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Los Angeles, California, United States

Henderson, Nevada, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Oversee operations and resource management of the entire finance department, including accounting and FP&A, while establishing internal controls to achieve the company’s financial goals and objectives in an efficient and compliant manner• Manage the accounting operations of two subsidiary corporations, including month-end close procedures and transaction-processing operations• Responsible for the preparation and presentation of monthly and annual financial statements, forecasts, cash flow projections, payroll, accounts payable/receivable, and implementing month and year-end close processes• Relied upon to lead provision of information to external auditors for annual audits• Provides ad-hoc financial analyses on demand and makes recommendations directly to the CEO and other C-Level executives• Presents financial statements and memo to the Board of Directors and Finance Committee• Takes on a major role in the implementation of new accounting software as the finance subject matter expert to ensure the technology meets the business needs of the department• Maintains financial initiatives of the Corporate Balanced Scorecard• Constantly identifying and addressing financial risks and opportunities

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Managed a team of three staff accountants while providing leadership and individual mentoring to promote their development and increase team production• Reviewed staff-prepared monthly GL reconciliations, journal entries, and customer and vendor invoices for financial statement accuracy• Processed semi-monthly multi-state payroll for the firm, while maintaining complete accuracy and confidentiality• Reviewed all customer contracts and independent contractor agreements in addition to serving as the main point of contact for customers, vendors, and internal staff• Identified department inefficiencies and developed procedures to streamline processes, reducing the number of days to close the month

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Completed weekly check runs while following appropriate internal controls such as vendor GL coding• Prepared monthly journal entries, reconciled corporate bank and credit card statements, and led internal staff training of time and expense coding• Was awarded the annual corporate “Rising Star Award” which is presented to the employee who performs above and beyond expectations and is recognized by upper management as an invaluable asset

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Reviewed corporate credit card expenses weekly, entered AP invoices into the accounting system, and prepared (billable time and fixed) customer invoices

• Performed boutique bookkeeping and accounting functions for clients such as period close, AP and AR processing, payroll, and advisory in a variety of industries• Prepared corporate and individual tax returns

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Economics

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