Jonathan Lu Email & Phone Number

Maplewood, Nj, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, New York, United States

Key member of the International Division managing accounting, reporting and financial analysis as well as the budgeting and forecasting process.Accomplishments• Developed a royalty expense analysis to identify monthly variances and streamlined the monthly royalty journal entry calculation.• Identified bottlenecks in the forecast & budgeting data entry process so I created loading templates which made this process more efficient.• Reviewed withholding tax expense account and… Show more Key member of the International Division managing accounting, reporting and financial analysis as well as the budgeting and forecasting process.Accomplishments• Developed a royalty expense analysis to identify monthly variances and streamlined the monthly royalty journal entry calculation.• Identified bottlenecks in the forecast & budgeting data entry process so I created loading templates which made this process more efficient.• Reviewed withholding tax expense account and identified +2M of excess expenses being accrued. Show less

New York City Metropolitan Area

Supported the revenue team within International Finance with sales contract administration, revenue recognition accounting, and account reconciliations of accrued and deferred revenue.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Manage sponsorship and advertising billing for NBC Sports Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center, and Philadelphia Flyers.• Reconcile deferred revenue and intercompany accounts.• Prepare weekly revenue projections and budget tracking reports.• Create revenue forecasts for senior managers.• Review company aging to reduce outstanding balances and uphold accurate cash application. • Assist with yearly audits by providing information and support documents.• Prepare invoice… Show more • Manage sponsorship and advertising billing for NBC Sports Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center, and Philadelphia Flyers.• Reconcile deferred revenue and intercompany accounts.• Prepare weekly revenue projections and budget tracking reports.• Create revenue forecasts for senior managers.• Review company aging to reduce outstanding balances and uphold accurate cash application. • Assist with yearly audits by providing information and support documents.• Prepare invoice adjustment workflows, rebills, bad debt write offs and miscellaneous billings.• Process credit database checks and setup new customers and agencies.• Work with traffic managers to maintain sales data across all platforms.• Check ADU (Audience Deficiency Unit) data each quarter for proper allocating of make-goods.• Assisted with system integration and migration. Show less

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Preparation and analysis of event Balance Sheets and Income Statements. • Record monthly payroll journal entries and event expense accruals. Perform month end closing duties.• Reconcile event prepaid and intercompany accounts. Made adjusting entries as well as recommended write offs.• Maintain tracking of capital projects.• Verify and entered invoices into A/P accounting system.• Work with managers on ad hoc projects and identify ways to streamline workflows• Attend… Show more • Preparation and analysis of event Balance Sheets and Income Statements. • Record monthly payroll journal entries and event expense accruals. Perform month end closing duties.• Reconcile event prepaid and intercompany accounts. Made adjusting entries as well as recommended write offs.• Maintain tracking of capital projects.• Verify and entered invoices into A/P accounting system.• Work with managers on ad hoc projects and identify ways to streamline workflows• Attend weekly department meetings. Show less