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San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Grover Beach, California, United States

• Manage a team of staff and contractors, responsible for over 70 vertically integrated entities' financial records.
• Continue to successfully open additional retail locations, remotely.
• Effectively implemented GAAP accounting, internal controls, and best practices.
• Coordinated and supported financial, local, and state audits.
• Reviewed financial records from inception to present to ensure entity records were accurate and compliant in accordance with IRC 280E
• Improved cash accuracy by implementing cash procedures with effective controls significantly reducing cash discrepancies.

Arroyo Grande, California

• Brought all accounting work in-house from 3rd party accounting service. Reducing overhead costs significantly from prior year.
• Managed all processes of accounting department, responsible for monthly close, payroll, expense reimbursement, revenue and expenses, client interactions, and budget creation.
• Developed and implemented financial budgets for monthly review and reporting.
• Improved efficiency and accuracy of project management by overhauling cost and budget reports.
• Executed a project to integrate project management software with accounting system.

Los Osos, CA

• Manage four employees in Finance operations; responsible for Payroll, Billing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Cost Estimates for Proposals
• Improved or implemented various accounting functions for efficiency, accuracy and favorable provisions; including new payroll processing system, forecast templates, month end close, departmental reviews, approval.
• Prepare and present at monthly board meetings: monthly financial statements, periodic reports, annual budget and monthly forecasts
• Provide timely explanations of variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets; provide corrective action recommendations to department heads, where necessary
• Review bank reconciliation and oversee fixed asset management
• Prepare cost and pricing analysis proposals for government contracts under Federal Aviation Regulations and present to managementRantec Parent Company (RPS Holdings)

Greater Los Angeles Area

• SEC Reporting: analyzed and reviewed financial information supporting financial statements and disclosures (Forms 10-Q and 10-K) ensuring compliance with GAAP and accuracy of data
• Verified accuracy of company consolidated financials; including US and non-US entities
• Assisted teams for tax, valuation, advisory, and transaction services
• Worked simultaneously on multiple clients, managing high-volume workloads to complete time-sensitive projects within budget and in advance of set deadlines
• Managed cross-functional teams independently for multiple engagements, ensuring audits were being performed in a timely manner, including supervision of other team members, delegating tasks, providing guidance.
• Guided teams on assessment of client internal controls and implemented testing approach

Pismo Beach, CA

• Tax intern, responsible for tax preparation for a variety of clients and businesses
• Prepared individual, partnership, corporate and other types of tax returns
• Also prepared payroll, sales, use and property and commercial rent returns
• Research and planning on various tax issues, including analysis of new tax laws and proposed legislation
• Federal compliance, review, and preparation of corporation, insurance, partnership and private foundation tax returns
• Carried out tax compliance and consulting projects as assigned

• Logistics Specialist, managed inventories of repair parts and general supplies of military warehouses; distributed and tracked packages for ships, squadrons, and shore-based activities; documented import and export.
• Utilized financial accounting and database systems to perform inventory and management functions

• Aviation Electronics Technician, responsible for calibration of various mechanical and electrical equipment
• Performed duties at sea and ashore around the world; diagnosed and repaired a wide-range of machinery and electronic systems