Craig Simmons Email & Phone Number

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Responsible for pulling weekly revenue bookings from contract management system.Managed financial model to ensure quality, efficiency and accuracy in the monthly revenue forecast process. Booked monthly revenue to the general ledger. Evaluated operating revenue results and provided management reports detailing variances. Responsible for tracking and booking deferred revenue. Provided weekly and monthly earn rate reporting by brand, advertiser and tier. Responsible for recording monthly journal entries for month-end close.Provided executive level summaries and reports as necessary. Worked with sales and sales support teams on issues concerning contract setup, monthly billing and revenue reporting.

Responsible for auditing inter-company charges to ensure proper backup for charges. Reconciled Balance Sheet Accounts. Prepared and posted monthly Journal Entries for month-end close. Managed TRAX Project Labor weekly processing. Responsible for managing Project Accounting processing and Fixed Asset Accounting process. Monitored workflow of Accounting Associate. Prepared monthly reporting and ad-hoc analysis. Served as liaison with Accounts Payable and other business units on inter-company charges.

Responsible for setting up project accounts in Great Plains. Reviewed and posted journal entries for project accounting.Tracked prepaid expenses and ensured that expenses are booked to the prepaid account according to the company's prepaid policy. Also responsible for recording the necessary monthly amortization related to prepaid expenses. Recorded various intercompany transactions. Reconciled various balance sheet accounts.

Responsible for the preparation, review, and posting of monthly journal entries to the general ledger. Reconciled bank accounts as well as other balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis. Reviewed financial statements and prepared monthly variance analysis reports. Compiled and recorded various intercompany transactions. Performed various special projects as needed.

Responsible for the preparation, review, and posting of monthly journal entries to the general ledger. Maintained fixed asset ledger for all company vehicles and equipment. Assisted in the preparation and filing of unemployment, personal property, heavy vehicle use and sales and use tax payments. Reconciled bank accounts as well as other balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis. Maintained daily cash report of receivables, payables and other expense items. Assisted the VP of Finance in preparation and review of financial statements. Performed various special projects as needed.

Responsible for posting general ledger activity related to programming costs. Reviewed and approved monthly payment calculations for Pay-Per-View. Supervised and trained Pay-Per-View staff accountant. Prepared monthly variance analysis reports. Assisted with the research of policies and procedures, and the implementation of these policies. Reviewed vendor contracts to insure accurate reporting and application of license fees.Coordinated and performed various special projects as needed.

Responsible for the preparation and payment of Pay-Per-View license fees. Prepared monthly variance analysis and payment summary reports. Prepared journal entries to record Pay-Per -View expenses. Also responsible for monthly accrual of Pay-Per -View expenses and reconciliation of accrual accounts. Assisted MIS department in design and roll out of new automated program for processing Pay-Per-View payments. Generated documentation for external auditors.

Responsible for compilation and entry of journal entries into the general ledger. Reconciled bank accounts and analyze other accounts within the general ledger. Responsible for the accuracy of various inventory general ledger balances through the recording of monthly consumption. Assisted in the review of current month expenses for various departments and of the current balance sheet activity prior to month-end close. Compiled and recorded various intercompany transactions. Assisted in month-end inventory of newsprint and ink. Responsible for billing and maintaining commercial print accounts. Assisted in auditing and coding travel & expense vouchers.