Christopher Park Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

 Managing $400MM+ worth of media billings annually Improving processes to resolve billing discrepancies Leading the monthly meeting with the client to go over the media budget / making sure all media/production billings are accurate Assisting client audits in detail by providing documents/reconciling variances Providing clients with their monthly/annual accruals

Burbank, California, United States

 Gathered and analyzed client financial requirements and relaying them to appropriate departments Analyzed client-approved budgets vs. actualized spending Streamlined various financial reporting process by incorporating Excel Macros Standardized the procedures to perform financial projections in Cognos TM1 Identified critical media inventory, evaluated potential impacts on campaigns, proposed measures to minimize/eliminate the potential negative impacts, and recommended new methods to improve media inventory reconciliation and billing process.  Improved teamwork by providing solid training to staff members on systems, operations, and financial processes.  Improved the communications with vendors on their payment status by providing them with weekly updates and accurate payment schedules Facilitated discussions on system improvements and providing input

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Conducted research of Federal and other regulations to interpret and update requirements.• Provided comprehensive, on-site and remote TA to Title X health centers• Assist in reviews of operating budgets and budget justification of applicants to the annual Title X sub- grantee application process and ongoing budget modifications• Reviewed and analyzed Title X health center quarterly Statement of Revenue and Expense (SRER) reimbursement submissions for appropriateness of billing and reconciliation to sub-grantee’s budget• Prepared department and finance reports, analyzed variances for the accuracy for the board• Collaborated and coordinated with Title X program/Finance staff and fiscal consultants on Title X health centers monitoring visits

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Participated and led budget vs actual variance analysis for various expenses and fees for IT Division• Prepared Monthly budget forecast and validated all operational /capital expenses and prepared the presentation for CTO and CIO• Processed vendor invoices/ analyzed for any variance against previous history to reconcile

Playa Vista

• Oversaw and coordinated all aspects of client budget management and provided client facing documents• Assisted media investment team with annual budgets and monthly forecast• Developed training materials and trained all West Coast employees via in-person and web conferences• Participated and led monthly branch A/R reviews and reconciliation• Coordinated and performed audits in assigned areas of responsibility

Culver City

• Prepared and billed clients invoices and backups documents for billable travel expenses• Analyzed, reviewed and approved travel/overhead expenses• Managed fee batches for west coast accounts, input into the system, issued an invoice for media fees • Monitored and organized agency expenses, requested the write off directly to finance director• Compared payroll information against data in other regions, corrected/updated Cognos Payroll System

• Prepared client accounts and tax returns for audit• Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll for the Clients• Monitored and recorded client expenses• Prepared annual client accounts and reports• Managed Financial Statements and provided information to the cross functional team

• Assisted Associates in binding policies• Quoted BOP renewal policies• Demonstrated strong work ethics to create team-work environment

• Experienced exceptional communication skills• Created a program for senior by conducting research and discussing with co-workers • Interviewed prospective intern candidates

Bachelor'S Degree, Finance

Education record