Andre Eubanks Email & Phone Number

Burbank, California, US

• Brought accounting in-house from outsourced vendor and served as implementation lead on GL and Payables solutions.
• Developed structure of finance department, wrote job descriptions and hired staff.
• Managed the daily operations of the AP, AR, Cash Management and General Ledger functions.
• Led month end close process, including review and approval of month end journal entries and accruals, and prepared periodic financial statements.
• Established internal controls for approval workflows, facilitation of payment and 3rd party systems.
• Managed staff of 8 made up of 3 AP and 5 GL personnel and managed performance and provided ongoing training.

New Brunswick, NJ, US

• Oversaw and managed all functions of the accounting department including AP, AR, cash management and close cycles.
• Developed and improved account reconciliation formats to enhance visibility for potential correction for all balance sheet accounts.
• Established internal controls for approval workflows and ERP user entitlements.
• Managed staff of 8 and managed performance, provided ongoing training, and coached on GAAP and best practice standards.
• Assess current processes and procedures, document each process with workflow and key controls as needed, and make recommendations for improvements.

Dallas, TX, US

• Responsible for management of consolidated financial reporting over the balance sheet, cash flow & intercompany functions and preparation of internal financial reports.
• Detailed analysis of account balances, investigating & understanding fluctuations and ensuring account balance accuracy in multiple currencies.
• Resolving account balance differences, including posting correcting journal entries and management of variance analysis.
• Communicate with regional controllers internationally to explain/resolve material variances and system issues.
• Primary contact for quarterly audit requests, both internal and external.
• Assist Director with adhoc projects for the senior leadership team.

• Oversaw all aspects of accounting including AP, AR, Cash Control and Fixed Assets for all 4 brands of the company, including Canada.
• Developed and maintained various KPI dashboards to simplify and enhance internal reporting.
• Prepared annual budgets and quarterly forecast
• Coordinate month end close and prepare consolidated financial statements.
• Manage hedging of foreign currencies and facilitate purchase and sale of forward contracts.
• Developed and implemented new processes and procedures to enhance the workflow of the organization.

• Controller 11/2014-03/2015
• Responsible for all accounting, financial and cash management items for the Advanced Oxidation Process division, with revenues in excess of $12M.
• Human Resources activities including but not limited to, onboarding new employees, processing terminations in ADP.
• Manage 401K, medical, dental, COBRA and vision insurance policies.
• Payroll processing including timecard audits and maintaining employee records in ADP.
• Assist with preparation of various quarterly and annual filings for sales tax and payroll.

Long Beach, CA, US

• Managed staff of six for the day-to-day operations of cashiering, accounts receivable, interest distribution, general ledger and various bank reconciliations.
• Approved ACH/check disbursements, A/R analysis, aging, collections, journal entries, fund reconciliations and write-offs.
• Approved processing of Cash Posting Orders and oversaw the reconciliation of the Bank of CSU for distribution to campuses.
• Prepared quarterly $75M investment roll forward schedule and distributed interest earnings to participants.
• Reviewed departmental policies, procedures, and practices to ensure efficiency, internal controls and quality customer service were at optimal levels.
• Calculate and distribute quarterly lottery allocation and ensure fund expenditures are used appropriately.

Dallas, TX, US

• Accounting Supervisor 06/2009 – 12/2012
• Managed staff of six and performed review and approval of all journal entries and account analysis.
• Coordinated with A/P, Treasury and other internal groups to ensure all transactions were posted correctly in a timely manner for month end close.
• Served as GL administrator for the Wells Fargo Corporate Card program which served over 500 cardholders and averaged $10M monthly over 77,000 transactions.
• Performed full implementation of 37,000 assets during PeopleSoft Fixed Assets module upgrade and developed policies and procedures for daily operations.
• Accommodated external auditors’ requests during quarterly reviews and year-end audits.Senior Accountant 03/2008 - 06/2009

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, JP

• Conduct thorough, in-depth analysis of various GL accounts related to transportation claims.
• Responsible for supporting and coordinating financial analysis projects and statistical studies.
• Running billing and other financial reports, balancing to the general ledger, processing billing re-classes, and reconciling financial reports to various accounting/financial systems.
• Monthly account status meeting with team to identify carrier collection issues and provide recommendations on resolution.
• Initiated creation of GL Reconciliation Procedure manual.
• General ledger account reconciliations, Prepares inter company journal vouchers for claims activity.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Run monthly consolidated financial statements for 3 entities.
• Review coding of invoices for each of the assigned properties
• Review and establish cost centers relating to Capital Expenditures at the property level.
• Prepare month end Capital accruals.
• Established and implemented a system for tracking assets.
• Prepare and file required state and federal returns and reports.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, JP

• Proactively prepare Journal Entries to reclassify invoices posted to invalid Department/Project codes.
• Managed Fixed Asset capitalization and depreciation through creation of purchase orders and thorough analysis of invoices processed.
• Analyze Fixed Assets Depreciation reports for accuracy and consistency.
• Maintain telecommunications database to track the spending and identify trends to assist in budgeting and forecasting processes.

• Processed approximately 900 invoices for payment each month, which entails coding, and entering in an in-house system.
• Conduct a thorough analysis of the invoices to ensure that we are being billed properly, and contact vendor for any discrepancies we may have.
• Record and allocate any refunds or credits that are received from the vendors.
• Prepare month end accruals and journal entries.
• Devised and maintained a telecommunications database to track the spending and performed an analysis to identify trends, and make budgetary adjustments.
• Established a reporting system to track cellular usage of over 1,400 cellular phones, and provided such information to upper management on a quarterly basis.