Eileen Rosati
Collegeville,PA
Summary
Successful Executive with over 30 years of demonstrated ability in financial accounting and management.
Overview
49
49
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Director of Practice Management and Legal Operations
Reed Smith, LLP
11.2005 - Current
- Significant role in the Legal Operations Department
- Prepare annual revenue budget for the firm
- Prepare allocation of practice group’s business development budgets
- Prepare monthly financial performance report for the Litigation and Business and Finance Departments
- Monthly calls with the Department Chairs to review the financial results
- Prepare and present various Power Point presentations to Executive and Finance Committees
- Participate in various firmwide committee meetings
- Collaborate with Financial Intelligence Unit to design and implement target collection dashboards
- Support Practice Group Leaders for Real Estate and Life Sciences
- Provide reports on KPIs including utilization, profitability, realization, standard rates, and staffing
- Prepare various ad hoc reports
- Monitor and report on AR & WIP inventory
- Assist with year-end collections.
Accounting Manager
Reed Smith, LLP
01.2005 - 01.2014
- Oversight of all aspects of the Accounting Department in the Delaware Valley Region
- Management and evaluation of accounting staff in New York and Philadelphia Offices
- Execute complex problem solving in billing and collections
- Oversight and management of cash applications and escrow accounting for the region
- Respond to client requests regarding budgeting of legal service and prepare various analysis reports for submissions
- Provide support to the Director of Revenue on special projects
- Key role in the development of an eRoom for GE Capital for review and approval of invoices and budgets.
Controller/Firm Administrator
Gollatz, Griffin & Ewing, P. C.
02.2002 - 11.2005
- Management and oversight of accounting staff, billing coordinators, bookkeeper, firm benefits manager, administrative assistants, and receptionists
- Responsible for the oversight of all accounting functions including financial statements, budgeting, forecasting and client collections
- Recruitment, interviewing and hiring of new employees
- Council employees on HR issues and performance evaluations
- Author RFPs for various capital expenditures
- Secured financing for telephone system, new systems furniture, and computers
- Coordinate move of 26,000 square feet office to a new suite in Four Penn Center
- Negotiated maintenance agreements and cable requirements for new office
- Responsible for overall management of three office locations
- Administrator of firm 401 (k) Plan
- Communicate directly with Shareholders regarding the financial position of the firm, current projects and overall management of the firm’s staff and workflow
- Assisted in the merger with an established law firm in Delaware.
Controller
Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen and Young, P. C.
01.1992 - 01.2002
- Responsible for all accounting functions through financial statement preparation
- Oversight and management of all accounting staff
- Preparation of various projections and forecasting of future expenditures
- Preparation and administration of annual budget
- Monitor employee benefit program
- Effectively communicate with Shareholders and firm Administrator
- Serve as firm liaison to clients and vendors
- Committee member for various projects
- Negotiation of lease terms.
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Dickler, Braver and Associates
01.1989 - 01.1992
- Responsible for all accounting functions through financial statement preparation
- Service accounting needs of clients
- Participated in various certified audits of corporate clients
- Oversight of the daily operations of accounting department.
Treasury Division Representative
PECO Energy formally Philadelphia Electric Company
01.1975 - 01.1988
- Held various accounting positions throughout the company including, accounts payable representative, accounts receivable representative and treasury division representative
- Aided in computerization for accounting procedures with the Treasury Division
- Collaborated with Treasury Manager regarding the cash position of the company
- Reconciled 46 separate banking institution statements and tracked various short-term investments and commercial paper.
Education
Skills
- Corporate Communications
- Organizational Development
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Management
- Budget Allocation
Technical Abilities
- Microsoft Windows
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- Elite/Enterprise – 3E
- Juris Time and Billing (Classic and Windows)
- TABS Version 10.0
- Access 2000
- Quick Book Pro
- Various general ledger accounting software packages
Organization Affiliation
Association of Legal Administrators
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Global Director of Practice Management and Legal Operations
Reed Smith, LLP
11.2005 - Current
Accounting Manager
Reed Smith, LLP
01.2005 - 01.2014
Controller/Firm Administrator
Gollatz, Griffin & Ewing, P. C.
02.2002 - 11.2005
Controller
Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen and Young, P. C.
01.1992 - 01.2002
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Dickler, Braver and Associates
01.1989 - 01.1992
Treasury Division Representative
PECO Energy formally Philadelphia Electric Company
01.1975 - 01.1988
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