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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

Program Finance: monthly financial forecasting, preparation and briefing of financials, dashboard/metrics, quarterly profitability assessment packages and annual budget planning.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Accomplishments:• Restructured accounting system architecture and revamped management reporting: - dynamic rolling net fee and financial results forecasting - profit/(loss)/effective multiplier/overhead rate by project reporting - Executive Dashboard (project status, KPI’s, summary rolling P&L forecast). • Guided firm’s financial health through two economic downturns via proactive cost cuts and management of individual project profitability.• Spearheaded redevelopment of graphics billing increasing in-house GFx revenues three-fold.• Executed best practices HR policy changes and successfully addressed several HR compliance issues.Responsibilities:• Assess firm’s financial health, address issues with management team, recommend and implement corrective action.• Continuously drive process improvements increasing efficiencies and performance measurements.• Oversee consolidated annual budgets and rolling forecasts, financial statements and commentary to management for four legal entities: Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Amsterdam and Shanghai.• Oversee all accounting/financial processes: annual CPA reviewed financials and tax planning, treasury management, monthly close and underlying A/R, A/P processes.• Liaison with domestic and foreign legal and accounting firms to ensuring global compliance with taxes, laws, government regulations and ensure financial reporting meets GAAP and IFRS standards.• Maintain positive global banking relationships; manage cash flow to meet financial obligations to lenders, creditors, sub-contractors and vendors.• Oversee HR: new hires, fires, lay offs, exit packages/interviews, labor law compliance, employee harassment/discrimination complaints including investigation management, worker’s comp and Visas.• Evaluate and maintain necessary business insurance policies and employee benefit programs.• Manage, develop and mentor accounting/finance team.

Austin, Tx, Us

Certified Epicor consultant eBackOffice and eFrontOffice (CRM) applications. Support implementation: process analysis, improvement, mapping to new software constraints and capabilities. Develop best setting options and architecture to maximize business process flow in new software. Hands-on data conversion/mapping to new database. Testing, trouble-shooting, creating solutions and work-arounds to any issues. Manage deadlines and continuously re-prioritize issues and deliverables.Support upgrades and customization: Analyze current process flow and potential improvements available in upgrade, potential customization to meet customers' needs and hands-on customization in eFO/Clientele CRM front-end software (custom fields and functionality).

Acting Controller for an Internet radio start-up. Implemented a financial system, a business plan model and established policies and procedures. melodypark.com had a similar idea to the current Pandora. For various reasons it was off-target to the market at the time and shuttered after its first-round of V.C. funding.

• Prepared monthly financial statements, annual budgets/business plans and periodic results projections for distribution to top management. • Quickly mastered JD Edwards software. Wrote JDE FASTR and DreamWriter financial reports. • Juggled multiple responsibilities and projects while meeting tight reporting deadlines.

Director of Finance for catalog record label (Drive Entertainment). Implemented Great Plains software. Key in designing chart of accounts and wrote system financial reports. Established a PO system for cost control saving the company thousands of dollars. Prepared lead schedules and interacted with auditors for year-end financials and ultimately for company acquisition audit and deal closing. Interpreted artist contracts for royalty reporting requirements and rates and designed an artist and mechanical royalty reporting system.

London, Gb

Acting Director of Finance for record label (Volcano Entertainment). Implemented Dynamics software. Developed and streamlined financial structure and company policies. Responsible for financial reporting, project break-even analysis, audit lead schedules, T&E and marketing tracking. Accounting Manager for record label (Private Music). Improved accounting procedures increasing efficiency and the accuracy of financial information. Responsible for month-end closing, G/L account reconciliation, payroll and developing and writing/maintaining system financials for both the record label and music publishing companies.

Master Business Administration, Management

Entertainment

Bs, Business Administration