Todd Hammett Email & Phone Number

Laguna Beach & Newport Beach, Ca

President of one of Orange County's most highly respected professional tax services firms. Todd leads all client services, practice development, recruiting and business operations. Through his efforts, he has built a firm known for its creative problem solving approach to tax issues and, when necessary, its steadfast representation of clients before state and federal tax authorities. Skills & Expertise1. Managing the tax compliance and planning for numerous businesses and their investors including Real Estate, High Technology, Retail, Lending, Legal, Medicine and other industries.2. Organizing and controlling the tax compliance and planning for families and family owned businesses.3. Expert level knowledge of accounting and tax rules.4. Expert in the set-up and operation of Quickbooks (Enterprise, Pro, Accountant, Etc.)5. Estate and trust planning specialist

Irvine, Ca

INTEGRATED MEDIA SYSTEMS-$12M in Revenue (Audio Visual Integration Contractor; Acted as a true business partner to the CEO in developing new business opportunitiesDirected all aspects of the Finance, Accounting and human Resource functions of the organizationFunctioned as point person for new contract negotiation and due diligence Secured line of credit financing with multiple banksDramatically cut company overhead during recessionary economic period by negotiating new terms with all major vendorsPartnered with and supported the CEO in planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations.Thorough knowledge of all types of taxes and tax financial issues and establishing company 401K and pension plansMonitored the state of company assets and analyzed financial statements to proactively identify solutions to potential financial challenges Utilized emerging technologies to improve employee productivity and cost managementPromoted strong financial and operational management and insight and actionable analysis of the company's operating results in the context of current economic and competitive market environments.Mentored and developed a direct team of managers and professionals.Developed processes for financial forecasting, budgets and reporting to the company executive team

Irvine, Ca & London England

$30M in Revenue(A Publicly Traded Retail Management Software Development Company; Leader responsible for all treasury, accounting, budgeting, tax, contract compliance and human resource functions of the companyResponsible for the implementation of a major software conversion from a proprietary accounting system to multi-module integrated system-Great Plains.Instrumental in negotiating the sale of the company to SVI Holdings, Inc. a publicly traded company in June 1999Influential member of the leadership team who helped manage the growth of the company from $4M to $30M annual sales and from 35 to over 140 employeesManaged international operations in the United Kingdom Responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts with customers, business partners and vendorsResponsible for a highly productive accounting and human resources department whose functions included accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, banking and financial reporting

Los Angeles And Orange County

Responsible for all tax planning, consulting and compliance for a diverse list of customers and industry segments. Responsible for managing client billings of over $3M per year. Became a trusted business advisor to top management including several very high profile clients. In-house specialist for several industries and topics. Co-managed and supervised a team of staff and senior professionalsInstructor for several internal training classes