Manager Accounting

Lauren A. Perkins **** Cox-Smith Road, Mason, OH *5040 (513) 398-

8359

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

May 1993

California Lutheran University GPA: 3.71/4.00

Thousand Oaks, CA

Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration

May 1987

University of Nevada, Las Vegas GPA: 2.97/4.00

Las Vegas, NV

EXPERIENCE

Program Director/Consultant

5/09-11/09

Nestle Corporation/Jenny Craig

Mason, OH

Professionally delivering the Jenny Craig program to meet the needs

of existing and potential

clients for their weight loss and maintenance goals. Responsible for

meeting performance expectations and providing exceptional customer

service with client success being the ultimate goal.

Payroll and Accounts Payable Manager

8/06-9/08

CareStar, Inc./CareStar of Indiana, LLC.

Cincinnati, OH

Responsible for complex in-house payroll program, coupled with Paycor,

for 400+ employees, submission of benefits and reconciliation of same.

Accountable for maintenance and all General Ledger assignment of

vendors, input of all payables into Great Plains and bi-monthly

payments. Additional requirements included quarterly CAT Tax Returns,

year-end 1099 Misc and W-2's.

Accounting Manager/Partner

5/05-6/07

Bug 'N Lu, Inc. DBA Wireless Toyz

Hamilton, OH

Formation of new business including S-Corp status, Articles of

Incorporation, Fictitious Name filing, SBA Loan Documents, all aspects

of accounting consisting of software set-up, credit applications,

payables, receivables, Sales Tax Returns, Payroll Tax Returns,

Corporation Tax Returns and Property Tax Returns. Responsible for the

closing of all financial aspects of the business.

Accounting Manager

3/05-10/05

Robert Half International/Hill Top Research

Miamiville, OH

Responsible for monthly accounting activities and month-end closing

functions for three (3) separate

entities, including locations in the United Sates, Canada and the

United Kingdom. Duties included

supervision of payroll, payables, receivables and studies accounting,

foreign exchange rates and

financial statements for all entities. Temporary position.

Accountant

11/01-8/04

Plastic Moldings, Inc.

Cincinnati, OH

Personal Accountant for CEO; prepared extensive Consolidated

Financial Statements for personal

and business holdings. Maintained and performed accounting functions

for nine (9) separate entities.

Prepared for audit and the tax returns for three (3) employee benefit

plans. Part-time hours.

Assistant Treasurer

3/00-5/01

PocketScript, Inc.

Mason, OH

Responsible for all accounting activities for start-up software

development company. Developed

accounting controls, procedures and expense reporting. Maintained

daily accounting functions,

monthly financial statements, bi-weekly forecasting for President/CFO

and quarterly assistance with

Ernst & Young for Reviews and year-end Audit. Responsible for payroll

reporting and reconciling partnered with Paychex. Interim Human

Resources Manager for three (3) months. Researched and implemented

401k Plan, payroll processing company, office supply, kitchen supply,

travel agency, auto rental, shipping company and many other start-up

necessities. Prepared Sales and Use Tax Returns.

Lauren A. Perkins 4690 Cox-Smith Road, Mason, OH 45040 (513) 398-

8359

Staff Accountant

1/96-4/96

Kirschner Hutton Perlin PC

Southfield, MI

Assignments included intensive audit work for a large number of

partnerships and income tax

preparation and returns for corporations, partnerships and

individuals. Tax season only.

Assistant Controller

1/93-11/93

ITAL Business Computer Systems Ltd.

Woodland Hills, CA

Responsible for the on-going and closing accounting and

financial activities of the computer hardware

and software distributor. Reported directly to the company

President. Instrumental in executing the

closing functions of the company; including negotiating with

debtors, creditors and government

entities. Temporary position.

Accounting Manager

2/91-1/93

Law Offices of Leonardo and Sanchez

Woodland Hills, CA

Participated in the start-up of the law firm. Responsible for

the firm's financial management. Input

Attorney's billing, costs, prepared client's billing

statements, reconciled billing statements, prepared

financial statements and projected financials; accountable for

payables and receivables. Continued

to prepare quarterly payroll taxes for new firm: Law Office of

Mark J. Leonardo until January, 1998.

Accounting Manager

12/87-1/91

Cal-Penn Corporation

Los Angeles, CA

Responsible for all financial transactions for multifaceted

corporation; controller of nine (9) separate entities. Analyzed,

revised and enacted new accounting procedures for each entity. Sole

manager of 25 bank accounts performed all reconciliations and weekly

and month-end cash balance reports for corporate meetings. Prepared

revenue and expense projections and financial statements. Effected

the calculations and reporting of franchise fees, sales tax, workers

compensation and 1099 tax forms. Managed property investment accounts

and researched real estate acquisition candidates. Instrumental in

the organization, classification and reporting of all financial

expenditures for on-going refurbishment and expansion projects.

NON-PROFIT/PRO BONO

Accounting Manager

1/94-Present

Community Systems Foundation, Inc.

Ann Arbor, MI

Duties previously included all aspects of accounting, including

payables, receivables, Project billing, bank reconciliations, 1099's

and 990 tax return for 501(C)3. Daily accounting now performed in

India where projects are on-going; have continued to prepare 1099's

and tax returns for 13 years.

Accounting Manager

10/99-11/02

Lydia's House, Inc.

Cincinnati, OH

Pro-bono accounting for non-profit day-care facility for children

affected by AIDS/HIV. Weekly and

month-end accounting, reporting for bi-monthly Board Meetings,

preparation of tax forms to obtain Corporation and Non-Profit status,

quarterly payroll tax returns, year end tax returns and W-2's.

SOFTWARE

Great Plains, Peachtree for Windows, MAS 90, Solomon, Access, ACC PAC,

Digitax, ProFX, FRx, FAS, TurboTax, Quickbooks Pro, Quicken,

Timeslips, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Publisher, Paycor

CERTIFICATIONS

Notary Public, State of Ohio, Commission Expires October 15, 2010

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