Co-ordinated operations for 3 companies: Urbane Builders, Urbane Design & Urbane DevelopmentPrepared proposals and contracts, change orders, and permit applications as needed for ongoing jobsTracked and uploaded all compliance reporting on Public jobsAccounting responsibilities included A/R, A/P, cost accounting and bank & credit card reconciliationsHR responsibilities included processing payroll, EDD correspondence and workers comp reporting

Scheduled all facets of pool contracts (labor and materials). Created work orders for in house crew and sub-contractors, tracking progress on 20-30 open contracts. Purchased materials for all of the phases of pool remodeling. Scheduled all client meetings in the field and in office. Additional office duties included generating proposals, contracts & addendums, permit applications & subsequent inspection meetings, design consulting with clients and customer service (heavy phones and email correspondence).Accounting responsibilities incuded collecting receivables and monthly bank reconciliations.

• Weekly reconciliation of projects, invoicing for overhead and labor.• Design for high-end custom closets, wall units and cabinetry as needed.

• Marketing research for local Calabasas Firm.

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• Payment of personal monthly bills and account reconciliations. • Maintain schedule and files for professional projects and home improvement projects.

• Accounting transition for global acquisition of Power Electronics Group from Magnetek, Inc. • Analytical reporting from all international databases on manufacturing material assets.

• Responsible for daily cash positioning, including funding corporate and US division controlled disbursement accounts and overnight investments or draws on revolving loan as required. • Maintained all US accounts with multiple banks, including opening, closing and updating signatures on accounts, and managing software access for divisions. • Compiled monthly compliance reporting package for lender. • Worked with Internal Audit to document functions of both positions in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley. Promoted in 2003 from credit and collections specialist and responsibilities supporting the Chatsworth division: • Calculating monthly commission and rebate accruals, preparing and distributing statements and check requests. • Prepared monthly AR cash forecast, bad debt analysis, status reports and AR close. • Reconciled intercompany accounts and prepared netting schedules. • Worked with IT systems on AR module during software conversion. Credit and Collections responsibilities relinquished after promotion included:• Cash posting, manual credit memos, write-offs. • Credit review and collections for one-half of the AR.

• Responsible for international and major account credit and collections and new account credit reviews.• Monthly cash forecasting and bad debt analysis. • Worked with Sales staff on tracking & closing out of demo/evaluation units.

• Supervised a staff of 14. • Responsible for application of large group premium, overpayment and lien recovery payments. • Reviewed monthly journal entries and compiled monthly status reports. • Liaised with IT systems for improved processing and reporting and with internal audit on procedures. • Reduced 3 week check backlog inventory to sustainable 2 day turnaround which minimized check duplication and enabled my group to provide support for other business units.

• Supervised a staff of 4 in Chatsworth and Menlo Park. • Responsible for cash collections and staff processing of invoices, credit memos and cash application. • Trained staff to utilize Oracle software. • Performed credit reviews on new accounts. • Processed letters of credit. • Provided monthly accounts receivable status, cash forecast and quarterly bad debt analysis.

• Responsible for international, medium-sized and intercompany accounts receivable. • Prepared monthly cash forecast, inventory and price adjustments credit memos. • Performed beta testing for MIS for accounting software transition to Oracle.