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Fullerton, CA

• Initiated the creation of 100% of all financial records on Quickbooks Desktop Pro on 2 computer stations for young e-commerce company encompassing: (1) a customized Chart of Accounts tailored to client’s needs (2).
• Managed integration between Quickbooks and Teaplix inventory systems utilizing matching and duplicate elimination techniques including VLOOKUP's
• Managed 2016 and 2017 Quickbooks (Desktop and Online) year-end financial close, bookkeeping, payroll (Paychex and ADP), financial reporting, GL account clean-up, new account/company setup for 11 property entities, an S.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Manage business office and accounting of successful family-owned Southern California restaurant chain and food manufacturer & distributor including:
• Update and complete periodic filings for business permits, business licenses, vehicle licenses, sales & use tax, EIN / FEIN requests and filings, Sellers Permit filings, issue Re-Sale certificates, etc.
• Reduced check fraud by introducing and implementing new processes and controls
• Reduced credit card fraud by implementing weekly chargebacks / disputes review
• 100% processing of all payroll requests including calculations and review for bi-weekly payroll, preparation of bi-weekly payroll journal entries, Calculation of: (1) Tips / Gratuity (2) Final checks (3) Employee.
• Full-charge bookkeeping of 6 companies using Quickbooks (Desktop version) including creation of journal entries, bank reconciliations, bank feeds, transaction reclassifications, intercompany transactions, financial.

Torrance, CA

• Establish and help maintain 100% up-time across all e-commerce platforms (i.e. Amazon, eBay, OfferUp, etc.)
• Manage merchandise listings including acquiring and editing merchandise images
• Create and track performance metrics and KPI’s (i.e. Inventory Turnover, Costing, Discounts, etc.)
• Work directly with suppliers to help ensure merchandise stays current, Perform quality inspections on inventory upon arrival and Order replacement parts when necessary
• Handle all customer requests and inquiries including order fulfillment, product inquiries and delivery logistics
• Reserve retail space, set-up & break-down vendor sales booths during market days

Torrance, CA

• Managed daily Quickbooks bookkeeping, daily sales reporting, financial close process, sales tax accruals, invoicing and payments for successful family-owned nutrition company with annual revenues in excess of $18.
• Managed growing Amazon invoicing, payment and reconciliation of $125 thousand in annual receipts
• Identified areas of cost savings by investigating charge-backs, customer returns and billing duplication thereby increasing data & reporting integrity and minimizing fraudulent charges
• Reconciled bank accounts to identify and track $1.2 million of monthly cash activity
• Trained other Accountants on variance analysis, cash and billing processes to help ensure fluid accounting operations

Multiple Cities

• Acquired and managed property portfolio of over 1,500 units for 9 properties with a staff of over 23 FTE’s, operating in 3 states (Illinois, California, Florida)
• Accountable for occupancy results, building maintenance, building safety, emergency & security matters, evictions, incident reports, lease agreements, move-in’s & move-out’s, resident communications, timely rent.
• Managed relationships with owners, management, tenants, staff and vendors
• Accounting and reconciliation of Property Ledgers, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Bank Deposits, Capital Expense, Food & Beverage revenues, Gift shop revenues, Mortgage payments, Petty Cash, Property Taxes
• Research and comply with California Department of Consumer Affairs, San Diego Housing Commission and other Federal, State & Local housing regulatory agencies
• Achieved significant growth in rent collections through effective and timely delivery and follow-up on 3-Day Pay or Quit, 30-Day notices and payment plans

Chicago, Illinois

• Managed Cashflow Statement, bank and credit card reconciliations, project revenue/cost calculations and reporting, year-end review, vendor payments and client billings & collections for firm and its joint-venture (JV).
• Prospect and Bid for architectural contracts as prime or sub
• Performed salary calculations and associated tax deductions (i.e. FICA, FUTA, SUTA, Social Security, Medicare)
• Reviewed and reconcile schedules and hours for up to 13 FTE’s
• Ensured compliance of Federal, State & Local tax and employment forms for employees, contractors and interns
• Performed daily server back-up maintenance, software installation and updates for: 14 CPU workstations, 11 Polycom® conferencing telephones, USPS mail meter, printers, photocopiers and facsimiles

Des Plaines, IL

• Lead audits on licensing contracts and ensured audit trails to help uphold agreements and comply with GAAP & SOX
• Developed short-term and long-term licensing and royalty revenue and expense plans for over 70 contracts
• Built and maintained business models that facilitated forecasting, trending and calculation of royalties expense
• Performed contract audits, variance analysis, month-end financial close, reconciliations and patent research
• Collaborated with key analysts and managers to uncover over $500K in allowable annual savings
• Managed financial life cycle of contracts from billing to receipts of over $1 million in annual licensing revenues

Northbrook, IL

• Effectively managed, reconciled and analyzed over $200 million of fixed assets
• Performed capital budgeting analysis and produced financial reports to support management reviews and audits
• Trained Staff Accountant on new procedures leading to a 15% increase on invoicing productivity
• Conducted process audit resulting in time savings for five departments of over 25 hours per month

Real Estate Tax & Accounting

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration

Certified Tax Preparer