Mark Ferguson Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

• Streamlined balance sheet account analysis and reconciliation, achieving current status and reducing month-end closing to 5 to 8 days, thereby enhancing financial reporting timeliness.
• Updated vendor records, prepared closing journal entries in NetSuite, and created repetitive recurring depreciation entries.
• Leveraged Google Sheets for accurate accounting schedules and Google Docs for comprehensive invoice processing and intercompany communications, ensuring detailed and verified financial documentation..

• Led 2nd Quarter Sales Tax Return preparation and vendor payments using the SBI accounting system, enhancing vendor relations and financial reporting accuracy during the pre-bankruptcy phase.
• Efficiently managed 20 worker payroll with Paychex software, improving processing and operational efficiency. Managed payroll operations, including the production of paychecks and payroll summaries, utilizing Paychex.

• Continuously updated customer accounting records on a timely basis.
• Registered corporations and LLCs with the California Secretary of State to keep business filings current.
• Helped manage the office by fielding phone calls and maintaining office supplies. Also reduced expenses by using new vendors.
• Managed personal expenses, bank accounts, and money transfers for a building contractor client.

• Processed multiple A/P vendor payments twice weekly on a timely basis.
• Produced monthly closing entries.
• Contacted vendors regarding name change to help us get the maximum tax credit possible from the Canadian government. Our correct legal name was not put on all the invoices that our vendors and contractors had billed us.
• Supervised A/P accountant regarding purchase orders and batches. Also ensured that we got the necessary approvals before processing our vendor payments.

Valencia, CA, US

• Processed General Ledger reconciliations and monthly closing journal entries.
• Populated the financial statements, updated monthly cash flow worksheet, and prepared final adjusting journal entries. Rolled forward the trial balance to help convert ERP system from QuickBooks to Epicor. Closed work.
• Provided product margin analyses to the CFO as part of monthly post closing duties.
• Depreciated fixed assets according to GAAP. Also used SumIf, Pivot Tables and other Excel options. Worked with law firms to ensure timely attorney billing and compile and correctly allocate patent legal costs..
• Used V-Lookup and ERP Lite reports to update the BOM summary standard cost

• Provided budget variance analysis regarding expense activity and made correcting reclass journal entries where appropriate.
• Reconciled cash activity to the general ledger using daily liquidity worksheets.
• Made an inventory of fixed assets and submitted recommendation for improving internal control procedures regarding inter-branch transfers.
• Resolved purchase order accrual items with old outstanding balances as well as those with credit balances.

US

• Enhanced financial reporting efficiency by deploying pivot tables, and also utilizing Business Objects, for the Overhead Flash Report and Travel and Entertainment expense reports. This reduced processing time by 1 to.
• Recommended $21,000,000 in potential cost savings to the company president by advising against outsourcing IT functions, using financial statement data and information from the previous IT director.
• Completed Overhead Cost claim for 2008 and submitted to DCAA, and provided SOX support.

• Developed a comprehensive business analysis model, using the Harvard Business School prototype, enhancing company valuation accuracy by estimating key financial ratios such as Return on Assets and Return on Equity.
• Assisted the Vice-President of Finance in crafting two annual budget presentations, enabling management to set realistic financial targets.
• Leveraged Access queries to enhance sales forecast accuracy and deferred revenue calculations, resulting in a $25,000 reduction in system conversion costs by minimizing the need for external consultants.