Manager Office

Eleanor Myers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Controller Kana Pipeline, Inc., Placentia, CA September 2008 – Present

• Directly responsible for the accounting/finance, administration, labor compliance and human resource departments for a construction company of 120 people, reporting to the CFO.

• Administered employee benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401K, FSA and ESOP.

• Verify all new hires through E-Verify and perform background checks.

• Manage payroll, payroll taxes, certified payroll, and perform on all labor compliance reporting for private and public works contracts.

• Liaison to unions and public agencies on all public work projects.

• Responsible for writing and implementing company policies and procedures for more efficient work flow and labor compliance.

• Using job cost accounting, prepare and make all month end close allocations and accrual entries, quarterly reports, year-end reports, maintained depreciation schedule, assisted and participated in annual independent accounting audit, financial reporting (B/S, P & L, Cash Flow), account analysis/reconciliation, bank reconciliations, all department budgets, forecasting, bank covenants, management reporting, wrote business plan for bank, and GL journal entries.

• Maintained all 7 bank accounts including an interest sweep account and credit line.

• Responsible for staff of five, overseeing AP, AR, Administration and Human resources.

Manager of Finance & Admin/Controller Bambeck Systems, Inc., Santa Ana, CA June 2007 – September 2008

• Directly responsible for the accounting/finance, administration and human resource departments for a company of 30 people.

• Worked with CEO, VP of Business Development and General Manager in increasing productivity and revenue. Increased efficiency in office by improving workflow procedures. Efforts resulted in reducing task turnaround time by more than 50 percent and cutting overhead costs by 25 percent in the first year.

• Managed payroll, commissions, and payroll, sales, use taxes for California, national, and international offices. Also administered benefits programs and implemented company ESOP.

• Prepared month end close, quarterly reports, financial reporting, account analysis/reconciliation, budgeting, management reporting and planning. Also worked on year-end financials with CPA.

• Handled office lease agreements, including negotiations with property management companies and service vendors for each office.

• Made sure company complied with all federal and state regulations, including health and safety requirements.

• Worked with insurance underwriters to administer company insurance and bonding, including liability policies, workers’ comp, and performance bonds.

• Responsible for hiring, training, and supervising a staff of five.

Office Manager Brian G. Dooley & Associates, Inc., Newport Beach, CA March 2006 – April 2007

• Primary responsibilities include: billing, managing accounts payable and accounts receivable; benefits plan administrator; general office management/accounting/administration for 6 people; manager to two people.

• Manage and maintain leases with all vendors (e.g., building, maintenance, office supplies, office equipment, all computers, business licenses, IT Company, etc.)

• Procured many new office systems, including network server, multiple printers, copiers, new IT Company, etc.

• Planned, marketed and set up seminars given by the president. Including procurement of location, video production company, catering, creating and managing the distribution of marketing brochures for seminar and managed the registration and check-in.

Assistant Office Manager Moreland and Associates, Newport Beach, CA May 2005 – March 2006

• Primary responsibilities include: payroll, managing cash financials, managing accounts payable and accounts receivable; benefits plan administration; and general office management/administration for a staff of 45 employees and 60 independent contractors.

• Drastically reduced overhead costs by researching and finding new vendors, for office supplies and other services.

• Establish contracts with hotels, rental car agencies, etc. for corporate accounts. Directly responsible for several thousand dollars in cost savings for the company and our clients, as well as minimizing staff travel complications.

• Negotiated, procured and managed conversion and training for a new software-based phone system, saving the company more than $10,000 over old system.

• Managed and maintained leases and contracts with vendors.

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