DAVID J.

FIRESTONE
520 NE 20th Street #513 ▪ Wilton Manors, Florida 33305
(954) 309-0912 ▪ liontat0266@aol.com

QUALIFICATIONS

Energetic accountant with experience in all aspects of accounting, specializing in cash management.
Strong problem solving skills, team player, self-motivated and detail oriented. Proficient in Solomon,
Velocity, PIPS, Peachtree, Excel, Word, AS400, and various databases.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HULL & CO INC. (SUBSIDIARY OF BROWN & BROWN INC.) – Fort Lauderdale, FL 2006 - Present
Senior Staff Accountant
Responsible for Cash Flow Projection Reporting, bank reconciliations, and the maintaining of all Petty
Cash accounts. Prepared monthly journal entries and accruals for the month end closing. Updated prepaid
schedules and performed balance sheet analysis at end of month. Submitted data transmissions to the
bank on a daily basis for Positive Pay, which prevented fraud on any checks that were issued.

BAYVIEW FINANCIAL GROUP – Fort Lauderdale, FL 1997 - 2006

Senior Staff Accountant
Handled the owners multiple subsidiary companies. Set up Chart of Accounts and handled all accounting
functions including: G/L, A/P, A/R, P/R Journal Entry reconciliations, and month end reporting.
Responsible for all Payroll reporting which includes: 940, 941, FUTA, SUTA, Payroll taxes, W-3
transmittal, and end of year 1099 reporting. Maintained Cash Flow Projections reporting, and Sales Tax
reporting. Also responsible for Fixed Assets, Depreciation, Bank Reconciliations, and collections.
Assisted in administering Health Benefits, Workers Compensation, COBRA, and Unemployment Claims.

RIGHTIME ECONOMETRICS – Rydal, PA 1995 - 1997

Contract Administrator
Securities Brokerage; Updated asset values for conversions and billing purposes. Responsible for account
reconciliations, processing and maintaining fee liquidation, and automatic fee deduction forms. Handled
customer pre-bill analysis and verification of accounts and accounts receivable. Processed and tracked
the Power of Attorney and telephone exchange forms. Updated client funds, funds exchange and
conversions after verification of cash position. Responsible for employee training, collections and
customer service.

BHC SECURITIES, INC. – Philadelphia, PA 1990 - 1995

Cash Sweep Processor
Brokerage firm; Responsible for Cash Flow reporting, daily reconciliations of all accounts, and month
end processing. Performed all bank reconciliations, and General Ledger reconciliations. Created
automatic reconciliations of journals to spreadsheets to expedite manual processing. Recorded securities,
maintained and balanced 90 fund accounts. Handled all journal entries, customer account reconciliations,
and adjusting journal entries.

EDUCATION
Accounting - The Career USA Institute, Philadelphia PA 1989