Controller at Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- Current
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- Controller at Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
- Past
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- Director of Retail/Etail operations at Gordo Enterprises
- Accounting Consultant at Stoneburner Construction
- Controller at Oakley's Limited
- Education
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- Western Michigan University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Legal Services
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Mark Straniero’s Summary
A highly motivated, detail oriented individual possessing both the ability to oversee operational side of an organization as well as comprehend financial side goals. Strong communication and organizational skills obtained from leading employees in a rapidly growing small business combine with a background in accounting to induce exceptional results.
Mark Straniero’s Experience
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Controller
Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
(Privately Held; Legal Services industry)
Currently holds this position
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Director of Retail/Etail operations
Gordo Enterprises
(Sporting Goods industry)
2001 — 2006 (5 years )
Supervise all aspects of Retail & Etail Operations for Action Sports organization. Direct employees in Customer Service, Retail Store, Shipping, Warehousing and IT departments. Coordinator completion of short term as well as long term projects utilizing minimal resources through strong organizational and analytical skills.
Preparation of Annual and Monthly budgets for each department.
Coordinated and maintained the building of vendor relationships with approximately 50 new vendors in a twelve month period allowing for sales growth as well as potential sales opportunities.
Inventory Management. Responsible for acquiring inventory for all avenues of sales as well as tracking of inventory in five locations. Inventory level increased from approximately $350,000 in 2001 to $1.7 million in 2005.
Coordinate annual 3 day warehouse sale. Revenue increased from $50,000 at the first event in 2004 to $102,000 in 2005.
Responsible for Commercial Insurance Package as well as Employee Health Insurance program. Evaluate proposals and interact with insurance companies to resolve issues. -
Accounting Consultant
Stoneburner Construction
(Construction industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years )
Implemented Quickbooks Software, providing efficient and timely data to growing contractor. Multi-faceted organization operating Poured Walls, New Home Construction, and Rental Property divisions. Trained owner on A/P, A/R, Checkbook Mgmt, Payroll and Financial Statement preparation.
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Controller
Oakley's Limited
(Restaurants industry)
1994 — 2001 (7 years )
Responsible for all accounting aspects in an independent restaurant. Expanded original position to include inventory management of liquor, restaurant management duties, and human resource functions.
Preparation of financial states for owners and outside CPA firm. Perform all aspects of accounting including General Ledger, Receivables, Payables, Payroll, Cash flow and Budgeting. Provided year end tax data for tax return preparation.
Implemented new back office software that eliminated the use of 3 systems and lawyers of repetitive manual work.
Supervise Direct Report Staff of 2 employees on daily and monthly basis.
Teamed with Chefs and Management on several new systems and projects to provide cost savings and efficiency to the organization.
Point of Sale system administration. Responsible for programming, training and troubleshooting.
Responsible for company insurance plans, both commercial and employee health. Coordinated/analyzed renewal review of proposals with agents and owners.
Mark Straniero’s Education
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Western Michigan University
Bachelor of Business Administration , Accounting , 1990 — 1994
Additional Information
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Mark Straniero’s Interests:
Baseball Coach, Portage Northern High School, 1991 - 1996 Volunteer Basketball Coach, Kalamazoo Maroons, 1993 - 1998 Baseball/Softball Official, Michigan High School Athletic Association, 1995 - 1999.
Mark Straniero’s Groups:
Beta Alpha Psi Professional Fraternity, Western Michigan University, 1993 - 1994
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Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
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