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Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Alpharetta, Ga

Greater Atlanta Area

Assist with the timely and accurate preparation and submission of monthly and annual financial statements for the Franchise and Professional Divisions. Manage a team of accountants that provides accounting support to these divisions. Provide leadership, supervision, and support to staff. Bring a customer service focus to the accounting team in support of field operations. Assist operations management with review and interpretation of P&L’s. Prepare, review, and approve journal entries and account reconciliations. Assist in the annual budget preparation process.

Greater Atlanta Area

Lead and manage the global consolidation of worldwide financial results, including the preparation and review of consolidation-level entries. Provide direction of the monthly close and consolidation process, including post-close activity. Prepare and review of monthly, quarterly and annual schedules supporting the company close and reporting. Lead and manage the preparation and review of all SEC reporting functions, including the annual report, 10K, 10Q, and XBRL tagging. Lead and manage the preparation, review and audit of benefit plan financial statements. Monitor and research new GAAP and SEC pronouncements; evaluate impact to the company; assist with the implementation of new business, accounting and financial reporting processes. Facilitate quarterly goodwill and intangibles impairment analyses. Prepare and review of various financial statement variance analytics. Prepare and review of financial debt covenants. Work directly with the auditors in coordination of the audit process. Participate in integrating new businesses from a financial perspective. Manage, maintain and improve internal control processes, policies and procedures. Liaison with various groups within the company for ad hoc projects to create efficiencies throughout various processes. Supervise professional accounting staff. Identify and implement process improvements throughout the various responsibilities of role.

Fairfield, Ca

Motivate and inspire students by researching, delivering and presenting creative lectures on critical accounting principles, while facilitating interactive group discussion via in-persona and online courses. Successfully delivering measurable student learning objectives (SLOs). Prepare course materials and develop adaptive teaching methodologies based on experience to improve the quality of student instruction. Evaluate student performance and provide constructive and timely feedback. Provide career advice and historical experiences with students to further their understanding of accounting.

Walnut Creek, Ca

Provide day to day leadership of the contract accounting team residing in Manila, Philippines related to general ledger activities, monthly close process, and reporting in US GAAP and IFRS. Support the general accounting, reporting, and analysis of Corporate Accounting functions. Support the SVP & Controller in general accounting and reporting responsibilities, including liaising with the parent company in the Philippines. Support of the operational accounting processes, including maintaining oversight for effective internal controls and process improvements. Participate in the month end close process, including providing oversight of key accounting areas, systems and internal controls. Review key general ledger account reconciliations. Review of key journal entries. Complete technical accounting research and recommend accounting policies for new areas of accounting under both US GAAP and IFRS. Implementation new accounting policies under US GAAP and IFRS. Compilation of monthly financial reporting to parent company and banks. Drafting of annual financial statements and footnote disclosures. Support the periodic external audits and reviews of DMFI's financial statements. Collaborate with corporate and plant and distribution center accounting to ensure a cohesive relationship and appropriate accounting throughout the close, reporting processes and transitions within this team.

Berkeley, Ca

Managed the daily accounting functions until the company was acquired by General Mills. Work closely with AP and AR to facilitate appropriate coordination. Managed and maintain various general ledger balance sheet reconciliations. Posted and reviewed entries into general ledger using the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP system. Conducted monthly variance analyses. Communicated and worked closely with senior management, account management, and divisional finance associates. Maintained SOX compliance and liaison with internal controls team and external auditors. Collaborated with other support function stakeholders to implement related improvements.

San Francisco Bay Area

With internal and external customers in mind, work with cross-functional teams to identify improvements, best practices, and efficiencies in the Company's invoicing processes and revenue opportunities. Facilitate communication among the various business unit accounting groups to ensure the appropriateness of revenue recognition practices and billing. Act as a liaison between the technical SAP teams and BU accounting to ensure proper communication flow. Assist with billing and general ledger training programs.

Managed the accounting, billing and revenue recognition process for the Biller division. Reviewed customer contracts and determine proper revenue recognition. Managed and maintain various general ledger balance sheet reconciliations. Made entries into general ledger and subledger. Managed a team of 7 diverse staff members, accountants, billers and collectors, including hiring, training, appraising, rewarding, motivating, disciplining. Communicated and work closely with senior management, account management, and divisional finance associates. Maintained SOX compliance and liaison with internal and external auditors, including preparing and reviewing audit schedules. Established and oversaw processes and procedures and collaborated with other business and support function stakeholders to implement related improvements. Facilitated the due dilligence accounting and reporting process related to the divestiture of a product line.

Involved in the development of the business plan, rolling estimate, cost analysis, monthly operational and control reporting and ad hoc financial analysis. Perform month end close responsibilities and ensure the financial integrity of all financial reporting in accordance with GAAP. Reconcile and analyze balance sheet accounts to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and account balances are accurately stated in accordance with GAAP and Company policy.

Effectively utilize multi-tasking skills to plan, develop, and oversee the execution of audits

Education record

Masters, Accounting

Activities and Societies: President of the MAC Organization

Bs, Accounting

Education record