Manage the general ledger and daily accounting functions of 9 active divisionsControl daily and long term cash management, including preparation of all wires and ACHsPerform monthly closing of general ledger, consolidation and reporting into a global reporting systemOversee the annual Audit, interim work and internal audit and reportingSupervise the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functionsAnalyze budget to actual variances monthlyMaintain control of several revenue streams, keeping the company in compliance with GAAP and conversion to IFRSKeep up to date with sports industry news in order to maintain control of invoicing of clientsAssist CFO and financial analysts with budget and reforecastManage the Human Resources including payroll, recruiting, and benefits for all divisionsHired and manage accounting team of 2Set up accounting system to handle multi-entity and multi-currencySet up work flows for the new accounting department

Managed monthly closing of general ledger, including reviewing journal entries, analytically reviewing the income statement, preparing operation accruals for NY and DCSupervised two direct reports and three indirect reports, which includes reviewing of monthly balance sheet and income statement analysis, bank reconciliations and PTO requests for the direct reportsPrepared monthly analysis for various balance sheet and income statement accounts for the NY, DC and Sao Paulo offices, including budget to actual analysis for the USMonitored daily cash balances in several operating accountsCash management, including weekly and monthly cash flow projections, sending and requesting cash pooling funds to and from our London officeMaintained the general ledger, including the approval of new general ledger accounts Oversaw the annual audit of our financial statements with internal and external auditorsConversion from a local accounting and reporting program to an Oracle/Keystone based Global systemTransition of various accounting functions to a global shared service centerParticipated in a global committee that sought improvements to all operational functions of the firm

Entrepreneurial Services and Financial Services for a public accounting firmProvided accounting and auditing services primarily to manufacturing entities and secondarily to investment company industry segments (including broker dealers, public companies and hedge funds)Worked as the audit senior on multiple engagements, which includes supervising and reviewing staff work, from the planning stage through issuance of the report, in addition to the training of the staffAnalyzed internal control structures, including the testing of controlsPerformed annual inventory observations for various entitiesPrepared detailed depreciation models for various clientsAnalyzed and test the balance sheet and income statement accounts Prepared the financial statements and footnote disclosures (including extensive consolidations and combinations)Analyzed and prepare equity and tax allocations spreadsheets for private equity fundsPrepared tax returns for individuals, partnerships and corporationsPerformed in-depth reviews of client operations Advised client management regarding findings and suggestions for improvementInteracted closely with client senior management on a regular basis and assist Rothstein, Kass & Co partners and managers with reviews of work papers as well as audit findingsPrepared and present CPE courses for colleaguesParticipated in New Hire Orientation, Staff training and Senior I training, including preparing seminar materials and administering training coursesClients included Ware Industries, Inc., American Strip Steel, Inc., Further Lane Securities, L.P., Fruit Shippers Limited (Bahamas) and Subsidiaries, along with many others