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Carson, Ca, Us

Responsible for the timeliness and integrity of key financial information. Manage the development and implementation of financial policies, procedures and controls, along with the overall accounting department.• Prepare monthly financial statements and sales reports.• Record all monthly journal entries for cash, prepaids, fixed assets, payroll and accruals.• Manage quarterly audits, and work with CPA firm regarding income tax return preparation. • Analyze and prepare financial reports for distribution to other departments.• Manage multi-state sales tax process, procedures, policies and file returns.• Manage bad debt and monitor collection procedures and credit approvals.• Manage all capital expenditures, along with manage accounting controls regarding policies and procedures.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Responsible for reviewing and analyzing operational account activity including all accounts payable activity. Oversee daily operations required to maintain the company's general ledger. Coordinate monthly close variance meetings along with weekly cash reporting activity. Supervise and direct staff.• Create monthly close calendar and review financial statements.• Review month end balance sheet reconciliations ensuring all entries are completed and accuracy of general ledger.• Analyze marketing spend month over month ensuring variances are inline with budget.• Assist FP&A in their review of marking spend, validating any increases per vendor and channel.• Review accounts payable batch entries to ensure accuracy of accounts and departments.• Assist in implementing or changing various processes to ensure accuracy of the general ledger.

Torrance, Ca, Us

Responsible for reviewing and analyzing operational account activity including Fixed Assets, Leases, Cash, Prepaids, Accrued accounts along with other various balance sheet accounts. Oversee the daily accounting activities required to maintain the company's general ledger. Coordinating monthly close activities. Supervise and direct work of the accounting staff.• Own month end close schedule ensuring all entries are completed and reviewed for month end.• Review month end schedule that supports account balances to ensure accuracy of the general ledger.• Analyze large variances, month over month, to ensure accuracy of general ledger.• Assist FP&A in their review of the income statement and various accounts.• Review accounts payable batch entries to ensure accuracy of accounts and departments.• Assist in implementing or changing various processes to ensure accuracy of the general ledger.

Responsible for reviewing an analyzing operational account activity including Fixed Assets, Leases, Cash, Prepaids, Accrued accounts along with other various balance sheet accounts. Responsible for month end variance analysis, identifying and reviewing major fluctuations with Finance.• Reconcile cash balances – record all cash transactions not captured through payables. Includes payroll clearing accounts.• Maintain monthly fixed assets including working with facilities coordinator in determining correct treatment and capitalization of furniture assets and construction in progress. Track and properly record interest expense and depreciation for fleet of leased vehicles. Work with IT department to properly capitalize all internally developed software.• Prepare and review all prepaid schedules which include marketing, property taxes, insurance and software licenses.• Prepare monthly accruals including any Delaware corporation cost and state income tax along with re-accruing any invoices that may have not been captured through AP at month end. Re-accrue any cost highlighted through accrued account reconciliation process.• Review and analyze monthly financials researching any major fluctuations.

Santa Monica, California, Us

Oversees the daily accounting activities required to maintain the company’s general ledger while coordinating monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities. Supervises, directs, and reviews the work of the accounting staff (including cash reconciliations, prepaid expenses, intangible and fixed assets activity, accounts payable reconciliations, accruals, and expenses). Performs monthly variance analysis for TrueCar and ALG for reporting to management, posts journal entries, and reviews general ledger on a monthly basis to ensure accuracy of postings including performing the monthly allocation process. Produces ad hoc financial reports as well and makes and implements recommendations to improve accounting processes and procedures.• Prepared financial P&L analytics in regard to S-1 filing and prepared supporting documentation for S-1 footnotes related to marketing, fixed assets and intangibles. • Worked closely with Big 4 audit team during S-1 filing process as a main point of contact for marketing, fixed assets, prepaids and other operation related issues. • Key member of the leadership team, supervising a staff of three including administration of all accounting functions.• Improved fixed asset processes to accurately record and capture all items that can be capitalized.• Implemented new prepaid schedule’s to monitor monthly media spend - Current spend of $4M per month.• Created month end variance analysis worksheet for department review process and provided timely explanations of variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets.• Resolved complex accounting issues and assisted other accounting personnel in resolving financial issues. Worked with public accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to fulfill audit requests and performed requisite analysis.

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Reviewed and analyzed financial statement variances; reconciled all P&L, balance sheet, and bank accounts monthly; reviewed and processed all payroll entries; and prepared month-end accrual entries. Recorded, tracked and monitored all fixed asset purchases and retirements and performed depreciation calculations. • Designed and implemented process improvements to properly track and monitor accruals (over 60 vendors and $2M monthly exposure).• Improved month-end reconciliation process by implementing new schedules and analysis procedures for prepaid expenses, deferred rent and payroll related general ledger accounts.• Improved accounting processes and procedures by making and implementing recommendations. • Supervised a staff of three and always ensured all capital lease, deferred rent, and interest expense calculations were performed and recorded accurately.

Reviewed, reconciled and analyzed account balances and transactions, including cash, deferred revenue, award inventory, prepaid expenses and short and long-term deposit accounts of one of the largest network marketing companies in the world that sells weight management, nutritional supplement and personal care products, $1.6B net sales.• Performed complex balance sheet reconciliations and prepared/entered correcting entries.• Booked accruals and expense allocations and performed General ledger account analysis as part of the month end close process.• Assisted Accounting Manager with preparation of monthly and quarterly financial package.• Worked with the FP&A group to review and analyze monthly actual expense to budget variances. • Reviewed, recorded and tracked all transactions for major company events. • Prepared monthly departmental reports and reviewed results with department heads. • Generated and reviewed monthly trial balances for financial consolidation purposes. • Gathered information to assist with preparation of the 10-Q and 10-K.• Worked closely with Accounting Manager to develop internal controls and provided schedules and supporting information for the quarterly and annual financial and sox audits.• Improved efficiency of the bank reconciliation process by implementing new procedures to analyze data through advanced Excel functions.• Ensured accuracy of prepaid expense account balances by implementing new reconciliation and tracking procedures.

• Managed and reconciled capital reserve funds and filed monthly, quarterly and annual tax returns. • Assisted with annual year-end closing, managed investments for reserve funds, and handled all payroll functions.• Processed and reconciled revenues, expenditures and technical transactions in compliance with all applicable Federal, State and Local rules, regulations and ordinates.• Planned, assigned, and monitored work performances and provided professional and technical guidance to department staff.• Performed technical, administrative and professional accounting work such as providing professional and technical guidance to Department staff• Improved monthly vendor payments by properly tracking and monitoring AP.• Improved monthly reserve reporting by implementing new reconciliation procedures for the capital reserve funds.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelors Degree, Business Administration / Financial Accounting

High School Diploma