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As Controller I work with seven people and supervise job cost accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and general accounting. I have put the company on a monthly closing schedule with statements scheduled to be out on the 20th of the month. Quarterly statements are issued according to GAAP for the bank and creditors. I maintain the company’s relationships with banks, insurance brokers, bond brokers and our auditing firm. Arranging equipment financing is also one of my responsibilities.

Bakersfield, California, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Lamont Public Utility District February 2021 to April 2021Interim Finance Manager for the Lamont Public Utility District. The position reports to the General Manager. Responsibilities includes maintaining the general ledger, daily banking activities, bank reconciliations, revenue accounting, grant accounting and budgeting. City of McFarland December 2019 to September 2020Accountant at the City of McFarland performing accounting tasks as assigned. The work included bank reconciliations, general ledger account reconciliations, project time and material account reconciliations and generating reports for grant billings.

As controller I supervise a staff of six people. Two of those people worked in our branch offices. I work closely with branch personnel and managers to make sure the paperwork for invoicing flows smoothly into accounting. and to identify processes that can be improved. My responsibilities include supervising the following processes; invoicing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and human resources. Our accounting department is small, so I prepare the month end close and the financial statement analysis. In support of operations I also prepare the job cost reports and review the status of jobs with the branch managers and sales reps.

This position reported directly to the owner. Responsible for the monthly general ledger closings, financial statement preparation, budgeting and forecasting. Supervised invoicing, accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll. Administered contractor lien compliance, performed project accounting, provided support to project managers, and prepared the percentage of completion schedules for the year-end financial statements and the bonding companies.

Bakersfield, California, Us

The position reported directly to the Chief Financial Officer. Supervised the crop accounting, grower accounting, accounts payable, and general accounting departments. Responsible for the monthly closing process and preparation of the monthly financial reports that included a consolidated income statement, a consolidated balance sheet, a statement of cash flows, operating income statements by business segment and operating reports for the managers. On a monthly basis, prepared a comparison of actual operating results to the business plan and then prepared a monthly letter to management that explained significant financial variances and the operating issues that affected financial performance. Working with the CPAs, coordinated the preparation of client prepared schedules for the year-end audit. If needed, prepared accounting memos to document new procedures for internal control and memos to document the accounting treatment of new or unusual accounting transactions.

The position reported directly to the General Manager/CEO. Supervised the crop cost accounting, grower accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions. Prepared the daily cash reports, monthly production reports and the monthly price average reports for management. Responsible for maintaining the general ledger and preparing the company’s internal financial statements. Worked with the company’s CPA to execute the company’s tax planning strategies, prepare the annual audited financial statements, year-end tax returns and ensure tax compliance.

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This position reported directly to the owners and the General Manager–Fresh Operations. Supervised approximately twenty people in the crop cost accounting, grower accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable and the accounting departments. Direct responsibility for general ledger maintenance, internal controls, financial statements, GAAP compliance, external financial reporting, quarterly and annual tax reporting, and audits (insurance, tax and financial). Prepared, reviewed and updated the company’s annual budgets, then negotiated the annual operating lines with the bank. Provided information to the general managers in charge of the company’s operating units.

Seongnam, Kyungki, Kr

This position reported to the Corporate Vice-President Tax and the Western Region Controller. Supervised a staff of five people. Responsible for all federal, state, and local tax compliance issues. Responsible for providing the general accounting department with quarterly and annual tax provisions for the company’s different operating entities.

I joined the firm as a staff accountant in 1981 and worked my way up to senior accountant. Experience in audits, compilations and reviews and income tax preparation. Supervised the installation of the firm's first in-house income tax return preparation system.

Ms, Taxation

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Emphasis In Accounting