS systems.

Generated $3 million in additional sales by creating a captive equipment
leasing division.

Reduced response time for customer service requests by 50% by implementing a
multi-warehouse distribution system servicing a 25 dealer nationwide network.

Improved productivity by implementing a computer systems network serving
purchasing, sales, customer service, inventory management, and accounting.

GROLIER, INC.
CONTROLLER - INTERNATIONAL MAIL ORDER GROUP 1978 - 1982
$400 Million book publisher. Mail order operations in London, Johannesburg,
Sydney, New Zealand. A newly created position charged with reorganizing and
upgrading all accounting and operating support systems. Coordinated the
transfer of headquarters data processing expertise to offshore operating units
utilizing local data processing service bureaus. Negotiated credit facilities
with local lending institutions.

Directed, on site, the consolidation of the Australian and New Zealand
operations, resulting in net overhead cost savings of $2 million.

Designed and implemented new internal accounting and auditing procedures
resulting in more effective accounting and financial reporting to corporate,
and significant reduction in external auditing fees worldwide.

Restructured international transfer pricing policy, improving relations between
parent and subsidiaries, and accommodating foreign tax authorities.

ITEL CORPORATION - DATA SERVICES GROUP
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND BUDGETING 1974 -1978
$100 Million, 8 division nationwide network. Responsible for development,
implementation and administration of group strategic plans and operating
budgets. Managed a staff of four analysts.

Successfully integrated several newly acquired entities into the corporate
planning and budgeting regimen.

DuPONT WALSTON & COMPANY
MANAGER - FINANCIAL REPORTING 1971 - 1974
Securities broker/dealer, 150 offices nationwide. Responsible for all internal,
external, and regulatory financial reporting, with a staff of 30.

DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS, CPA's
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT 1967 - 1971
Big six international CPA firm. Responsible for planning, organization and
administration of audit engagements of clients in manufacturing, securities,
banking, and publishing.

EDUCATION

BBA - Accounting, 1966, St. Francis College, New York City
CPA - State of Connecticut
Cornell University - Managerial Leadership Program 1998

AFFILIATIONS

Director - Turnaround Management Association - New Jersey Chapter
Treasurer - Rotary Club of Wayne, New Jersey
AICPA, CSCPA, NYSSCPA

ANDREW J. DELLA GATTA, CPA

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