Oversee all financial aspects of a DTC Retail and Manufacturing operation. · Review and post all transactional data to QuickBooks daily and prepare weekly financials to analyze and present to owner. Prepare and post all month end journal entries for Revenue, Cogs, Payroll and Accruals.· Continually analyze key metrics against past performance and current budget to uncover potential issues and initiate corrective action if needed.o Manage Purchasing department to ensure efficient and timely procurement of raw materials as well as goods for resale.· Work closely with warehouse inventory team to ensure accurate stock count and proper staging of goods based on current workflow requirements.· Create forecasts for products as well as departments so we can analyze performance against expectations.· Maintain company banking relationships and initiate wire transfers for all significant domestic and international vendors.

Financial control and reporting responsibility for cosmetic company specializing in design and procurement for independent brands, as well as private label for major brands and retailers. · Prepare monthly financial package and analysis for Investment/Owner group as well as President and Brand Managers.· Borrowing Base Calculations and Certification for both Bank and Investment Partner in accordance with our debt requirements, based on Inventory levels as well as A/R balances.· Managed cash and forecasting on a continual basis to ensure proper liquidity to meet upcoming business needs.· Review and post all standard, accrual, and adjusting JE’s including Reserves.· Inventory Analysis to ensure accurate Cost of Goods Sold on a monthly basis and review of Bill of Material input for new items to ensure proper system costs per item.· Review and analyze Balance Sheet accounts.· Work with Brand Managers on determining appropriate inventory reserves for obsolescence.· Manage one senior accountant responsible for A/P, A/R and Payroll.· Oversee the full financial audit with external audit firm, including all audit schedules and supporting documents.

Maintain all accounting system and processing functions including G/L, A/P, Billing, and A/R for a start-up Toy & Craft manufacturing company selling both wholesale and DTC. · Prepare monthly financial package for VP Finance, and Bank in accordance with our debt requirements, including P&L, B/S, Inventory analysis as well as aged A/P and A/R reports.· Daily focus on cash balance and forecasting, including posting all bank activity to the ledger as well as processing wire transfers to international suppliers at least twice per week.· Review and post all standard, accrual, and adjusting JE’s including Payroll activity.· Review and analyze Balance Sheet accounts.· Work with Production and Warehouse managers on maintaining appropriate inventory levels and controls.· Manage one local staff accountant and one staff at our Production facility in New Zealand.

Hands on control of day to day accounting activity of an internet based wholesale/retail photographer services and fulfillment company with approximately $25 million in annual revenue. • Prepare monthly financial package for CEO and BOD, bill or settle balances with approximately six thousand clients each month, process approx 15 thousand internet orders each month, and weekly vendor payments of 120 plus per month with a staff of 4.• Review and post all standard, accrual, and adjusting journal entries; as well as COGS analysis and adjustments resulting from monthly physical inventory.• Reconciliation of all Balance Sheet accounts.• Primary contact for all banking and credit card activity. Coordinate monthly Sales & Use tax returns with our outside compliance firm for more than 45 states and local jurisdictions.• Ongoing daily/monthly analysis of sales revenue and client count as well as ad hoc analysis requests from CEO and other Senior Management team. • Oversee Human Resources functions and the payroll integration for bi-weekly processing for 100 employees, as well as administration of Health Benefits.• Successfully downsized department from 9 to 4 as part of a companywide cost cutting effort.

• Responsible for preparing annual budget and quarterly forecasts for more than 40 overhead departments throughout the studio. • Oversaw three financial analysts, who worked directly with each department head to review actual results and prepare monthly and quarterly variance analysis. • Prepared the annual capital expenditure forecast, and worked with department heads as well as the fixed asset accountant to keep it updated throughout the year. • Primary person responsible for all headcount and salary forecasting and analysis including bonus and fringe.• Created and maintained a process in Excel to calculate and analyze the impact of bonus expense on SG&A at various performance levels for multiple bonus plans. • Communicated the results and significant variance for each forecast to senior management, as well as summarizing overhead spend and capital for the presentation to the board of directors on a quarterly basis.

Responsible for entire month-end close process through financial statement presentation to senior management for 17 location based entertainment, restaurant/arcade business units. • Manage accounting department consisting of two senior accountants, two payroll staff, three accounts payable staff and one fixed assets accountant. • Review and post all journal entries including accruals and adjustments. • Coordinate monthly review of all balance sheet accounts. • Primary point of contact for our annual review by KPMG. • Oversaw A/P process, which produces an average of 350 vendor checks per week and annual Form 1099 reporting. The payroll department runs a bi-weekly payroll for approximately 1700 employees in eleven states using ADP. • Work closely with the company controller on all ad hoc projects and analysis including the preparation for implementation of a new version of Oracle. • Developed a new tool in Excel to better monitor and control the companies cash flow position

Responsible for all accounting functions including G/L, A/P, A/R, and Payroll for a telecommunications software company with approximately $5 million in revenues. • Oversaw one general accountant. • Prepared monthly financial statements and presented the results at the monthly Board of Directors meeting. • Analyzed monthly results by geographic region and product line as well as comparison of results to prior month and previous year. • Participated in weekly development meetings with Sales and Technical Departments to improve inter-department communication and help steer the business. • Assisted the president in business planning and strategy. • Established inventory controls to minimize cash flow impact and implemented cost cutting measures. • Maintained the company’s banking and leasing relationships.• Coordinated the efficient shut down of US operations upon discontinuance of funding by UK parent.

Manager of Financial Analysis• Analyzed overhead department activity. • Prepared monthly variance analysis to plan. • Consolidated three joint venture entities into our G/L. • Allocated overhead expenses to various divisions and J.V. partners. • Supervised five financial analysts for each different business units. Senior Financial Analyst • Reviewed and posted journal entries to the G/L. • Coordinated the preparation of the monthly financial package for all business segments, consisting of more than 60 companies. • Worked with department heads to create their annual plan. • Assisted with transition to a new Chart of Accounts and new reporting system.