Manager Management

May T. Mediano, MBA

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

Assistant Director, Accounting Operations, 6/09 - present

. Oversee the central accounting functions over the general fund, fixed

assets/plant fund, the auxiliary operations, including the Bookstore,

Dining, and Housing departments, general ledger/reconciliations, and

regular fiscal closes.

. Ensure colleagues within Financial Services, other administrative

units, and academic divisions receive prompt, complete, and courteous

service

. Collaborate with colleagues in Gift and Endowment accounting,

Financial Reporting, Tax, Budget and Planning, Treasury Services, and

other areas to develop and implement new accounting policies and

practices in response to changes in Caltech's operating environment

. Monitor internal control over assigned functional areas. Ensure

controls procedures are current, effective, and well documented in

accordance with current industry practices. Identify opportunities

for process improvement and implement appropriate changes

. Manage multiple simultaneous projects, including compiling historical

analyses, investigating trends, and researching accounting standards.

Report findings effectively, both orally and in writing, to colleagues

and senior management

. Organize, train, and motivate five full time staff to provide a high

level of customer service and to identify effective solutions to meet

department and customer needs. Lead teams from different functional

areas in long-term development projects.

AECOM, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Manager / Supervisor- General Ledger Services, 11/06 - 6/09

Month-end Close & Reporting, General Ledger Services

AECOM provides design and management services in the transportation,

facilities, and environmental markets through a family of operating

companies generating over $2 billion USD in revenue through combined

efforts of over 22,000 people working across five continents.

Currently assuming the role of Manager of General Ledger Services, 10/07 -

present

Interim Manager position is attributed to reorganization and transition of

AECOM Shared Services Group to Richmond, VA; currently plays a critical

role in the transition project with completion target by May 2009.

. Supervise a team of eight (8) Senior Accountants

. Responsible for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close for

assigned Business Unit(s)

. Coordinate and monitor the close process

. Review and finalize Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, and P&L of operating

companies/business units

. Review and resolve variances

. Review results with Manager and Executive Management

. Responsible for the preparation, coordination, review, and analysis of

the periodic management reporting to ensure timely and accurate

reporting of financial results for assigned Business Unit(s)

. Review and approve bank reconciliations, general ledger account

reconciliations, account analysis, accrual calculations, inter-company

AR/AP (local and global business units) and related accounting

documents/schedules

. Review and approve journal entries related to assigned functional

responsibilities

. Review foreign currency transactions and their impact on financial

results

. Coordinate and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial

deliverables to ensure timely and accurate external reporting to

Corporate, Tax, and audits, where applicable

. Responsible for audit engagement preparation to internal and external

auditors

. Establish an environment of continuous improvement to identify,

develop, and implement process changes to increase efficiency for

assigned functional areas

. Create documentation for business processes performed within the group

to include General Accounting, Fixed Assets, and Month-end Close

. Develop a monthly reporting metrics to provide executive management an

inventory of accounts analyzed, business units fully or partially

serviced, volume of journal entries uploaded and posted, bank

reconciling items aged and outstanding, outstanding checks aged over

180 days for escheatment

. Develop G/L task matrix by core function to efficiently manage the

team, cross train resources, and provide Business Units a snapshot of

services provided by G/L Department

. Develop and implement processes to ensure adequate internal controls

are in place to safeguard the Company's assets and resources

. Develop and document a process narrative for Month-end Close, Fixed

Assets, General Accounting to ensure adequate controls are in place

for SOX compliance

. Responsible for fostering a team oriented environment

Motorola Inc., (3/00 - 11/06)

DBA Clinical MicroSensors, Inc. & Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics

Pasadena, CA

Accounting Manager/Interim Controller, 1/05 - 11/06

Manage the financial reporting function of the company in accordance with

generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Assist in the budget

process, due diligence reporting, financial statement review and analysis,

and support and evaluate internal control systems in preparation of yearly

audits conducted by external auditors. Communicate with executive

management the financial status and variance analysis of overall OMD and

provide P&L reporting by division (Manufacturing, R&D, Systems Development,

Procurement, Quality, Marketing, Finance, and Administration) to VPs and

Directors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

. Manage the financial data in the General Ledger and analyze costs to

strictly align to budget/forecast.

. Monthly preparation of financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash

Flow) and due diligence reporting of month-end, quarter-end and year-

end financials.

. Coordinate and assist with the budget process; analyze cost variances

and make appropriate adjustments to align to budget.

. Prepare and review appropriate ledger entries and reconciliation of

sub-ledgers to general ledger account balances.

. Coordinate with the bank, prepare bank reconciliation statements and

manage the cash forecast process.

. Provide management with P/L variance analysis, monthly review and

trend of financial condition (Actual vs. Budget) including

expenditures on major projects.

. Monitor expenditure and provide feedback in a manner consistent with

allowing achievement of the savings goal of 6% over the annual budget.

. Manage the Fixed Assets of the business. Conduct yearly inspection of

fixed assets; analyze depreciation and amortization expense, yearly

status on asset disposals, application of depreciation methods.

. Provide regulatory reporting to State (1099, sales tax, property tax,

etc.) and submit to state auditors as required.

. Focus on process improvements to enhance productivity, cycle time and

quality of the accounting and reporting processes and tools.

. Hiring, training, and supervising accounting staff.

Clinical MicroSensors, Inc. a Division of Motorola

Senior Accountant, 3/00 - 12/04

. Prepare and transmit to Corporate reporting and due diligence reports:

Month-end financials, P/L and B/S variance analysis, Capital

Expenditures, Year-end Work Papers

. Account analysis, review, and reconciliation (Balance Sheet & P/L

accounts)

. Fixed Asset analysis, inventory, and maintenance

. Raw Materials Inventory analysis

. Bank Reconciliation and Cash Management reporting

. General Ledger maintenance, review, and analysis. Includes

responsibilities in all areas of A/P, A/R, Purchasing, Receiving,

Inventory, Cash Management, Accruals, Reserves, Journal Entries,

posting, analysis, coding, and account reconciliation

. Participate in cash forecast, revenue projection, budgeting,

forecasting, and various reporting projects. Coordinate with external

auditors in providing historical and current financial information,

and various audit-supporting schedules.

. Property Tax and Sales Tax Reporting and submission Corp Tax Package

Reporting and submission

. Supervise Accounts Payable duties: review and approve weekly G/L

coding on invoices, invoice entries, 3rd party billing, check

payments, year-end 1099 submission for Contractors, record retention

. Assist Director of Finance: Vendor Approval, Standard of Internal

Control Policies & Procedures, Cash Management and reporting

. ERP Maintenance: open new accounts, maintenance of G/L accounts, run

test entries, open/close modules during month-end close and ERP year-

end closing

. General Ledger maintenance, review, and analysis. Includes

responsibilities in all areas of A/P, A/R, Purchasing, Receiving,

Cash Management, Accruals, Reserves, Journal Entries, posting,

analysis, coding, and account reconciliation

. Ad hoc projects and due diligence reports

Warner Bros. Studios Facilities, Burbank, CA (4/94 - 2/00)

Staff Accountant/Financial Analyst, 4/96 - 2/00

. Monthly close and journal entry preparation.

. General Ledger (financial statements, variance analysis, journal

entries), and account maintenance.

. P/L analysis of fifteen (15) WBSF departments (Admin, Property, Mill

Store, Script Clearance, Research, etc.)

. Decreased monthly and quarterly financial statements preparation time

to improve department's ability to meet deadlines ahead of schedule.

. Improved accuracy of Profit & Loss Statements of fifteen (15)

departments through proper review of accruals and journal entries.

. Created user-friendly monthly/quarterly reporting documentation to

enable Senior Management to effectively make adjustments to Financial

Reporting strategies.

. Edit error analysis, monthly account analysis of fifteen (15)

General/Administrative Departments through monthly Profit/Loss

statements and quarterly Balance Sheet accounts.

. Perform A/R Collections of complex Production Accounts through

preparation of weekly Aging Schedule of "Red Flag" accounts with

corresponding collection activity comments and analysis.

. Daily Cash/Check Deposits of A/R & Miscellaneous Department revenues

with corresponding monthly recap of Cash/Check deposits for review

analysis.

Assistant to Director of Financial Reporting, 4/94 - 3/96

Assist Director in financial correspondence, analysis, special projects on

reconciliation and research, etc.

Various Consulting, 1992-1994

Performed long term accounting and finance consulting assignments

including:

Tomen America (A Japanese Trading Firm), Los Angeles, CA

1993-1994

. Prepared Sales Tax analysis, check deposits, journal entries. P

. Performed A/P and A/R processing

. Invoice coding and account analysis.

Price Waterhouse, Los Angeles, CA

1992-1993

. Assisted in the preparation of various tax returns and tax packages

of expatriates

Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd., Los Angeles, CA

Accounting Assistant to Finance Officer, 1987-1988

. Monitored daily reserves requirement from Federal Reserve Bank.

. Preparation of daily, weekly, monthly reports for submission to

Federal Reserves in SFO. Daily monitoring of international

currencies.

EDUCATION:

Currently working towards CPA certification

Masters in Business Administration

Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

University of San Carlos

TRAINING:

American Management Association: Fundamentals of Cost Accounting

Microsoft Business Solutions: FRx Training Courses; Great Plains

Padgett Thompson: Sales Use & Tax

Motorola University:

. Inventory Costing & Depreciation

. Six Sigma Foundations

. Protection of Proprietary Information (POPI)

. Internal Control as a Tool for Good Business Practices

. Record Management Program and Procedures

UCLA Extension Courses in Automated Accounting and Applications

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Oracle, Hyperion, Navision, Great Plains, FRx Reporting, MAS200, FAS Asset

Accounting, COGNOS, Quickbooks, Quicken, Excel, Microsoft Word

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