Accountant in Savannah, Georgia

Some of the responsibilities I have had: • Advise President in all investment decisions and strategic initiatives both for the company and personally • Negotiated and structured finance agreements with banks securing favorable operating terms • Developed finance and accounting structures to support the company’s growth; this included executing the transition from manual to computerized accounting, and creating a payroll system which improves control and precision. • Established and manage procedures to optimize the use of company resources and safe-guard against misuse, such as implementing the use of cost accounting to control construction jobs. • Represent company to auditors, insurance/bonding companies and all other external parties. • Designed tailored financial operating system to meet the needs of 50 individually owned business units • Ran international accounting department including offices in the USA and Greece. • Forecasted cash needs for each vessels/corporation and coordinated with owners. • Developed cash control to be used on board of the ships significantly reducing loss and administrative hassle.