SKILLS

Accounting (** years), Budgeting (* years), Bookkeeping (8 years), Quickbooks (10+ years), Excel (18 years), Forecasting (4 years), Accounts Payable (8 years), Accounts Receivable (8 years), Account Reconciliation (18 years), Journal Entries (10+ years), Real Estate (8 years), Insurance (2 years), Marketing, (8 years), Database Development (5 years), Database Management (5 years), Supervision (6 years), Cash Management (18 years), Payroll (18 years), Reporting (18 years), Financial Analysis (10+ years), Financial Modeling (10+years), Financial Statements (10+ years), Cash Flow Forecasting (8 years), Month-End/Year-End Close (8 years). Annual Audit Management (4 years).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MJC Accounting Services – Principal

Los Angeles, CA • 2008-2010; 2014 to Present

Self-run accounting services company offered bookkeeping, financial consulting, operational and financial process improvements to various clients in the LA/NYC areas. www.mjcaccounting.com

Oversee the operation of the accounting department including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department goals and objectives

Oversee the accounting operations, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures

Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management

Develop and implement new database software

Month End/Year End close

Work with senior partners on annual budget and monthly forecasting

Project monthly and annual cash flow

Intercompany/multi-entity accounting expertise.

Full-Charge Bookkeeping

The Marketing Arm - Senior Director of Finance and Operations

Marina Del Rey, CA • 2010 to 2014

A subsidiary of Omnicom Group, TMA is a $100+ million dollar marketing agency with seven locations world-wide.

Executive financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, develop financial and operational processes and cost controls. Ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

•Annual audit resulted in <1% variance from self-managed and submitted public financial reporting

•Managed PBT and Rev growth of 50%+ annually

•A/R Write-offs less than 1% annually

•Job costing and Profit and Loss – for 100+ jobs per year, 90% at (or below) budget

Financial reporting included (but was not limited to) monthly, quarterly and annual financial packages, annual profit plan, monthly reforecasting, CAPEX and annual tax packages.

Led the development of database software integration

Led the financial and operational integration between 3 divisions (of 2 companies)

Managed staff of four

Risk Insurance and Reinsurance Solutions - Senior Accountant

Deerfield Beach, FL • 2005 to 2008

•Calculated monthly commission statements for insurance agents.

•Prepared weekly cash flow report for corporate officers

•Reviewed expenses and helped to significantly decrease company’s overhead

•Responsible for general ledger accuracy.

•Point of reference for all financial inquiries from corporate office in Paris.

•Prepared month-end closing entries followed by monthly production reports

•Assisted CPA with year-end closing entries

Korina Properties- Project Accountant

Los Angeles, CA • 2001-2005

•Created and managed project budgets

•Prepared periodic audits of financials as well as physical inventory

•Worked with project manager monitoring project costs

•Responsible for updating general ledger and all accounting records

•Prepared financial statements as needed

•Full Cycle Bookkeeping (A/P, A/R, Reconciliations, Monthly Reporting)

EDUCATION

Universities:

Cleveland State University

University of California, Los Angeles

California Coast University

Degrees:

Bachelors of Science, Business Administration

Other Distinctions:

Magna Cum Laude

Eligible for CPA License

SOFTWARE

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel (v-lookups, pivots, advanced formulas), PowerPoint, Access, Quickbooks Pro, Premier and Enterprise, Quickbase, Yardi, Hyperion Enterprise and Harris EAS.

REFERENCES

References are available upon request.

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