David Present-Thomas Email & Phone Number

• Prepare journal entries, weekly bank recs, and perform account reconciliations for balance sheet items
• Identify areas to increase efficiency and streamline existing processes
• Create policy, procedures, and forms for new capital assets, accounts payable, and reimbursements
• Maintain fixed asset and inventory schedules, including depreciation and inventory write-offs
• Review payroll reports, export data from ADP, and enter into accounting system
• Prepare ad-hoc projects and presentations for senior management

• Authored company policy and standard operating procedures for accounts payable cycle
• Reduced paper waste by implementing an electronic system for invoice approval and backup
• Designed an automated Excel template for payroll entries, saving hours of manual work each period
• Prepared journal entries, weekly bank recs, and account reconciliations for balance sheet items
• Collected W-9s and tracked payments made to independent contractors who receive a 1099 form

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed accounts payable and payroll functions, and performed all general ledger accounting
• Produced monthly cash and accrual financial statements, and projected bi-weekly cash balances
• Established a system of internal controls to better manage spending and to provide a reliable audit-trail
• Reviewed customer agreements to assure proper timing and value of revenue recognition
• Prepared and filed compliance and royalty reports, as well as officer certificates, for business partners
• Provided support materials, including account details and statements, for the external audit/tax teams

San Francisco Bay Area

• Worked directly with the VP of Business and Finance to prepare schedules for the 2010 audit
• Served as the point of contact for the Hood & Strong audit team, and prepared requisite audit evidence
• Programmed automated Excel spreadsheets to assist the accounting department in creating pro forma financial statements and project ad-hoc scenarios
• Returned in 2012 to redo several advanced reconciliations for the 2011 financial-aid audit, and set up procedures for the accounting department to follow for future years

Bachelor'S Degree, Linguistics

Master'S Degree, Accounting