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Delano, Ca

Integrate written Accounting Policies & procedures into daily work tasks; streamline Monthly Book closings; and Improve standard reports. I supervise 8 direct reports. I have oversight of general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed assets, treasury, budgeting and forecasting. Responsible for analyzing operations and improving administrative systems, processes and procedures.

Bakersfield

Developed new operations and forecasting for growth in new markets ensuring compliance with Medicare rules and regulations. Implementing JD Edwards Financial system and business process improvements. Responsible for analyzing operations and improving administrative systems, processes and procedures.

Established and implemented Accounting Policies & procedures; Monthly Book closings; Administrative Job Descriptions; Goals and Objectives; Systems disaster recovery plan; Contra accounts to track work-in-process. Automated the interface between chemical tracking system and general ledger, and standard monthly financial cost accounting reports. Improved banking reconciliation processing and reports. I supervised 6 direct reports. I administrated staff in the following areas: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed assets, including treasury (signature authority).Responsible for analyzing operations and improving administrative systems, processes and procedures.

Established and conducted monthly meetings to review financial (P&L) results with Marketing, Engineering, Information Services, Sales, Customer Service, and Administrative department heads. Directed staff in the following areas: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed assets, including treasury (signature authority).Responsible for analyzing accruals, operating cost, sales commissions, inventory, business processes, cash flow, financial policies, procedures, semi annual audits, and training staff.

My responsibilities included managing staff, coordinating monthly closings, financial reporting, consolidations, documenting process and procedures, SOX section 404 compliance, managing long term contract accounting portfolio, support purchasing process, manage accounts, portfolio reconciliations, reporting equity investments in compliance with FAS115 & FAS133, validate account analyze, account reconciliations, cash receipts, capital acquisitions, revenue tracking, internal metric and sales reporting.

Directed all aspects of finance and accounting, including treasury, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and project management for the fourth largest housing authority in the US.Responsible for reengineering of business processes, implementing new application software and changing roles of resources in the organization. In addition to annual audits, quarterly regulatory reports, monthly internal financial statements, annual taxes, implemented financial policies, procedures, systems, and training.Established and conducted monthly book closings in addition to the annual book close.