Brian Litman Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Providing private & commercial banking services to businesses and high net worth individuals via a "high-touch" single-point-of-contact model.Brian Litman NMLS: 1854578Flagstar, Member FDIC and Equal Housing LenderVisit www.flagstar.com for additional disclosures

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Provide full-service private banking, lending, & wealth management solutions to high net worth individuals & businesses.***Recipient of 2020 “Rising Star” Award – Awarded to select top performers within their first three years at the bank***

Provided financial and operational guidance to film production companies and digital media startups. Focuses included but not limited to financial modeling, forensic accounting, GL cleanup, accounting system transition, CFO placement, & expense report/reimbursement implementation.

New York, Ny, Us

Above Average is a digital comedy video startup launched out of Lorne Michaels' production company, Broadway Video• Head all finance & accounting operations for venture-backed, multimedia comedy startup• Worked intimately with senior management to align company strategy with financial planning & analysis • Produced financial deliverables to present in board of directors meetings• Guided company through diligence process leading to successful Series B fundraise• Maintained two-year financial model for accurate financial forecasts & cash flow• Implemented & enforce internal controls in compliance with IRS & Dept of Labor• Built & managed company & department budgets• Oversaw producers & production accountants working on TV series, programming, & branded content, assisting with all aspects of production• Conducted monthly closes in compliance w/ GAAP accrual accounting

New York, Ny, Us

• Head of all corporate & production financial operations for television series & documentary films produced for major primetime networks• Supervise all aspects of corporate & production accounting including show setup, weekly cost reporting, financial projections, budgeting, payroll, oversight of balance sheet and P&L, bill back coordination, cash flow projections, monthly, & annual close • Transitioned the company’s accounting system from segregated corporate & production accounting systems to a single integrated system, saving time & money, while improving accuracy • Built custom reporting platform for venture capital management using advanced Excel modeling

St Kilda, Victoria, Au

Taught Australians how to Kitesurf and learned all about the wind business.

London, England, Gb

Made sure Gordon Ramsay's Food and Art teams stayed on budget while they made over restaurants around the US.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Inherited “hot boxes” for feature films to resolve all headaches left from domestic and international productions • Advised Producers and Studios with budget reallocation and funding requirements through cost reporting and cash flow analysis through wrap • Processed A/P, P/O, J/E, & Union P/R on various accounting software and reconciled discrepancies and unsolved accounting matters from production• Managed preparation of numerous audits and state tax credit requirements

Burbank, Ca, Us

Serviced film productions with all their payroll needs.

Westlake Village, California, Us

• Worked closely with Web Developer and marketing team to manage the SEO & PPC strategy for 3 electronics marketplace websites• Analyzed sales & delegated product improvement strategies to marketing team resulting a 200% increase in web sales• Conducted market research and effectively presented marketing strategies in weekly meetings• Doubled website sales by creating special promotions and researching new products

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• Coordinated voter registration events at universities and concert venues in 16 states.• Entertained, engaged, & educated students on political & social issues.• Maintained all IT support for networks and electronic voter registration kiosks.• Produced special concerts for artists: Sheryl Crow, Beastie Boys, Diplo, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Talib Kweli, Santigold, & TV on the Radio

Shawnee Mission, Ks, Us

• Assisted branch director with financial plan development & portfolio management for high net worth individuals• Assembled & analyzed performance reports on market sectors & mutual fund• Generated new sales leads & acquired new clients through sales calls and email campaigns

Served as liaison between Sales, Design, & Shipping departments to ensure timely and correct garment shipments from the factory to nationwide department stores

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance

Accounting