Vanessa Lambrechts, Cpa Email and Phone Number

Oversee the monthly accounting close, consolidation, analytical review, balance sheet reconciliation and financial reporting processes for 4 independent broker/dealers and a holding company.Oversee the publication of the monthly financial statements and reporting packages, including profitability analysis.Coordinate and manage the annual external audit, including preparation and review of the audited financial statements.Coordinate the annual budget process, including creating the budget and assisting in the establishment of revenue and operating income goals for the subsequent year. Review the monthly net capital computations and filing of the FOCUS report's with FINRA and the NFA for four broker/dealers.Oversee maintenance of the employee bonus model and assist in establishing annual bonus targets.Maintain and ensure that all departmental policies and procedures are up-to-date and in compliance with GAAP, FINRA and SEC regulations.Establish all legal accruals ensuring compliance with SFAS 5. Monitor assets, including review for impairment of Goodwill and management of the allowance for doubtful accounts.Report up to Chief Financial Officer.Supervise a department of over 20 employees, with direct reporting responsibilities over 2 staff, (2 assistant vice presidents). Coordinate administrative functions for the department- hiring, terminations, and performance reviews.Coordinate and assist in managing SEC, FINRA, tax and internal audits.Acts as the liaison between accounting and external departments such as tax and legal.

Responsible for management of the hedge accounting and treasury management processes, ensuring accurate daily and monthly reporting of all transactions and compliance with GAAP.Supervise the Senior Hedging and Cash Management Accountants including review of daily and monthly reconciliation's, determining reasonableness of cash and hedged positions, and supervision of ad hoc projects.Managed the successful implementation of a new hedge accounting system by participating in weekly management meetings with our foreign subsidiary, development of the month end accounting and reporting process for all hedged commodities, and testing of the system outputs recommending improvement opportunities.Preparation of quarterly budgets for all commodities produced and sold including analyzing and updating of actual sales, forecasting of budgeted sales, and reconciliation to monthly cash flow by product line. In-charge of regulatory reporting related to weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture foreign sales, annual 1099 tax preparation, and computation of Extra Territorial Income for IRS purposes.

Audit DepartmentPerform audit procedures on various financial statement assertions to ensure that accounts are properly stated and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).Prepare and analyze client financial statements, notes to financial statements, and supplementary schedules and reports required by various regulatory bodies including research of accounting related issues to ensure compliance.Responsible for most aspects of audit fieldwork in relation to financial statement audit process including planning, budgeting, profitability management, administration review, client service, and efficient execution of the engagement for SEC and non-public engagements.Perform a timely and thorough review of audit working papers, reports, and internal audit work, ensuring that all significant accounting, auditing and reporting matters have been resolved and documented in accordance with firm policies and professional standards.Supervise and train engagement personnel on a regular basis and provide constructive feedback through evaluation process.Develop and provide significant management letter comments, business recommendations on client's internal control structure, accounting policies and procedures, and effectively communicate to gain agreement of middle and upper client management.Specialized in financial services and consumer market clients including: City National Bank, City National Investments, Trader Joe's, Korean Airlines.Proficient knowledge of the employee benefit plan process including planning, budgeting, profitability management, administration, review, client service, reporting, IRS compliance and efficient execution of the engagement.