Robert W Ditmer Financial Support

RWD Financial Support Service

Professional Bookkeeping and Payroll

Salisbury, Maryland

Dates in Business: March 1991 to February 2004; September 2009 to June 2020 (Retired)

Current Services:

• Organizing and training financial personnel in the areas of bookkeeping and accounting.

• Payroll processing using QuickBooks Payroll.

• Assistance and training in payroll administration and payroll tax reports and filing.

• Preparation of policy and administrative manuals.

• Reorganization of QuickBooks Chart of Accounts and design of memorized reports for tax returns.

Accomplishments:

• Prepared personal and business income tax returns, and year-end payroll tax returns.

• Provided bookkeeping and payroll services and advice. Sample businesses included a payroll software company, used car dealership, jewelry store, non-profit trade association, real estate development company, seal-coating business, and a window cleaning business.

• Prepared financial and payroll administration manuals for an engineering company, a jewelry store, and a non-profit trade association.

• Wrote and edited a handbook for QuickBooks to be used by client companies.

• Wrote articles for printed publications and contributed articles to websites aimed at different audiences. (See Bibliography)

 

Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc.

Non-Profit Organization Providing Services to the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

Salisbury, Maryland

Dates of Employment: July 2016 to June 2020 (Retired)

Company Size: 55 Employees

Job Title: Financial Manager and Human Resources Coordinator

• Accounting for two non-profit corporations, and supervision of full-time bookkeeper.

• Payroll and human resources.

• Financial reporting and preparation of budgets.

Accomplishments:

• Reviewed and redefined accounting procedures for tracking funding from the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration.

• Prepared a new Employee Manual with revisions to old policies that reflected conformance with federal and state laws, as well as added information for policies that had never been organized and put in writing.

• Converted payroll from an outside payroll service to QuickBooks Payroll, thus allowing payroll to more accurately reflect the complex financial structure of the corporation.

• Prepared Form 990 and filed the financial statements with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for an associated non-profit corporation, Deaf Independent Residences, Inc.

• Saved $17,500 in auditing fees on the Agency's new 5-year accounting firm contract because of changes to the Agency's bookkeeping and accounting procedures.

• Prepared a Financial Administration Handbook containing policies and procedures for financial management, bookkeeping, and human resources administration.

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Accurate Electronics, Inc.

Manufacturer of Embedded Antennas, RF Engineering Services

Durham, North Carolina

Dates of Employment: February 2010 to December 2014

Company Size: 6 Employees

Job Title: Financial Manager

• Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, human resources, and corporate income tax returns. (Part-time Telecommuter)

Accomplishments:

• Reviewed financial records for multiple years and reorganized bookkeeping and financial records using QuickBooks.

• Prepared S-Corporation tax returns for federal and North Carolina, as well as amended prior year returns.

• Prepared a financial administration handbook and employee manual.

• Designed and maintained company website.

• Prepared final tax returns and corporation dissolution paperwork.

 

Nello Wall Systems, Inc.

Manufacturer of Movable Walls & Acoustical Panels

Elkridge, Maryland

Dates of Employment: February 2009 to September 2009

Company Size: 22 Employees

Job Title: Controller

• Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and human resources.

Accomplishments:

• Restructured company’s chart of accounts, reviewed and corrected bookkeeping entries for a two-year period so company’s accountants could prepare unfiled tax returns.

• Reorganized personnel records and legal documentation of employees, and created procedures to guarantee compliance with federal and state regulations.

• Prepared handbook for company’s financial and human resources administration.

 

Parker, Cade & Large, Inc.

Non-Residential Construction Management & Property Managers

Columbia, Maryland

Dates of Employment: February 2008 to December 2008

Company Size: 12 Employees

Job Title: Controller

• Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and human resources.

Accomplishments:

• Reorganized financial record-keeping and prepared financial administration manual.

• Worked with CEO to bring employee benefit programs into compliance with federal and state law, and prepared a payroll handbook for employees.

• Investigated alternative medical insurance plans, and implemented a high-deductible plan with a Health Savings Account that reduced costs for the company and for employees.

• Reduced outside accounting costs by establishing and performing all payroll, payroll tax, and payroll reporting functions in-house.

 

Restoration Industry Association, Inc.

Non-Profit Trade Association

Columbia, Maryland

Dates of Employment: December 2007 to January 2008

Company Size: 14 Employees

Primary Duties: Temporary Consultant

Accomplishments:

• Reviewed, analyzed and reconstructed financial data for 2007 in order to establish a working opening balance sheet for 2008 for a professional association. (Performed as an employee of Accountemps, Inc.)

• Restructured chart of accounts and reorganized accounting procedures.

• Prepared an Accountant’s Handbook outlining all bookkeeping, accounting and administrative processes and procedures for the financial administration of the Association.

 

 

Surety Help Desk, Inc.

Help Desk Support for Internet Security Hardware & Software

Glastonbury, Connecticut

Dates of Employment: October 2006 to September 2007

Company Size: 6 Employees

Job Title: Financial Controller

• Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and human resources.

Accomplishments:

• Set up accounting system, internal controls, and human resources policies and procedures for a start-up company.

• Prepared employee handbook, finance and administration manual, and support services manual.

• Prepared written documents and PowerPoint presentations to train client contacts on the use of the company’s web portal.

 

University and Whist Club of Wilmington, Inc.

Private Dining Club & Catering Facility

Wilmington, Delaware

Dates of Employment: March 2004 to September 2006

Company Size: 65 Employees

Job Title: Controller/Office Manager

• Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and annual budgeting.

• Oversaw and maintained use of point-of-sale system and billing of club members.

• Administered employee benefits: paid time off, medical insurance, disability insurance, 401(k).

• Coordinated workers’ compensation benefits, and filed annual OSHA reports.

• Managed all insurance, licenses, inspections, and maintenance scheduling.

Accomplishments:

• Saved over $10,000 per year in auditing fees by reorganizing accounting department.

• Revised employee manuals to achieve compliance with federal, state, and local laws.

 

Temporary and Part-Time Employment

June 1996 to February 2004

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Greenstripe, Inc. (October 1996 to October 1997)

• Accounts Payable Manager – Also managed all accounting and payroll for two subsidiary companies.

Philadelphia Venture Management, Inc. (February 1998 to May 2002)

• Staff Accountant – Accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll for an S-Corporation venture capital management company and several limited partnerships. Prepared corporate tax returns when business closed.

Liberty Advisors, Inc. (July 1998 to February 2004)

• Staff Accountant – Accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll for several venture capital management entities, including S-Corporations, limited partnerships, and a limited liability company. Designed and maintained company website.

 

John Rahenkamp Consultants, Inc.

Landscape Architects, Land Planners & Environmental Engineers

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dates of Employment: July 1973 to May 1996

Company Size: 45 Employees

Job Titles: Comptroller (1983-1996), Bookkeeper (1980-1983), Director of Information Resources (1973-1980)

• Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and human resources.

Accomplishments:

• Organized company library and expanded its resources into the RSWA Planning Library, a national resource for landscape architects and land planners.

• Prepared a design manual for small company libraries in association with the American Society of Landscape Architects. (See Bibliography).

• Designed procedures and conducted a research study for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on innovative planning and zoning techniques. (See Bibliography).

• Reorganized entire accounting department in order to reduce the cost of certified accounting services.

 

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