Luis A Laguer, Jr., MBA

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Proactive senior accounting professional with expertise in financial,

managerial, royalty and management of general accounting functions.

Superior analytical skills, practiced at drilling down to

transaction/workflow details in support of process and profit improvement.

Collaborate effectively with business managers to resolve variances, refine

forecasts, and identify opportunities for improvement.

. Financial Accounting Financial Reporting - Domestic &

International

. International Accounting Reconciliation of banks and general

ledgers

. General Accounting Financial Analytical Reporting

. Cost Accounting Government Reporting - Taxes &

Surveys

. Royalty Accounting International Reporting - Vat & GST

Tax Returns

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Assistant Controller/ Director/ Accounting Manager/Senior Accountant

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Established timely cost accounting reports that facilitated marketing

sales and production in making cost effective decisions.

. Revised the accounting reporting systems (P & L, balance sheet, cash

flow), and various internal reports used to measure company financial

performance.

. Reduced the processing time required for the closing of the monthly

and year- end financials.

. Established and maintained a reconciliation system of all accounts,

ensuring the accuracy and consistency of the financial statements.

. Managed the software conversion of the royalty and accounting system

with minimal disruption of royalty statements and accounting

information.

. Registered Notary Public

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

01/13 - 02/13 Michael Pages - Le Pain Quotidian

Senior Accountant - Temporary Assignment

. 2012 Value Added Tax Returns Analysis

. Balance Sheet Accounts Reconciliations

08/10 - 07/12 Teliris, Inc. - Telepresence, New York, N.Y.

Senior Accountant - $50 Million Gross Sales

. Prepared daily cash report

. Formulated monthly consolidated deferred revenue, unbilled

revenue, prepaid expenses and accrued expenses analysis

. Formulated monthly operating expenses analysis

. Monthly reconciliation of fixed assets & depreciation

schedules for U.K. & U.S.

. Prepared and filed monthly sales taxes for several states

. Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts

. Monthly reconciliation of U.S. and foreign bank statements

and intercompany accounts

. Prepared monthly consolidated profits & loss statements,

balance sheet and cash flow statement for U.K. & U.S.

08/08 - 02/10 Impark - Your Parking Authority - Assistant Controller -

NY Regions

Parking Lot Management - $100 Million Gross Sales

. Monthly preparation of management reports for parking lot

owners.

. Prepared monthly branch operating profits & loss statements,

(New York City, New York Suburban, New Jersey and White

Plains)

. Formulated monthly branch operating variance report, (actual

vs. budget)

. Formulated monthly branch's general and administrative cost

variance report

. Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliation - Branch

. Arranged operating manager variance reports

. Prepared and reconciled limited partnership report

04/99 - 09/07 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. - Assistant Controller

Music, Film and Entertainment Company - $100 Million Gross

Sales

. Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual foreign subsidiary

financials for 10 countries, in natural and U.S. translated

currencies in accordance with GAAP

. Prepared financials for consolidated U.S. companies and

foreign subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP

. Reconciliation of all domestic and foreign balance sheet

accounts

. Prepared daily cash reports of domestic and foreign cash

transactions for domestic and foreign companies

. Reconciliation of foreign and domestic investments, royalty

and cash transfers

. Prepared quarterly United Kingdom's Value Added Tax, (VAT)

returns, and Australian's Goods and Services Tax, (GST)

returns

. Prepared NYC commercial rent, sales and various state taxes

and government surveys data

. Worked with outside auditors to ensure accurate and timely

completion of annual financials audit

03/96 - 04/99 Warner Books/Time Warner Inc., - Costing and Inventory

Supervisor

Book Publishing - $400 Million Gross Sales

. Prepared monthly costing of titles in WIP to transfer to

inventory

. Generated monthly journal entries of inventory and costing

expenses to the financials

. Prepared and furnished analytical reports of cost of sales,

inventory, freight, warehouse, WIP, production variance, and

inventory obsolescence

. Reconciliation of WIP, books, paper, and cover/jacket

inventories

05/93 - 05/95 Boosey & Hawkes Music Publisher, Inc., - Accounting

Manager

Music Publisher - $100 Million Gross Sales

. Prepared annual budget and forecast reports (P2)

. Processed monthly and bi-weekly payroll, 40lK reporting, tax

preparation and government reporting

. Monthly preparation of international affiliate's sale

payments and receipts through a netting system

. Furnished A/R analysis, warehouse costs analysis, inventory

analysis, sales analysis and cost of goods analysis

EDUCATION

Master's Business Administration and Finance

Keller Graduate School of Management, Long Island City, NY

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Saint Francis College, Brooklyn, NY

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

MS Dynamics Great Plains Accounting System Platinum

Accounting System

Peachtree Accounting System FRX Report Writer

Ceridian/ADP Payroll System Microsoft

Excel-(Pivot Table, Pivot Chart

Microsoft Word

V & H Lookup & Etc.)

Microsoft PowerPoint Oracle

MEMBERSHIPS

Institute of Management Accountants Controller Council

member

National Society of Public Accountant American Society

of Notaries

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