Chief Operating Officer at Gelmart International
West Hempstead, New York
Junior Accountant @ Levine and Schmutter, CPAs From June 1998 to August 1999 (1 year 3 months) Controller, Director of Operations @ Gelmart International Greater New York City AreaConsulting Audit Manager @ CBIZ MHM, LLC & Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. • On a consulting basis, performing collateral audit engagements of companies in various industries for several banking...
Junior Accountant @ Levine and Schmutter, CPAs From June 1998 to August 1999 (1 year 3 months) Controller, Director of Operations @ Gelmart International Greater New York City AreaConsulting Audit Manager @ CBIZ MHM, LLC & Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. • On a consulting basis, performing collateral audit engagements of companies in various industries for several banking clients of the firm.• Responsibilities include planning the engagement, fieldwork and report preparation in accordance with the scope of the engagement set forth by the bank. From March 2012 to April 2012 (2 months) New York, New YorkController @ LaTique Handbags and Accessories LLC Start-up handbag and accessories company that imports handbags from China and sells them to department stores, mid tier and budget wholesale customers in the USA, including Nordstrom, Dillards, Target, and TJ Maxx. The company sells its own brand names, licensed brands and is starting to sell private label goods. ControllerFinancial responsibilities include: overseeing the monthly close process; analysis of monthly sales, gross margin, and expenses; annual budgets and periodic reforecasts; monthly cash needs forecasts; overseeing accounts payable and receivable; interacting with the Company's bank and factor; overseeing the year-end audit process with outside auditors.Operational responsibilities include: interacting with and managing employees from an outside third party entity that handles the back office operations of the Company (imports, order entry, allocation, invoicing, EDI, logistics); facilitating with the broker and freight forwarder of the company; coordinating with the Company's China office to arrange inbound shipments; interacting with the third party warehouse to coordinate outbound shipments. From May 2010 to June 2011 (1 year 2 months) Divisional Controller @ Li & Fung USA - Rosetti Handbags $185M women's handbag and small leather goods business that imported their handbags from China and sold them to department stores, mid tier and budget wholesale customers in the USA, including Kohl's, Walmart, Target, JCPenney, and Macy's. The company sold its own brand names, as well as licensed and private label goods, and was the subsidiary of a $1B publicly traded Chinese parent company. ControllerSupervised the monthly close process, which included: generating monthly financial statements; maintaining and reconciling the general ledger accounts; analyzing variances from budgets to actual; communicating analysis to management.Prepared annual budgets and quarterly re-forecasts, and completed special projects for management. Managed the year-end and interim period audit processes, and interacted with the Company's outside auditors (Price Waterhouse Coopers). Helped the Company with the implementation of SAP, including managing the export and import of information from one system into the other. Supervised an in-house Assistant Controller, as well as accounting support staff from an outside third party that included an Assistant Controller, Staff Accountant, AP Specialist, and AR Specialist. From February 2007 to May 2010 (3 years 4 months) Senior Associate @ BDO Seidman, LLP Planned, conducted and completed audit engagements of entities in the financial services and customer relationship management (CRM) industries. Financial services clients included: hedge funds, fund of funds and master/feeder structures with net assets in excess of $500 million. Participated in due diligence engagements by performing a thorough review of the target company's financial statements, accounting records and operating procedures. From December 2005 to February 2007 (1 year 3 months) Audit Supervising Senior @ Mahoney Cohen Planned, monitored, supervised and reviewed various audit engagements for clientele in the apparel and manufacturing industries. Notable clients included Rosetti Handbags, Skyline Windows, US Web and Kemistre 8.Performed employee benefit plan audits to ensure proper filing of Form 5500 and compliance with ERISA reporting requirements.Applied audit procedures to determine whether clients' financial statements were in conformity with auditing standards generally accepted in the U.S. Trained, guided, and provided technical assistance to staff members along with making periodic performance evaluations.Applied written and verbal communication skills while preparing financial statements and presenting briefings to management and clients.Assisted in the initial implementation of paperless audit software for the firm.Mentored several staff members of the firm with a goal towards providing professional growth and training opportunities. From December 2002 to December 2005 (3 years 1 month) Senior Accountant @ Bloom Hochberg and Co Managed certified audits, reviews and compilations for manufacturing, distribution, and real estate clients. Notable clients included Settons' International Foods ($110M producer and distributor of food products) and 717 Fifth Avenue ( real estate office building owned by Shorenstein Properties).Prepared and reviewed financial statements and the accompanying footnotes.Prepared and filed individual (Form 1040), corporate (Forms 1120 & 1120S), partnership (Form 1065) and trust tax returns, including estimates and extensions.Performed corporate write-ups and bookkeeping services for several clients. From August 1999 to December 2002 (3 years 5 months)
Levine and Schmutter, CPAs
Junior Accountant
June 1998 to August 1999
Gelmart International
Controller, Director of Operations
Greater New York City Area
CBIZ MHM, LLC & Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
Consulting Audit Manager
March 2012 to April 2012
New York, New York
LaTique Handbags and Accessories LLC
Controller
May 2010 to June 2011
Li & Fung USA - Rosetti Handbags
Divisional Controller
February 2007 to May 2010
BDO Seidman, LLP
Senior Associate
December 2005 to February 2007
Mahoney Cohen
Audit Supervising Senior
December 2002 to December 2005
Bloom Hochberg and Co
Senior Accountant
August 1999 to December 2002
What company does Donny Greenberger work for?
Donny Greenberger works for Levine and Schmutter, CPAs
What is Donny Greenberger's role at Levine and Schmutter, CPAs?
Donny Greenberger is Junior Accountant
What industry does Donny Greenberger work in?
Donny Greenberger works in the Apparel & Fashion industry.
Who are Donny Greenberger's colleagues?
Donny Greenberger's colleagues are Janice Gelenter, Kenneth CPA, and Caroline Limpert
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