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Torrance, Ca, Us

Brentwood, Tennessee, Us

Guthy Renker Ventures• Assist in transitioning one of the company’s top brands into a separate legal entity by working with the legal department on identifying vendors that will be needed for the new entity, checking what type of contract currently exists with the company and referring vendors that require consent to the legal department for official notification.• Documenting all the steps taking place for the split in order to be used for future brand splits.• Coordinate with the IT department regarding setting up the required software such as the Oracle set of books, Medius, and Readsoft in addition to manually setting up the required vendors in Oracle. • Work on carving out the balances from the parent company’s balance sheets for the new entity’s opening balances.

San Mateo, California, Us

Mattel, Inc. Oracle ERP implementation project• Modified the formatting of the data extracted from the legacy system to meet the requirements of the new enterprise system. • Uploaded the massive amounts of modified data into the new enterprise system while utilizing Web ADI.• Validated the data by utilizing excel in order to confirm that the data from the legacy system matched with the data that was uploaded into the new enterprise system.

Camarillo, Ca, Us

InTouch Health Telemedicine Robots• Analyzed the difference in recognized revenue using prior years’ revenue recognition method as compared to the current method for all the samples chosen by the auditors.• Updated the master deferred revenue sheet while ensuring the accuracy of the balances.• Researched various inquiries made by auditors and provided explanations with supporting documentation.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Deckers Outdoor Corporation • Prepared month end schedules for pre-paids, accruals, intangibles and all the related month end entries. • Reconciled the company’s local disbursement, concentration, and receivables bank accounts involving thousands of transactions in addition to foreign accounts.• Eliminated intercompany transactions by reconciling using Virtual Trader to increase efficiency.• Assisted in the implementation of the cash management module in Oracle EBS by manually entering transactions in order to discover any bugs and then relayed issues to PWC consultants for fixing.• Trained other team members on using the cash management module.

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Local Presence Automation solutions. Our mission is to simplify the foundational process of local presence management. We provide our user-friendly TruPoint Synchronization Technology platform to automate and manage local presence and business listings management solutions across all digital channels. Our SMB and Brand products are sold through our digital agency, newspaper group, and yellow page publisher partners.Our Local Launch Pad technology platform provides a central interface for your team to upload your client's location data once, then monitor the results as your store finder, local landing pages, business listings and review monitoring are seamlessly controlled through one centralized dashboard.We include all the top publisher claimed and enhanced listings including Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Bing and Yelp, then reach hundreds more discovery portals through our syndication partners.• Managed and maintained all financial aspects of this fast paced venture capital backed Software as a Service (SaaS) startup.•Prepared budgets and analyzed variances while highlighting and explaining areas of risk and opportunity. •Closed the month and reconciled bank and credit cards while preparing month end journal entries.•Managed the company's accounts payable ensuring timely payments of bills both domestic and foreign while dealing with transactions and wires in multiple currencies.•Pursued collections for accounts receivable and ensured accurate and timely invoicing of customers.•Processed payroll including all related taxes, bonuses, and PTO while assuming HR duties.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Pacifica Hotel Company• Performed month end closing procedures, balance sheet analysis, and bank reconciliations.• Researched discrepancies between budgeted and actual expenses and prepared occupancy and sales tax.

Provided freelance book-keeping services to a company that sold calcium carbonate which helped the owners better manage their expenses and accurately forecast future revenue.

Ogba-Ikeja, Lagos, Ng

Mikano International Ltd manufactures, assembles, and sells electric generators for industrial and residential use. The company also provides services and maintenance for generator sets, is a distributer for Hyundai construction equipment and has a steel fabrication plant to support both its internal needs and those of other business. The company is the leading company in their field in Nigeria with a 50% market share and sales volumes of $180 million annually. With an employee base of more than 2100, the company produces more than 20,000 units each year.As senior accountant and leader of financial department, key changes were made in policy and procedures to enhance efficiency and reduce the frequency of errors and time allocated to report completion.Key changes initiated included:• Revised division of duties of team members• Developed the job description for each employee of the accounting department• Updated the cash receipts procedures• Revised fixed asset management procedures• Implemented updated bank reconciliation policies• Implemented strict procedures for sales commissions paid to 3rd parties• Revised the procedures for categorizing marketing expenses Achievements:• Oversight of the company’s implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. • Coordinated ERP transition between the finance and other departments of the organization.• Prepared the company financials and required quarterly and annual reports.• Implemented financial policy and procedures. Established and maintained cash control process.• Monitored cash reserves and investments according to company established thresholds.

Tax consultant for tax focused financial consulting company in Lebanon.The company was the top company for providing tax consulting services with the largest portfolio of multinational corporations in Lebanon. It employed 6 people and managed a client base in excess of 120 firms. • Developed tax planning strategies and performed tax audits for clients at the local level and larger multi-national corporations.• Provided expert consultation on Lebanese tax law, including income tax, Value Added Tax (VAT) and stamp duty taxation.• Executed and complied tax related due diligence, planning, and compliance reporting.• Client portfolio management (Proctor & Gamble, Microsoft, CNN, AIG, Pepsi, Porsche, others) • Marketed consulting services in an effort to develop new business clients through networking events and business expos.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Accounting Associate Non-Profit EducationFirm is a non-profit business management company for charter school operators and is one of the largest organizations in the charter school management industry. Managed all business aspects of a portfolio of 40 schools in the Los Angeles area.Responsibilities of the accounting department included:• Completion and submission of state funding applications• Associates reported to team leaders who were assigned an average of 5 schools.• Prepared and submitted state required student attendance reports to secure funding• Liaison between school and external auditors to maintain full requirement compliance.• Developed and prepared monthly reports, reconciliations, journal entries and financial statements.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration, Accountancy

Associate'S Degree, Business Administration