Accounting Management

Arden W. Ferris Jr., CPA

***** *. *** ***** ***. #F194 310-***-****

501Esplanade #222.

Littleton, CO 80127

*****.******@*****.*** Redondo Beach, CA

90277

Experience

Hospitality Focused Solutions Long Beach, CA Sept. 2008 to Present

09/08 - Present

(A 45 Million dollar revenue company that designs and installs turn-key

solutions for hotel renovation with projects throughout the continental

United States, India, China and Dubai.)

Controller

Accounting and Finance

. Manage financial accounting and reporting, budgeting, forecasting, tax

planning and strategic planning.

. Developed financial accounting infrastructure and processes; redesigned

reporting process to assure accuracy and efficiency and developed reports

to enable management to make more informed decisions.

. Developed Job Cost Reporting system and processes to allow better project

monitoring.

. Helped lead management through a 70% reduction in staffing and revenues

during economic downturn.

. Manage relationships with outside accounting firms related to tax

preparation and annual audits reducing audit costs by 60% and the audit

period by 2 months.

Treasury

. Maintain relationships and reporting with banks, manage cash flow,

forecasts and funds transfers.

. Develop and monitor policies and procedures, cash projections and

management practices, allowing the company to better navigate through cash

flow constraints.

Systems Development & Special Projects

. Identified and hired IT firms to outsource part of the IT function;

reduced headcount and cut costs by 50%.

. Oversaw the design and implementation of new CRM systems creating better

controls over purchasing process.

TELACU Construction Management Real Estate Development Los Angeles,

CA Oct. 2007 to Sept. 2008

(A 110 person construction management firm focusing on local and state

government projects and commercial property development and management.)

Controller

Accounting and Operational Finance

. Managed financial accounting and reporting, budgeting, forecasting, tax

planning and strategic business planning.

. Integrated asset management, project/loan origination, accounting and

finance into a new database to manage workflow with time savings to permit

a small team to manage a high volume portfolio with added lines.

. Managed the tax preparation and annual audits.

Treasury Functions

. Managed cash flow projections, forecasts and wire transfers and

maintained the relationships with key banks.

Resmark Equity Partners Los Angeles, CA Mar. 2004 to Oct. 2007

(Managed $500MM of equity invested in residential real estate developments

during a period of 100% growth.)

Accounting Manager

Accounting and Operational Finance

. Managed financial accounting and reporting, budgeting, and forecasting

functions with a staff of 4.

. Redesigned the reporting process to assure accuracy and efficiency and

developed new reports for management.

. Managed relationships with outside accounting firms related to tax

preparation and the annual audits.

. Supervised accounts payable and assisted in developed and monitored

accounting policies and procedures.

Treasury

. Managed the cash flow projections, forecasts and wire transfers.

Arden W. Ferris Jr., CPA

11757 W. Ken Caryl Ave. #F194 310-***-****

517-A N. Elena Ave.

Littleton, CO 80127

*****.******@*****.*** Redondo Beach, CA

90277

Simpson Housing Solutions (Formerly KB Home) Long Beach, CA July

1998 to Mar. 2004

(A Builder, Developer and Equity Provider for multi-family affordable

housing with assets exceeding $2 Billion.)

Assistant Controller

. Built accounting department, expanded the A/P function, developed

processes and procedures, and managed a quickly growing department. In one

year grew staff from zero to 10.

. Led system conversion and upgrade. Project included complex mapping and

migration of data, and development of a new business model.

. Managed financial and management accounting and reporting functions,

managed cash flow projections, forecasts, and wire transfers and prepared

deal analyses and pro-forma financial statements.

Western Pacific Housing El Segundo, CA Feb. 1996 to July 1998

(A builder and developer of Single Family Homes with 55 active communities

in their portfolio.)

Senior Accountant

. Oversaw accounting and finance functions for CA projects including

financial reporting and audits. Refined the reporting process for better

accuracy and timeliness, was instrumental in consolidating project

reporting for third parties.

. Assisted with analyzing project Job Costing, working closely with

operational personnel.

. Prepared reports for, and coordinated with, outside auditors.

Watt Residential Partners Santa Monica, CA May 1994 to Dec. 1995

(A Builder of single family homes in CA, CO, AZ and NV with net assets in

excess of $100MM.)

Division Senior Accountant

. Oversaw accounting and finance functions with a staff of three for six

unique divisions.

. Developed long-range consolidated business plan by developing a model

which allowed forecasting and creation of plans for projects with further

consolidation of models into divisional and corporate summaries.

Raleigh Enterprises West Los Angeles, CA Dec. 1990 to May 1994

(A Property Management Company portfolio included office buildings, hotels,

strip malls and Raleigh Studios.)

Assistant Accounting Manager

. Directed general accounting and financial reporting, generated project

management reports, developed, analyzed and monitored annual budgets,

prepared audit and tax work papers and spearheaded system conversion.

Parks, Palmer, et al, CPA West Los Angeles, CA June 1986 to Dec. 1990

(A national public accounting firm.)

Staff Accountant

Professional & Education

CPA - State of California

California State University, Northridge, CA - Bachelor of Science,

Accounting

Computer Skills

Excel & MS Office/Windows; experience with variety of General

Ledger/accounting customizable proprietary systems: Timberline, Great

Plains, Oracle, JD Edwards, MAS 90, Horizon/Execudata, PACS, and PeopleSoft

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