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Acting Chief Financial Officer for six months during new C.F.O. hiring process while maintaining International Controller responsibilities.Manage cash flow to cover all company disbursements and support tax structure.Timely, accurate preparation of monthly consolidated financials statements and budgets, as well as, development of analytical reports for presentation and review for the Board of Directors at monthly board meeting.Monitor timeshare servicing company activity to insure proper billing and accurate reporting, resulting in cost savings.Supervision of monthly close process at our Puerto Vallarta facility including sales verification, commission calculations, and thorough review of cancelled client contracts.Compliance with Internal Auditor providing requested information in a timely manner.Primary contact with the International company management, tax accountants and legal counsel.

Responsible for monitoring budget compliance and analyzing costs to control spending.Preparation of timely monthly financial package and variance analysis for President to effectively analyze and respond to cost variances.Implementation of cash flow forecasting and supervision of daily cash balances to determine proper use of available cash.Supervision of accounts payable, payroll, and reconciliation of perpetual inventory from P.O.S. system to the general ledger.Other duties include ensuring timely filing of all government regulatory reports, administration of employee benefit plans, and serving as primary contact for annual financial statement audits.

Streamlined month end closing procedures resulting in more efficient and less timely close.Responsible for all GL entries made by accounting personnel through financial statements.Designed automated Excel spreadsheets to efficiently reconcile balance sheets accounts.Developed Excel spreadsheets for CFO to better analyze overhead costs and budget compliance.Preparation of Financial Book for distribution to directors and management to analyze costs.Other duties included maintenance of fixed asset system, analyzing proper allocation of costs among catalogs, preparation of property tax return.

Designed, implemented, and maintained in-house payroll system for one hundred fifty employees at four locations, including preparation of all payroll reports and deposits.In charge of selection for payment resulting in elimination of costly late charges and finance fees.Developed Excel spreadsheets to analyze cost accounts for the President, resulting in an improved Management Information System and control of costs.Developed Excel spreadsheets for outside auditors resulting in less audit time and reduced audit costs. Other duties included reconciliation of cash receipts to management reports, accounts payable, bank reconciliation and financial statement preparation.