Michael Jotkowitz Email & Phone Number

United States

Universal City, California

• Oversee project budget and financial analysis activities including related budgets, conducting ongoing project financial analysis, forecasts, and reporting• Create reports and analyses to evaluate business and financial trends, including identifying variances and key metrics• Oversee and manage between 20-30 financial analysis audits, including but not limited to expense reports, participant statements, etc. for theatrical and television projects in various stages, ranging from awaiting commencement and in progress, to completed and settled • In 2021 & 2022, reconciled $1.54B in gross receipts to various participant statements with a 99.99% accuracy level• Review and analyze project cost-to-complete data; advise senior management and project leadership to improve forecasting accuracy• Assist in creating, formatting, and testing several new detail reconciliation reports which eliminates redundant levels and allowed for quick and accurate document retrieval• Implement an organizational procedure which enabled real time knowledge and access to upcoming audits, audits in progress, audit requests, and analysis of audit claims• Create working relationships with the various business units to streamline document retrieval and audit analysis

Tucson Arizona

• Prepared agency financial reports for three different companies and eight separate departments which included: Monthly Receivables, P&L’s, Client & Staff Salary Analysis, and Client Placement• Develop and reviewed monthly reports with business stakeholders to improve processes and resolve issues• Oversaw payroll process including collection and review of all employees’ timesheets for eight departments, located time and/or hourly discrepancies, and resolved conflicts with appropriate supervisors• Developed, distributed, and tracked timely billings to contractors and reviewed billings for accuracy and process collections