Matthew Prusak Email & Phone Number

Hillsdale, Nj, Us

Hillsdale, Nj, Us

Hoboken, Nj, Us

Identified weaknesses and opportunities in financial operations and reporting. I made recommendations and provided support to correct those problems increasing the accuracy and efficiency of the financial statements.

Prepared worldwide monthly financial reporting and analysis for the Balance Sheet and external reporting. Drove efficiencies in reporting for the $200M Home Entertainment division operating in 70+ countries. Provided accounting expertise for the division's physical (DVD, Blu Ray) and digital businesses.• Created dashboards of activity in the balance sheet accounts highlighting trends requiring action or further analysis using single page account summaries to drive conversations with senior management. • Proactively identified and implemented process improvements to gain efficiencies in the month end close process by revising the reporting package and creating new account reconciliations. Utilized GL Wand system and reports from Oracle to improve the quality of information reported to Consolidations team. • Developed models in Excel and Oracle to automate the calculation of monthly accruals and evaluate account balances based on different financial events. Established a methodology to calculate accruals leveraging Oracle system to automate the calculation for over 1,200 titles. • Introduced a new process to monitor and report marketing expenses including accrual identification and analysis for the HBO International Europe subsidiary. Established monthly meeting with Product Management team to strengthen communication and address issues and challenges.• Reviewed and analyzed monthly staff and overhead expense spending and collaborated with Product Management team to identify variances against set benchmarks ensuring accurate expense recognition. • Served as team member on post-merger transition following 2019 AT&T acquisition. Facilitated planning activities for handover of finance and reporting functions to corporate and shared services teams. Built training materials and coached team members.

Prepared worldwide monthly close package for Consolidations team as well as reconciliations and journal entries. Compiled and analyzed account information, analyzed outcomes and collaborated with the Forecast, Operations, and Product Management teams to meet monthly deadlines. • Served as team lead for the Lawson accounting software upgrade. Communicated concerns and deadlines between the Finance and Financial Systems department employees. Assisted in planning and scheduling the user acceptance testing for the Finance team. • Developed and evaluated monthly variance analysis of income statement activity vs. forecast for presentation to senior management. • Created and implemented a bad debt analysis for accounts receivable resulting in the collection of $60k in outstanding receivables. Evaluated over 300 invoices for potential write-off and made recommendations to Director.

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