Dennis Phan Email & Phone Number

Fountain Valley, Ca, Us

Irvine, California, Us

• Prepare monthly business unit financial summaries.• Upload financial statements to French parent company.• Oversee purchasing & billing specialists.• Continue all Accounting Manager duties.

Irvine, California, Us

• Oversaw the production of periodic financial reports; ensured that the reported results complied with generally accepted accounting principles or financial reporting standards.• Audited and reconciled accounts to ensure compliance with GAAP, state, and federal regulations; coordinated with outside auditors and provided needed information for external audits and tax preparation.• Provided financial analysis at month-end and as needed.• Processed bi-weekly payroll.• Managed required license and registration filings with states and local jurisdictions.• Reviewed and/or managed property tax returns completed by team members.• Responsible for managing and evaluating day-to-day accounting tasks and activities of the accounting team. • Reviewed and approved transactions, postings, and team functions.• Reviewed new and existing customers for credit worthiness.• Responsible for month-end close and ensuring timely, accurate completion.• Direct oversight of accounts payable and accounts receivable.• Reviewed and approved invoices to be paid.

International Design Firm, Us

• Provided integral information to company officers to make key decisions.• Facilitated annual reviewed financials with CPA firm.• Refined firm valuation, stock distribution, and bonus calculation models.• Monitored income statement and balance sheet for anomalies.• Continued to oversee multiple teams and grew them to accommodate for the sustained growth of the firm.• Wrote SOP for all accounting month-end processes.• Transitioned from storing paper documents to making everything digital when possible.• Continued all Assistant Controller duties.

International Design Firm, Us

• Assumed Controller responsibilities due to the absence of a Controller. • Established Consultants Payable team in order to handle increased volume of consultant invoices. • Oversaw Accounts Payable, Consultants Payable, and General Accounting teams. • Trained and supervised staff to perform month-end close. • Renewed general liability insurance and worker's compensation insurance. • Reviewed all outgoing payments. • Reviewed application of client cash receipts. • Maintained banking relationships in 4 different countries. • Reviewed and approved employee expense reports.• Monitored and distributed petty cash.• Assisted with special projects (calculation of 401k match, create model for firm valuation and stock price, setup domestic and foreign bank accounts).

International Design Firm, Us

• Performed month-end close including prepaid expense accruals, bank reconciliations, amortization, depreciation, posting payroll expense, and overhead distribution.• Prepared and reviewed monthly/year-end financial statements (balance sheet and income statement) for internal and external use (i.e. bank line of credit covenant).• Supported external audits.• Worked with domestic and international accountants to assure compliance, improve financial planning, and file income and VAT taxes.• Renewed and applied for state/city business licenses and annual reports.• Prepared property and sales tax returns and audits.• Improved accounting processes/policies: expedited month-end close, incorporated periodic general ledger account review, etc.

• Reviewed tax returns and extensions prepared by tax associates.• Trained new tax associates on how to use tax software.• Worked directly with managers and clients to prepare tax returns, estimated payments, extensions, and quarterly projections.• Prepared C corporation standalone and consolidated tax returns.

• Prepared S corporation, partnership, limited liability company, and individual federal and state income tax returns, extensions, quarterly projections, and various forms.• Reviewed client financial statements and provided appropriate adjusting journal entries to correct accounting errors or adjust for changes.

• Collaborated with team in conjunction with clients to reconcile accounts receivable issues with corporate customers.• Communicated with customers to resolve disputes relating to shipment shortages, substitutions, returns, and pricing.• Corresponded with shipping companies and supplier to research deliveries.• Validated sales price history and contacted sales team to research pricing.• Maintained customer ledgers by issuing credits to match with debits.

Master Of Science (Ms), Accounting

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General