PHILIP A. KIELBASA 340 Foxwood Road Union, NJ 07083 908.686.8792 pakielbasa@comcast.

net SUMMARY Decisive accounting and financial leader with experience in manufacturing enviro nments including beverage, building products, medical device, process control, p aper and chemical industries. Proven accomplishments in cost control, plant and operations accounting driving profitability improvements. Adept at developing cross-functional solutions, coordinating operations, administrative, sales and m anagement teams to improve operations and bottom line performance. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS INC., New York, New York 08/2010-Present Consultant Hired for accounting and costing expertise as needed by various clients for this accounting outsourcing company. * Prepared inventory schedules for 2008-09 valuation with all necessary backup f or audit approval. * Work up Bills of Materials for client products * Calculated burden rate for manufactured products and applied to inventory valu ation * Analyzed Inter-Company account with necessary correcting entries * Prepared preliminary consolidated Trial Balance worksheet Consultant Boylan Bottling, Teterboro, New Jersey 06/2010-08/2010 * Utilize MS Navision knowledge to find solutions in planning and financial supp ly chain challenges FUZE BEVERAGE, LLC, Englewood Cliffs, NJ -Coca Cola Subsidiary 2005 2010 Manager of Cost Accounting, Successfully improved and stabilize the cost accounting of this startup company. Established reporting requirements for five co-packing locations, three finish ed goods warehouses and three re-packing operations. Heavy involvement with imp lementation of MS Navision ERP software conversion from Sage AccPac. * Reduced month end closing cycle from 45 - 60 days to less than 20 days. * Recovered $415K excessive waste loss from two Co-Packers. * Reconcile all locations inventory differences * Maintain BOM's for all locations * Calculated necessary (R/M -F/G) reserve requirements based on product shelf li ves * Approve all inventory invoices prior to A/P entry * Execute/coordinate physical inventories at all locations MSS GROUP INC., Parsippany, NJ 2004 - 2005 Manager, Accounting Recruited to manage accounting department for this $35M telecom expense manageme nt company. Directed staff on General Ledger, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Receiv able collections and invoicing. Assisted with forecasts, budgets. Administrate d all bank accounts with online account access. Pursuing direct deposit of empl oyee expense reimbursements. Worked with Controller to update accounting system to Great Plains in place of outdated UA system. Supervised staff of three. SURVIVOR TECHNOLOGIES INC., Hillside, NJ 1999 - 2003 Assistant Controller, General Accounting Manager Recruited to manage accounting activities for $82M division of $500M building pr

oducts manufacturer. Directed staff of three preparing monthly internal and cor porate financial statements, review of monthly bank collateral package and repor ts, balance sheet and semi-annual physical inventory and reconciliation. Respon sible for Accounts Payable Department ($48M), leased auto fleet, and review of s ales and usage tax, IFTA and IRP reports. * Developed scrap cost accounting process, saving $250K annually. Physical inve ntory shortages impacted costs and operations. Analyzed manufacturing and cost accounting processes. Identified understatement of scrap as root cause. Design ed and implemented new scrap report and process with cost manager and plant engi neer, trained plant personnel and established monitoring program. Program reduc ed cost variances and improved operations. * Implemented state tax exemption program, saving $95K annually at Survivor Tech nologies, Inc. Company was over paying state sales and usage tax. Identified c riteria for Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) tax exemption for business, qualified an d filed for exemption, saving 6% tax on all qualifying purchases. Reduced end of month closing schedule 60%. Reviewed staff responsibilities and data reporting requirements, set objectives and deadlines. Reduced reporting time from ten to four days with final results available by noon on fifth business day. HOWMEDICA, INC., Rutherford, NJ- Pfizer Subsidiary 1992 - 1999 Senior Sales Analyst / Senior Cost Accountant Recruited to provide financial and market intelligence analysis to management us ing Skila software. Assisted in establishing yearly field sales objectives incl uding revision reports for incentive payments. Audited procedures, annual cost improvement projects and inventory. Prepared multi-state sales tax returns usin g CLR Fast Tax software. Improved manufacturing scrap reporting reducing scrap by 2% ($250K). * Redesigned scrap report, reducing scrap rates 2% and saving $250K annually at Howmedica Inc. Inventory and process reports for 105 product lines were summari zed into product families, complicating process management and cost accounting. Implemented scrap report version to sub-families allowing faster reaction to pr oblem areas resulting in cost reductions. HOKE, INC., Cresskill, NJ 1988 - 1992 Manager, Cost and Operation Accounting Supervised operation accounting staff of three for $30M manufacturer of process controls, valves and fittings. Directed accounting and inventory activities for three plants and four distributors, including development of standard costs, mo nthly closing, employee training, and vendor policies for three plant locations.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING BS, Accounting, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, NJ Software - MS Navision ERP 5.0, AccPac 4.0 ERP, Quick Books w Fishbowl and UA MS Office Excel, Outlook, Word with Access training; Lotus Notes Ferdinand Fournies Coaching for Improved Performance American Management Association Fixed Asset Training