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Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Greater Denver Area

• Instrumental in 1000% revenue growth of the company through brainstorming, research, collaboration and execution of business plan and objectives.
• Designed, developed and deployed all financial policies and procedures to ensure GAAP and audit compliance.
• Preparation and presentation of monthly financial statements and variance analyses to company president.
• Payroll, sales and use tax returns, payroll tax returns, 1099’s and W-2s prepared and submitted on time and without… Show more
• Payroll, sales and use tax returns, payroll tax returns, 1099’s and W-2s prepared and submitted on time and without penalty.
• Trained all department managers throughout the company on how to prepare and understand a profit and loss statement; the importance credit and collections; human resource issues (on-boarding, benefits, retention); and.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed an accounting department of 35 employees which included payroll, accounts payable and receivable, PUC compliance and reporting, intercompany reconciliations and financial statement preparation and analysis.
• Partner with the finance department to prepare annual budget. Reconcile budgeted versus actual results and present to Senior Management.
• Performed due diligence during the merger and/or acquisition of several companies. Presented findings to senior leadership team and… Show more
• Performed due diligence during the merger and/or acquisition of several companies. Presented findings to senior leadership team and helped manage transition.
• Collaborated with the IT department to develop a streamlined invoice that was easy for customers to understand and reduced the amount of paper per invoice.
• Reduced the month-end closing process from 8 days to less than 3 days through teamwork, education and training which led to reduced overtime and improved employee morale. Show less