Dennis Vidal Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

- Supervising the preparation of quarterly financial statements and maintenance of capital account balances in accordance with U.S. GAAP for clients-Coordinating audit and tax preparation processes-Overseeing the day-to-day operations of fund activity and associate team-Coordinating capital calls and distributions for venture capital funds to manage the cash flow needs of clients-Tracking portfolio company investments and analyze fund activity to assist with external information requests-Advising new clients entering the industry on complex accounting transactions

Boston, Ma, Us

Concord, Ca, Us

Analyst at the accounting department of Pet Food Express, a California-based pet food retailer with 63 stores statewide. Experienced in accounts payable and accounts receivable. Responsibilities include:Accounts Receivable:-tracking, invoicing and collecting outstanding funds from various police departments, vendors and animal shelters.-invoicing vendors and tracking promotional and cooperative agreements made between vendors and company merchandising department-Periodic auditing of vendor agreements to ensure collection of quarterly/annual rebates-Periodic auditing of vendor agreements to ensure appropriate discounts applied in cost and off invoice-Compiling weekly aging reports for department controllers to ensure customers are paying on time-Month-end reporting of all collections invoiced and received for all major A/R accountsAccounts Payable:-Credit card reconciliation--weekly tracking and general ledger coding of all expenses used on company cards by various departments (human resources, store facilities & operations, visual merchandising and marketing, community outreach, information tech, merchandising).-Tracking and general ledger coding of utility bills for gas, water, electricity and waste management-Printing out weekly company checks, working closely with key managers and controllers to ensure all company expenses are accounted for and paid on a timely basis.

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Assigned to the Compliance branch of the Finance department of the San Pablo Lytton Casino. Responsible for maintaining the Casino's legal compliance to the Bank Secrecy Act (Title 31).Responsibilities include:-data entry of all daily monetary transaction logs (MTL's) that track when money is cashed in or cashed out in excess of $2,500.00.-completion of Currency Transaction Logs (CTR's) for all Casino guests that cash in/out money in excess of $10,000.00.-coordinating with Surveillance and Security departments to write and report all suspicious activities and financial crimes to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.-updating and securing all personal information provided to the Casino by guests that have won jackpots during the gaming day.-running daily reports of W-2G/1042 tax forms given to guests that have won and cashed out jackpotsSkills utilized: data mining, consolidation and analysis. Project management.

Paralegal and office manager for Michael Couzens, Attorney at Law

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Political Economy majorIncentive Awards Program Scholar Recipient (El Cerrito High School 2010)

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Facilitating and instructing students on the basics of financial literacy and personal money management-- employment, budgeting, acquiring credit, investment, taxes, health insurance, 401Ks, IRAs, etc.-- to better prepare them for their post-college financial future.Facilitate discussion of issue pertaining to wealth and inequality in the context of financial management-- institutional and financial discrimination of the poor, economic history of inequality, systemic causes of homelessness, etc.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Website and game development under supervision of Haas School of Business Professor David Levine to educate children in impoverished developing nations on the benefits of hygiene, proper sanitation and disease prevention. Past projects include designing and testing prototype interactive board games and educational storybooks on the benefits of personal hygiene. Current project involves designing and implementing an open source Wiki website accessible to all.

Facilitating instruction of personal financial management and professional development skills for high school students. Training involves financial literacy in budgeting, banking services, credit and debit card literacy, health insurance, retirement and investment, End goal: to generate critical thinking and professional development skills for high school students through discussions on financial literacy on a personal level.Honors: Big Ideas Financial Capacity Grant Award Recipient (2nd Place)

Berkeley, Ca, Us

El Cerrito, Ca, Us

Student assistant position for the El Cerrito Public Library. Shelving books, assisting librarians and patrons in locating material, familiarizing myself with county material and the Dewey Decimal System. Also served as Spanish translator for occasional patrons that weren't familiar with the English language.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Political Economy

High School Degree