Sales Real Estate

Michele Burdette

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***** ***** *** ********** *****, CA 92647 Phone: 562-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

. 15 years experience in Manufacturing, Real Estate/Property Management,

and Restaurant Industries.

. Experience with SOX compliance and 10k/10Q filings

. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work

effectively across organizational and functional boundaries.

. Strong knowledge of GAAP principles.

Education: B.S., Accounting - California State University Long Beach

(2000)

M.B.A. - California State University Long Beach (2007)

Professional Experience

2010 - Currently working contract position

Teacher created Materials (Publishing Company) Huntington Beach, CA

Interim Controller - Overseeing Accounting Dept, Human Resource, and

Payroll

Caffe Retail, Inc. (Restaurant and Real Estate Company) Irvine, CA

Controller - Helped company set up MAS90 system and hire Accounting staff

Friendly Franchisee Corp - La Palma, CA 2008 - 2010

Franchisee of Carls Jr., Papa Johns, Dennys, and owner/property managers

for residential properties.

Approx 100 restaurants and 6 large apartment buildings

Controller

. Oversee and manage accounting department of 8 for restaurant and real

estate operations

. Daily cash management and forecasting

. Manage monthly financial close

. Review and analysis of monthly P&L's for all entities

. Research and analyze expense variances

. Management presentation of financial statements and schedules for

senior staff

. Variance analysis verses budget

. Oversee annual budgetary process for 100 stores and interact with all

department managers to ensure accuracy.

. General Ledger maintenance and reconciliation.

. Manage annual financial audit and income tax preparation with CPA's.

. Provide final review and approval on all sales tax filings, licensing

requirements and property tax filings.

. Manages audits from sales tax agencies, city licensing and property

tax.

. Ad hoc analysis and reporting for executive staff

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc - Cypress, CA 2002 - 2008

Owns El Torito, Acapulco, Chevy's restaurants, and food

manufacturing/distribution plant: Real Mex Foods, Inc.

$600 million annual revenue, 10,000 employees, 15 subsidiaries

Accounting Manager

(promoted from Senior Accountant position in 2004)

. GAAP monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements

for reporting to SEC

. Sarbanes-Oxley documentation/testing/compliance implementation and

monitoring

. Managed all landlord/accounting related issues - Percentage rent and

Cam recs for all leases

. Month end inventory

. Prepared 10k and 10Q filings

. Over see Sales and Use Tax and Licensing Department

. Preparation of various reports and analysis to Senior Executives

. Manages audits from sales tax agencies, city licensing and property

tax.

. Work closely with VP Controller on special projects and other ad hoc

requests

. P&L responsibility, g/l and balance sheet reconciliation & month end

close

. Create and maintain interim and annual and quarterly audit schedules

. Document accounting procedures and processes

Franklin Pacific - Torrance, CA 1998 -

2001

Plastics Manufacturer

Senior Staff Accountant

(promoted from Staff Accountant position in 1999)

. General ledger account reconciliation & month end close

. Review and adjust P&L statements

. Budget and forecasting, cash flow forecasting and management

. Cost center allocations

. Fixed asset tracking and deprecation, month and year end inventory

The Muller Company - Irvine, CA 1995 -

1998

Commercial Property Management/Real Estate Developer

Staff Accountant

. Month end closing, journal entries, monthly accruals

. G/L reconciliation for multiple set of books

. Verified/organized lien releases for various sub contractors and

numerous projects

. Cost allocations and job costing for various projects

. Cash management and bank reconciliations for 25 to 30 commercial

properties

. Supervised A/P and A/R clerks

Software: Advanced Excel, Microsoft Office, MAS90, FAS, QuickBooks, Frx

Reporting, SQL, AS400, Timberline

Michele Burdette

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17811 Beard Ave Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Phone: 562-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

Salary History

Friendly Franchisee Corp Aug '08 - Jan '10

La Palma, CA $94,000

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc Jan '02 - Aug '08

Cypress, CA $50,500 - 80,000 base

Franklin Pacific Aug '98 - Oct '01

Torrance, CA $37,000 - 46,000

The Muller Company Aug '95 - Aug '98

Irvine, CA $25,000 - 34,000

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