BRIAN J. PANFIL
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 990 - 3549 thetaxman.financial.officelive.com
Experience
ACCOUNTANT/TAX ACCOUNTANT/SYSTEMS May 2008 – Present
Brian J. Panfil, PA
Denver, CO/Delray Beach, FL / Hollywood, FL
Accounting and financial consultant for small and mid-sized companies. Services include:
Compilation and review financial statements
Compliance and internal control audits
Accounting systems implementations/upgrades.
Business Plans
Operational Analysis
Preparation of corporation, partnership, trust, non-profit, fiduciary and estate tax returns.
Research and support for federal and multi-state tax audits.
Tax settlements
Offer in Compromise
Systems and Software:
Windows XP Professional; QuickBooks Enterprise Manufacturing; QuickBooks
Enterprise Distribution; Peachtree Quantum 2009; Velocity; QuickBooks Pro 2009;
QuickBooks online; Harland Phoenix.
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS MANAGER Aug 2007 – May 2008
Bayview Financial
Coral Gables, FL
Manager for their core loan inventory database and applications split, to allow lending division
to begin processing transactions independently. This was a spin-off requirement for SOX
compliancy and planned IPO.
Systems and Software:
Windows XP Professional; Oracle, SQL; J2EE; ASP; Visual Basic; Lotus Notes; MS
Access; MS Office; MS Project; Project Server 2007, Sharepoint, Visio
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AUDIT MANAGER Jan 2006 – Jul 2007
Thomas W. Austin, P.A.
Hollywood, FL
Audit manager for large scale audit involving real estate holding company and related entities.
The audit covered 60 entities over a six- year audit period. Managed 25 member audit team.
Conducted audit results presentations to legal and forensic team.
Systems and Software:
Windows XP; QuickBooks Pro 2005; MS Office; MS Project; Visio
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS MANAGER Jul 2005 – Jan 2006
Ultimate Logistics, Inc.
Hallandale, FL
Managed business process improvement/automation and internet logistics software
implementation project, for international department, of shipping and logistics company.
Systems and Software:
Magaya; Peachtree; MS Access; Windows NT; MS Office; MS Project; Visio
ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR Jan 2003 – May 2005
Sumter County, FL
Instructor for adult continuing education (12-week) business courses. Developed course
curriculums and lesson plans, lectured students, administered and graded exams. Courses
instructed included:
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Project Management
Quantitative Methods
Adult Continuing Education Course Instruction Portfolio provided during interview
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ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS MANAGER July 2002 – Dec 2002
Island Planet
Miami Beach, FL
Managed design and implementation of integrated inventory and accounting system for large
wholesale and retail business. The business included an overseas manufacturing component.
Systems and Software:
Cam Commerce Retail ICE; Windows NT 4.0; MS Office; MS Project
PROJECT MANAGER Aug 2000 – Apr 2002
Amadeus North America, LLC
USA, Spain, France and Germany
Project Manager for Business Solutions Group for domestic and international projects. Projects
managed included:
SAP business model to improve US market share
Large customer conversion from Sabre; included product and custom development
PMO and project management standards implementation
SAP Travel Module; joint project with SAP America and SAP central organization
Systems and Software
SAP ERP system; Amadeus Intranet; Amadeus Central System; Sabre Systems; Crystal
Reports; Amadeus Intranet.
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS MANAGER Feb 2000 – July 2000
Cunard Cruise Line
Miami, FL
Managed co-development and implementation of multi-currency conversion software module in
partnership with TravelEx. The module allowed conversion and wire transmission of funds in all
currencies for shipboard and land based systems.
Systems and Software:
Lawson; Windows NT 4.0; AS400; UNIX; TravelEx; MS Office; MS Project
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ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS MANAGER Jan 1997 – Jan 2000
Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD
Miami, FL, London U.K.
Project managed included:
Accounting applications conversion to a 24/7 processing environment.
Joint project with NPC for Accounts Payable outsourcing
Database and accounting application design/implementation for complete accounting
systems re-write.
Systems and Software
AS400; RPG IV ; Windows NT 4.0; CRT Visio; Visual Basic; ASP; HTML; Java; XML,
JDEdwards; Peoplesoft
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS MANAGER July 1996 – Dec 1996
Florida Financing Corporation
Miami, FL
Manager for 17 million dollar bond securitization project. Project included integration between
investment banking firm, supervisory service, public accounting firm, software company and
company accounting staff. Modifications to both front-end loan information applications and
back-end accounting and reporting applications were required.
Systems and Software
UNIX; Paradata; IQ; Peachtree
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS MANAGER Apr 1996 – Jun 1996
County National Bank
Miami, FL
Managed bank branch managers and staff on automation of bank budgeting procedures and
internal control audit procedures implementation. Project included roll-out of new procedures to
branch offices.
Systems and Software
Novell LAN Network; Jack Henry Bank System; MS Office
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SENIOR TAX ACCOUNTANT Jun 1991 – Apr 1996
Maryland and Florida
Provided corporate and partnership auditing, business consulting, and tax services for several
companies. Services provided included:
Planning and conducting internal control audits
Research and support for federal and multi-state tax audits
Financial statement income tax provision planning
Review of corporation and partnership tax returns
Companies included:
MNC Financial (Maryland National Bank) Baltimore, MD
Ryland Homes Columbia, MD
Automated Data Processing (ADP) Baltimore, MD
IVAX Corporation Miami, FL
Accomplishments:
Obtained favorable audit outcomes for both federal and multi-state audits based on
research and tax positions presented
Implemented automated asset transfer and property tax reporting system procedures for
parent and subsidiary companies
Created multi-state apportionment Lotus database application
Systems and Software
Macola; MAS90; Creative Solutions; Quicken; FAS2000; Lotus; MS Office; PW Tax
FastTax.
Education
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration 2004
Edinburgh Business School
Bachelor of Science Cum Laude – Accounting 1991
University of Maryland
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Certifications
Project Management Professional 2005
Project Management Institute
Microsoft Office 2005
State of Florida
Training
Rapid Tax Course 2010
Liberty Tax
EITC Due Diligence 2010
IRS
Software Knowledge
QuickBooks (expert); Peachtree (expert); MAS90 (expert); Lawson; Macola; Great Plains;
MICROS; Creative Solutions; MS Access; MS Office; Engagement CS; Turbo Tax; TaxCut;
TaxACT; Best; Lacerte; Ultra Tax.
Memberships and Affiliations
Project Management Institute
New Town Square, PA
Maryland Society of Accountants
Baltimore, MD
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