Independent Consultant providing Tax preparation and Accounting services to individuals, businesses and Not-For-Profit organizations.

Manage all functions ensuring accurate and timely monthly accounting close including preparation of financial statements, review and reconciliation of income statement and balance sheet accounts. Prepare budget vs actual analysis, cash management analysis and forecasting. Manage financial year end audit process and work closely with external auditors.

In-charge Senior Auditor responsible for various attestation engagements including audits, reviews and compilations. Primary focus on Software revenue recognition with emphasis on contract review for ASC 985-605/SOP 97-2 compliance. Manage engagements and staff on engagements, including maintaining client relationships and implementing process improvements ensuring accurate and timely deliverable of financial statements. Perform technical accounting research and proactively make recommendations to clients on accounting implications of new initiatives, products or services as appropriate. Review Internal Controls environment including designing, documenting, testing and recommending best practices to clients to mitigate risk of financial loss. Consolidations including Non-controlling interests and ASC 830-10-45/FAS 52 foreign translations and foreign currency gain and loss considerations. Stock compensation – FAS 123R Calculations. Provide ad hoc accounting services to clients

Provide attestation services mainly to privately held companies in a wide variety of industries including High-tech, Software, Manufacturing, Construction and Not-For-Profits.

Demonstrated ability to help streamline processes and introduce efficiencies in month end and year end closing process. Financial statement preparation and analysis, account reconciliation, SOX 404 controls documentation, and revenue recognition.

Responsible for monthly close of multiple strategic business units and providing technical accounting and business process guidance as necessary.Specialties included trade show management accounting, qualified and paid subscription accounting, revenue recognition. Responsibilities included supervision of full charge bookkeepers, maintaining bank relationships reconciling balance sheet accounts, variance analysis, interaction with external auditors and managing cashflows of some entities.

Responsible for monthly close of multiple subsidiaries.Specialties included trade show management accounting, qualified and paid subscription accounting, revenue recognition. Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, variance analysis, interaction with external auditors.

Perform financial analysis of oil and gas assets and assess commercial viability of various production scenarios. Prepare board presentations making recommendations as appropriate. Represented company at software user group meetings and worked effectively with other internal groups to ensure all projections included all known fiscal and legal regulations.