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San Fernando, Ca, Us

San Fernando, Ca, Us

Lynnwood, Washington, Us

Assist in directing accounting functions such as, maintaining the facility's accounting principles, practices, procedures, and initiatives. Prepare financial reports and present recommendations to upper management. Ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance through self-assessment and testing. Monthly close of financial books. Financial reporting, forecasting, planning and variance analysis of balance sheet, cash flow, and income statement, and assist with internal and external audits.

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Provide detailed accounting management for 3 separate entities within a company specializing in developing and manufacturing dental implants for sale around the globe. Handle all GL accounting functions while overseeing the GL staff within the Accounting Department. • Coordinate and manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities for 3 sets of books. Verify and post all journal entries, including cost, revenue recognition, management fees, and intercompany elimination entries. Ensure accurate financial statements are supplied by due dates and routinely present detailed reports to the CFO within financial review meetings. • Responsible for reviewing all balance sheet account reconciliations and preparing supplemental reports. Spearhead all auditing prep work and serve as direct liaison during company audits; manage SOX controls testing and provide hands-on support to ensure completion and accuracy.• Prepare company’s annual business insurance package for liability, umbrella, and auto insurance coverage.• Assist with interviewing candidates for Controller, Sr. Accountant, and A/R Manager.Noted contributions to date include:☑ Recognized by Auditors for being an extremely organized accounting professional and for doing exceptional prep work for company audits.☑ Continually ensure staff have overall vision and tools necessary for success; developed and facilitated multiple informative accounting presentations for Accounting Department employees, and created an easy-to-follow ERP system training presentation for new hires. ☑ Assisted with extensive process transition upon acquisition of company; helped reduce month-end close from 15 days to 2 days, and retrained staff to provide accruals to close out months vs. waiting for actual invoices.

Van Nuys, Ca, Us

Oversaw the GL and Accounts Payable Department for a publicly traded gas turbine manufacturer specializing in microturbine power and heating and cooling cogeneration systems. Managed a staff of 4 while handling all functions related to month-end close, GL reconciliation, Fixed Assets in SAP, external SOX audits, and company stock plan administration.• Reviewed and approved all month-end journal entries and calculation of accruals in accordance with GAAP, prepaids, cost allocation, and setting up recurring entries. • Analyzed and approved reconciliation schedules for all balance sheet accounts and major P&L accounts; prepared bank reconciliations, processed wire transfers, and managed other cash-related transactions.• Assisted with external and SOX audits by providing reports and schedules requested and ensuring compliance.• Managed Fixed Assets in SAP including Capital Approval Requests, depreciation, additions, disposals, and transfers.Key achievements within role include:☑ Worked in a highly collaborative role with Capstone’s IT department to ensure a major SAP upgrade transitioned seamlessly; provided processes and reports for testing, helping to execute the pilot upgrade.☑ Tasked with administering the company’s stock plan; duties included granting of shares, releasing of vesting shares, issuing options, processing exercise of options, creating E*TRADE accounts, and orchestrating the daily importing and exporting of files to-and-from E*TRADE.

New York , Ny, Us

Provided daily Accounting Department operations, orchestrating workload coordination for 2 direct reports and ensuring all company deadlines were met.• Handled month-end close, reviewed GL to ensure correct journal entry coding, and prepared balance sheet reconciliation schedules and monthly financial statements packages. Responsible for managing and preparing for independent audits.• Prepared and monitored the division’s administrative budget and produced a monthly variance report for management; additionally processed staff payroll through ADP and reconciled all related GL accounts.• Implemented internal control policies and procedures for division, and filed the Business License Renewal and property tax forms.