Accounting Financial
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Summary
Experienced CPA/JD with -** years experience in business finance and
accounting. Controller experience in a high-growth start-up environment.
Strong organizational skills, including proven ability to meet internal and
external reporting deadlines. Excellent computer skills with knowledge of
ERP manufacturing software packages. Experience working within the
manufacturing industry and COGS. International company experience.
Relevant Experience
Financial Reporting Consultant November 2009 -
July 2010
AB Maximus, Inc., Singapore
. Financial reporting system (IFRS and GAAP), principal financial
statements,
. Financial reporting quality, analysis of inventories, analysis of
long-lived assets,
. Analysis of taxes, analysis of debt, analysis of off-balance-sheet
assets and liabilities,
. Analysis of pensions, stock compensation
. Other employee benefits, analysis of inter-corporate investments,
. Analysis of business combinations, analysis of global operations,
ratio and financial analysis
Financial Controller
March 2008 - June 2009
Novabay, Inc. - market cap $40 million, 22 employees, California
Pharmaceutical company
. Direct the compliance efforts with the preparation, review,
submission and distribution of periodic financial reports to the
SEC, such as 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, and relevant checklists
. Draft financial statements, MD&A, and other reporting sections
. Prepare supporting schedules including the monthly/quarterly/annual
cash flow statements
. Preparation of various supporting schedules for investor relations
and press releases, such as earnings release tables and support
. Provide technical accounting research and analysis; including
review and interpretation of new and proposed accounting
authoritative guidance
. Advise senior management on compliance for required U.S. GAAP and
SEC filings
. Direct the SOX compliance and internal controls design and
operation effectiveness of internal evaluations
. Manage the financial planning and budget management function
. Set benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating
performance of divisions and departments
. Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget
. Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and financial
forecasts
. Prepare financial analysis for contract negotiations and product
investment decisions.
. Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal budgetary
reporting requirements
. Work with department managers and corporate staff to develop short
and long-term financial plans for the company
. Develop financial and budget policies and procedures
. Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural
improvements
. Prepare timely monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements
. Develop additional reports to assist management and investors
. Prepare budget, income projections and cash flow summary
. Assist management in establishing goals for productivity, cost
control and profitability
. Monitor the firm's overhead expenditures to maintain them at
required level
. Develop company overhead and capital expenditures budget for Board
of Directors' approval
. Maintain the cost accounting system, standard costs, allocation of
overhead
. Weekly and monthly cash forecasts.
. Monitor the purchasing policy
. Maintain adequate internal controls
. Review employee expense accounts
Education/Qualifications
. B.S. in Business Administration Chapman University-1993
. CPA - California - 2000
. J.D.-General Law - Lincoln Law School-2000
Areas of Expertise
Financial Reporting
SEC reporting (10K, 10Q)
Balance sheet, P&L
& Cash flow management
Consolidation accounting
Financial Analysis
Account analysis & reconciliation
Month, quarter & year-end closing
U.S. GAAP technical issues
GAAP/IFRS comparison
Internal audit
External audit
Due diligence
Software conversions
Industry Lines
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
Telecommunications
Investment Banking
Maritime
Public accounting-Tax, Audit
Computer Applications
MAS 90
PeopleSoft
Oracle Financials
Platinum
Solomon
Great Plains
QuickBooks
MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Affiliations
. AICPA
. California Board of Accountancy
. CPA Education Foundation
Military
. US Marine Corps 1989-1993
Joseph Manuel CPA
Box 10123
Berkeley, CA 94709
abl5cp@r.postjobfree.com
Education/Qualifications
. B.S. in Business Administration Chapman University-1993
. CPA - California - 2000
. J.D.-General Law - Lincoln Law School-2000
Areas of Expertise
Financial Reporting
SEC reporting (10K, 10Q)
Balance sheet, P&L
& Cash flow management
Consolidation accounting
Financial Analysis
Account analysis & reconciliation
Month, quarter & year-end closing
U.S. GAAP technical issues
GAAP/IFRS comparison
Internal audit
External audit
Due diligence
Software conversions
Industry Lines
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
Telecommunications
Investment Banking
Maritime
Public accounting-Tax, Audit
Computer Applications
MAS 90
PeopleSoft
Oracle Financials
Platinum
Solomon
Great Plains
QuickBooks
MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Affiliations
. AICPA
. California Board of Accountancy
. CPA Education Foundation
Military
. US Marine Corps 1989-1993
Joseph Manuel CPA
Box 10123
Berkeley, CA 94709
abl5cp@r.postjobfree.com
Controllership and Compliance Consultant March 2004 -
Feb 2008
Financial Controller
Alpha Innotech Corp. - market cap $17 million, 51 employees, California
Digital imaging detection systems and software
. Direct and coordinate company financial planning and budget management
functions.
. Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating
performance of divisions and departments.
. Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget.
. Direct and coordinate debt financing and debt service payments with
external agencies.
. Oversee daily operations of the finance department.
. Manage the preparation of the official annual report of actual
revenues, transfers, and expenses.
. Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts.
. Prepare financial analysis for contract negotiations and product
investment decisions.
. Ensure compliance with budgetary reporting requirements.
. Work with department managers and corporate staff to develop five year
and ten year business plans for the company.
. Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals,
objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
. Design, establish, and maintain an organizational structure and
staffing to effectively accomplish the department's goals and
objectives.
. Serve on planning and policy-making committees.
. Serve as primary legislative liaison relative to company financial
issues.
. Oversee financial management of foreign operations to include
developing financial and budget policies and procedures.
. Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural
improvements.
Financial Reporting
UT Starcom, Inc. - market cap $267 million, 4,400 employees, California
Telecommunications company
. Preparation of balance sheets, income statement, statement of cash
flows, and shareholder's equity
. Ensure all regulatory filings are complete, accurate and timely and
in compliance with accounting, reporting and company standards,
including evaluation of the impact of recent and proposed
pronouncements
. Establish effective financial analysis techniques and disciplines
through the development of comprehensive, monthly and quarterly
reporting tools/packages, including timely and insightful analysis of
actual performance relative to prior performance, budget and forecast.
. Ensure accounting policies/procedures & operating methods are in
compliance
. Technical resource on GAAP and other financial reporting matters,
including identification, research and drafting technical memoranda
documenting conclusions for management and external auditors regarding
accounting issues and complex accounting transactions
Opsware, Inc - market cap $1.1 billion, 450 employees, California
Information technology software, acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP)
. Preparation of balance sheets, income statement, statement of cash
flows, and shareholder's equity
. Ensure all regulatory filings are complete, accurate and timely and
in compliance with accounting, reporting and company standards,
including evaluation of the impact of recent and proposed
pronouncements
. Establish effective financial analysis techniques and disciplines
through the development of comprehensive, monthly and quarterly
reporting tools/packages, including timely and insightful analysis of
actual performance relative to prior performance, budget and forecast
. Ensure accounting policies/procedures & operating methods are in
compliance
. Technical resource on GAAP and other financial reporting matters,
including identification, research and drafting technical memoranda
documenting conclusions for management and external auditors regarding
accounting issues and complex accounting transactions
Joseph Manuel CPA
Box 10123
Berkeley, CA 94709
abl5cp@r.postjobfree.com
Thomas Weisel Partners - market cap $152 million, 500 employees, California
Investment Banking
. Preparation of balance sheets, income statement, statement of cash
flows, and shareholder's equity
. Ensure all regulatory filings are complete, accurate and timely and
in compliance with accounting, reporting and company standards,
including evaluation of the impact of recent and proposed
pronouncements
. Establish effective financial analysis techniques and disciplines
through the development of comprehensive, monthly and quarterly
reporting tools/packages, including timely and insightful analysis of
actual performance relative to prior performance, budget and forecast
. Ensure accounting policies/procedures & operating methods are in
compliance
. Technical resource on GAAP and other financial reporting matters,
including identification, research and drafting technical memoranda
documenting conclusions for management and external auditors regarding
accounting issues and complex accounting transactions
Senior Accounting Manager Feb 2002 - Feb
2004
Marine Terminals Corporation - privately held, 400 employees, California
Maritime industry, (merged with Ports America)
. Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to
accounts.
. Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting
and accounting control procedures
. Analyze and review budgets and expenditures.
. Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy
and completeness.
. Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries,
invoices, and other accounting documents
. Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate
budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.
. Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and
clients.
. Recommend, develop and maintain financial data bases, computer
software systems and manual filing systems
Assistant Financial Controller
Nov 2000 - Nov 2001
Scios, Inc. - market cap $1.3 billion, 400 employees, California
Pharmaceutical company (acquired by Johnson and Johnson Inc.)
. Direct and coordinate company financial planning and budget management
functions.
. Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating
performance of divisions and departments.
. Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget.
. Direct and coordinate debt financing and debt service payments with
external agencies.
. Oversee daily operations of the finance department.
. Manage the preparation of the official annual report of actual
revenues, transfers, and expenses.
. Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts.
. Prepare financial analysis for contract negotiations and product
investment decisions.
. Ensure compliance with budgetary reporting requirements.
. Work with department managers and corporate staff to develop five year
and ten year business plans for the company.
. Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals,
objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
. Design, establish, and maintain an organizational structure and
staffing to effectively accomplish the department's goals and
objectives.
. Serve on planning and policy-making committees.
. Serve as primary legislative liaison relative to company financial
issues.
. Oversee financial management of foreign operations to include
developing financial and budget policies and procedures.
. Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural
improvements.
Education/Qualifications
. B.S. in Business Administration Chapman University-1993
. CPA - California - 2000
. J.D.-General Law - Lincoln Law School-2000
Areas of Expertise
Financial Reporting
SEC reporting (10K, 10Q)
Balance sheet, P&L
& Cash flow management
Consolidation accounting
Financial Analysis
Account analysis & reconciliation
Month, quarter & year-end closing
U.S. GAAP technical issues
GAAP/IFRS comparison
Internal audit
External audit
Due diligence
Software conversions
Industry Lines
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
Telecommunications
Investment Banking
Maritime
Public accounting-Tax, Audit
Computer Applications
MAS 90
PeopleSoft
Oracle Financials
Platinum
Solomon
Great Plains
QuickBooks
MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Affiliations
. AICPA
. California Board of Accountancy
. CPA Education Foundation
Military
. US Marine Corps 1989-1993
Joseph Manuel CPA
Box 10123
Berkeley, CA 94709
abl5cp@r.postjobfree.com
Public Accounting and Other
Auditor/Tax Accountant
Pearson Del Prete & Co., CPAs Palo Alto, California
1998 -1999
. Review and compilations of financial statements
. Performed and supervised audits of local government and nonprofit
organizations
. Internal control testing. Assist clients in month-end closing and
evaluation of accounting software
. Set up trial balance software (CaseWare) for the firm, conversion of
client files and training of employees
Auditor/Tax Accountant
Vargas Lopez & Co., CPAs San Jose, California
1997 - 1998
. Performed audits of local government and nonprofit organizations
. Development of audit plans, objectives, and programs. Work papers
documentation
. Internal control testing. Industries include healthcare, county
authorities, and educational institutions Compliance reviews of
government contracts
Business Manager
Griot Group Inc. Santa Clara, California
1993 - 1997
. Small high-tech sales firm.
. Accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, benefits, and general
ledger, tax accruals
. Journal entry, month-end closing, revenue recognition, specialized
sales reporting
. Accounting policies and procedures
. Cash flow projections based on sales and commission percentages. Setup
of company computer systems network
Education/Qualifications
. B.S. in Business Administration Chapman University-1993
. CPA - California - 2000
. JD-General Law - Lincoln Law School-2000
Areas of Expertise
Financial Reporting
SEC reporting (10K, 10Q)
Balance sheet, P&L
& Cash flow management
Consolidation accounting
Financial Analysis
Account analysis & reconciliation
Month, quarter & year-end closing
U.S. GAAP technical issues
GAAP/IFRS comparison
Internal audit
External audit
Due diligence
Software conversions
Industry Lines
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
Telecommunications
Investment Banking
Maritime
Public accounting-Tax, Audit
Computer Applications
MAS 90
PeopleSoft
Oracle Financials
Platinum
Solomon
Great Plains
QuickBooks
MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Affiliations
. AICPA
. California Board of Accountancy
. CPA Education Foundation
Military
. US Marine Corps 1989-1993
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