Murray Levin Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Woodland Hills, California

KM Management, Inc., is a full-service Business Management company. As the head of the tax department, my duties include:- Provide full spectrum of business and tax guidance to foreign and domestic owned entities.- Direct multiple engagements and serve tax needs of varied clients base.- Supervise staff assuming leadership position within organization.- Head responsibility for tax returns issuance and ensure adherence with professional guidelines and firm policies.- Support and prepare state and federal income tax returns- Assist in responsibility for entire business aspects of customer relations inclusive of collecting, billing and maintaining team profitability.- Consult and lead multifaceted client activities in broad range of industries.- Participate in corporate structure, divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, litigation support, earnings and profit analysis, inventory and other tax accounting procedures.- Represent clients before different taxing authorities, - Head responsibility for management, leadership and development of complete service tax practice.- Perform as key client contact for queries related to tax issues.

Los Angeles, Ca

• Created the position of Chief Financial Officer and brought all accounting functions under one department• Oversaw all aspects of the finances of the Agency which included: timely and accurate maintenance of all accounting records, donor records and loan management records; interfaced with financial institutions; pension plan administrators; insurance companies, as well as day to day accounting needs.• Streamlined the budgeting process; implemented monthly budget to actual reporting both internally and to board for the first time in agency’s history, enabling better financial decisions• Interfaced with the agency’s external auditors and managed the annual audit• Administered all Human Resources and personnel matters including compliance with current labor laws and pension plan administration.

Oversaw the functions of Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology and Administration Support Services departments which included a staff of 20 people.Created and instituted improved financial reporting, which included a tested and proven cash flow forecasting model; clearer reporting of monthly results to the board and significantly improved the budgeting processes. Devised a system for tracking of sales and returns in a $18M business and overhauled the method of costing inventory eliminating the need for the outside auditors to make material and problematic journal entries for the first time in many years.Operational improvements - Implemented policies and procedures and designed systems improvements throughout the Administration Support Services department, resulting in smoother running of the department and better interfacing with other departments within the company. Procured new major vendors as well as negotiated prices with other existing vendors. Worked in conjunction with the company's outside Information Technology consultant (who was the developer of the proprietary software used to run the company) to establish and implement a three-year I.T. Strategic Plan.Was intricately involved in preparing for and implementing a Reduction-in-force which reduced payroll costs by approximately 10% and the subsequent re-organization as a result of such.

Owned and operated my own CPA practice which included: Supervising a staff of accountants and bookkeepersBilling and collections, overseeing operations and management of the business.Preparing over 500 tax returns annually, and represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities.Delivered full range of accounting services to individuals and small to medium-sized companies. This included business management services, payroll services, financial and tax planning advice, preparation of compiled and reviewed financial statements, and budgetingAssociate CPA for KM Management, Inc. - a full service Business Management Company. (1997 - 2008)Acted as part-time controller and/or Chief Financial Officer for several larger clients, which included:Developing processes, procedures and internal controls for both operations and accounting functions.Participating in management decisions regarding strategic planning, growth and expansion, financing and capital-raising, planning and budgeting, lease negotiations, assisting in the growth of companies in some cases from start-ups to sales of several million dollars.Preparing financial statements and business plans, and interfacing with bankers investors, pension plan administrators, attorneys and other professionals. Issues of personnel, including recruitment, creation of employee manuals, implementation and administration of pension plans.Owned and operated a kiddie-ride business, Red Caboose Railroad, which had trains in several shopping malls through Southern California. Business had operated up to seven trains at a time, employing up to 40 people. Dealt with issues relating to personnel; interfacing with landlords; purchasing of equipment; financing and taxation.

A real estate development and property management company. Supervised an accounting department, maintaining books and managing cash flow for several rental properties, retail and real estate development businesses.